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Twitter abuzz over Musk's 'if I die under mysterious circumstances' post

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The post came a few days after the Tesla CEO announced acquisition of Twitter for $44 billion. Twitter storms and Elon Musk seem to be old pals and it was no different on Monday morning. This time the Tesla CEO's post about dying under "mysterious circumstances" is what made Twitter buzz. "If I die under mysterious circumstances, it’s been nice knowin ya," he tweeted. The post came a few days after the Tesla CEO announced his plans to acquire Twitter for… read more

Nearly half of Elon Musk's 90 million Twitter followers are 'fake'

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According to Twitter auditing tool SparkToro, of Musk's 87.9 million followers (at the time of the research audit), roughly 48 per cent are fake, reports Time As Tesla CEO and soon-to-be Twitter boss Elon Musk aims to crack down on spam bots, nearly half of his own followers on the micro-blogging platform are fake. According to Twitter auditing tool SparkToro, of Musk's 87.9 million followers (at the time of the research audit), roughly 48 per cent are fake, reports Time. These are the accounts that are "unreachable and will not see the account's tweets because they're spam... read more

Tesla stockholders ask judge to silence CEO Elon Musk in fraud case

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Musk, during an interview Thursday at the TED 2022 conference, said he had the funding to take Tesla private in 2018 A group of Tesla shareholders suing CEO Elon Musk over some 2018 tweets about taking the company private is asking a federal judge to order Musk to stop commenting on the case. Lawyers for stockholders of the Austin, Texas-based company also say in court documents that the judge in... read more

UK watchdog to probe Face ID privacy complaint against Apple

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The data watchdog in the UK is launching a probe into Apple after a former senior woman engineer claimed the tech giant accessed smartphones of its employees via the Face ID feature. The data watchdog in the UK is launching a probe into Apple after a former senior woman engineer claimed the tech giant accessed smartphones of its employees via the Face ID feature. In a complaint filed with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the whistleblower Ashley Gjovik alleged the... read more

Meta-owned WhatsApp likely to roll out new drawing tool features

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Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is likely to roll out a new drawing tool features for its users. Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is likely to roll out a new drawing tool features for its users. According to WABetaInfo, the company is releasing new drawing tools to some people on WhatsApp beta for... read more

Meta to let creators sell virtual items in social VR app Horizon Worlds

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that creator monetisation and metaverse economy is really important. Meta on Tuesday announced it is testing new features in Horizon Worlds, its social virtual reality (VR) app, that will help creators sell virtual items and make money. In a conversation with Vidyuu Studios, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that creator monetisation and metaverse economy is... read more

Fortnite developer Epic raises $2 billion to build for metaverse

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The funds will be used to boost Epic's dream to build the metaverse. Epic, the developer of popular game Fortnite, has announced a $2 billion round of funding from Sony and KIRKBI, the family-owned investment company which founded the Lego Group. The funds will be used to boost Epic's dream to build the metaverse. Sony and KIRKBI invested $1 billion, respectively in... read more

Elon Musk not joining Twitter board; CEO Parag Agrawal reveals why

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Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and now the largest shareholder in the micro-blogging site Twitter, has decided not to join the Twitter board. He owns a 9.2% stake, worth nearly $3 billion, in Twitter Inc Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk, who was to officially become a member of the Twitter board from April 9, has decided not to do so, Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal wrote in a post on Monday. In his Twitter post, Agrawal said, "Elon's appointment to... read more

The world's 20 richest people in the automobile industry

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Two Indians, Pallonji Mistry and Rahul Bajaj, make the list Bill Gates' share of car dealer AutoNation propels him to the top of the list   Stake value and percent of net worth figures are as of July 19, 2019. Total wealth figures are as of Oct. 9, 2019.   1. Bill Gates Company:  AutoNation Inc.(Stake Value: $914,554,258; Per cent of Total Net Worth: .9%; Total Wealth: $105 billion; Location: Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Segment: Car dealers) Gates may not be the first person you would expect to see on a list of automotive wealth, but his share of car dealer AutoNation contributes to his overall fortune, most of which comes from Microsoft Corp. and Cascade Investment (which controls stakes in dozens of publicly traded companies, including Canadian National Railway, Deere, and Ecolab). 2. Larry Ellison Company:  Tesla Inc.(Stake Value: $730,773,000 to $1 billion; Per cent of Total Net Worth: 1.3%; Total Wealth: $58.5 billion; Location: Palo A...