Dogecoin soars on Musk promise
The cryptocurrency Dogecoin has soared after Elon Musk said Tesla would accept it for payments.
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Musk thinks of quitting jobs
Elon Musk is stirring the possum again, tweeting he could quit his jobs and become an influencer.
Samsung merges phone, consumer businesses
Samsung has merged its smartphone and consumer electronics divisions in an effort to improve co-ordination across its businesses.
Omicron the crypto token surges
If you had the nous to invest in Omicron on the weekend, you may have made a 1000 per cent profit.
Chip shortage impacts entry level phones
Global chip shortages are impacting sales of entry level Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo and Samsung phones.
CoinSpot funds motor racing
Cryptocurrency exchange CoinSpot has enough cash to fund motor racing – a sign of where the real money is.
Samsung to build chip making plant
Samsung will help address the global chip shortage with a $US17bn chip factory in the US.
Bezos donates $US100m to Obama charity
Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos is splashing out with a record donation to the former president’s charity.
Shoppers sign up to Santa’s new little helper
Consumers are signing up to a new type of shopping bot that crawls retail sites for hard-to-find items.
Apple to launch fix-your-own device service
The idea that users would repair their own devices was anathema to Apple, now it will encourage it.
Metaverse hype sparks a stock surge
Shares in graphics company stocks nVidia and AMD are surging on the promise of the metaverse.
Tension with Russia flares in space
Tension with Russia has flared after orbiting astronauts took evasive action following a claimed anti-satellite weapons test.
Musk could offload more Tesla shares
Elon Musk has threatened to offload more Tesla shares in the debate over whether billionaires should pay more tax.
NASA pushes back moon landing plan
The US will not send a crewed mission to the Moon now until at least 2025.
Facebook shuts down facial recognition
The social media platform is to delete data related to the faces of more than one billion people.
Facebook axes face recognition
Facebook is shutting down its facial recognition system and deleting a billion faceprints in response to serious concerns over privacy.
Microsoft world’s most valuable company
Microsoft has overtaken Apple as the world’s most valuable company for the first time in more than a year.
Bezos to build space station
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin plans to launch a space station that will house up to 10 people in the second half of the decade.
Dyson opens its first Australian store
Dyson has been selling fine quality appliances in Australia for years; now it’s opening its first Australian store.
Video games overtake free-to-air TV
Gaming has helped much of Australia get through the pandemic, according to a study released today.
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