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Elon Musk overtaken as world’s richest person by LVMH chairman Bernard Arnault | Science & Tech News
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Twitter and Tesla CEO Elon Musk is no longer the richest person in the world after being usurped by LVMH chairman and CEO Bernard Arnault. According to Forbes’ real-time billionaires list, the 51-year-old’s net worth decreased by $4.5bn (-2.9%) in comparison to Arnault, who oversees some 70 fashion and cosmetic brands, whose rose by $849m…
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Twitter account which tracked Elon Musk’s private jet is suspended | Science & Tech News
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A Twitter account which tracked Elon Musk’s private jet has been suspended. The automated bot, dubbed @ElonJet, was set up by a university student in Florida to chart the live location of the Tesla and SpaceX founder‘s aircraft. Earlier this year, before he had launched his takeover of the platform, Musk requested that it be…
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Elon Musk’s Twitter dissolves Trust and Safety Council – just days after its members speak out | Science & Tech News
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Twitter has dissolved its Trust and Safety Council, the advisory group of nearly 100 independent civil, human rights and other organisations. The company, now run by Elon Musk, formed the council in 2016 to address hate speech, child exploitation, suicide, self-harm and other problems on the platform. It had been scheduled to meet with Twitter…
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Elon Musk admits ‘a lot of boos’ greeted his cameo at Dave Chappelle gig | Science & Tech News
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Elon Musk has admitted he was greeted by “a lot of boos” during an awkward on-stage appearance at a Dave Chappelle comedy show. The controversial SpaceX founder and Twitter owner was introduced during a gig in San Francisco on Sunday night, prompting what appeared to be widespread jeering from those in the audience. A clip…
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Elon Musk attacks San Francisco mayor in row over Twitter bedrooms for ‘tired employees’ | Science & Tech News
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Elon Musk has questioned the mayor of San Francisco’s “priorities” as he alleged the city is more concerned about Twitter staff sleeping in the office than about children suffering accidental overdoses. The Twitter owner’s outburst followed controversy about bedrooms appearing at the social media site’s office in the northwest California city. “Sad little conference-room sleeping…
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Elon Musk’s medical firm Neuralink accused of welfare violations after killing 1,500 animals in four years – report | Science & Tech News
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A medical company set up by Elon Musk is under investigation for potential welfare violations – with a total of 1,500 animals dying in four years, according to a report. Staff at Neuralink have made internal complaints that animal testing is being rushed – causing needless suffering and deaths, Reuters says. Records seen by the…
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Hate speech surged on Twitter after Elon Musk’s takeover, new research shows | US News
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The use of hateful language on Twitter has increased substantially since Elon Musk took over, according to new research. Mr Musk completed his $44bn acquisition of the social networking platform in late October, promptly laying off roughly half of the company’s 8,000 workers. Although the head of trust and safety, Yoel Roth, said at the…
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Starlink: Elon Musk’s satellites to beam high-speed broadband to remote areas of UK in government trial | Science & Tech News
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Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites will be used in a UK government trial aimed at helping remote areas of the country get high-speed internet connections. Three locations will have the equipment installed to begin with, allowing them to link up to the satellites and access broadband 10 times faster than previously available. The technology allows broadband…
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Elon Musk warned by European Union that Twitter will be banned unless he sticks to bloc’s digital rules – report | Science & Tech News
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The European Union has reportedly threatened to ban Twitter unless Elon Musk abides by its strict content moderation rules. The warning, which has been reported by The Financial Times, could be the start of a regulatory battle over the future of the social media platform across Europe. EU industry chief Thierry Breton made the threat…
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Twitter is not safer under Elon Musk – and he has made ‘alarming changes’ to site, former exec warns | Business News
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Twitter is not safer under its new owner Elon Musk, its former head of trust and safety has said. Yoel Roth, who resigned this month, said the social networking site had started to stray from adhering to publicly available policies towards decisions made by Musk alone. “One of my limits was if Twitter starts being…