England lose Root and Bairstow as Australia take control
Australia strengthened their grip on the third Ashes Test by removing local heroes Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow cheaply as they reduced England to 87-5...
2023-07-07 19:22
Israeli forces kill 2 Palestinians who carried out attack -army
NABLUS, West Bank (Reuters) -Israeli security forces on Friday killed two Palestinians who carried out a shooting attack against police
2023-07-07 19:21
Who designed Johnny Depp's tattoo jacket? Fans spot Lily-Rose embroidery on actor's outfit during Hollywood Vampires show
Johnny Depp previously wore the custom tattoo jacket for a Father's Day performance in June
2023-07-07 19:20
New Mexico trail clash echoes culture war across US West
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How much does Armie Hammer pay in child support? Broke actor pays paltry amount to ex-wife Elizabeth Chambers
Armie Hammer and Elizabeth Chambers will both not be receiving spousal support and have agreed on joint custody of their children
2023-07-07 18:58
A trailer for the Bob Marley biopic has dropped. Here's what we know
A Bob Marley biopic is making its way to the big screen more than 40 years after his death -- and a trailer just dropped.
2023-07-07 18:57
How long have Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter been married? First couple's love story melts hearts on milestone anniversary
Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, both in their 90s, are still going strong despite several age-related ailments
2023-07-07 18:55
'That isn’t real': Fans react to 'younger Drake' hologram handing performer a book on stage
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2023-07-07 18:54
Elon Musk is so unbothered by Threads he’s threatening to sue Meta for ‘cheating’
In the run-up to Instagram launching Threads earlier this week - its “civil”, text-based alternative to Twitter - billionaire Elon Musk has criticised the rival app looking to compete with the platform he bought back in October for $44bn by calling out the amount of data it may collect on users. Now, after the Meta-run platform is out in the wild, Musk appears to be so riled up by its runaway success (Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg reported 10 million sign-ups in the first seven hours after launch) that he’s threatening to sue Meta over what he considers “cheating”. News website Semafor shared a letter from Twitter lawyer Alex Spiro, in which he writes that the bird app has “serious concerns” Zuckerberg’s company has carried out “systemic, wilful, and unlawful misappropriation of Twitter’s trade secrets and other intellectual property”. It reads: “Over the past year, Meta has hired dozens of former Twitter employees. Twitter knows that these employees previously worked at Twitter; that these employees had and continue to have access to Twitter’s trade secrets and other highly confidential information; that these employees owe ongoing obligations to Twitter; and that many of these employees have improperly retained Twitter documents and electronic devices. “With that knowledge, Meta deliberately assigned these employees to develop, in a matter of months, Meta’s copycat ‘Threads’ app with the specific intent that they use Twitter’s trade secrets and other intellectual property in order to accelerate the development of Meta’s competing app, in violation of both state and federal law as well as those employees’ ongoing obligations to Twitter. “Twitter intends to strictly enforce its intellectual property rights, and demands that Meta take immediate steps to stop using any Twitter trade secrets or other highly confidential information.” Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Crikey. Appearing to confirm the legal threat following Semafor’s report, Musk tweeted: “Competition is fine, cheating is not.” The remark has since been met with heavy ridicule: Meanwhile, Meta’s communication director, Andy Stone has taken to Threads to state: “No one on the Threads engineering team is a former Twitter employee – that’s just not a thing.” The Musk-Zuckerberg feud very much continues, though, to the extent there are continued rumours the two tech moguls could partake in a “cage fight” to settle their differences – yes, really. We’ll go and fetch the popcorn… Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-07-07 18:52
Wimbledon grass courts 'grippy' despite slips, says director
Wimbledon tournament director Jamie Baker said Friday the grass courts were "good and grippy" despite several high-profile tumbles in the first...
2023-07-07 18:51
Philippine 'Swifties' flock to Taylor Sheesh show
Thousands of diehard Taylor Swift fans erupted in screams Friday as a Philippine drag queen impersonating the American music megastar strutted on stage in...
2023-07-07 18:48
Global maritime sector agrees deal on carbon-reduction target
The International Maritime Organization, overseer of the highly-polluting shipping industry, sealed a landmark deal Friday to improve its target to cut carbon emissions but green...
2023-07-07 18:47
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