Elon Musk confirms that he used a secret account on X where he pretended to be a child

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Elon Musk sat for a deposition on March 27.

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  • Elon Musk admitted to using two different alternate accounts on X.
  • The billionaire said he'd briefly used one account where he role-played as a child as a "test account."
  • Musk made the comments during a deposition for a lawsuit involving one of his posts on X.

Elon Musk admitted to using two secret alternate accounts on X.

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I'm a manager who has put several people on performance improvement plans. Here's why you should see it as a positive opportunity.

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A PIP can be viewed an opportunity.

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  • A PIP outlines an employee's deficiencies and provides a roadmap for improvement.
  • Managers may use a PIP to help an employee improve or to manage them out of a role.
  • A PIP can be an opportunity to elevate your skills or assess your commitment to the job and company.

A performance improvement plan — or a PIP — typically details an

Green transition at the centre of EU-China tech rivalry

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With the geopolitical landscape turning more unstable by the day, EU relations with China are also becoming increasingly turbulent. At the core of the rising tensions lies the quest for tech supremacy as well as economic and national security. “In a world powered by technology, those who lead are those who control the most critical technologies, and their supply chains,” EUcompetition chief

How to watch The Triple-i Initiative indie game showcase at 1PM ET

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Summer Game Fest is still a couple of months away, as are major events from the likes of Ubisoft and Xbox. But you won't have to wait that long for a smorgasbord of gaming announcements. A bunch of notable names in the indie gaming space have come together to host the first showcase from The Triple-i Initiative.

The stream will start at 1PM ET on April 10 and run for around 45 minutes. You'll be

Meta’s new AI chips runs faster than before

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Meta promises the next generation of its custom AI chips will be more powerful and able to train its ranking models much faster.

The Meta Training and Inference Accelerator (MTIA) is designed to work best with Meta’s ranking and recommendation models. The chips can help make training more efficient and inference — aka the actual

Blizzard games are returning to China this summer

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Blizzard’s games will once again be available in China, over 15 months after titles such as World of Warcraft and Overwatch 2 went offline in the planet's largest gaming market. Blizzard has renewed its licensing agreement with long-time partner NetEase and many of its games will return to mainland China in the coming months.

NetEase oversaw Blizzard games in China for 15 years, but their

Apple's 10th-gen iPad returns to a record low of $349

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While the arrival of new iPad Pro and Air models seems imminent, rumor has it we won't be getting a classic update until next year. If you have no interest in waiting and want to explore some of the best iPads on the market, then the Apple 10th-generation iPad's current sale is for you. The 64GB Wi-Fi model is back down to its record-low price of $349 from $449 — a 22 percent cut. The discounted