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The European Union Tuesday issued a warning to X Corp. boss Elon Musk over possible disinformation appearing on the platform regarding the recent Hamas attack on Israel. Thierry Breton, the European commissioner for the internal market, said in a letter addressed to …
Neuralink is now searching for human volunteers for its brain-computer interface trials
After years of trials with monkeys, Elon Musk’s brain-computer interface start-up Neuralink Corp., says it’s now looking for human volunteers to take part in a new set of trials. Since the company got off the ground in 2017, the mission has been …
UK passes Online Safety Bill, vows to tame the ‘Wild West’ of online communications
The British government today passed the controversial and groundbreaking Online Safety Bill after the legislation received the green light in what was the final parliamentary debate on the matter. The bill consists of around 300 pages of sweeping legislation that the U.K. …
Elon Musk says X users soon may have to pay a subscription fee to use the platform
Elon Musk today said today he’s considering making X Corp., the social network formerly known as Twitter Inc., a subscription-based platform for all users, albeit at low cost. He issued those words in a livestreamed conversation with the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin …
Supreme Court pauses lower-court order restricting Biden administration’s contact with social media firms
The U.S. Supreme Court today put a temporary block on a lower court order that limited the Biden administration’s contact with social media companies. The original order was put in place to prevent the administration from applying pressure on such companies to …
As France warns Apple it might have to recall the iPhone 12, Apple tries to dampen radiation fears
The French watchdog Agence Nationale des Fréquences told Apple Inc. Tuesday that it has to halt sales of its iPhone 12 in France over fears the device emits dangerous levels of radiation. ANFR, as it’s known for short, told Apple that if …
Microsoft suspects China is now using AI in disinformation campaigns to sway US voters
In a report published today by Microsoft Corp.’s Threat Analysis Center, analysts warned that Chinese operatives may now be using images created by artificial intelligence to provoke division inside the U.S. in the run-up to the 2024 U.S. election. The report’s focus …
Flexport CEO Dave Clark steps down after just one year in charge
Logistics startup Flexport Inc. Chief Executive Dave Clark today announced that he’s resigning from the company after just one year as the boss. Clark joined Flexport after serving Amazon.com Inc. for a period of 23 years, helping the e-commerce giant build its …
FTC antitrust lawsuit against Amazon will likely come later this month after talks break down
The Federal Trade Commission is reportedly going ahead with an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon.com Inc. after the company’s lawyers offered no concessions in recent talks with the regulator, according to a report today in the Wall Street Journal. The FTC’s probe into the …
Elon Musk says he might sue the Anti-Defamation League for … defamation
X Corp. boss Elon Musk today partly blamed the Anti-Defamation League, or ADL, for his company’s steep decline in advertising revenue since he became boss of what was then Twitter Inc. The mercurial tech mogul (pictured) took to X today to air …