Elon Musk requests Rachel Maddow and Don Lemon to host Twitter shows

Elon Musk, the CEO of Twitter, has expressed a desire to bring more liberal voices to the platform. Musk suggested that the likes of MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow and former CNN anchor Don Lemon should “put their shows on this platform.” Musk’s comments come in response to the conservative views expressed by Tucker Carlson on the …

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Lawsuit claims Chinese authorities monitored Hong Kong demonstrators via TikTok

According to court documents filed by Yintao “Roger” Yu, a former executive at ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, Chinese Communist Party officials had access to a “god credential” on the social media platform that allowed them to track pro-democracy protesters and civil rights activists in Hong Kong. The court filing alleges that CCP officials …

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Volvo introduces cost-effective EX30 electric SUV to rival Tesla.

Volvo has launched its EX30 fully-electric small SUV, which offers two battery options and a starting price of approximately $38,500. This move is part of the car industry’s competition with Tesla to make EVs more affordable. The EX30 is the smallest SUV provided by Sweden’s leading manufacturer and follows the unveiling of the larger electric …

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Report claims Instagram algorithm bolstered an expansive network of pedophiles.

An alarming report has revealed that Instagram’s recommendation algorithms promoted a “vast pedophile network” that advertised the sale of illicit “child-sex material” on the platform. Researchers from Stanford University and the University of Massachusetts Amherst found that Instagram allowed users to search by hashtags related to child-sex abuse, including graphic terms such as #pedowhore, #preteensex, …

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Binance and Coinbase Executives’ Fortunes Decreased by Billions of Dollars

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed lawsuits against two of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges globally — Binance and Coinbase. The lawsuits led to billions being slashed from the net worth of both CEOs. Bloomberg reported that over the past two days, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao’s wealth dipped by $1.4 billion to $26 billion, …

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ChatGPT utilised by the mastermind behind ‘Black Mirror’ to pen an episode, deemed unsatisfactory

Oh, the humanity. “Black Mirror” creator Charlie Brooker, 52, says he used the artificial intelligence software ChatGPT to write an episode of the smash Netflix series – but he wasn’t impressed by the end product. “I’ve toyed around with ChatGPT a bit,” Brooker told Empire in an interview published Tuesday. The British series, which premiered …

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