Tesla CEO Elon Musk has taken to Twitter to address a “false” report by The New York Times that he planned to lay off some Twitter employees before Nov. 1 to avoid payouts in their contracts. The New York Times, citing “four people with knowledge of the matter” reported on Oct. 29 that billionaire Musk planned to start…
Elon Musk Says New York Times Report on Avoiding Payouts to Twitter Employees Is ‘False’
October 31, 2022
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Australia Now a Cyberattack Hotbed With Defence Department the Latest Target
The Australian Defence Force has become the latest target in a spate of ongoing cyberattacks against major organisations in the country . The Defence Department’s internal communication platform, Forcenet, was targeted in the ransomware attack. The platform is used for communication between serving defence members and their families, containing data from 2018. Matt Keogh, the…
Judge Orders Meta to Pay $10.5 Million in Legal Fees to Washington
October 29, 2022
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SEATTLE—Facebook parent company Meta has been ordered to pay $10.5 million in legal fees to Washington state atop a nearly $25 million fine for repeated and intentional violations of campaign finance disclosure laws. King County Superior Court Judge Douglass North issued the legal-fee order Friday, two days after he hit the social media giant with…
GM Temporarily Halts Paid Advertising on Twitter
October 29, 2022
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General Motors Co. said late on Friday it had temporarily halted paid advertising on Twitter after Elon Musk completed his takeover of the social media company. The largest U.S. automaker said it was “engaging with Twitter to understand the direction of the platform under their new ownership.” Twitter did not immediately respond to a request…
Musk Says He Had No Role in Bringing Kanye West Back on Twitter
October 29, 2022
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Twitter-owner Elon Musk said on Friday that he did not have a hand in reinstating rapper Kanye West’s account, which was suspended by the micro-blogging site earlier this month for posting anti-Semitic remarks. The billionaire said Twitter had restored the account of the rapper, now known as Ye, before the completion of the social media…
Elon Musk Forms Council, Announces ‘No Major Content Decisions’
Elon Musk said Friday he’s forming a council to oversee Twitter’s content moderation decisions a day after he acquired the firm for $44 billion. The Tesla CEO said that Twitter would form the council with “widely diverse viewpoints.” He did not provide any names or a timeframe. “No major content decisions or account reinstatements will…
‘Zero Emissions’ From Electric Vehicles? Here’s Why That Claim Has Zero Basis
October 28, 2022
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As California, New York, and other states move to phase out the sale of gasoline-powered cars, public officials routinely echo the Biden administration’s claim that electric vehicles are a “zero emissions” solution that can significantly mitigate the effects of climate change. Car and energy experts, however, say there is no such thing as a zero-emissions vehicle: For now and the foreseeable future, the…
Amazon Shares Plunge After Tech Giant Forecasts Disappointing Holiday Sales
Shares of Amazon plunged on after-hours trading on Thursday after the company predicted less than spectacular sales for the important holiday shopping season. Amazon shares were down almost 20 percent in extended trading after the Seattle-based tech giant predicted revenue would be $140–148 billion in the three-month period ending the year, missing out on analysts’ average estimate of $156 billion….
New Australian Design to Cut Airport Checkpoint Queues in US
October 28, 2022
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Australian researchers have come up with a design to improve airport security checks in the United States (U.S.), which may soon mitigate long airport waiting times. Micro-X, an Australian tech company, has partnered with the Design Health Collab at Monash University to streamline crucial airport security checkpoint processes across the U.S. and increase aviation passenger…
White House Vows Response If Russia Attacks US Satellites; Putin Blames West for Ukraine War
Any response on U.S. infrastructure will be met with a response, the White House said on Thursday after a senior Russian foreign ministry official said Western commercial satellites could become legitimate targets for Russia if they were involved in the war in Ukraine. White House spokesman John Kirby, speaking to reporters, added that publicly available…
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