Elon Musk under federal investigations: Twitter

Elon Musk is being investigated by federal authorities over his conduct in his $44 billion takeover deal for Twitter Inc, the social media company said in a court filing released on Thursday.
14 October 2022, 04:44 AM

Trump's Truth Social to be available on Google Play Store

Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) Google has approved former US President Donald Trump's social media app Truth Social for distribution in the Google Play Store, a company spokesperson said on Wednesday.
13 October 2022, 03:57 AM

Flying car makes first appearance in Dubai

A "flying car" built by Chinese electronic vehicle maker Xpeng Inc (9868.HK) made its first public flight in the United Arab Emirates, as the company works towards launching the electric aircraft on international markets.
11 October 2022, 19:45 PM

Apple, Samsung to be pushed for faster 5G software upgrades in India

India's government will push Apple, Samsung and other mobile phone manufacturers to prioritise rolling out software upgrades to support 5G in the country, amid concerns that many of their models are not ready for the recently launched high-speed service.
11 October 2022, 08:43 AM

Google ups its smartphone game with latest Pixel 7

Google is looking to up its smartphone game with the Pixel 7, the latest entrant in a competitive corner of personal electronics where it has traditionally been a bit player.
8 October 2022, 06:11 AM

Musk has to keep banks, investors on board to buy Twitter

If the squabbling ever stops over Elon Musk’s renewed bid to buy Twitter, experts say he still faces a huge obstacle to closing the $44 billion deal: Keeping his financing in place.
7 October 2022, 19:03 PM

Australian scientists trying to grow plants on Moon by 2025

Australian scientists are trying to grow plants on the Moon by 2025 in a new mission unveiled Friday that they said could help pave the way for a future colony.
7 October 2022, 16:41 PM

Elon Musk offers to pay $44 bn to buy Twitter to end legal battle

Elon Musk is abandoning his legal battle to back out of buying Twitter by offering to go through with his original $44 billion bid for the social media platform.
4 October 2022, 19:29 PM

Reliance Jio to launch $184 4G enabled laptop in India

Reliance Jio will launch a budget laptop priced at $184 (15,000 Indian rupees) with an embedded 4G sim card, aiming to replicate the success of its low-cost JioPhone in India's highly price-sensitive market, two sources told Reuters.
2 October 2022, 14:41 PM

Musk previews Tesla humanoid robot "Optimus"

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Friday the electric vehicle maker's eagerly anticipated humanoid robot 'Optimus' would cost under $20,000 and cautioned it still had way to go before becoming fully functional.
1 October 2022, 05:23 AM

Facebook owes Rohingya reparations for Myanmar violence: Amnesty

With roosters crowing in the background as he speaks from the crowded refugee camp in Bangladesh that’s been his home since 2017, Maung Sawyeddollah, 21, describes what happened when violent hate speech and disinformation targeting the Rohingya minority in Myanmar began to spread on Facebook.
29 September 2022, 07:00 AM

Tesla's 'Optimus' robot ready to be unveiled

Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk blamed overreliance on factory robots for sending the electric carmaker to "production hell" four years ago, saying humans were better at certain jobs.
20 September 2022, 17:49 PM

South Korea fines Google, Meta for privacy violations

South Korea levied millions of dollars in fines on Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Google and Meta Platforms (META.O) for privacy law violations, authorities said on Wednesday, as Meta considers fighting the decision in court.
14 September 2022, 07:28 AM

Most Twitter shareholders vote for sale to Musk: Sources

A majority of Twitter Inc's (TWTR.N) shareholders have voted in favor of the social media company's $44 billion sale to Elon Musk, people familiar with the tally said on Monday.
13 September 2022, 03:01 AM

Twitter to introduce edit button for premium users

Permanently misspelled tweets might soon be a thing of the past.
2 September 2022, 07:51 AM

Snapchat to cut 20% jobs after lowest revenue growth in its history

Snap Inc (SNAP.N) said on Wednesday revenue growth in the third quarter is running at the slowest rate in the company's history, as high inflation, rising interest rates and a deteriorating economy continues to ravage the advertising industry.
31 August 2022, 13:36 PM

Musk issues another letter to scrap Twitter deal after whistleblower claims

Elon Musk has sent an additional letter of deal termination to Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) to include a recent whistleblower complaint from former security head of the social media firm as another reason to scrap the $44 billion deal.
30 August 2022, 14:07 PM

NASA's test flight of new moon rocketship postponed after engine problem

An engine problem forced NASA on Monday to postpone for at least four days the launch of its colossal next-generation rocketship on a long-awaited debut test flight around the moon and back 50 years after Apollo's last lunar mission.
29 August 2022, 13:28 PM

Netflix plans to charge $7-9 per month for ad-supported subscription: Report

Netflix Inc (NFLX.O) is looking to charge about $7 to $9 per month for its new advertising-supported subscription plan, Bloomberg news reported late on Friday.
27 August 2022, 07:10 AM

Data access to Cambridge Analytica: Facebook agrees to settle privacy lawsuit

Meta Platforms Inc's Facebook has in-principle agreed to settle a lawsuit in the San Francisco federal court seeking damages for letting third parties including Cambridge Analytica access the private data of users, a court filing showed.
27 August 2022, 03:35 AM