Month: January 2023

Twitter sued over $136,260 in unpaid rent after Elon Musk takeover

Landlord alleges the social media company owes back rent for its California Street branch in San Francisco Elon Musk is trying to slash expenses at Twitter as close to zero as possible while his personal wealth shrinks – and this apparently has included falling behind on rent payments at the company’s offices. Twitter owes $136,260 …

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Tesla shares continue slide with shrinking demand and logistics snags

Company has lost more than 65% in value since last year, although it is still world’s most valuable automaker Tesla shares started 2023 where they left off last year, plunging more than 14% on Tuesday on growing worries about weakening demand and logistical problems that have hampered deliveries for the world’s most valuable automaker. Once …

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Why a $67bn takeover could make Microsoft a gaming behemoth

With the acquisition of game developer Activision Blizzard in the works, the company is facing investigations by trade commissions the world over. If the deal goes through, could it help the forgotten tech giant gain new relevance? Don’t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up for the full article here Microsoft is the forgotten …

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Could a robot ever recreate the aura of a Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece? It’s already happening | Naomi Rea

AI is already capable of mimicking human creativity. Whether or not it makes artists obsolete will be down to how they use it This month, the internet was flooded with stunningly ethereal digital art portraits, thanks to the work of the latest artificial intelligence-assisted application to go viral: Lensa. Users uploaded their photographs to the …

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Slumping revenue, Tesla woes and a ‘resignation’: Musk’s wild reign at Twitter so far

Tech tycoon has slashed jobs and lost credibility with investors since buying the social media platform When Elon Musk walked into Twitter’s offices on 26 October carrying a sink, one day before he bought the platform for $44bn (£38bn), it was the first sign that the tale of his ownership would not be a conventional …

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Labour pledges to toughen ‘weakened and gutted’ online safety bill

Shadow culture secretary Lucy Powell vows to target algorithms that bombard children with harmful content if party wins power Tough new laws that would protect children from being bombarded with seriously harmful online material, will be introduced as a top priority of a Labour government. After meeting families who have lost children as a result …

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