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Musk Says Twitter Is Roughly Breaking Even, Has 1,500 Employees

Twitter Inc CEO Elon Musk said on Wednesday the social media company is “roughly breaking even,” as most of its advertisers have returned and its aggressive cost-cutting efforts have started bearing fruit after massive layoffs. Musk, in an interview with BBC broadcast live on Twitter Spaces, said Twitter has about 1,500 employees now, a sharp […]

TikTok Ban: A Lose-Lose Situation for US and China 

The US government’s ban on TikTok, a popular video-sharing app, has unintended consequences for both the US and China. The move was part of a larger effort to counter China’s growing influence in the global economy and technology sector.  ______________________________  Three years ago, the United States government raised national security concerns over the popular video-sharing […]

Australia Bans TikTok on Government Devices Over Security Concerns

Australia banned TikTok on Tuesday from all federal government-owned devices over security concerns, becoming the latest U.S.-allied country to take action against the Chinese-owned video app. The ban underscores growing worries that China could use the Beijing-based company, owned by ByteDance Ltd, to harvest users’ data to advance its political agenda, undermining Western security interests. […]

Factbox - Why a Broad US TikTok Ban Is Unlikely to Take Effect Soon

A recent ban of TikTok use on U.S. government-owned devices, coupled with new legislation in Congress seeking to block the app, have fueled expectations the popular Chinese-owned platform could soon be barred nationwide. Adding to the perception, last week the company said the Biden administration had demanded TikTok’s owners divest their stakes in the popular […]

Baidu’s Hong Kong Shares Rebound as Users Test ChatGPT-Like Ernie Bot

Hong Kong-listed shares in China’s Baidu rebounded 15.7% on Friday as users told of their experiences with the Ernie bot, recouping losses from a day earlier prompted by the chatbot’s launch, which failed to impress. On Thursday, viewers of the Chinese search engine giant’s presentation panned the company’s lack of a live demonstration and a […]

SpaceX Capsule Delivers Latest Four-Member Crew to International Space Station

A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule arrived safely at the International Space Station (ISS) after a brief delay early on Friday, carrying two U.S. astronauts, a Russian cosmonaut and a United Arab Emirates astronaut on a six-month science mission. The autonomously flying spacecraft dubbed Endeavour docked with the space station shortly after 1:40 a.m. EST (0640 […]

SpaceX Launches Latest Space Station Crew to Orbit for NASA

Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX launched a four-man crew to orbit en route to the International Space Station early on Thursday, with a Russian cosmonaut and United Arab Emirates astronaut joining two NASA crewmates for the flight. The SpaceX launch vehicle, consisting of a Falcon 9 rocket topped with an autonomously operated Crew Dragon capsule […]

Follow These Digital Marketing Trends to Succeed on the Web in 2023

If you are a business owner interested in the latest digital marketing innovations, this article is right for you. We created this list of digital marketing trends for 2023 to help entrepreneurs stand out and get a competitive edge in the market. Statistics say that the digital marketing industry is predicted to reach $807 billion […]

Human Awareness in the Smart Age

Smart devices have been on the rise since their first appearance around 1966. However, their popularity has gone through the roof in recent years. This peak in popularity is chiefly due to the new era of connectivity and the popularity of TV shows and movies that highlight the usefulness of this technology, such as the […]