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Tech Digest daily roundup: Elon Musk denies Twitter lay offs ‘to avoid payouts’
Elon Musk has denied a New York Times report that he plans to lay off Twitter workers before the start of next month to avoid having to make payouts. Replying to a Twitter user asking about the report, he said: "This is false." Last week, Mr Musk completed his $44bn (£37.9bn) takeover of the social…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Elon Musk completes $44bn Twitter takeover
Elon Musk has completed his $44bn (£38bn) takeover of Twitter after months of toing and froing over the deal. His first move was to fire the social media company's top leadership, which he accused of misleading him over the number of spam accounts on the platform. Musk sacked Twitter's chief executive Parag Agrawal, chief financial officer Ned…
Elon Musk completes $44 million Twitter deal. 5 social media sites launched by celebs
The world's wealthiest man, Elon Musk has completed a $44 billion takeover of the social media site, Twitter. The deal comes after months of talks and rumours of Musk's takeover, and the entrepreneur seems to have fittingly declared its completion with a cryptic tweet, "the bird is freed". Musk is expected to make several changes to…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Fiesta no more as Ford makes way for EVs
A 1977 poster for the Ford Fiesta Mark One Ford has announced the end of one of the most popular cars ever sold in the UK - the Fiesta. By the end of June next year, no more Fiestas are to be produced in the manufacturer's factory in Cologne, Germany. More…
Tech Digest daily roundup: EU votes to use USB-C connectors as standard
The European Parliament has voted to introduce an EU standard charging port for mobile phones. By 2024 all phones, tablets and cameras will have to use USB-C connectors, the current standard charger on Android products. The move will have big implications for Apple, which uses its own Lightning connector on its products. Along with mobile…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Donald Trump’s Truth Social barred from Google Play
Former US President Donald Trump's social media platform has been barred from Google Play. Google says the platform violates its policies on prohibiting content like physical threats and incitement to violence. The move makes it difficult for users with Android phones to download the app. Devin Nunes, the CEO of Truth Social, has previously called…
Twitter vs Elon Musk: A Probable Breakthrough in Sight
Tesla owner Elon Musk is often in the news, due to things he might have done or not have done. Recently he was in the news owing to his ex-girlfriend, who put up unseen photos of the billionaire for auction. If Musk's newsworthiness could be wagered on, using a bet365 account, punters would be having…
Tech Digest daily roundup: ‘World’s most advanced humanoid’ Ameca gets an upgrade
The humanoid robot Ameca can be seen winking, pursing its lips, frowning and grinning in a mirror after receiving an upgrade to its facial expression capabilities. The android, was given 12 new face actuators - basically a component of a machine that controls movements - and the life-like bot showed off its capabilities in front of…
Ofcom report shows Man United players receive most Twitter abuse
Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Maguire have received the most Twitter abuse of any Premier League players, a new report has found. Ofcom analysis of 2.3 million tweets in the first half of last season found nearly 60,000 abusive posts, affecting seven in 10 top-flight players. Half of that abuse was directed at just…
Twitter down, but which sites have most downtime?
Does anyone remember the Twitter 'fail whale'? Twitter experienced one of the site’s longest outages for years today (July 14th, 2022), with the social network completely unavailable to users around the globe on web and mobile for almost an hour. According to Downdetector.co.uk, which tracks site outages, the service became unavailable at…