As Volkswagen looks to resurrect the Scout brand in the United States, CEO Herbert Diess has shed light on the decision, saying it represents an opportunity for the German auto giant to “become much more American.” VW announced plans to re-launch the Scout as a fully-electric pick-up and “rugged” SUV last Wednesday, with prototypes due…
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Amazon just booked up to 83 rockets to launch its own satellite internet constellation
New York CNN Business — Three NASA astronauts and a European astronaut are returning home from the International Space Station, capping off their six-month mission during which they worked alongside Russian cosmonauts and hosted the first all-private crew to visit the orbiting outpost. The agreement includes two veteran rocket builders — United Launch Alliance, which…
Elon Musk picks holes in Twitter algorithm, offers 3 steps; Jack Dorsey says… | worldnews
Elon Musk’s Twitter deal has been paused but the multi-billionaire has not stopped tweeting about Twitter and for one of those tweets where he revealed the sample size of a bot check, Elon Musk also received a call from Twitter’s legal team. Tesla CEO Elon Musk whose $44-billion deal to acquire Twitter has temporarily been…
Twitter CEO says Elon Musk’s big buyout could be reversed
in to series of tweets sat out on Friday, Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal revealed that Elon Musk’s deal to purchase the company could fall through. A lot has happened over the past several weeks. I’ve been focused on the company and haven’t said much publicly during this time, but I will now. — Parag Agrawal…
Elon Musk has wrong approach to count fakes, spam on Twitter: experts
Tesla CEO Elon Musk sent Twitter shares tumbling on Friday when he said he was going to put his $44 billion acquisition of the social network “on hold” while he researched the proportion of fake and spam accounts on the platform. Though Musk later clarified that he remains committed to the deal, he continued to…
As Musk buyout looms, Twitter searches for its soul
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A toxic cesspool. To lifeline. A finger on the world’s pulse. Twitter is all these things and more to its over 217 million users around the world — politicians, journalists, activists, celebrities, weirdos and normies, cat and dog lovers and just about anyone else with an internet connection. For Elon Muskits…
Amazon takes on SpaceX in the satellite internet with Project Kuiper
Amazon has a plan to deliver internet from space using 3,236 small satellites in low Earth orbit. It’s called Project Kuiper. In April, the company signed a multibillion-dollar contract — the largest rocket deal in the history of the commercial space industry — for launches of its Kuiper satellites with three different entities: Jeff Bezos’s…
Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal Throws Elon Musk Some Shade
Embattled Twitter (TWTR) – Get Twitter, Inc. Report CEO Parag Agrawal threw some shade at Elon Musk in a series of tweets Friday. Musk and Twitter’s board of directors reached agreement on a $44 billion takeover of the micro-blogging service last month. The Tesla CEO undertook not to offer disparaging comments about Twitter while the…
Twitter CEO expects Musk deal to close but preparing for all scenarios
Parag Agrawal named Twitter CEO on Nov 29th, 2021. Courtesy: Twitter Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal said friday that he still expects the sale to Elon Musk to go through, but he’s continuing to run the company in case it doesn’t. “While I expect the deal to close, we need to be prepared for all scenarios…
Elon Musk says his deal to buy Twitter is on hold
London CNN Business — Elon Musk said he is putting his bid to acquire Twitter (TWTR) on hold, weeks after agreeing to take the company private in a $44 billion deal. “Twitter deal temporarily on hold pending details supporting calculation that spam/fake accounts do indeed represent less than 5% of users,” Musk tweeted on Friday….