Latest selloff takes total sale this year to $23bn and follows loss of world’s richest man title Elon Musk has sold a further $3.6bn worth of shares in Tesla, in the same week that he lost the title of world’s richest man to France’s Bernard Arnault. The disposal, revealed in a regulatory filing, takes the …
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In this week’s newsletter: Working It from the Financial Times investigates how four businesses are trialling the perhaps revolutionary shorter work week. Plus: five podcasts to lift your spirits Don’t get Hear Here delivered to your inbox? Sign up here The Dark Is RisingBBC Sounds, episodes daily from MondayAward-winning actors Harriet Walter and Toby Jones …
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Research suggests algorithm promotes self-harm and eating disorder content within minutes of interest being shown TikTok’s recommendation algorithm pushes self-harm and eating disorder content to teenagers within minutes of them expressing interest in the topics, research suggests. The Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) found that the video-sharing site will promote content including dangerously restrictive …
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Legal action backed by Amnesty alleges hateful posts inflaming war in northern Ethiopia were allowed to flourish on platform Meta has been accused in a lawsuit of letting posts that inflamed the war in Tigray flourish on Facebook, after an Observer investigation in February revealed repeated inaction on posts that incited violence. The lawsuit, filed …
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Billionaire had vowed to allow @ElonJet to continue on free speech grounds last month after acquiring social media firm Twitter has suspended an account that monitors the flight paths of a private jet owned by the social media giant’s new boss, Elon Musk. On Wednesday morning, the page for the account, @ElonJet, said “Account suspended”, …
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Changpeng Zhao calls withdrawals a ‘stress test’ as investors continue to react to FTX collapse More than a billion dollars were pulled out of Binance in a single day, according to the largest cryptocurrency exchange’s founder Changpeng Zhao, as investors across the sector continue to react to the collapse of its rival FTX. Zhao, better …
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Loss of top spot to LVMH chief executive comes after Tesla shares more than halve in value Elon Musk has lost his crown as the world’s richest person, after further falls in the value of shares in his electric car company Tesla. Forbes and Bloomberg, which track the wealth of billionaires, reported that Musk had …
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Smaller, lighter and more comfortable – these earbuds pack good sound and solid battery life Bose is back with its most-effective noise cancelling earbuds yet – a massive upgrade that are smaller, sound better and could knock Sony off the top spot. The QuietComfort Earbuds II cost £280 ($279/A$430) and are at the top end …
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Telecommunications company says hacker searched for customers’ cryptocurrency and financial information Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Telecommunications giant TPG has revealed an email-hosting service used by up to 15,000 iiNet and Westnet customers has been breached, with …
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Research by Ofcom also found the devices give disabled people a stronger sense of independence Smart speakers help people who live on their own feel less lonely and give some disabled people a stronger sense of independence, according to new Ofcom research. During an in-depth survey of 100 owners and 15 non-owners who tested a …
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