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Twitter vs Meta Clash of Twitter Vs Meta’s Threads: Zuckerberg and Musk fight over digital real estate

Twitter vs Threads is interesting because until now, the digital monopolies had carved out their exclusive spaces, which had some overlaps, particularly in technology and infrastructure, but not in the primary “product” they were selling to the people. Threads marks the first major change in this trend an instance of direct competition

Daily Round-up | Tesla vehicle recall and ‘retaliatory’ firings & other stories

In today’s episode, we bring you stories of Tesla being forced to withdraw vehicles and cracking down on unionizing, anti-fascist actions in Germany, and the latest European Union bid to prevent Russian athletes from competing in international events

Why lithium power politics are playing out very differently in Chile and Bolivia

The people of Bolivia and Chile imagine a different kind of extraction: one that is controlled by those who live by the resources and one that does not destroy the earth.

Why cryptocurrencies must die

The world does not need cryptocurrency, a haven for criminal activities that undermines State sovereignty and hurts people and the environment

The politics and the money behind Elon Musk’s bid for Twitter

As Elon Musk looks set to buy Twitter, tech analyst Bappa Sinha talks about the money involved, the debates about free speech, and how it is a battle between two sets of oligarchs

British workers protest rising costs, Tesla faces lawsuit and other stories

Today we look at a protest against rising costs in the UK, a racial discrimination lawsuit filed against Tesla in the US, and more

Was the space race just about reaching the moon first?

Are we aware that most rockets that the US today uses to power its military and civilian space programs use Russian engines?

Bezos and Musk: New Space Age or billionaire space grab?

We are entering a new space age in which billionaires can leave this world, which they are destroying, hoping to find another world to conquer and destroy

Space is still for scientific exploration, not commercialization

In the aftermath of trips by billionaires to space, Newsclick’s Prabir Purkayastha and D Raghunandan talk about the future of space exploration – both by private and public players

Billionaire space race: Joyride for the ultra rich

Richard Branson, Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk are engaged in a new space race which has been widely hailed by the media. But is this really about exploration or the mere whims of a few rich men?

Debunking the hype around hyperloop

Newsclick’s Prabir Purkayastha and D. Raghunandan of the Delhi Science Forum discuss the recent test of Virgin’s Hyperloop that was conducted outside Las Vegas, and the doubts around its feasibility

‘We will coup whoever we want’: Elon Musk and the overthrow of democracy in Bolivia

What role did billionaire Elon Musk and his thirst for lithium play in the coup in Bolivia? Vijay Prashad and Alejandro Bejarano discuss.