Essay: Elon Musk’s plans for Twitter could make its misinformation problems worse
In an article first published on The Conversation, ANJANA SUSARLA, a professor of information systems at Michigan State University in the US, says the billionaire’s purchase of the social media platform raises some important issues…
Human rights groups raise hate speech concerns after Musk’s takeover of Twitter
Washington DC, US Reuters Human rights groups on Monday raised concerns about hate speech on Twitter and the power that its takeover by Elon Musk would give the billionaire after the self-described “free speech absolutist” clinched a deal to take the social media platform private. Musk, who is also chief executive of electric car maker […]
Activists urge Tesla to close new Xinjiang showroom
Beijing, ChinaAP American activists are appealing to Tesla Inc to close a new showroom in China’s north-western region of Xinjiang, where officials are accused of abuses against mostly Muslim ethnic minorities. Tesla on Friday announced the opening of its showroom in Urumqi, the Xinjiang capital, and said on its Chinese social media account, “Let’s start […]
Seats filled for first all-civilian spaceflight crew
Reuters A college science professor and an aerospace data analyst were named on Tuesday to round out a four-member crew for a SpaceX launch into orbit planned later this year billed as the first all-civilian spaceflight in history. The two latest citizen astronauts were introduced at a news briefing live-streamed from the Kennedy Space Center […]
Essay: TechnoKings rule. But at what cost?
Writing from London, MAL FLETCHER argues that while BigTech companies preach “equality, sharing and meritocracy”, their growth is often focused on drawing more and more power to themselves and their “elite” leaders…
Climate change: Scared by global warming? In Iceland, one solution is petrifying
ALISTER DOYLE, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on an unusual – and controversial – solution being employed in Iceland to tackle global warming…
ROBOTS: AS ARTIFICAL INTELLIGENCE GROWS, SO DO PERCEIVED THREATS TO HUMAN UNIQUENESS
ROSALIE CHEN, of Religion News Service, reports that the Elon Musk-Mark Zuckerberg tussle over artificial intelligence reflects broader questions about the centrality of God-given humanity…