Elon Musk, in CEO transition, accused of helping censorship in Turkey; Apple headset, M3 this year
Elon Musk, who is amidst a transition to a new CEO to take his place at Twitter, has come under criticism for allegedly giving in to government pressure to censor tweets ahead of national elections in Turkey, according to multiple reports. Apple’s next more powerful processor, the M3 chip is expected later this year, according to Bloomberg. The company is also expected to unveil its long-anticipated virtual reality and augmented reality headset at its worldwide developer conference next month. Also in this brief, India is developing a nationwide system to help people block their lost mobile devices. Notes: Nearly half of all internet traffic in 2022 was generated by bots, according to a report by Imperva Research Labs, Security Magazine reports. The report found that 47 percent of all traffic came from bots, including both "good" bots like search engine crawlers and "bad" bots like those used for web scraping and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. India is set to launch a nationwide system to combat mobile device theft, according to a Press Trust of India report that appeared in various publications. The system will enable mobile phone users to block and track their lost or stolen devices and track their devices using GPS technology. Elon Musk, who is amidst a transition to a new CEO to take his place at Twitter, has come under criticism for allegedly giving in to government pressure to censor tweets ahead of national elections in Turkey, according to multiple reports. Critics argue that Musk, who has been a vocal advocate for free speech, is an opportunist who has compromised his values for business interests. The controversy stems from SpaceX's dealings with Turkey's right-wing leader, which some speculate may have influenced Musk's decision to reverse his stance on censorship. “The choice is to have Twitter throttled in its entirety or limit access to some tweets. Which one do you want?” Musk tweeted yesterday, in response to one critic. He added in another tweet that all internet companies are doing this around the world, while Twitter is only being clear about it. Meanwhile, Musk has recruited Linda Yaccarino, until last week the chairman of advertising and partnerships at NBC Universal Media, as the new CEO of Twitter. Musk confirmed rumours that Yaccarino would lead Twitter in a tweet on Friday. She’s expected to take charge in six weeks. Apple is working on its next silicon, the M3 chip for Mac, which features improved CPU, GPU, and RAM specifications, Bloomberg’s Apple watcher Mark Gurman reports. The M3 chip is expected to be available in the latter half of 2023, and it is anticipated to be a significant upgrade over Apple's previous chips. Apple is also likely to unveil a high-end mixed reality headset at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June, MacRumours reports, citing a Wall Street Journal report that’s behind a paywall. The headset will have an internal screen for virtual reality and outward-facing cameras for augmented reality overlays. It is said to be unconventional and experimental relative to other Apple products, with a waist-mounted external battery pack, and a price tag of around $3,000.