Tag: Elon Musk
Tech Digest daily roundup: Twitter threatens legal action over Meta’s Threads
Twitter is threatening legal action against Meta over its new text-based “Twitter killer” platform, accusing the social media giant of poaching former employees to create a “copycat” application. On Wednesday, […]
Tech Digest daily roundup: Google claims ‘quantum computing breakthrough’
Google has developed a quantum computer that instantly makes calculations that would take the best existing supercomputers 47 years, in a breakthrough meant to establish beyond doubt that the experimental machines […]
Tech Digest daily roundup: Paedophiles using AI technology to create life-like child porn
Paedophiles are using artificial intelligence (AI) technology to create and sell life-like child sexual abuse material, the BBC has found. Some are accessing the images by paying subscriptions to accounts […]
Tech Digest daily roundup: Could Amazon be lining up offer for Ocado?
Ocado’s share price has surged amid reports that Amazon could be lining up a potential bid for the owner of the online grocery store. Shares in Ocado Group spiked by around […]
Tech Digest daily roundup: Meta plans text-based Twitter rival
Meta has shown staff plans for a text-based social network designed to compete with Twitter, sources have told the BBC. It could allow users to follow accounts they already follow […]
Tech Digest daily roundup: Fiat to launch £3000 EV grant for electric 500
Fiat will launch its own EV grant as part of a nationwide incentive to encourage customers to buy its electric cars, making it the first manufacturer to do so. The […]
Tech Digest daily roundup: Elon Musk’s brain chip firm Neuralink given go-ahead for human testing
Elon Musk’s brain chip firm Neuralink has said it has been given the go-ahead to start carrying out studies on humans. Neuralink said in a tweet on Thursday it had […]
Tech Digest daily roundup: WhatsApp to allow users to edit messages
WhatsApp will allow users to edit their messages – but only for 15 minutes after they have been sent. The Meta-owned messaging service has started rolling out the new function […]
Tech Digest daily roundup: Cryptocurrency should be regulated as type of gambling, UK government told
UK authorities should regulate cryptocurrency trading as a form of gambling rather than a financial service, parliament’s Treasury committee has said after a fresh inquiry into the industry. The government […]
Tech Digest daily roundup: US will not delay plane refit to prevent 5G interference
The US will not delay a deadline for airlines to refit planes with new sensors to address possible 5G interference, despite concerns the cut-off date could cause travel disruption. Transportation […]
