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Musk’s xAI buys social media platform X for $33 billion
Elon Musk has announced that his AI venture, xAI, has acquired his social media platform X (formerly Twitter) in an all-stock transaction. The deal values xAI at $80 billion and […]
Two-thirds of content creators fail to check accuracy, watch out for ‘Apple Support’ scam
Social media influencers need “urgent” help to check their facts before they broadcast to their followers, in order to reduce the spread of misinformation online, Unesco has warned. According to a […]
DNA for entire human stored on crystal, Hunger Games studio announces AI deal
British scientists have stored DNA information for an entire human on a crystal, which could be used to bring back humanity if we become extinct. The team from the University […]
TikTok hack targets Paris Hilton, £13.6 billion claim against Google can go ahead
TikTok says it is addressing a cyber-attack that targeted brands and celebrities, including Paris Hilton and CNN. However, the video-sharing app told the BBC that a “very limited” number of […]
Emojis should be more biodiverse, Honda e to be killed off
Emojis should better reflect the breadth of biodiversity on planet Earth, scientists have said. The library is too skewed towards animals like 🦁, 🐯, and 🐻 (oh my), according to […]
WhatsApp’s secret codes for ‘love rats’, James Dyson loses libel case
WhatsApp has announced ‘secret codes’ which adds extra layer of security for your most private chats, by completely hiding them from the conversation list. The new feature will hide chosen […]
X launches ‘playful’ Grok AI chatbot, reinstates far-right ‘influencers’
Elon Musk has launched an AI chatbot called Grok on his social media site X, formerly Twitter, but so far it is only available to selected users. “In some important […]
1 year of Twitter under Musk, Cruise pulls all self-driving cars
Elon Musk wrote within hours of buying Twitter that he “didn’t do it because it would be easy”. That statement has proven to be one of the few certainties about his […]
WhatsApp is UK’s most popular messaging app as traditional texting declines
While mobile phone calls are still a popular way to keep in touch with friends and family, most adults would rather go without them for a day than forgo their […]
Engineers fly 6.4m quadcopter drone, Tinder introduces Matchmaker option
Engineers at the University of Manchester have flown what they claim may be the biggest unmanned quadcopter drone yet built. The university says it is unaware of a bigger unmanned […]
