Elon Musk grew up with the privileges of a stratified racial order and Peter Thiel lived in a city that venerated Hitler When Elon Musk’s arm shot out in a stiff arm salute at Donald Trump’s inaugural celebrations, startled viewers mostly drew the obvious comparison. But in the fired-up debate about Musk’s intent that followed, …
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App and wallet would allow people to carry digital versions of key documents such as driving licence on their phones • Convenient or intrusive? How Poland has embraced digital ID cards A new app to hold citizens’ driving licences, passports and benefits documents risks being used as a “launchpad for a mandatory ID scheme”, privacy …
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From driving licence to local air quality, app offers myriad of features and has been rolled out to little opposition • Concerns Gov.uk app could lead to ‘mandatory ID scheme’ Much is being said about Poland’s economy potentially overtaking Britain by 2030, but in some areas Poles are already ahead. They can produce a digital …
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The Tesla and SpaceX boss has made a supportive speech at a campaign event for the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party in Halle, eastern Germany. Elon Musk told attendees that Germany was too focused on past guilt and said the AfD was the best hope for the country Elon Musk makes surprise appearance at …
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Amy Spitalnick of Jewish Council for Public Affairs warns far right will take action as ‘license for violent extremism’ The head of a prominent US Jewish civil rights body said Elon Musk’s repeated fascist-style salute during Donald Trump’s inauguration could act as a spur for violent extremists. “The salute itself should be enough to warrant …
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Christiane Amanpour has spent four decades as a celebrated journalist and war reporter. With disinformation rampaging through the media, she talks about the threat of technocracy, Donald Trump’s second term – and why facts are more important than ever Just occasionally, in more than 40 years of reporting the world’s troubles, Christiane Amanpour has forced …
Tycoon tells 4,500 people at campaign event in Halle to be proud of German culture in speech via video link Elon Musk made a surprise appearance during Germany’s Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) election campaign event in Halle in eastern Germany on Saturday, speaking publicly in support of the far-right party for the second time in …
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Experts suspect X owner’s interest in UK is to put pressure on authorities working to codify a new online safety law For those wondering why Elon Musk, the tycoon newly infamous for his stiff-arm salutes, developed a sudden ferocious interest in the UK this month, the answer may lie in an arcane piece of online …
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As Musk, Bezos and Zuckerberg gathered for Trump’s inauguration, crypto diehards and members of the Paypal Mafia celebrated a new era for the Magaverse On Inauguration Day, fans of the All-In Podcast gathered in a billiards room in Washington DC to watch Donald Trump’s swearing-in – and a few miles away, the podcast co-host and …
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Former Beatles member says government should protect creative workers as consultation on copyright continues Sir Paul McCartney has warned artificial intelligence could “rip off” artists if a proposed overhaul of copyright law goes ahead. The proposals could remove the incentive for writers and artists and result in a “loss of creativity”, he told the BBC. …
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