56 minutes ago Local reviews into grooming will get answers and bring change, says Cooper

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said local reviews would provide more answers and change than a nationwide probe.

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4 hours ago Suchir Balaji’s family demand outside investigation into OpenAI whistleblower’s death

Police in San Francisco previously ruled Balaji’s death a suicide and stated there was no evidence of foul play

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8 hours ago Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket launches into orbit to rival Elon Musk’s SpaceX

The successful Blue Origin launch bolsters rivalry between tech billionaires

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5 hours ago Elon Musk leaks popular streamer's DMs over 'cheating' row and warns of 'more receipts'

Elon Musk has committed to building his own game studio to "make games great again", but the wider gaming community seems decidedly less excited about the prospect

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11 hours ago Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin rocket blasts off in challenge to Elon Musk’s SpaceX

Launch of Amazon founder’s New Glenn craft on second attempt ramps up rivalry between tech billionairesBlue Origin’s huge New Glenn rocket has blasted off from Florida on its first mission to space, an inaugural step into Earth’s orbit for Jeff Bezos’s space company as it aims to rival Elon Musk’s SpaceX in the satellite launch business.Thirty storeys high with a reusable first stage filled with liquid oxygen and methane, New Glenn launched at about 2am ET (0700 GMT) from Blue Origin’s launchpad at the Cape Canaveral Space Force station under cloudy skies on its second attempt this week. Continue reading...

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7 hours ago The Village People, 8,000 troops, Elon Musk and a snub to Keir Starmer: America braces for Trump's 'peaceful' second inauguration

Donald Trump will be sworn in as president for the second time on Monday, capping one of the most astounding political comebacks in American history.

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5 hours ago I knew one day I’d have to watch powerful men burn the world down – I just didn’t expect them to be such losers | Rebecca Shaw

Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg’s desperation to be cool as they suck up to Donald Trump is so cringe it makes my skin crawlI don’t know if anyone else has noticed this but everything seems to be going down the tubes quite fast. And not fun tubes, like at a waterpark. The “ending in shit” kind. The issues are complicated, the reasons diverse, but there are a few culprits who have been making themselves extremely visible.Alongside those holding political office, tech gragillionnaires (I had to invent a new number) like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg obviously wield huge global influence with their computers and numbers and whatnot. There has been a lot written about them and there will be more, as they continue to shape the world and win favour with Donald Trump. Big, scary, probably ruinous things lie ahead. But I’m here to discuss the smaller part. The insult to injury, the sprinkling of salt in the wound. Continue reading...

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27 hours ago Elon Musk is being sued by the SEC over his Twitter takeover. What we know

The Tesla CEO bought Twitter in October 2022 for $44 billion and rebranded it as X

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8 hours ago Tories are amplifying conspiracy theories of foreign billionaires, says Nandy

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said while the Tories ‘amplify the noise and conspiracy theories we are cracking on with delivering for people’.

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12 hours ago Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket lifts off from Florida on debut mission in first step to rival Elon Musk's SpaceX

Jeff Bezos ' Blue Origin took a major step into the satellite launch market this morning with the successful debut of its New Glenn rocket from Florida .

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31 hours ago Elon Musk's SpaceX prepares for Starship’s launch in seventh flight test

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has revealed the exact time you will see the world’s biggest rocket’s most ambitious flight yet

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10 hours ago Cameron Diaz surprises Jamie Foxx after taunting Trump with Elon Musk claim

Foxx couldn’t hide his shock over Diaz’s jab at the president-elect’s friendship with tech billionaire

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41 hours ago SEC files bombshell lawsuit against Elon Musk for allegedly failing to disclose Twitter purchase

Billionaire Elon Musk has been sued by the US Securities and Exchange Commission over his Twitter purchase after he allegedly failed it disclose his stocks, allowing him to save 'at least $150 million.'

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33 hours ago Elon Musk sued by regulator for 'violating' federal securities law over Twitter stocks

Musk’s lawyer has branded the latest complaint a ‘sham’

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11 hours ago Cameron Diaz surprises Jamie Foxx after trolling Trump with Elon Musk comment

Foxx couldn’t hide his shock over Diaz’s jab at the president-elect’s friendship with tech billionaire

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42 hours ago US sues Elon Musk for allegedly failing to disclose early Twitter stock purchase

Financial regulator alleges Musk later acquired shares of company at ‘artificially low prices’, stiffing shareholdersA US financial regulator has sued Elon Musk for allegedly failing to disclose his ownership of Twitter stock and later acquiring shares in the company at “artificially low prices”, stiffing other shareholders.The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed suit against Musk late on Tuesday in federal court in Washington DC for alleged securities violations. According to the suit, Musk did not disclose that he had acquired a 5% stake in the company in a timely manner, which allowed him “to underpay by at least $150m for shares he purchased after his financial beneficial ownership report was due”. Continue reading...

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41 hours ago SEC sues Elon Musk, saying he didn't disclose Twitter ownership on time before buying it

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has sued billionaire Elon Musk, saying he failed to disclose his ownership of Twitter stock in a timely manner in early 2022, before buying the social media site

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13 hours ago Cameron Diaz shocks Jamie Foxx with comment about 'President' Elon Musk while sharing wild conspiracy theory

The 52-year-old actress made his jaw drop when she made a dig at Elon Musk while trolling President-elect Donald Trump.

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43 hours ago Elon Musk foundation funds new school near Space X headquarters. Here’s what life is like inside

Musk said recently that education should be ‘as close to playing a video game as possible’

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17 hours ago Biden, 82, issues ominous warnings about Trump and Elon Musk in farewell speech after 50 years in politics

President Joe Biden used the farewell speech of his 50-year-political career to issue ominous warnings about his successor Donald Trump and the wealthy allies in his inner circle.

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25 hours ago Brutal 'true patriot' swipe aimed at Nigel Farage after his grovelling to Elon Musk

Former Home Secretary David Blunkett said a true patriot would 'want to see off' Elon Musk as peers discussed foreign interference in the UK political process

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33 hours ago Elon Musk sued by US government for allegedly failing to disclose Twitter stock ownership

SEC alleges Musk was able to underpay ‘by at least $150 million’ for Twitter shares he bought after he should have disclosed his ownership of more than 5%

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34 hours ago Tech bros line up for Trump's big day as new billionaire friends Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg are all set to attend inauguration

NBC news reported the trio are expected to have a prominent spot at the ceremony, citing an an unnamed official source involved in planning the event for January 20.

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43 hours ago US government sues Elon Musk for allegedly failing to disclose Twitter stock ownership

SEC alleges Musk was able to underpay ‘by at least $150 million’ for Twitter shares he bought after he should have disclosed his ownership of more than 5%

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