Easter Reads: the best in our opinion pages on politics and tech April 7, 2023 Rishi Sunak has presented himself as a competent manager, the man who could start the return of the “grown-ups” in Westminster and turn the fortunes of his party around. He’s had some quick successes – like the Windsor Framework – but now he’ll be tasked with disclosing what his long-term plan for an inspiring and [...]
Monkey business: Elon Musk has wired up a monkey to play video games with its mind February 1, 2021 Eccentric biliionaire and boss of Tesla and SpaceX Elon Musk can claim another first after he told an audience his company Neuralink has wired up a monkey's brain to " play video games with his mind"
Twitter could introduce encrypted messaging feature today, Musk says May 10, 2023 Twitter could release an encrypted messaging feature on its app today, the company’s chief executive Elon Musk said. In a tweet on Tuesday, Musk said that an encrypted direct messaging feature “should” be rolled out today. In theory, this would mean only the sender and recipient of the message could read it. “The acid test [...]
Ether breaks $2,000, Bitcoin breaks a trillion market cap, and Elon Musk is still loving crypto February 22, 2021 A round-up of today's crypto world as Ether breaks $2,000, Bitcoin breaks a trillion market cap, and Elon Musk is still loving crypto.
As sales slump, how has Tesla been impacted by Musk buying Twitter? May 9, 2024 Tesla sales are down, its Cybertruck product is facing recalls, and the automaker is cutting jobs – and prices – in response. Some investors have put this decline in fortunes down to the fact that Tesla’s CEO, Elon Musk, is also dealing with running media giant X/Twitter. Others, meanwhile, have pointed to the broader tides [...]
Musk’s X to pay legal bills of people ‘unfairly treated’ for posting on platform August 6, 2023 Elon Musk has said his X social media platform will pay the legal bills and sue on the behalf of people who have been treated unfairly by employers because of posting or liking something on the site formerly known as Twitter. “If you were unfairly treated by your employer due to posting or liking something on this [...]
Dogecoin surges 13 per cent as Tesla accepts payments January 14, 2022 Dogecoin's price surged 13 per cent after Elon Musk announced his company Tesla is accepting the meme-crypto in exchange for merchandise.
Musk under fire for opening Tesla showroom in Xinjiang January 4, 2022 Elon Musk is under fire for opening a Tesla showroom in Xinjiang, an area of China where Uighur muslims are subject to human rights abuses.
Musk eyes $1bn for startup xAI as he seeks to expand tech empire December 6, 2023 Musk is hoping to raise $1bn (£0.8bn) in equity for his artificial intelligence (AI) model xAI, according to the US securities regulator.
Another Musk mess: X goes down after ‘delay’ trial on loading news and Insta links August 16, 2023 Elon Musk’s X, previously known as Twitter, caused a brief disruption in the loading of links leading to some news outlets and social media rivals. Users attempting to access content from an affected source through X experienced a delay of five seconds, according to tests run by The Washington Post and, later, Reuters. Links to [...]