Meta Platforms Inc is now a leader in another social media trend – lawsuits claiming the company built algorithms in its platforms that lure young people into a destructive addiction. Eight lawsuits filed in courthouses across the US over the…
From Seattle to Silicon Valley to Austin, a grim new reality is setting in across the tech landscape: a heady, decades-long era of rapid sales gains, boundless jobs growth and ever-soaring stock prices is coming to an end. What’s emerging…
Elon Musk is dropping plans to partially fund his purchase of Twitter Inc with a margin loan tied to his Tesla Inc stake and increasing the size of the deal’s equity component to $33.5 billion. Musk will provide an additional…
South Africans are increasingly choosing to take their skills abroad, while the allure of the US dollar is also a growing trend in the country, says online retailer Takealot, which employs in excess of 2,000 people in numerous roles. Speaking…
Internet Service Provider Webafrica has announced that it will close its physical offices and go fully remote. The decision comes after the Covid-19 pandemic forced the group to quickly introduce a work-from-home model in a matter of days, it said.…
Twitter Inc said Elon Musk has decided not to join its board, a stunning twist to a week-long saga that’s captivated the tech community and touched off renewed speculation about the company’s future. Musk held “many discussions” with Twitter’s directors…
Elon Musk wants Twitter Inc to offer authentication checkmarks and zero ads for users that pay for premium features on the social media service. After investor Michael Burry complained about losing his account’s authentication checkmark, the billionaire and new Twitter…
Elon Musk refiled the disclosure of his stake in Twitter Inc. to classify himself as an active investor, making the change after taking a seat on the social media company’s board. Musk, a billionaire who is chief executive officer of…
Twitter Inc chief executive officer Parag Agrawal has responded to a poll posted by Tesla Inc chief Elon Musk, his company’s biggest shareholder, by calling it important and urging users to “vote carefully.” Musk revealed this week that he’s acquired…
Chat tools and apps offer convenient and informal ways to network, communicate, share ideas, and connect with colleagues, clients and service providers. However, leaving employees to their own devices without sufficient consideration and regulation may pose bigger problems for South…