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Elon Musk’s ‘lies’ about Tesla on Twitter cost investors millions, court told | World News
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Elon Musk “lied” when he claimed he had “secured” funding to take Tesla private, a lawyer for investors has told a court. The company’s chief executive wrote in 2018 that he had “secured” funding to take the electric carmaker private and later that investor backing was “confirmed”, causing shares to fall and then to soar. […]
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Trying to work out Elon Musk’s grand Twitter strategy is pointless – he doesn’t have one | Science & Tech News
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Elon Musk arrived at Twitter promising to bring free speech back to social media. He said he was a “free speech absolutist” fighting the “woke mind virus” of political correctness. Such was his commitment to free expression, he declared, he wouldn’t even ban an account which tracked his private plane. Seasoned observers of social media […]
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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’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’s ‘chainsaw’ strategy ‘does not bode well’ for Twitter’s future | Science & Tech News
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Elon Musk’s strategy “does not bode well” for the future of Twitter, an early backer of the billionaire’s SpaceX firm has warned. The social media platform has been in an almost constant state of chaos since the world’s richest man bought it in a $44bn deal last month, with warnings this week that a spike […]
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Elon Musk’s Twitter verification plan backfires with string of distasteful posts from ‘Tony Blair’, ‘OJ Simpson’ and ‘Nintendo’ accounts | Science & Tech News
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Twitter’s new verification model appears to have backfired after a number of distasteful posts from the seemingly official accounts of famous figures. Previously, the blue tick symbol was reserved for accounts Twitter had vetted and determined to be genuine. But following his takeover, Elon Musk announced that anyone would be able to purchase a tick […]
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‘#TrumpIsDead’ trends on Twitter as users test Elon Musk’s approach to fake news | Science & Tech News
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Tweets of Donald Trump’s death have been greatly exaggerated. You may have woken up to #TrumpIsDead trending on Twitter this morning, and swiped over to your news app of choice to find out more. Of course, there would have been no such story there. The former US president is alive and well – to coin […]