Musk argues with EU commissioner over Israel/Hamas disinformation on X
"Your platform is being used to disseminate illegal content and disinformation." Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Dan Kitwood ) Elon Musk's X platform (formerly Twitter) faces penalties under a new European law if it does.....»»
FCC restores net neutrality rules that ban blocking and throttling in 3-2 vote
Broadband lobby groups prepare lawsuit, calling rules a "net fatality." Enlarge / Federal Communication Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, then a commissioner, rallies against repeal of net neutrality rules in December 20.....»»
Tesla profits drop 55% as Elon Musk dodges cheap car questions
Tesla spent $1 billion on GPUs even as its profit margins shrank by half. Enlarge / Tesla shares rose by almost 11 percent in premarket trading despite the disastrous financial results. (credit: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty.....»»
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Blockchain Security Researcher StarkWare | Israel | On-site – View job details The Security Researcher will be responsible for conducting in-depth research and analysis on the security of blockchain systems, protocols and the infrastr.....»»
Apple was the real target of China’s App Store crackdown, Telegram founder argues
Last week, Apple was forced by the Chinese government to pull four apps from the App Store in China: Signal, Telegram, WhatsApp, and Threads. Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov has now responded to the situation, arguing that Apple was the real.....»»
Tesla cuts marketing team a year after Elon Musk said it will try advertising
Tesla slashed a newly formed marketing team as part of companywide layoffs, reversing course from a traditional advertising push that CEO Elon Musk greenlighted less than a year ago......»»
Tesla"s Elon Musk faces robotaxi skeptics, sales drop in Q1 earnings report; broad price cuts launched
CEO Elon Musk will face tough questions after a Q1 sales decline and reports Tesla stopped work on an affordable EV in favor of a dedicated robotaxi without human controls......»»
Tesla"s Elon Musk faces robotaxi skeptics, sales drop in Q1 earnings report
CEO Elon Musk will face tough questions after a Q1 sales decline and reports Tesla stopped work on an affordable EV in favor of a dedicated robotaxi without human controls......»»
Tesla spends weekend cutting prices of cars and Full Self-Driving software
The company led by Elon Musk slashed the price of the driver assistance software that it calls FSD, or Full Self-Driving, by a third to $8,000 in the U.S. It had been $12,000......»»
Tesla"s full self-driving feature may launch in China "very soon," Musk says
The EV maker rolled out FSD four years ago but has yet to make it available in China despite customers urging it to do so......»»
Elon Musk apologizes after Tesla layoffs for miscalculated severance
Tesla's CEO, who is facing lawsuits over severance from former Twitter employees, admitted that payouts to some workers being laid off were too low......»»
Elon Musk’s Grok keeps making up fake news based on X users’ jokes
X likely hopes to avoid liability with disclaimer that Grok "can make mistakes." Enlarge (credit: SOPA Images / Contributor | LightRocket) X's chatbot Grok is supposed to be an AI engine crunching the platform's posts to.....»»
Musk apologizes for "incorrectly low" Tesla severance packages
Tesla has announced it will slash its global headcount by more than 10 percent as the automaker struggles with slowing demand for electric vehicles......»»
Kremlin-backed actors spread disinformation ahead of US elections
To a lesser extent, China and Iran also peddle disinfo in hopes of influencing voters. Enlarge (credit: da-kuk/Getty) Kremlin-backed actors have stepped up efforts to interfere with the US presidential election by planti.....»»
Tesla asks shareholders to approve Texas move and restore Elon Musk’s $56B pay
Tesla board calls June 13 shareholder vote on Musk's pay and move to Texas. Enlarge / Tesla CEO Elon Musk at an opening event for Tesla's Gigafactory on March 22, 2022, in Gruenheide, southeast of Berlin. (credit: Getty Images |.....»»
Generative AI model shows fake news has more impact when released at a steady pace without interruption
It's not at all clear that disinformation has, to date, swung an election that would otherwise have gone another way. But there is a strong sense that it has had a significant impact, nonetheless......»»
Tesla asks investors to approve Musk’s $56 billion pay again
Tesla asks investors to approve Musk’s $56 billion pay again; it's the same compensation package that was voided by a Delaware court early this year......»»
5 reasons Elon Musk is cutting jobs at Tesla ahead of Q1 earnings
"About every five years, we need to reorganize and streamline the company for the next phase of growth," CEO Elon Musk said. Tesla reports earnings April 23 after global sales fell 8.5 percent last quarter on weak demand......»»
So much for free speech on X; Musk confirms new users must soon pay to post
The fee, likely $1, is aimed at stopping “relentless” bots, Musk said. Enlarge (credit: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin / Contributor | FilmMagic) Elon Musk confirmed Monday that X (formerly Twitter) plans to start charging new.....»»
Apple, Google, Meta, others struggle when it comes to ad transparency
A new report suggests that every tech giant has failed to provide crucial ad transparency tools to its user base, leaving the door open for disinformation and manipulation.On Tuesday, Mozilla and CheckFirst, a Finland-based research company, released.....»»
X wants to charge new users a fee to make new posts
It looks like new users to X will have to pay a small fee if they want to post and interact with posts from other users. The post X wants to charge new users a fee to make new posts appeared first on Phandroid. When Elon Musk initially ann.....»»