WeChat: Why does Elon Musk want X to emulate China’s everything-app?
Earlier this week Elon Musk rebranded Twitter to X - another step in his plan to emulate Chinese mega app WeChat. Read more
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Mark Zuckerberg: Threads users down by more than a half
Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg says its new social media platform, Threads, has lost more than half its users. Read more
Rare Apple computer trainers on sale for $50,000
A pair of rare Apple trainers are being sold by auction house Sotheby's for $50,000 (£38,969). Read more
Seven AI companies agree to safeguards in the US
Seven leading companies in artificial intelligence have committed to managing risks posed by the tech, the White House has said. Read more
Twitter loses nearly half advertising revenue since Elon Musk takeover
Twitter has lost almost half of its advertising revenue since it was bought by Elon Musk for $44bn (£33.6bn) last October, its owner has revealed. Read more
The Black Mirror plot about AI that worries actors
Hollywood actors are striking for the first time in 43 years, bringing the American movie and television business to a halt, partly over fears about the impact of artificial intelligence (AI). Read more
Meta plans feed for Threads after users complain
Threads will add an alternative home feed of posts as part of a series of updates to the new social media app after users complained. Read more
Threads: Ten million join Meta’s Twitter rival, Zuckerberg says
Ten million users signed up for Meta's newly launched Threads app in its first seven hours, the company's chief Mark Zuckerberg says. Read more
E2E encryption: Should big tech be able to read people’s messages?
Meta's Mark Zuckerberg is on a collision course with the UK government over continued plans to build super-secure messaging into all his apps despite a potential landmark law that could effectively outlaw the technology. Read more
Pokemon Go maker Niantic cuts a quarter of its workforce
The maker of the Pokemon Go video game, Niantic, says it will cut a quarter of its workforce as the gaming industry faces a slowdown in demand after downloads surged during the pandemic. Read more
