Musk announces X/Twitter’s new AI tool: a sarcastic chatbot named Grok November 6, 2023 Grok will be able to scrape twitter / X, and have a 'rebellious streak,' Elon Musk said over the weekend as the AI race hots up
LinkedIn latest tech giant to axe jobs blaming ‘drop in demand’ May 9, 2023 LinkedIn is culling over 700 jobs and closing its local app in China, blaming a slump in consumer demand and turbulent market conditions. In an email to LinkedIn employees, Ryan Roslanksy, LinkedIn chief executive. said the changes would be made in order to shake up the business, which is being hit by slower revenue growth. [...]
Polar Capital: Tech stocks remain attractive despite high valuations and market headwinds December 12, 2023 Polar Capital Technology, the tech-focused investment trust, said today that it believes global tech stocks remain attractive despite their recent performance
Consumer protection groups: Social media needs to do more to block Black Friday fakes November 24, 2022 Consumer protection groups have called on social media to do more to block fake Black Friday deals as hundreds of counterfeit items are removed from Instagram. Facebook’s owner Meta and the Trading Standards said it had removed hundreds of items from the app in the run up to tomorrow’s sale. Items included potentially dangerous chargers [...]
YouTube bets on personalisation as the online video giant copies Twitter handles October 21, 2022 Youtube said it would be introducing handles in the coming weeks to make it easier for members of the community to find and connect with each other. In an announcement today, the Google-owned video site said handles will be unique to each channel and will be how people mention each other in comments, community posts, [...]
Martin Lewis says govt ‘abrogated its responsibility’ over fighting Big Tech scams November 29, 2022 Consumer rights campaigner Martin Lewis has revealed that a senior official said it was easier for him to tackle Big Tech scams than it was for the government to regulate it. Speaking at a Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) sub-committee this morning, the financial journalist-turned-consumer champion discussed his legal battle with Facebook after over [...]
When Musk met Bolsonaro: Brazilian President says Twitter takeover will be a ‘breath of hope’ May 20, 2022 Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has said that Elon Musk’s proposed takeover of Twitter was “a breath of hope” for him. Bolsonaro said that he hoped the U.S. billionaire would show the world during Musk’s visit to Brazil how much the country does to protect the Amazon. The two will discuss a potential partnership on rural [...]
Leading fund managers: ‘The storm is easing’ – but it’s a fool’s game to second guess the market January 23, 2024 Fund managers at Bailile Gifford said “the storm was easing” on global markets today as the firm’s London-listed US fund narrowed the heavy discount that has plagued firms across the investment trust sector.
The Notebook: Ian Whittaker on S4’s bad luck, a surprising election forecast and the unbeatable pull of strong brands August 1, 2023 Where the City’s movers and shakers get some things off their chest. Today it’s Ian Whittaker, founder of Liberty Sky Advisors S4’s latest woes are down to bad luck, not bad judgement The Q2 results season is in full swing and, so far, it is fair to describe the season as better than expected. The [...]
Musk’s one-year X reign: how shocking has it been? October 27, 2023 A year after Elon Musk's Twitter takeover, now 'X', the platform is still alive while rivals Mastodon and Threads are flailing behind.