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SpaceX launches its giant new rocket - but it's not a total success

The first test flight of the Starship craft in April ended in an explosion soon after liftoff.

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Advertisers flee Elon Musk's X over antisemitism concerns

Advertisers have voiced concern that their ads are appearing next to pro-Nazi content on the platform formerly known as Twitter.

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EU Commission advises services to stop advertising on Elon Musk's X

The social media platform X was formerly called Twitter and was acquired by Elon Musk last year.

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IBM pulls ads from X over placement next to pro-Nazi content

The IT giant pulled the advertisements following a report by the left-leaning non-profit, Media Matters, that showed advert placement next to content promoting Nazi ideology.

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X fails to remove antisemitic and islamophobic hate speech - report

The non-profit organisation analysed 200 examples of reported hate speech on the platform and found that 96 per cent of the posts remained online a week later.

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Humanoid robots are already here. But do we really need them?

As the human birth rate declines, humanoid robots could take up the slack and fill jobs that are vacant. But do we really need them?

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Elon Musk biopic on the way with Darren Aronofsky set to direct

Walter Isaacson’s authorized biography released this year will serve as a basis for the screenplay of the upcoming Elon Musk film.

Mobility

Tesla is planning to produce €25,000 EV at its German gigafactory

Plans to build a cheaper Tesla model in Europe were outlined by Elon Musk last week, according to an insider - but the company remains tight-lipped.

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Musk and Sunak discuss 'disruptive force' of AI at UK summit

Speaking at the discussion, Musk said there was a role for governments to play "when the public safety is at risk" in regards to AI.

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From Musk to Microsoft, what are the latest AI developments this week?

It’s been a busy week for AI with a summit in the UK and multiple companies claiming their AI model is the best.

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‘World-first’ AI agreement reached at UK’s safety summit

Representatives and companies from 28 countries, including the US and China, as well as the EU, signed the pact that aims to tackle the risks of so-called frontier AI models.

Gaza

Israel Hamas war: Civil order 'breaks down' in Gaza as strikes damage hospital and death toll rises

All the latest developments from the Israel Hamas war.

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How Twitter has transformed into X under Elon Musk, one year on

Elon Musk’s upheaval of Twitter’s verification system has been just one of a number of controversial changes to the social media platform in a year.

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Elon Musk offers $1bn to change Wikipedia's name to ‘Dickipedia'

The X (formerly Twitter) owner called it a "stiff & firm offer." How droll.

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Musk says two new paid-for subscriptions are coming to X

X, formerly Twitter, is trying to find ways to increase revenue by giving users a more tailored service.

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X (formerly Twitter) starts charging some users to use key features

X says the ‘Not A Bot’ subscription will allow key functions such as tweeting, replying, and liking.

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X (formerly Twitter) fined for failing to tackle child abuse content

Australia’s online safety watchdog said X provided no answers to some questions including how many staff remained on the trust and safety team that worked on preventing harmful and illegal content.

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EU officially launches formal probe into Israel-Hamas war content on X

The EU has asked Elon Musk's X, formerly Twitter, to hand over information about its handling of misinformation and violent terrorist content.

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Musk's X removes thousands of Hamas accounts and posts amid EU demand

The EU's digital rights chief Thierry Breton gave X, formerly Twitter, 24 hours to outline how the platform would meet the bloc's new digital rules.

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EU gives ultimatum to Musk to deal with Israel-Hamas misinformation

The EU's digital rights chief warned the owner of X, formerly Twitter, that war misinformation flooding the site was a potential breach of EU law.