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Kanye West’s Twitter account suspended for ‘inciting violence’, Musk announces

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The Twitter boss made the decision after the rapper posted an image of a swastika intertwined with a Star of David.

Twitter suspended the account of American rapper Kanye West on Friday December 2 for “incitement to violence“, after the publication of an image representing a swastika intertwined with a star of David, announced the boss of the social network Elon Musk.

«Just to clarify that his account has been suspended for incitement to violence“Said Elon Musk, in response to the image posted by the rapper, more and more isolated after his recent anti-Semitic remarks and his displayed admiration for Hitler.

A few minutes earlier, the boss of Tesla and SpaceX had replied to a twitto that Kanye West had “again violated (the) regulation against incitement to violence» with the publication of his image. “The account will be suspended“, he added.

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who is Caroline Ellison, one of the new figures in the FTX scandal?

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At just 28, she took the reins of Alameda Research, an investment fund specializing in cryptocurrency trading, created by her sidekick Sam Bankman-Fried. Twitter @carolinecapital

PORTRAIT – Close to Sam Bankman-Fried, the trader was, at 28, at the head of one of the companies affiliated with FTX, named Alameda Research.

The chute de FTX never stops revealing its share of secrets. This cryptocurrency platform, once one of the most influential in the world, was placed on November 11 under the protection of Chapter XI of the American bankruptcy law. In question ? Mismanagement of its assets associated with a token, FTT, which lost much of its value as well as a multi-million dollar hack. For some specialists, FTX even represents the “Lehman Brothersof cryptocurrencies, in reference to the bank that went bankrupt during the 2008 crisis.

In its wake, FTX trains 130 affiliated companies, including the investment fund specializing in cryptocurrencies Alameda Research. About $10 billion was transferred from FTX client accounts to Alameda Research, to fund risky trades and investments. If its creator, Sam Bankman-Fried, is the source of the setbacks, new revelations also highlight the role of Caroline Ellison, one of the other faces of this scandal. On November 9, in a video meeting, she confirmed to her employees the transfer of the funds and apologized for disappointing her staff.

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a year after the euphoria, the return to earth

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The metaverse is defined as the immersive future of the internet. Credit: Diglife – Adobe Stock

STORY – The too early runaway of brands gives way to caution.

That was a year ago, and it seems like an eternity. On October 29, 2021, Mark Zuckerberg announced with great fanfare that the Facebook group was renaming itself Meta in order to mark its new objective: to build the metaverse, the immersive future of the internet. This word, taken from the science fiction literature of the 1990s, immediately hit everyone’s lips. Start-ups have added the word “metaverse” description of their activities. On LinkedInof the “metaverse specialists” hatched overnight. The actors of web3 claimed this term. And brands have rushed into the trend.“You had to be among the first to plant the stick”, entrust one of them to the Figaro.

Purchases of virtual land at exorbitant prices, sales of NFTpresence on Fortniteor Minecraftimmersive concerts… not a day goes by without a company claiming to take its first steps in the metaverseat the cost of a stinging«bad buzz» for low-quality operations. “There was a race…

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The very real battle of virtual helmets

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The Pico 4 is a wireless, standalone model that does not require a connection to a PC to operate. Pico

TEST – As the amazing Pico 4 comes to compete with Meta’s Quest 2, we immersed ourselves in a fascinating and addictive universe.

The drones circle around us without interruption, sending us salvoes of missiles of the most beautiful effect. Standing out from the background with their intense yellow color, they take on a very special dimension thanks to the use of 3D in relief. All we have to do is move or contort ourselves to avoid them with agility, before sending back a dump of ammunition capable of destroying our enemy’s warlike desires. After thirty minutes of bitter fighting, we take off our helmets, out of breath and sweating. The return to the real world promises to be a saving break to recharge our batteries. Before going back…

We extensively tested the Space Pirate Trainer game on the Pico 4 virtual reality headset from the Chinese Pico (€429 with 128 GB of memory). It’s a lightweight model (295g), has a pancake (flat) lens and a 4K+ resolution display (2160 x 2160 pixels per eye, 90Hz refresh rate). Thanks to its two lenses placed…

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Elon Musk’s Twitter worries the French government and regulators in Europe

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The haemorrhage of the workforce raises fears that the social network can no longer comply with its French and European regulatory obligations.

It is time for vigilance, even concern. Three weeks after Elon Musk took over Twitter, the chaotic situation within the social network concerns the government and the regulators of the platform, French and European. The drastic reduction in the number of employees, dismissed or having chosen to leave the company, raises fears that the social network is no longer able to properly meet its regulatory obligations. Only 2,500 employees would remain out of 7,500, while 75% of service providers were dismissed without notice.

«Personally, I was deeply shocked by the way in which thousands of employees were dismissed or had to face an ultimatum“, tells the Figaro the Minister for the Digital Transition Jean-Noël Barrot. “As Minister, I am vigilant about Twitter’s ability to comply with French law on the fight against hate speech and the manipulation of information.»

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Twitter boss Elon Musk lost $100 billion in 2022

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The South African billionaire’s fortune is directly backed by the value of Tesla shares, which have hit their lowest level in recent days.

The whimsical billionaire saw part of his fortune disappear. Since the beginning of the year, Elon Musk lost $100 billion, which is roughly equivalent to the valuation ofAirbus ($92 billion) or that of General Electric at $95 billion.

The South African’s fortune is mainly based on the shares of his brand of electric cars, Tesla. They have just fallen to the lowest in two years, at 167.87 dollars, losing 52% of their value since January 2022. On Monday alone, Elon Musk thus lost 8.6 billion dollars, according to the ranking Bloomberg billionaires.

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The acquisition of Twitter also partly explains this decrease. To carry out this operation, Elon Musk had to sell billions of dollars of Tesla shares, thus amputating part of his savings. A little over a year ago, his fortune still peaked at $340 billion. But nothing to worry about, because the entrepreneur remains the richest man in the world, with 169.8 billion dollars, according to Bloomberg.

This tumble also affects other Silicon Valley personalities, such as Jeff Bezos. The Amazon founder and CEO lost $83 billion, pegging his fortune at $109 billion. The same goes for the fortune of Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of the Meta group, which was reduced by $80 billion in 2022. According to Bloomberg, this is explained by the fall in the shares of each of the companies, “due to slowing sales, soaring costs and rising interest rates».

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