A German court on Friday ruled that Tesla would not be able to clear as much forest as it intended to in order to build its new Gigafactory outside Berlin. The court ruled the deforestation would endanger the local population of hibernating sand lizard…
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Trump Might Ban TikTok. Here’s What Experts Who Pored Through Its Code and Privacy Policies Say About Its Security.
The Trump administration has said it is considering banning TikTok, claiming that it hoovers up user data and is owned by a Chinese company as a national security threat.
Elon Musk Started Selling Red Satin Shorts to Celebrate Tesla’s Stock Climbing, And It Crashed the Website
In the past Musk has used short shorts to taunt Tesla short-sellers.
Facebook is Losing Business and Getting Slammed by Civil Rights Leaders
Facebook’s decision to leave up a post by President Trump threatening “when the looting starts, the shooting starts” in reference to the George Floyd protests is continuing to damage the company’s reputation.
Internal Strife Rages At Facebook Over Zuckerberg’s Response to Trump
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Friday the company would leave up a post by President Trump which appeared to threaten U.S. protesters. Twitter placed the same post behind a block for “glorifying violence.”
Twitter Slapped a ‘Glorifying Violence’ Label on a Trump Tweet That Threatened George Floyd Protesters in Minneapolis With Getting Shot
In his tweet, Trump said that the military might get involved in the protests and that “when the looting starts, the shooting starts.”
Tech Billionaires Including Tim Cook, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg Promised 18 Million Masks to Fight COVID-19
This weekend saw a flurry in Silicon Valley CEOs promising their companies would donate masks to healthcare workers.
Big Tech to Meet With the White House to Discuss Coronavirus
Representatives from Facebook, Google, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, and Twitter will attend a White House meeting Wednesday to discuss their response to the novel coronavirus outbreak, Politico reports.
Google, Facebook, Amazon Ask Employees to Stay Away From HQs as They Bunker Down Against Coronavirus
Tech giants including Facebook, Amazon, and Google have asked employees to work from home amid the novel coronavirus outbreak.
Reddit’s CEO Explosively Describes TikTok as ‘Parasitic’ and ‘Spyware’
The US government is scrutinizing TikTok’s handling of user data closely, and many government agencies have banned their staff from using it because of its Chinese roots.