By Kylan Jacobsen
Our expert reporter Kylan Jacobsen offers unique insights on the latest in technology, artificial intelligence, and global news.
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Richest Man, Bernard Arnault’s Company LVMH, Achieves Record Valuation In Europe
The Market Value of Luxury Goods Conglomerate LVMH Mo毛t Hennessy – Louis Vuitton, Exceeds $500 Million, A Record In Europe America seems to have a monopoly when it comes to the highest-valued companies in the world with the likes of Apple and Alphabet. However, As of April, there is a new European player ready to […]
鈥淚 Didn鈥檛 Request or Pay For It鈥�, Celebrities Say As They Get Their Twitter Badges Back
Elon Musk Makes U-Turn On Decision To Remove Legacy Account Verification On 20th April 2023, Twitter came good with its CEO鈥檚 promise to get rid of so-called legacy accounts. However, it took only a few days, and as early as Saturday 22nd April, the company U-turned and began 鈥渞eturning鈥� the blue badge to some of […]
The Price Of A Bad Day: Elon Musk Loses Nearly 13 Billion In A Single Day
Elon Musk’s Net Worth Plummets By About $12.6 Billion Following Tumultuous Few Days For Twitter, Tesla, And SpaceX According to Bloomberg鈥檚 Billionaire Index, the net worth of Twitter, Tesla, and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk plummeted by a whopping $12.6 billion. The dip comes after a chaotic day (Thursday 4th April 2023) for three of Musk鈥檚 […]
A Successful Failure: Elon Musk鈥檚 Starship Explodes Shortly After Launch
SpaceX’s Starship Explodes A Few Minutes After Launch Whatever the outcome, Thursday was set out to be a groundbreaking day for SpaceX and while it could have been better, that is exactly what it turned out to be. On April 20, 2023, SpaceX scheduled the launch of SpaceX鈥檚 Starship rocket, the most powerful rocket ever […]
Elon Musk Came For His Badges As Promised
Twitter Strips Legacy Blue Checks From Public Figures In Bid To Force Payments On Thursday, 20th April, Twitter started removing blue checkmarks (badges) in masses from what are considered legacy accounts. This is consistent with an Elon Musk announcement where he claimed there are 鈥渇ar too many corrupt legacy Blue 鈥渧erification鈥� checkmarks exist, so no […]
The Gloves Are Off: Elon Musk Enraged By Microsoft
鈥淟awsuit Time,鈥� Says Elon Musk after Microsoft Passes On Paying For Twitter鈥檚 High-Priced API 鈥淪tarting on Apr. 25, 2023, Smart Campaigns with Multi-platform will no longer support Twitter,鈥� Microsoft said on its site. This statement will have resounding effects on Twitter users and has evoked a reaction from Twitter CEO Elon Musk. Application Programming Interfaces […]
“You’re Next!” US Congress Tells Chinese-Owned Shein and Temu
The US Congress Has Its Sights On Shein and Temu After TikTok There have been growing concerns in the United States about the threat China-owned companies pose to the national security of the company. These concerns have escalated in recent months ultimately culminating in a congressional hearing for TikTok鈥檚 CEO Shou Zi Chew. The hearing […]
AI-Generated Fake Drake Song Sparks Controversy In The Music Industry
Universal Music Group Calls For AI Music To Be Banned On Streaming Platforms On Monday 17th April 2023, a TikTok user known as Ghostwriter977 released a song on the platform called 鈥淗eart on my Sleeve鈥� using generative artificial intelligence. The song imitated the voices of rapper Drake and singer The Weeknd. It mimics the two […]
Seven Secret Chinese ‘Police Stations’ Discovered In The USA
FBI Arrests Two People Over Allegedly Running Secret Chinese Police Stations In New York The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) arrested two alleged operatives in Manhattan on Monday for running a clandestine Chinese 鈥減olice station鈥�. The arrested individuals are Lu Jianwang, 61, and Chen Jinping, 59, both New York City residents. They are due for […]
Nightmare Scenario For QuaDream: Israeli Spyware Company Shutting Down
QuaDream Shutting Down Following Expose By Citizen Lab and Microsoft As per reports, Israeli spyware vendor and cyber offensive company QuaDream is will be shutting down its operations permanently in the coming days. This news comes a few days after the company鈥檚 hacking toolset was exposed by Citizen Lab and Microsoft. QuaDream is a technology […]
CheggMate: Chegg To Apply ChatGPT Technology To Its Platform
Chegg Announces Partnership With OpenAI to Integrate AI into Its Operations On Monday, an official announcement came from Chegg, that it would be implementing AI services into its operations. Chegg is an American education technology company that provides various educational services to students. As the company鈥檚 CEO said to Reuters, the educational software maker has […]
Government-Funded Tags Causing Friction Between Twitter And Media Outlets
Media Organizations Boycotting Twitter Over ‘Government-Funded’ Tags In recent weeks, Elon Musk鈥檚 Twitter has been labeling accounts belonging to media organizations. These labels provide information on whether a media company is government funded, state-affiliated, or publicly funded. However, many media houses have not taken well to this update with some threatening to quit Twitter altogether. […]
