Tag: Tech

Musk: SpaceX Might Keep Funding Satellite Service in Ukraine

NEW YORK—Billionaire Elon Musk suggested in a Saturday tweet that his rocket company SpaceX may continue to fund its satellite-based Starlink internet service in Ukraine. But Musk’s tone and wording also raised the possibility that the Tesla CEO was just being sarcastic. Musk frequently posted on Twitter jokes and sometimes goes on unusual tangents, such…


Apple Workers Vote to Unionize 2nd US Store

NEW YORK—Apple Inc. retail workers voted to form a union at an Oklahoma location, the U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) said on Friday, making it the tech giant’s second U.S. store to organize. Employees at the Apple Penn Square store in Oklahoma City voted 56 to 32 in support of joining the Communications Workers…


Musk Has a ‘Super App’ Plan for Twitter—It’s Super Vague

Elon Musk has a penchant for the letter “X.” He calls his son with the singer Grimes, whose actual name is a collection of letters and symbols, “X.” He named the company he created to buy Twitter “X Holdings.” His rocket company is, naturally, SpaceX. Now he also apparently intends to morph Twitter into an…


Twitter’s Claim Elon Musk Under Federal Investigation Is a ‘Misdirection’ Says Attorney

Elon Musk’s attorney on Saturday said Twitter’s claim in a court filing that the billionaire is under federal investigation is a “misdirection” and that it’s actually executives of the social media company being investigated. “Twitter’s executives are under federal investigation. This misdirection was sent by Twitter to try and uncover which of their assorted misconduct…


Twitter Working on Letting Users Control Who Can @Mention Them in a Tweet

Twitter Inc. is putting together a plan to let users restrict who can mention them in a tweet. A screenshot of the test version was shared by security researcher Jane Manchun Wong on the microblogging site. Twitter is working on letting you control who can mention you on Twitter pic.twitter.com/UemMCGcy70 — Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane) October…


IRS Warns Americans of a Specific Type of Scam Criminals Are Using on an ‘Industrial Scale’

The Internal Revenue Service is warning Americans against a recent rise of smishing attacks—phishing through text messages—identifying thousands of fraudulent domains that are targeting taxpayers through fake COVID relief, tax credits, or even help with setting up an IRS online account. “This is phishing on an industrial scale so thousands of people can be at…


Thorium Insiders Explain What Is Holding It Back From Wider Use

Thorium energy experts at the Thorium Energy Alliance Conference told The Epoch Times what they believe has limited the use of the mildly radioactive element, long touted as a potential alternative or complement to plutonium and enriched uranium in nuclear reactors. Unlike uranium-235, the isotope in enriched uranium that sustains a nuclear chain reaction, thorium…


UK Coroner Urges Separate Platforms for Adults and Kids After Ruling Online Content Contributed to Death of Teen

A coroner has issued recommendations including separate social media platforms for adults and children, following an inquest into the death of a London schoolgirl. Molly Russell, a 14-year-old girl from Harrow, northwest London, who her father said showed no obvious signs of mental illness, took her own life on Nov. 21, 2017. She had viewed…


Elon Musk Says SpaceX Can’t ‘Indefinitely’ Fund Internet for Ukraine

Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk said Friday that SpaceX cannot “indefinitely” fund the Starlink internet service in Ukraine, after a report said his rocket company had asked the Pentagon to cover the costs of the service that have helped Ukrainian forces with battlefield communications. Musk made the remarks in a post on Twitter as part…


Australian Electric Vehicles Sales Surge by 65 Percent in a Year

The sales of electric cars in Australia have soared by 65 percent in the past 12 months, with Tesla continuing to dominate the market. According to the State of Electric Vehicles (EVs) report, which analysed sales figures and state and federal government policies, the number of fast and ultra-fast vehicle charger locations in the country…