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The Tesla Cybercab. Photo: Handout via TNS

Elon Musk sued for using Blade Runner imagery in Tesla event

The Cybercab unveiling earlier this month included a presentation slide with an AI-generated image similar to a shot from the film.

Elon Musk gives away US$1 million per day to signers of his petition

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Moonshot AI updates Kimi chatbot to offer capabilities akin to OpenAI o1

OpenAI accuses Elon Musk of harassment over his ‘altruism versus greed’ lawsuit

The lawsuit has not dampened investors’ interest in OpenAI, which recently raised US$6.6 billion at a US$157 billion valuation.

OpenAI claims Elon Musk’s lawsuit is part of an “increasingly blusterous campaign to harass” the Microsoft-backed start-up. Photo: Shutterstock

Intel rebuffs Arm after British firm asked to buy US chip maker’s product unit

In the high-level inquiry, Arm did not express interest in Intel’s manufacturing operations.

Bankman-Fried’s ex Ellison gets 2 years in prison in FTX fraud case

Caroline Ellison pleaded guilty to fraud and conspiracy after helping prosecutors in the conviction of her former boss and boyfriend.

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Explainer | From Facebook intern to TikTok CEO: a closer look at Singapore’s Shou Zi Chew

TikTok’s 41-year-old Singaporean CEO is facing an uphill battle to keep the platform alive in the US, while also maintaining a public profile.

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TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew prepares to testify before the US Congress in March last year. Photo: Getty Images via AFP

Tech billionaire pulls off first private spacewalk high above Earth

Tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman is one of several wealthy passengers increasingly plunking down huge sums for rides aboard private rockets.

12 Silicon Valley CEOs and investors backing Kamala Harris – unlike Elon Musk

Elon Musk may be vocal in his support for Donald Trump, but several prominent tech CEOs and VCs are signing on to support Kamala Harris for US president.

Musk takes jab at Taylor Swift for Harris endorsement, riling China’s Swifties

The tech billionaire and Trump supporter told ‘childless cat lady’ Swift, ‘I will give you a child and guard your cats with my life’.

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Elon Musk is seen at the US Open in New York on Sunday. Photo: Reuters

Who is Angela Bacares, the widow of ‘Britain’s Bill Gates’, Mike Lynch?

She lost her husband and 18-year-old daughter Hannah on a superyacht, and may still be liable to pay up to US$4 billion to Hewlett Packard.

Late British tech CEO Mike Lynch and his wife Angela Bacares. Photo: @PakistaniIndex/X

Trump says he’ll appoint Musk head of US efficiency commission if elected

The ex-US president wants to create a body to conduct an audit of the federal government and make recommendations for drastic reforms.

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UN raises rights concerns over Telegram founder’s arrest: ‘should be looked at’

The agency is considering a paper outlining the parameters for such cases, highlighting the need for proportionality and adherence to international standards when regulating social media platforms.

Mark Zuckerberg’s evolving style: from ‘tech bro’ hoodies to 90s rapper swagger

The Meta CEO was once known for a uniform of T-shirts, hoodies and jeans; now, he’s wearing shearling coats in Japan and bedazzled suits to an extravagant wedding in India

How Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg went from wearing hoodies at tech conferences to reviving 90s fashion with Bill Gates and suiting up for the Anant Ambani’s wedding. Photos: AFP, @Zuck/Instagram

After Telegram founder arrest, Russians fear loss of ‘main information source’

The app, used by both the Kremlin and its opponents, is a vital source of uncensored news in a country where dissent is increasingly suppressed.

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France’s arrest of Telegram chief Pavel Durov raises fears in Russia of a potential block, threatening one of the last sources of uncensored news. Photo: AFP

Judge orders immediate shutdown of Elon Musk’s X in Brazil

The decision is the latest chapter in an ongoing feud between the tech billionaire and a justice at the country’s top court.

Macron defends move to give Telegram boss French passport

French president said he was unaware that Pavel Durov was coming to France before his surprise weekend arrest.

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Telegram founder’s various citizenships add to mystery of his arrest

Russian-born Pavel Durov is also a citizen of France, United Arab Emirates and the Caribbean Islands nation of St Kitts and Nevis.

The Dubai skyline. Telegram CEO Pavel Durov is a citizen of the United Arab Emirates. Photos: Agence France-Presse and Bloomberg

Telegram’s Pavel Durov charged, banned from leaving France

France releases Telegram boss Pavel Durov on a US$5.5 million bail after he was charged over alleged criminal use of app.

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Analysis | ‘Weapon of war’ Telegram under increased scrutiny after CEO’s arrest

The arrest of maverick entrepreneur Pavel Durov has drawn global attention to the importance of his messaging app Telegram for Russian troops and propagandists in the Ukraine war.

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Telegram’s Pavel Durov set to learn fate after France arrest

French prosecutors will either need to charge or release the Telegram boss after the maximum 96-hour detention period expires.

Pavel Durov in 2016. Durov was detained in France on Saturday. File photo: Bloomberg

Macron denies Telegram founder’s arrest ‘political’ as France extends detention

Pavel Durov, the Russian-born founder of messaging app Telegram, is being held in custody as part of a cyber criminality investigation.

Founder and CEO of Telegram, Pavel Durov. File photo: Reuters

Profile | Who is Pavel Durov, Telegram founder dubbed the ‘Russian Zuckerberg’ arrested in France?

Pavel Durov has founded wildly popular social networks as well as a cryptocurrency, amassed a multibillion-dollar fortune and locked horns with authorities not just in Russia but around the world.

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Telegram messaging app CEO Pavel Durov arrested in France

Investigators allege the Russian-born billionaire’s platform has been used for money laundering and drug trafficking, among other offences.

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Binance hiring 1,000 new staff as firm’s compliance spending tops US$200 million

The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange plans to have a 700-strong compliance workforce by the end of 2024, up from about 500 at present, according to CEO Richard Teng.

Binance chief executive Richard Teng said the cryptocurrency exchange continues to be profitable. Photo: Shutterstock

Chechen warlord shows off Cybertruck with machine gun, invites Musk to Russia

Putin ally Kadyrov says he ‘literally fell in love’ with the Tesla vehicle and will donate it to Russian forces invading Ukraine.

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov stands atop a gun-mounted Tesla Cybertruck in Grozny, Chechnya. Photo: Telegram/rkadyrov_95 via AFP

More than 600 million on mainland use LLMs amid boom in GenAI adoption: report

Cyberspace Administration of China director Zhuang Rongwen said generative AI services are currently ‘driving economic and societal growth’.

Moonshot AI founder builds business in the mould of ByteDance, OpenAI

Big bets made by Alibaba, Tencent and other investors on Yang Zhilin’s leadership have boosted Moonshot AI’s valuation to US$3.3 billion.

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Tech CEOs
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last updated:
9 September, 2024
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