Musk and Netanyahu blame “armies of bots” for spreading antisemitism on X
Israeli prime minister praised Musk's "opposition to antisemitism" in X chat. Enlarge (credit: Benjamin Netanyahu on X) Today, Elon Musk and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu livestreamed a discussion largely foc.....»»
Hate speech group calls Musk “thin-skinned tyrant” amid X advertiser fallout
Brands claim ad controls don’t work, urge X CEO to quit over antisemitism. Enlarge (credit: Leon Neal / Staff | Getty Images Europe) Advertisers with zero-tolerance policies for antisemitism spent the weekend urging th.....»»
Judge rejects Elon Musk’s attempt to kill Twitter/FTC privacy settlement
Court cannot grant X Corp.'s flawed legal motion, magistrate judge rules. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Bet_Noire) Elon Musk lost an attempt to avoid a deposition and terminate a privacy settlement that Twitter agreed.....»»
Elon Musk assesses new launchpad design for Starship
SpaceX chief Elon Musk has inspected the new launchpad following Saturday's launch of the Starship, the world's most powerful rocket......»»
Threat from sand and dust storms spreading: UN
The UN warned Wednesday that the number of sand and dust storms are increasing "dramatically" with Central Asia the most hit by the dangerous phenomenon......»»
SpaceX poised for second launch of mega Starship rocket
SpaceX is poised Saturday for the second test launch of Starship, the largest rocket ever built that Elon Musk hopes will one day colonize Mars, while NASA awaits a modified version to land humans on the moon......»»
Apple halts all advertising on X after Musk agrees with antisemitic post
According to a new report from Axios, Apple is pausing all advertising on Twitter, the social media platform currently known as X. The move comes after a report on Thursday highlighted that ads from Apple and other companies were shown alongside.....»»
Apple reportedly pausing advertising on X again, after more controversy
A new report claims that Apple has again paused advertising on social media powerhouse X, in protest of owner Elon Musk's promotion of, and Apple's advertising adjacent to, antisemitic content.The report on Friday afternoon by Axios saying that Apple.....»»
Elon Musk’s antisemitic post draws rebuke from White House; IBM pulls X ads
Musk accused of repeating lie behind most fatal antisemitic act in US history. Enlarge (credit: Leon Neal / Staff | Getty Images Europe) Outcry over antisemitic content on X (formerly Twitter) continues as the White Hous.....»»
White House criticises Elon Musk over "hideous" antisemitic lie
Controversies over antisemitism have engulfed the billionaire and his social network, X......»»
SpaceX "Starship" launch postponed until Saturday
SpaceX has pushed back by one day the long awaited second launch of its next-generation Starship rocket because of technical issues, the company's CEO Elon Musk said Thursday......»»
Rise in automated attacks troubles ecommerce industry
Automated attacks on application business logic, carried out by sophisticated bad bots, were the leading threat for online retailers, according to Imperva. In addition, account takeover, DDoS, API abuse, and client-side attacks were significant risks.....»»
IBM suspends ads on X after they appeared next to Nazi posts
The decision came a day after owner Elon Musk endorsed an apparent antisemitic conspiracy theory......»»
Insects are spreading a devastating plant disease in Italy—Britain must keep it out, say researchers
Since 2013, over 20 million olive trees in Italy have succumbed to a devastating plant disease. The same disease now threatens many more plant species, across several countries, with the same fate......»»
Non-native species likely to continue spreading in North America, Australia and Europe
Naturalized species, which are not native but have established themselves in new locations, have the potential to spread even further to suitable habitats in many parts of the world, reports a new study by Henry Häkkinen, Dave Hodgson and Regan Earl.....»»
How tiny hinges bend the infection-spreading spikes of a coronavirus
A coronavirus uses protein "spikes" to grab and infect cells. Despite their name, those spikes aren't stiff and pointy. They're shaped like chicken drumsticks with the meaty part facing out, and the meaty part can tilt every which way on its slender.....»»
‘Fleet queen" proactively seeks out buyers
By staying in touch with customers frequently and spreading awareness of Peoria Ford through social media, Sandra Gonzalez has the store's fleet sales rising quickly......»»
Elon Musk Tells Rishi Sunak AI Will Eliminate the Need for Jobs
Elon Musk talked risks, regulations, and jobs with Rishi Sunak after the U.K. AI Safety Summit. Shortly after closing the U.K.’s landmark AI Safety Summit in Bletchley Park, the cradle of modern computing, Prime Minister Rishi.....»»
Elon Musk Unveils xAI’s New Chatbot ‘Grok’
Dubbed Grok, it’s the first product of Musk’s xAI company and is now in testing with a limited group of U.S. users. Elon Musk revealed his own artificial intelligence bot to challenge ChatGPT, claiming the prototype is already s.....»»
7 things you can"t do anymore since Twitter became X
Elon Musk acquired Twitter in April 2022 and officially took over six months later. A lot has changed since Musk has been at the helm. Gone are the days we used to sign into Twitter and share tweets. It's now November 2023, more than a year sin.....»»
Political ads on Facebook, Instagram required to disclose use of AI
Meta has introduced a set of AI rules for political advertisers on Facebook and Instagram. OpenAI just announced its latest large language model (LLM), GPT-4 Turbo. Elon Musk's xAI recently unveiled its own AI chatbot, Grok. And Samsung is jump.....»»