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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Enigmatic post from Tesla billionaire comes after he said he had $46.5bn in financing to fund possible hostile Twitter takeover Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk on Sunday threw some uncertainty into his plans for a takeover of social media platform Twitter by posting a message that said he was “moving on”. Musk is famed for his …
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A new book exposes Silicon Valley’s use of spiritual concepts and practices to optimise their workers’ productivity Carolyn Chen is a sociologist and UC Berkeley professor who researches religion, race and ethnicity. Her new book, Work Pray Code: When Work Becomes Religion in Silicon Valley, features in-depth interviews with employees and employers to explore how …
Experts say Wales has huge potential for generating renewable marine power, yet, so far, ambitious schemes have been ignored On the stunning and craggy coastline of Holy Island in north Wales, work has started on a construction project to generate energy from one of the world’s greatest untapped energy resources: tidal power. The Morlais project, …
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After losing a record $230bn in market value due to a disappointing earnings report in February, analysts are hoping to see progress Meta experienced a historic nosedive in value earlier this year amid a major rebrand and shake-ups to its business model – and investors are bracing for another difficult quarter. Meta lost a record …
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Billionaires like Musk use their vast wealth to build a world unconstrained by laws, shareholders or accountability Elon Musk has now put together a $46.5bn financing package to buy Twitter – two thirds of it from his own assets, and a third from bank loans secured against Twitter’s assets. It’s the biggest acquisition financing ever …
For older people, the internet plays on the part which is in all of us, that is alone and unknown, says Philippa Perry The question As a retired woman living alone, I felt isolated during the various lockdowns. The answer seemed to be to rely on technology, which was fine when it worked, but it …
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