The BBC Proms video games concert will look back over the history of the genre, with scores from The Legend of Zelda, Battlefield 2042 and more For the past 10 years or so, if you lived in a big city and fancied hearing an orchestra play something from Metal Gear Solid or Sonic the Hedgehog …
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Tesla chief executive will gain control over social network he has criticized over its handling of ‘free speech’ Elon Musk has reached a $44bn deal to buy Twitter in a takeover that will give the world’s richest man control of a social network with more than 200 million users. The sale will put the Tesla …
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Trevor Jacob parachuted from the turboprop plane and filmed it as it crashed into a remote forest in California The US Federal Aviation Administration has revoked a YouTuber’s pilot license after it concluded that he intentionally crashed his plane for the sake of gaining online views. On 24 November 2021, Trevor Jacob was flying over …
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Amazon founder raises concerns after Tesla boss strikes $44bn deal to buy social media platform Jeff Bezos has questioned whether China will lean on Elon Musk’s Tesla business to quell criticism of the country on Twitter. The world’s second richest man posted a tweet raising concerns over potential Beijing influence on Twitter several hours after …
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The billionaire’s purchase of humanity’s ‘digital town square’ is a culmination of his controversial past on the platform One of Twitter’s most controversial users became its owner on Monday, after Elon Musk brokered a $44bn deal to purchase the company. The move was in many ways the culmination of the billionaire’s long history with the …
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As the self-declared ‘free-speech absolutist’ takes the reins, some activists and politicians fear for the platform’s future Elon Musk’s $44bn deal to buy Twitter has elicited cheers, concern, and lots of questions for the future, most of them issued on, well, Twitter. Musk, who has described himself as a “free speech absolutist”, reached a deal …
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Giant smart display offers a little more than smaller versions, packed with untapped potential The Echo Show 15 is Amazon’s biggest Alexa smart display and is designed to be a command centre or digital noticeboard for all the family. It is considerable larger than the rest of Amazon’s Echo Show devices, which were recently given …
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About 1,500 eligible workers at LDJ5 sorting center on Staten Island vote in union ballot, after recent success at JFK8 warehouse Amazon workers in New York will go to the polls again as labor activists push to unionize a second facility in the US following their surprise recent victory over the tech giant. About 1,500 …
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Company negotiating with Tesla CEO, say sources, after he wooed investors with details of his $43bn offer Twitter began negotiations with Elon Musk on Sunday after he wooed shareholders with financing details on his $43bn acquisition offer, people familiar with the matter said. The company’s decision to engage with Musk, taken earlier on Sunday, did …
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