Addressing Twitter staff, Elon Musk muses on space aliens, company's future
Elon Musk addressed Twitter (TWTR.N) employees for the first time on Thursday, expressing his view that Twitter would need to cut its headcount, but offering few other new details about his $44 billion planned takeover of the social media company.
Musk to reiterate want to own Twitter in meeting with staff: Report
Elon Musk is expected to reiterate his desire to own Twitter Inc when he speaks to the social-media company's employees on Thursday, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing a person familiar with the matter.
Microsoft finally kills the Internet Explorer after 27 years
As of Wednesday, Microsoft will no longer support the once-dominant browser that legions of web surfers loved to hate — and a few still claim to adore. The 27-year-old application now joins BlackBerry phones, dial-up modems and Palm Pilots in the dustbin of tech history.
EU to fine Google, Facebook, Twitter for failure in deepfake tackling
Alphabet Inc unit Google (GOOGL.O), Facebook Inc, Twitter Inc(TWTR.N) and other tech companies will have to take measures to counter deepfakes and fake accounts on their platforms or risk hefty fines under an updated European Union code of practice, according to an EU document seen by Reuters.
Wikipedia fights Russia on Ukraine war information removal
The Wikimedia Foundation, which owns Wikipedia, has filed an appeal against a Moscow court decision demanding that it remove information related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, arguing that people have a right to know the facts of the war.
Elon Musk to address Twitter staff for first time
Elon Musk will speak to Twitter Inc employees this week for the first time at a company-wide meeting since launching his $44 billion bid in April, a source said on Monday, citing an email from Twitter Chief Executive Parag Agrawal to staff.
Tesla Singapore country manager laid off after Musk's global job cuts warning
Telsa, the acclaimed electric automaker, starts laying off employees just a few days after Elon Musk, warned about the impending job cuts. Christopher Bousigues, the country manager of Singapore, updated his peers with a LinkedIn post, terming his position being eliminated.
Google engineer sent on leave after claiming “AI chatbot thinking like humans”
The suspension of a Google engineer who claimed that a computer chatbot he was working on was “thinking and reasoning like a human” has cast new light on the capabilities of, and secrecy surrounding, the world of artificial intelligence (AI), according to the Guardian.
James Webb telescope's mirror out of alignment after being struck by meteoroid
A tiny meteoroid struck the newly deployed James Webb Space Telescope in May, knocking one of its gold-plated mirrors out of alignment but not changing the orbiting observatory's schedule to become fully operational shortly, NASA said on Wednesday.
Former Sony CEO Idei who elevated PlayStation dies at 84
Nobuyuki Idei, who led Japan’s Sony from 1998 through 2005, steering its growth in the digital and entertainment businesses, has died, the company said Tuesday. He was 84.