Musk being probed by federal authorities over 44 bn deal, claims Twitter

San Francisco, Oct 14 (IANS) Tesla CEO Elon Musk is being investigated by federal authorities over his $44 billion takeover deal of Twitter, the micro-blogging platform revealed in a court filing.

The court filing, submitted at the Delaware Chancery Court in the US late on Thursday, however, did not reveal which federal agencies are probing Musk in connection with the deal, reports CNN.

Twitter's filing said US federal authorities are looking into Musk's "conduct" linked to the deal.

Twitter also accused Musk's legal team of "failing to produce draft communications with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and a slide presentation to the Federal Trade Commission as part of the two sides' ongoing litigation over whether Musk can walk away from the deal", the report mentioned.

In response to Twitter's filing, Musk's attorney Alex Spiro was quoted as saying that it is a move to "distract from Twitter's own legal problems".

"Twitter's executives are under federal investigation. This misdirection was sent by Twitter to try and uncover which of their assorted misconduct they are under investigation for," Spiro told CNN.

Earlier this week, a court filing by Elon Musk's legal team revealed that Twitter's former head of security, whistleblower Peiter Zatko, burnt 10 notebooks and deleted 100 computer files at the behest of the company's managers.

The filing alleged that Twitter asked Zatko to destroy evidence before he was asked to leave the company after he received more than $7 million as part of the settlement.

Judge Kathaleen McCormick at the Delaware Chancery Court has granted a stay on the Twitter-Musk trial, which is now on hold till October 28, as both the parties deliberate on how to close the $44 billion takeover deal.

Twitter has received a letter from Musk to go ahead with their original deal of $54.20 per share (or $44 billion).

(Except for the headline and cover image, the rest of this IANS article is un-edited)

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PlayStation Plus expands offerings, adds GTA Vice City, Assassins Creed Odyssey and more

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Here is a list of all the titles that Sony will add to PlayStation Plus in the month of October.

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - The Definitive Edition (PS4, PS5) Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition (PS4) Assassin's Creed Odyssey (PS4) Dragon Quest Builders (PS4) Dragon Quest Builders 2 (PS4) Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below (PS4) Dragon Quest Heroes II: Explorer's Edition (PS4) Inside (PS4) The Medium (PS5) Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker (PS4) Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China (PS4) Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India (PS4) Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia (PS4) Assassin's Creed III Remastered (PS4) Assassin's Creed Syndicate (PS4) Hohokum (PS4) Yakuza 3 Remastered (PS4) Yakuza 4 Remastered (PS4) Yakuza 5 Remastered (PS4) Limbo (PS3) Ultra Street Fighter IV (PS3) Castlevania: Lords of Shadow (PS3) Everyday Shooter (PS3) Availability

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What took Meta so long to bring legs in avatars?

The reason why adding legs to the avatars took time for Meta was that recreating legs in the AR/VR metaverse is difficult. Since the VR headsets only track upper-body movements like hands and facial gestures, getting legs was not an easy task for Meta. 

“With standalone virtual reality headsets, understanding your leg position is surprisingly difficult because of occlusion,” said Zuckerberg. “So if your legs are under a desk or if your arms block your view of them, then your headset can’t see them directly, and you need to build an AI model to predict your whole body position.”

What’s next?

Meta has also confirmed that they aren’t just working on legs. The company says that its aim is to add a whole bunch of new avatar-related features. As of now, the company is exploring how to make expressive and photorealistic avatars to represent yourself in different situations. 

Soon you will be able to create and share your Meta avatar in WhatsApp. The Meta avatars will also be available on Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp video calls next year as well. They'll replicate your expressions and movements during calls. Meta is even launching an avatar store later this year so you can more easily shop for clothes in the metaverse.

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