Elon Musk’s X regains $44 billion valuation in major comeback.

Elon Musk’s X has reportedly regained a $44 billion valuation – the same price the world’s richest person paid to buy the social media site in 2022. The company formerly known as Twitter was valued at $44 billion in a recent secondary financing round in which investors excha…

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More than 200,000 Canadians sign petition to revoke Musk’s citizenship.

More than 200,000 people from Canada have signed a parliamentary petition calling for their country to strip Elon Musk’s Canadian citizenship because of the tech billionaire’s alliance with Donald Trump, who has spent his second US presidency repeatedly threatening to conqu…

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Roberta Flack, Grammy Award-winning singer dies.

Roberta Flack, the Grammy-winning soul singer best known for her celebrated interpretations of romantic ballads like “Killing Me Softly With His Song,” as well as her professional collaborations and social activism, has died, according to a statement from her publicist. She…

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Pope Francis has peaceful night but remains in critical condition.

Pope Francis had a peaceful night in the hospital as he was being treated with oxygen, the Vatican said Sunday, following a respiratory scare a day earlier that prompted Catholics worldwide to pray for the pontiff.  Francis remained in critical condition and was receiving hi…

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Chinese team finds new bat coronavirus that could infect humans via same route as Covid-19.

A Chinese team has found a new bat coronavirus that carries the risk of animal-to-human transmission because it uses the same human receptor as the virus that causes Covid-19. The study was led by Shi Zhengli – a leading virologist known as the “batwoman” due to her extensiv…

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Researchers found the world’s oldest pyramid hidden in Indonesia.

Beneath the rolling hills of West Java, Indonesia, lies a site that could challenge the very timeline of human civilization. Known as Gunung Padang, or the "mountain of enlightenment" by the local Sundanese people, this enigmatic structure may be the oldest pyrami…

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Gaza’s Health Ministry warns of severe oxygen shortage in hospitals after Israeli war.

Gaza’s Health Ministry warned Sunday of a severe oxygen shortage in hospitals across the enclave after the destruction of 10 power plants by Israel’s genocidal war. “Many hospitals are unable to meet their oxygen needs,” the ministry said in a statement. The ministry warned t…

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State Department halts plan to buy $400M worth of armored vehicles from Musk’s Tesla.

The State Department had been in talks with Elon Musk’s Tesla company to buy armored electric vehicles, but the plans have been put on hold by the Trump administration after reports emerged about a potential $400 million purchase. A State Department spokesperson said the ele…

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TikTok Returns to Apple's App Store.

TikTok is once again available for download from the App Store, which means it can be installed on iPhones and will be able to receive updates. Apple's decision to start distributing TikTok again comes after a letter sent from U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, according …

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Senior U.S. official exits after rift with Musk allies over payment system.

The highest-ranking career official at the Treasury Department left the agency after a clash with allies of billionaire Elon Musk over access to sensitive payment systems, according to three people with knowledge of the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to des…

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Meta agrees to pay $25 million to settle lawsuit from Trump after Jan. 6 suspension.

Meta has agreed to pay $25 million to settle a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump against the company after it suspended his accounts following the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, according to three people familiar with the matter. It's the latest instance of a…

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Google says it will change Gulf of Mexico to ‘Gulf of America’ in Maps app after government updates.

Google said Monday it will change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to “Gulf of America” in Google Maps after the Trump administration updates its “official government sources.” The company also said it will start using the name “Mount McKinley” for the mountain in Alaska curre…

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Instagram rolls out TikTok-like features amid uncertainty about rival’s future.

Instagram has rolled out a number of updates in recent days that appear to be aimed at attracting TikTok users while the short-video app’s future remains in limbo. And on Sunday, Instagram parent company Meta went one step further and announced the launch of a new video cre…

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Trump launches cryptocurrency with price rocketing.

US President-elect Donald Trump has launched his own cryptocurrency, which quickly soared in value. His release of the meme coin, $Trump, comes as he prepares to take office on Monday as 47th president of the US. The venture was co-ordinated by CIC Digital LLC - an affiliate …

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TikTok considering total shutdown in U.S. on Sunday if ban moves forward.

TikTok is preparing to possibly make the app unavailable to its 170 million U.S. users Sunday, the day a U.S. ban is set to go into effect, a person with knowledge of the company’s planning told NBC News. A law President Joe Biden signed in April requires TikTok to divest fr…

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SEC sues Elon Musk, alleging failure to properly disclose Twitter ownership.

The SEC filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk on Tuesday, alleging the billionaire committed securities fraud in 2022 by failing to disclose he had amassed an active stake in Twitter, a secrecy that allowed him to buy shares at “artificially low prices.” Musk, who is also CEO of…

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Meta is set to cut about 5% of its workforce.

Meta is set to cut about 5% of its workforce, focusing on the company’s lowest-performing staffers. CEO Mark Zuckerberg informed employees about the decision to “move out low performers faster” in a memo posted on the company’s internal Workplace forum on Tuesday. Zuckerberg…

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China Weighs Sale of TikTok US to Musk as a Possible Option.

Chinese officials are evaluating a potential option that involves Elon Musk acquiring the US operations of TikTok if the company fails to fend off a controversial ban on the short-video app, according to people familiar with the matter. Beijing officials strongly prefer that…

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Over 17,000 doctors sign letter urging Senate to reject RFK Jr. as health secretary.

Over 17,000 doctors are calling on the Senate to reject President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. In a letter posted online by the Committee to Protect Health Care, a physician organization that advocat…

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Emmanuel Macron joins growing criticism of Elon Musk in Europe.

Emmanuel Macron has added his voice to a growing chorus of European criticism of Elon Musk, accusing the world’s richest man of intervening directly in the continent’s democratic processes, including Germany’s snap federal elections next month. The French president joined th…

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