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Tech Digest daily roundup: What will Elon Musk takeover mean for Twitter?
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has asked whether Elon Musk's deal to buy Twitter will give China "a bit of leverage" over the platform. Twitter is blocked in China but Mr Musk's electric car business Tesla is dependent on the company's plant in Shanghai and sales across the country for its global profits. Explaining the motivation behind his $44bn takeover, Mr…
Billionaire Elon Musk to buy Twitter for $44bn
Elon Musk has won his $44bn (£35bn) takeover battle for Twitter after the social network dropped its opposition to the Tesla billionaire’s bid. Mr Musk, who made the shock bid less than two weeks ago, said Twitter had "tremendous potential" that he would unlock. He also called for a series of changes from relaxing its…
Tech Digest daily roundup: NSPCC says Online Safety Bill must be strengthened
The Government must go further in its Online Safety Bill to better tackle grooming and child abuse, the NSPCC has said in a new report. The children’s charity made the plea in the wake of new data which shows that reports of online child sexual abuse to police have risen by more than a quarter…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter for $41.39bn
Billionaire Elon Musk has offered to buy Twitter for $41.39bn, according to a regulatory filing. The Tesla chief executive's offer price of $54.20 per share was 38% higher than the closing price of Twitter's stock on 1 April, the last trading day before his investment of 9.2% in the company was publicly announced. "I invested…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Driverless car in ‘getaway attempt’
A video which has gone viral shows a driverless car start to pull away after being stopped by police, at least initially - raising questions about how authorities can handle autonomous vehicles. The car, owned and operated by a company called Cruise in San Francisco, is based on a Chevy Bolt chassis - although the…
Elon Musk pays nearly $3 billion for 9.2% Twitter stake
Elon Musk has taken a 9.2% stake in Twitter, according to a US securities filing. The news sent Twitter shares soaring about 25% in pre-market trading. The Tesla founder bought 73,486,938 Twitter shares on 14 March, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission. The stake is worth $2.89bn (£2.20bn), based on Twitter's closing price on…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Twitter launches Tor service to bypass Russian block
Twitter has launched a privacy-protected version of its site to bypass surveillance and censorship after Russia restricted access to its service in the country. Russia has blocked access to Facebook and has limited Twitter in an attempt to try to restrict the flow of information about its war in Ukraine. Both companies have said they are working on restoring access…
Facebook and Twitter failing to tackle fake review industry, Which? finds
Facebook and Twitter are failing to tackle fake reviews industry that is trading free items in exchange for bogus five-star ratings to boost the ratings of mediocre products sold on Amazon, a Which? investigation has found. The consumer watchdog uncovered Facebook fake review groups with hundreds of thousands of members between them as well as…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Boeing and Airbus call for 5G delay
Bosses from the world's two biggest plane makers have called on the US government to delay the rollout of new 5G phone services. In a letter, top executives at Boeing and Airbus warned that the technology could have "an enormous negative impact on the aviation industry." Concerns have previously been raised that C-Band spectrum 5G…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Twitter prohibits image sharing without consent
Twitter is prohibiting the sharing of private images and videos without the consent of the people involved. Although publishing private information is already banned on the platform - as is sharing private nude images - the new policy covers images and videos of people in ordinary settings too. It has raised questions about the ability…