A U.S. judge dismissed a lawsuit in which Elon Musk's X Corp accused an Israeli data-scraping company of illegally copying and selling content, and selling tools that let others copy and sell content, from the social media platform. U.S. District Judge William Alsup in San Francisco ruled on Thursday that X, formerly Twitter, failed to plausibly allege that Bright Data Ltd violated its user agreement by allowing the scraping and evading X's own anti-scraping technology. Alsup said using scraping...
Elon Musk said that billionaire investor and chairman of Berkshire Hathaway
Jack Dorsey's leaving Bluesky and announced it on X, formerly Twitter, which he originally founded. about Dorsey's history with Twitter and Bluesky, here.
The Australian government has expressed concerns over the lack of regulation and oversight on social media platforms, which have a significant impact on the content viewed by Australians. The inquiry will specifically focus on the platforms' handling of violent content and their withdrawal from paying for news in Australia. read more
Jack Dorsey resigned from the board of his social networking startup, Bluesky — even as he gave an impromptu endorsement Elon Musk’s X, calling it “freedom technology”. Dorsey revealed his resignation from Bluesky — which he had championed in the wake of selling the other social network he co-founded, Twitter, to Elon Musk — in
The Tesla Model 3 dropped from first place to third, behind the Toyota Camry and the Honda Civic, among all passenger cars sold.
Elon Musk is reportedly raising $6 billion at a $18 billion valuation for his latest venture, xAI.Corp. Initially, xAI was set to raise $3 billion with a premoney valuation of $15 billion. However, because of overwhelming interest from investors, the terms of the deal were renegotiated, resulting in a significant increase in valuation. "We all received an email that basically said, ‘It's now $6B on $18B, and don't complain because a lot of other people want in," an anonymous source told...
The electric carmaker’s Cybertruck was recalled last month after safety concerns emerged over the accelerator pedal. Kari Paul reportsLast month Tesla recalled its Cybertrucks after malfunctions involving the accelerator pedal were reported. It is the latest blow for the US electric carmaker, which has been hit by a series of embarrassing failures since the Cybertruck was delivered to customers late last year.Kari Paul, a technology reporter for Guardian US, talks to Michael Safi about Tesla’s...
Elon Musk wants there to be no doubt that Tesla needs to be "hardcore."Musk reaffirmed the company's need for meaningful layoffs and cost-cutting in an email late Monday night, according to a report from The Information.In the email, Musk announced the departure of two executives at the company: Rebecca Tinucci, senior director of the company's Supercharger group, and Daniel Ho, head of new products, according to the report.All staff reporting to the executives would also be cut, although a...
Whether you're conducting interviews, doing research, or otherwise need to document a conversation, there are many reasons you may want to record a phone call on your iPhone -- but so few ways to do it. For privacy reasons -- and due to laws that vary by state -- Apple does not allow recording through the iPhone's built-in microphone while the phone is actively on a call. Put simply, you can't hit "record" while you're talking on the phone.Also: The best iPhone models you can buy right now...
While politicians argue over who to blame for a decline in Australia’s broadband uptake, customers are seeking more affordable ways to get onlineFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastTens of thousands of Australians are abandoning the national broadband network for 5G mobile and other ways of accessing the internet with experts saying three main factors are driving people away: price, speed and Elon...