Tag: Elon Musk
ShinyShiny snippets: Apple to launch foldable iPod, says analyst
Apple will launch a foldable iPad with a carbon fiber kickstand sometime next year, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. In a series of tweets, Kuo said he expects an “all-new design foldable […]
ShinyShiny snippets: Microsoft to cut 10,000 jobs worldwide
Microsoft will cut 10,000 jobs in the latest round of staff redundancies to hit the tech industry. It will affect up to 5% of its global workforce and cost the […]
ShinyShiny snippets: Sales of AR and VR headsets tumble, data shows
Worldwide shipments of virtual and augmented reality headsets dropped 12% to 9.6 million this year according to data from CCS Insight – a problem for Meta and other tech companies that […]
ShinyShiny snippets: UK’s first space mission ready for lift off
The first space mission on British soil is due for lift-off in the coming weeks after the regulator granted licences. Virgin Orbit has been awarded licences to operate the UK’s […]
ShinyShiny snippets: ‘Silent majority’ concerned by EVs, claims Toyota boss
A “silent majority” of car companies is concerned that electric vehicles will not alone be able to end reliance on fossil fuels, according to a senior Toyota executive. Akio Toyoda, […]
ShinyShiny snippets: Oppo latest to launch foldable phones
Chinese companies seem really keen to get their phones out before the end of the year, as hot on the heels of the Xiaomi 13 launch, there’s now the Oppo Find N2 and Oppo […]
ShinyShiny snippets: TikTok algorithm points some teens to ‘harmful content’
A study into TikTok’s video recommendation algorithm has found it suggests eating disorder and self-harm content to some new teen accounts within minutes. Research from the Centre for Countering […]
ShinyShiny snippets: Could TikTok be banned from US?
Democrats and Republicans don’t agree on much these days, but have joined forces to unveil bipartisan legislation that would ban TikTok across the US. Representatives on both sides of the […]
ShinyShiny snippets: Twitter re-launches Blue Tick from $8 a month
Twitter’s paid-for verification feature is rolling out once again on Monday. It was paused last month after being swamped by impersonators. It is still $8 per month – but there […]
ShinyShiny snippets: Discovery central to Land Rover EV platform
Image: Autocar. Land Rover is poised to radically reinvent the Discovery as part of its rapid and wide-reaching electrification programme with a view to distance it from the hugely popular […]
