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Singapore to invest $222 million to boost quantum computing capability
Singapore to invest $222 million in a new national quantum computing strategy, announced by Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat at the Asia Tech x Singapore Summit. The investment will focus on building capabilities in quantum processors over five years.
Small cities home to big dream jobs: Hiring scene in tier 2, 3 cities gets busy
Job opportunities are growing across sectors in tier 2 and 3 cities, and professionals are eager to join, recruiters and firms said. Escalating living costs and infrastructural challenges in metros are prompting executives to move to smaller cities. Companies, on their part, are drawn by cheaper land costs, lower salaries and easy talent availability, besides rising disposable incomes in these cities.
Hyundai pauses ads on X over brand safety issues
Hyundai paused advertising on X due to brand safety concerns amid controversies over Elon Musk's social media platform. Major companies like Disney and Warner Bros also halted their ads on the site.
Mahindra Finance eyes super-app boost, ropes in IBM
The app aims to be a digital enabler for customers -- both metro and non-metro -- helping them with 24x7 access to products and solutions in a "secure, streamlined, and simple manner", a company statement said.
IBM forecasts annual revenue growth above estimates on AI adoption rush
IBM forecasts full-year revenue growth above market estimates, banking on stable demand for its IT software and consultancy services from businesses adopting AI. The company plans to lay off employees but hire for more AI-centered roles. IBM's generative AI book of business doubled in Q4, with deals made with new customers, including SAP SE.
Elon Musk visits Auschwitz after uproar over antisemitic messages on X
Elon Musk, who has been accused of allowing antisemitic messages on his social media platform, X, visited the site of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp. Musk toured the most notorious extermination camp established by Nazi Germany during World War II.
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Elon Musk’s X lays out 2024 plans: peer-to-peer payments, AI and content creators in focus
To quell fears of advertisers and get brands back on X, the company said it would strengthen its full-funnel ads offering with a focus on video, performance, and brand safety.
Who is Alex Jones whose X account was withheld and now restored by Elon Musk?
Elon Musk restored conspiracy theorist Alez Jones' account on X after he posted a poll asking the users if Jones should be reinstated and about 70% of those who responded, voted in favor.
Elon Musk reinstates X handle of controversial conspiracy theorist Alex Jones
Musk, who has described himself as a free speech absolutist, said the move was about protecting those rights
Elon Musk restores X account of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones
Elon Musk has restored the X account of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones following a poll on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter that came out in favor of the Infowars host who repeatedly called the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting a hoax.
More than 10 million people have signed up for X in December: CEO Linda Yaccarino
This comes as the company, formerly known as Twitter, risks losing as much $75 million in advertising revenue by the end of the year as major brands pause their marketing campaigns on the platform, according to the New York Times.
After Elon Musk tirade, X faces prospect of more advertisers fleeing
In a memo to employees on Thursday, which was seen by Reuters, X Chief Executive Linda Yaccarino said Musk's interview was "candid and profound," and encouraged staff to watch it. She reiterated that X's mission is to be an open platform without censorship.
Elon Musk visits Israel to meet top leaders as accusations of antisemitism on X grow
The billionaire and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu toured the Kfar Azza kibbutz, which was stormed by Hamas militants on Oct. 7. Musk, wearing a protective vest and escorted by a phalanx of security personnel, used his phone to take photos or videos of the devastation, according to video released by Netanyahu's office.
Misinformation super-spreaders on X sharing ads revenue: Report
Some super-spreaders of misinformation on X, who are verified premium users with blue badges, are sharing Elon Musk's ads revenue even after making conspiratorial claims about the Israel-Hamas war, a new report has revealed.
X may lose up to $75 million in revenue as more advertisers pull out
Internal documents viewed by The New York Times this week show that the company is in a more difficult position than previously known and that concerns about Musk and the platform have spread far beyond companies including IBM, Apple and The Walt Disney Co., which paused their advertising campaigns on X last week
X will show news headlines on platform again: Elon Musk
In a post on X, Musk said that the headlines will return with news articles in an upcoming update.
Elon Musk's X sues advocacy group Media Matters for report on ads next to hate groups' posts
Advertisers have been fleeing the site formerly known as Twitter over concerns about their ads showing up next to pro-Nazi content - and hate speech on the site in general - while billionaire owner Musk has inflamed tensions with his own posts endorsing an antisemitic conspiracy theory.
Data will show efforts to fight hate: X CEO Linda Yaccarino tells staff as advertisers flee
X, formerly Twitter, lost several major advertisers including IBM and Comcast, and owner Elon Musk was blasted by the White House after he agreed with a post on the platform Wednesday.
Elon Musk says X to file 'thermonuclear' lawsuit against media watchdog
Liberal media watchdog group Media Matters for America earlier this week said it found that corporate advertisements by IBM, Apple, Oracle and Comcast's Xfinity were being placed alongside antisemitic content.
Elon Musk vows to file 'thermonuclear lawsuit' as major advertisers desert X
Elon Musk vows a "thermonuclear lawsuit" against watchdog ‘Media Matters’ after major advertisers withdraw from X due to antisemitic content concerns. The move follows controversy over Musk's endorsement of a post allegedly perpetuating antisemitism on the platform.
X Corp to file lawsuit against media watchdog, others: Elon Musk
Elon Musk agreed with a post on X that falsely claimed Jewish people were stoking hatred against white people
White House blasts Musk's 'hideous' antisemitic lie, advertisers pause on X
Musk on Wednesday agreed with a post on X that falsely claimed Jewish people were stoking hatred against white people, saying the user who referenced the "Great Replacement" conspiracy theory was speaking "the actual truth."
Advertisers flee X as outcry grows over Elon Musk's endorsement of antisemitic post
Linda Yaccarino, X's CEO, posted on the site Thursday that the company had been "extremely clear about our efforts to combat antisemitism and discrimination." But Friday, Musk agreed with a post on X that suggested advertisers such as IBM were pulling back from the platform to save face.
Apple, IBM, Lionsgate suspend ads on X after Elon Musk endorses anti-Semitic post
endorsed an antisemitic post on X that claimed "members of the Jewish community were stoking hatred against white people."
IBM and EU pull ads from Elon Musk's X as concerns about antisemitism fuel backlash
IBM said this week that it stopped advertising on X after a report said its ads were appearing alongside material praising Nazis — a fresh setback as the platform formerly known as Twitter tries to win back big brands and their ad dollars, X's main source of revenue.
'Ridiculous' US lawsuit by Elon Musk's X Corp should be dismissed: hate speech watchdog
The Center for Countering Digital Hate also called the "ridiculous" and "baseless" lawsuit against them an attempt to silence others who say things X may not like. It also denied X's claim that commercial rivals and perhaps even foreign governments were funding its activities.
X races to contain damage after Elon Musk endorses antisemitic post
X employees said Thursday that they had gotten calls from advertisers wondering why Musk was making comments seen as antisemitic and why their ads were showing up next to white nationalist and Nazi content.
IBM suspends ads on X after corporate ads appeared next to pro-Nazi content
Media watchdog Media Matters said it found that corporate advertisements by IBM, Apple, Oracle and Comcast's Xfinity were being placed alongside antisemitic content.
Elon Musk gets snapped for the 1st time with twins Strider & Azure, pics go viral on X
The twins were born in November 2021, weeks before Musk and Canadian songstress Grimes welcomed their second child via surrogacy.
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