Musk sacked SpaceX staff who slagged him off
Free speech is only for me
Elon [look at me] Musk was so bothered about the free speech rights of his staff he fired those who wrote an open letter that slammed him, a US labour court heard.
Wickr is dead
Amazon's secret app for drug dealers is no more
The encrypted messaging app Wickr Me is kaput, more than a year after it was exposed as the favourite app for drug traffickers.
Xerox fires 15 per cent of staff
But they are not layoffs but reinventions
Xerox has been hitting the PRspeak this week to find a new word to describe the fact that it has handed 15 per cent of its workforce their P45s and pink slips.
23andMe blames victims for massive data breach
Millions of users' DNA
DNA testing outfit 23andMe, facing over 30 lawsuits from victims of its vast data breach, is trying to dodge the blame by pointing the finger at the victims, a letter seen by TechCrunch reveals.
UK coppers probe “first online rape”
Child attacked in the Metaverse
UK coppers are investigating what has been dubbed the first rape in the Metaverse after a child was ‘attacked’ in a VR game.
Substack users threaten exodus
CEO wants to keep taking Nazi cash
Substack users are fuming after the boss of the email newsletter service said he would keep hosting and paying "Nazis" on his platform.
Pascal inventor logs off
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Computer genius Niklaus Wirth who bought the world Pascal, Euler and Oberon has died. He was 89.
Samsung officially schedules next Unpacked event for January 17
Samsung Galaxy S24 lineup incoming
Although we knew it was coming, Samsung has now officially set the date for its next Unpacked event which will take place on January 17th, 10 AM PT (7 PM CET). According to Samsung, the Galaxy Unpacked 2024 event will "open a new era of mobile AI", suggesting that a big part of it will be about artificial intelligence.
Nvidia teases upcoming Geforce RTX 40 SUPER series
Announcements at the Nvidia CES 2024 Special Address
Nvidia has officially started teasing the upcoming Geforce RTX 40 SUPER series graphics cards that are expected to be announced during the CES 2024 Special Address.
BT misses Huawei ban deadline and faces fines
Failed to purge the Chinese
BT has failed to get rid of Huawei kit from its core networks by the deadline set by the government, and admitted 2G and 3G services are still using the Chinese gear.