KYIV: With Ukraine scrambling to keep communication lines open during the war, an army of engineers from the country’s phone companies has mobilised to help the public and policymakers stay in touch during repeated Russian missile and drone strikes. The engineers, who typically go unseen and unsung in peacetime, oftenContinue Reading
Tesla’s semi trailer is now a reality. The electric car maker has delivered its first zero-emissions truck to Pepsi and it boasts some seriously impressive performance according to Tesla boss Elon Musk. “If you’re a truck driver and you want the most bad ass rig on the road, this isContinue Reading
BRUSSELS: Elon Musk risks giving a helping hand to Russian President Vladimir Putin if Twitter Inc’s recent staff cuts prevent the platform from rooting out propaganda about the war in Ukraine, one of the European Union’s top officials warned. Failing to take on fake or misleading content online could “leadContinue Reading
Elon Musk has announced his brain microchip Neuralink is ready for use in humans and will soon be seeking approval from US regulators. Neuralink has been described as the gateway to the future for interfacing with technology, with proponents claiming the microchip could eventually fix a number of afflictions likeContinue Reading
Twitter CEO Elon Musk posted a photo of his “bedside table” featuring a few odd decorations – including a pair of non-firing guns, a Buddhist amulet and multiple cans of Diet Coke. The billionaire’s photo included a non-firing replica of George Washington’s flintlock pistol, lying in a wooden box whoseContinue Reading
Elon Musk claims Apple has halted most of its advertising on Twitter and threatened to withhold the social media app from its App Store without explanation. The world’s richest person, who finalised his $US44 billion ($A66 billion) takeover of Twitter at the end of October after spending months trying toContinue Reading
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has caused a stir for his controversial take on corporate meetings. In a now-viral Twitter thread, a blogger got his hands on a company-wide email Musk sent to his subordinates at Tesla which indicated the tech billionaire loathes meetings. Musk advised staff to schedule as fewContinue Reading
New research claims 50 of Twitter’s top 100 advertisers have stopped advertising on the platform after Musk’s AU$66 billion takeover. The non-profit media watchdog Media Matters for America published the report on Tuesday, which claimed those 50 advertisers accounted for almost US$2 billion (A$2.96 billion) in Twitter’s ad spending sinceContinue Reading
Murmurs of a Tesla phone are nothing new in speculative tech circles, but Elon Musk’s $A66 billion takeover of Twitter might have brought it closer to reality – albeit reluctantly. The controversy surrounding Musk’s Twitter takeover has prompted concerns Apple and Google – the world’s two main app hosts –Continue Reading
WASHINGTON: Twitter’s ban on then President Donald Trump after the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol by his supporters was a “grave mistake” that had to be corrected, Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Friday, although he also stated that incitement to violence would continue to be prohibitedContinue Reading