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It’s happening: Elon Musk strikes deal to buy Twitter for $44 billion

Twitter sale to Musk needs shareholder approval, is expected to close in 2022. Enlarge / Elon Musk at a press conference at SpaceX's Starbase facility in Texas on February 10, 2022. (credit: Getty Images | Jim Watson) Twitter'.....»»

Source:  ArstechnicaCategory: TopApr 25th, 2022Related News

Elon Musk offers to “buy 100% of Twitter” for $43 billion

"Free speech is a societal imperative for a functioning democracy," Musk wrote. Enlarge (credit: JIM WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images) Elon Musk on Wednesday offered to personally acquire Twitter in an.....»»

Source:  ArstechnicaCategory: TopApr 14th, 2022Related News

Musk joins Twitter board in deal that prevents him from buying majority stake

Musk pushes for "significant" change, agrees not to buy over 14.9% of Twitter stock. Enlarge / Elon Musk at a press conference at SpaceX's Starbase facility in Texas on February 10, 2022. (credit: Getty Images | Jim Watson) El.....»»

Source:  ArstechnicaCategory: TopApr 5th, 2022Related News

Emma Watson ruled the BAFTAs with one sentence: "I"m here for ALL of the witches"

There were plenty of big winners at this year's BAFTA Awards on Sunday, but the person who seemed to get most of Twitter talking wasn't even nominated.Emma Watson, who made a cameo to present the award for Best Outstanding British Film (Kenneth Brana.....»»

Source:  MashableCategory: TopMar 14th, 2022Related News

Elon Musk tries to get out of settlement with SEC, says he was “forced” into it

Musk also wants a subpoena quashed, tells judge SEC "micro-manages" his tweets. Enlarge / Elon Musk at a press conference at SpaceX's Starbase facility in Texas on February 10, 2022. (credit: Getty Images | Jim Watson) Tesla C.....»»

Source:  ArstechnicaCategory: TopMar 9th, 2022Related News

Musk “invites” union vote at Tesla plant despite long history of hostility

Musk’s offer may be attempt to please Biden, who wants union-made EVs. Enlarge (credit: JIM WATSON/AFP) It’s no secret that Tesla CEO Elon Musk is annoyed with President Joe Biden. The president frequently fails to mention.....»»

Source:  ArstechnicaCategory: TopMar 4th, 2022Related News

AI Weekly: Watson Health and semi-autonomous driving failures show the dangers of overpromising AI

AI technologies can fall short of their promise, as news from this week about Watson Health and semi-autonomous driving systems showed. AI technologies can fall short of their promise, as news from this week about Watson Health and semi-autonomou.....»»

Source:  VenturebeatCategory: TopJan 22nd, 2022Related News

IBM Sells Some Watson Health Assets for More Than $1 Billion

IBM agreed to sell part of its IBM Watson Health business to private equity firm Francisco Partners, scaling back the technology company's once-lofty ambitions in health care. From a report: The value of the assets being sold, which include extensive.....»»

Source:  SlashdotCategory: TopJan 21st, 2022Related News

IBM is selling off its Watson Health assets

IBM said Friday that it will sell off the healthcare data and analytics assets housed under its Watson Health unit to private equity firm Francisco Partners......»»

Source:  CnnCategory: TopJan 21st, 2022Related News

IBM Tries To Sell Watson Health Again

IBM has resurrected its sale process for IBM Watson Health, with hopes of fetching more than $1 billion, people familiar with the situation told Axios. From the report: Big Blue wants out of health care, after spending billions to stake its claim, ju.....»»

Source:  SlashdotCategory: TopJan 6th, 2022Related News

Emma Watson pro-Palestinian post sparks antisemitism row

Watson's Instagram post had nearly one million likes and more than 89,000 comments by Tuesday [File: Henry Nicholls/Reuters]British actress Emma Watson's official Instagram account  expressed solidarity with the Palestinians in a new post, elici.....»»

Source:  TheglobeandmailCategory: TopJan 5th, 2022Related News

HERE’S WHY EMMA WATSON ALMOST QUIT HARRY POTTER

 The original trio from the Wizarding franchise, Harry Potter, are expected to return to the silver screen next New Years Day in the 20th anniversary special when they return to Hogwarts. In the reunion special, two of the movie's lead acto.....»»

Source:  TechcrunchCategory: GadgetDec 30th, 2021Related News

Iconic reef giants not immune to climate"s harmful touch

Museum of Tropical Queensland and ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at James Cook University (Coral CoE at JCU), Senior Curator of Marine Invertebrates, Dr. Sue-Ann Watson said that to date, Australia has done a good job in protecting g.....»»

Source:  PhysorgCategory: TopDec 14th, 2021Related News

Harry Potter stars will reunite for Return To Hogwarts special on HBO Max

Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson are reuniting with the cast and director of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone for the film's 20th anniversary......»»

Source:  DigitaltrendsCategory: TopNov 16th, 2021Related News

Alaska Governor orders state agencies to ignore federal vaccine mandates

Meanwhile, vaccine mandates continue to prove effective in other states. Enlarge / Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy (R-AK) speaks at the White House in Washington, DC, on July 16, 2020. (credit: Getty | Jim Watson) Though the sta.....»»

Source:  ArstechnicaCategory: TopNov 4th, 2021Related News

From CRISPR to glowing proteins to optogenetics, the most powerful technologies are borrowed from nature

Watson and Crick, Schrödinger and Einstein all made theoretical breakthroughs that have changed the world's understanding of science......»»

Source:  PhysorgCategory: TopAug 6th, 2021Related News

What Ever Happened to IBM"s Watson?

After Watson triumphed on the gameshow Jeopardy in 2011, its star scientist had to convince IBM that it wasn't a magic answer box, and "explained that Watson was engineered to identify word patterns and predict correct answers for the trivia game.".....»»

Source:  SlashdotCategory: TopJul 18th, 2021Related News

Burt Watson group buys Ford store in Michigan

Burt Watson Auto Group has acquired its first Ford dealership, buying a store in Pinconning, Mich., from Matt Arbour of Dean Arbour Auto Group......»»

Source:  AutonewsCategory: TopMay 17th, 2021Related News

IBM simplifies automation with Watson Orchestrate

One of the interesting but also frustrating things about the world of enterprise software is that it either gets talked about in high-level generalities, or excruciating levels of technical detail. In other words, it is either all about creating new.....»»

Source:  TechspotCategory: TopMay 11th, 2021Related News

What was the first computer to win a chess match against a world champion?

Was it IBM's Watson, Deep Blue, Cray Jaguar or Blue Gene?.....»»

Source:  TechspotCategory: TopMar 8th, 2021Related News