Elon Musk’s start-up Neuralink on Thursday said it has approval from US regulators to test its brain implants in people. Neuralink said clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its first in-human clinical study is “an important…
Elon Musk names Linda Yaccarino new Twitter CEO
Elon Musk has named a new chief executive of Twitter, just over six months after his controversial takeover of the social media company. The billionaire said Linda Yaccarino, the former head of advertising at NBCUniversal, would oversee business operations at…
Elon Musk to step down as Twitter CEO as he finds mystery woman for role
Elon Musk will step down as Twitter’s CEO in six weeks – replacing himself with an unnamed woman. Mr Musk said on Thursday that he has found a new CEO for Twitter, or X Corp, as it is now called.…
Twitter gives fake Disney account verified status
Twitter gave a fake Disney account account verification status at the weekend. The account, called @DisneyJuniorUK, was tweeting vile content, but managed to be verified with a gold tick before being suspended. The owner alerted his followers by saying “this…
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship rocket blows up minutes after launch
The largest and most powerful rocket ever built has blasted off from Texas but blew up within minutes in a test flight that its makers, SpaceX, hope will be the first step on a human journey to Mars. After a…
Elon Musk just stripped The New York Times of its blue Twitter check mark
Twitter has removed the verification check mark on the main account of The New York Times, one of CEO Elon Musk’s most despised news organizations. The removal comes as many of Twitter’s high-profile users are bracing for the loss of…
*Police to probe death of Yul Edochie’s son (Vanguard)*Truck driver in court for crashing into store (Nation)
Police to probe death of Yul Edochie’s son (Vanguard) The Lagos State Police Command has said it will investigate the death of Kambilichukwu, the first son of Yul Edochie, and May, his first wife. It was a rude shock on…
Elon Musk among experts urging a halt to AI training
Key figures in artificial intelligence want training of powerful AI systems to be suspended amid fears of a threat to humanity. They have signed an open letter warning of potential risks, and say the race to develop AI systems is…
Twitter suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene’s account after ‘Trans Day of Vengeance’ post
Twitter has suspended Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s congressional account for seven days after the Georgia lawmaker repeatedly tweeted about a rally called “Trans Day of Vengeance,” following Monday’s school shooting in Nashville. Greene posted an image of the poster…
Elon Musk tells William Shatner subscription-only Twitter blue check-marks are about treating everyone equally
Is Elon Musk’s move to grant verified blue check-marks only to paying Twitter users designed to prop up the company’s revenue — or is it supposedly to democratize the social network? After actor William Shatner groused about Twitter’s plan to…