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Elon Musk’s X causes confusion as free blue ticks make a comeback | Science & Tech News
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X has caused confusion by reinstating free blue ticks for some users – a year after it began charging for the service. For years, Twitter blue ticks effectively served as verification badges and were given to celebrities, politicians, journalists, and other influential accounts for free. However, months after Elon Musk purchased Twitter for $44bn (£38bn)…
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Elon Musk’s Tesla suffers sales slump in ‘unmitigated disaster’ for billionaire | Business News
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Tesla has reported a sharp fall in worldwide sales amid increased competition and slowing demand for electric vehicles. The carmaker said it delivered 386,810 vehicles during the first quarter of the year – down nearly 9% on the 423,000 it shipped from January to March last year. It marks the first year-on-year quarterly sales decline…
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Elon Musk’s Neuralink shows first brain-chip patient playing chess | Science & Tech News
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The first patient to receive a brain chip from Elon Musk’s company Neuralink has appeared to play online chess. Neuralink released a nine-minute video in which the patient, who is paralysed below his shoulders, appears to move a cursor across a laptop screen with nothing but his thoughts. The video shows him playing chess and…
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Elon Musk’s brain chip technology heralds the age of the cyborg | Science & Tech News
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You could say the age of the cyborg has dawned. Brain chips are increasingly being tested in paralysed people to help them move. The chips “read” electrical signals from neurons that determine movement and then reroute the instructions around a spinal injury to control the muscles or a robotic arm. Last year, Gert-Jan Oskam demonstrated…
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First human patient receives brain chip from Elon Musk’s Neuralink company | Science & Tech News
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Elon Musk has announced the first human patient to receive a brain chip from his company Neuralink is recovering well. The billionaire also revealed he hoped the product – called ‘Telepathy’ – will eventually allow users with disabilities like Stephen Hawking to “communicate faster than an auctioneer”. “Initial results show promising neuron spike detection,” Mr…
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Elon Musk’s X facing landmark EU investigation | Science & Tech News
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Elon Musk’s X is being investigated by the EU over its efforts to combat disinformation and harmful content. The social media platform, formerly known as Twitter, is the first to be probed under the bloc’s Digital Services Act. It came into force in November 2022 and requires large online companies to do more to tackle…
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Elon Musk’s first year of owning Twitter – looking back on a tumultuous timeline | Science & Tech News
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Start with the big idea and deal with any issues down the line. That was the assessment of Elon Musk biographer Michael Vlismas a year ago when asked how the world’s richest man might go about running Twitter. The SpaceX owner had just bought the bird app for $44bn (£38bn) with a vague goal of…
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Elon Musk’s X, formerly Twitter, tests making new users pay to post | Science & Tech News
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Elon Musk’s X has started testing a potential sign-up fee for new users. The company formerly known as Twitter has introduced the $1 (82p) charge in New Zealand and the Philippines, placing most key features behind a paywall. New accounts that don’t pay will not be able to post anything or directly interact with others.…
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Scotland’s answer to Elon Musk’s SpaceX is taking shape – and it’s only a few months away from launching | Science & Tech News
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A Scottish company hoping to take on SpaceX is just months away from launching a rocket in the Shetland Islands. Mission success would deploy the first satellite in orbit from UK soil – and put the country firmly in the space race. The company, called Skyrora, has already successfully fired one of the engines in…
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Mark Zuckerberg agrees to Elon Musk’s cage fight challenge | Science & Tech News
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Billionaire technology rivals Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg have agreed to fight each other in a cage match. Twitter owner Musk, 51, said on his social media platform he was “up for a cage fight” with Zuckerberg, 39. The Facebook founder and Meta chief executive and chairman then captioned a post “send me location” to…