An Australian Cabinet minister on Friday rejected X Corp. owner Elon Musk’s allegation that the government intended to control all Australians’ access to the internet through legislation that would ban youn
Conceived of by Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey in 2019 and spun out of Twitter in 2022, just before Elon Musk took over, Bluesky came out of beta in February 2024 and found an eager, if relatively small audience. The social media platform—which, at first glance, looks remarkably similar to X—had amassed roughly 13 million users by the end of October. Then Donald Trump was reelected, with an assist from Elon Musk. Now, the site has more than
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis used to get some of his most fulfilling work done between midnight and 3 a.m. A self-described “nocturnal person,” the Londoner devoted the solitude of his overnight shift to catching up on scientific papers, coming up with new ideas, and just plain thinking.
Lately, however, even Hassabis’s wee hours are in demand. Much of his team is now based at Google’s home turf in Silicon Valley, where it’s eight hours earlier. As a consequence, vi
On Wednesday afternoon, billionaire activist investor Bill Ackman appeared to post on Bluesky a plan to destroy the burgeoning social media platform. Though the poster turned out to be an impostor, whoever it was so thoroughly captured the long-winded Ackman’s
Plenty of questions remain around Democrats’ election loss. What seems beyond dispute, however, is that the Republican candidate got a big boost from appearing on—and being otherwise
It’s no secret that connections can open doors. Well, the same applies to romantic connections, and a new dating trend seems to be taking that advice and running with it.
“Throning” describes the practice of dating someone less for love and more for the social status they bring to the relationship. Think Kim Kardashian and Kanye West or Industry’s Yasmin and Henry: Throning is essentially about boosting one’s reputation through association.
According
In the grand journey of human progress, healthcare is at a tipping point. Much like the decline of civilizations chronicled by Jared Diamond, traditional hospitals, once viewed as bastions of healing, are on the brink of an existential collapse. The hospital of the future needs to break free from the constraints of its physical walls. With a growing emphasis on digital health, hospitals must adopt a hybrid model, offering care that is half-virtual and ha
The proposal filed on Wednesday by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to completely dismantle Google’s monopoly in the world of search would require the company to sell off its Chrome browser, which has a 67% market share worldwide. And it would have huge ramifications for the broader tech sector. I
Crypto enthusiasts are ecstatic after U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler said he will step down from his post on January 20 once President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
The price of Bitcoin, which has been on a streak of record highs since the presidential election, topped $98,000 for the first time on Thursday.
“The staff and the Commission are deeply miss
Nick Pickles, the former head of global affairs at Elon Musk’s social media platform X, is joining forces with one of Musk’s rivals, his fellow OpenAI cofounder Sam Altman.