Tag: Elon Musk
Specialist dating apps exposed 1.5m private user images, protests hit Tesla dealerships
Image: Chica Researchers have discovered nearly 1.5 million pictures from specialist dating apps – many of which are explicit – being stored online without password protection, leaving them vulnerable to hackers and extortionists. Anyone with the link was able to view the private photos from five platforms developed by M.A.D Mobile:…
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 X at $33 billion. Musk, who acquired X for $44 billion in 2022, stated the move aims to combine the data, models, compute, distribution, and…
Huawei Pura X foldable smartphone first to run Harmony OS5, Tesla investor calls for Elon Musk to step down,
Huawei’s Pura X, a foldable smartphone launched Thursday, is the first to run the tech giant’s own operating system, HarmonyOS 5, as it looks to create a viable alternative to Google's Android and Apple's iOS. When unfolded, the Pura X has a 6.3-inch display, but its 16:10 aspect ratio gives it a wider screen area…
Tesla accelerates India expansion with hiring spree
Tesla is significantly increasing its hiring efforts in India, signaling a renewed commitment to establishing a strong presence in the country's burgeoning electric vehicle (EV) market. Analysis of GlobalData's Job Analytics Database reveals approximately 15 new job postings in Mumbai and Pune this February, spanning various roles crucial for building a robust sales, service, and…
Protestors gather outside US Tesla dealers, South Korea bans DeepSeek
Protesters gathered outside Tesla dealerships across the US on Saturday in response to Elon Musk’s efforts to shred government spending under the president, Donald Trump. Groups of demonstrators up to 100-strong gathered outside the electric carmaker’s showrooms in cities including New York, Seattle, Kansas City and across California. Organisers said the protests took place in dozens…
Elon Musk’s X to pay Donald Trump $10million, Apple brings TV app to Android Phones
Elon Musk's X has agreed to pay Donald Trump about $10m (£8m) after suspending his accounts following the 2021 US Capitol riot by his supporters, according to reports. The payment follows a $25m (£20m) deal the US president's lawyers struck with Meta Platforms - the owner of Facebook and Instagram - last month. Mr Trump sued the…
TikTok makes last ditch bid to overturn US ban, updated Tesla Model Y revealed
TikTok will appear before the US Supreme Court on Friday in a last-ditch effort to overturn a ban, in a case testing the limits of national security and free speech. The popular social media platform is challenging a law passed last year ordering the firm to be split from its Chinese owner or be blocked…
Boost your iPhone storage with SanDisk drive, Samsung to roll out AI subscription
The best iPhones are capable of recording incredibly high-quality ProRes video footage, but that means you can often find your device rapidly running out of storage. Thankfully, SanDisk has just launched a tiny SSD (solid-state drive) that attaches to the back of your iPhone using MagSafe. Dubbed the Creator Phone SSD, SanDisk’s storage drive magnetically snaps onto your…
BYD narrows gap on Tesla, smartwatches could help to stop smoking
BYD is narrowing the gap on Tesla Chinese car maker BYD saw its sales jump at the end of last year, as it competes with Tesla to be the world's best-selling electric vehicle (EV) maker of 2024. The company says it sold 207,734 EVs in December, taking its annual total to…
Social Media firms given ‘last chance’ in UK, MG to launch semi-solid-state EV in 2025
Online platforms must begin assessing whether their services expose users to illegal material by 16 March 2025 or face financial punishments as the Online Safety Act (OSA) begins taking effect. Ofcom, the regulator enforcing the UK's internet safety law, published its final codes of practice for how firms should deal with illegal online content on…
