World stocks extend week-long rebound after slew of US data
A social media spat between billionaire tech investors is raising questions about the journalistic independence of three-year-old news outfit SF Standard, after a reporter representing the outlet reached out to sources for a story about VC Ben Horowitz and his wife Felicia. The Standard’s sole backer is another longtime VC…
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Journalists, researchers and politicians are mourning Meta’s shutdown of CrowdTangle, which they used to track the spread of disinformation on Facebook and Instagram. In CrowdTangle’s place, Meta is offering its Content Library — but is limiting usage to people from “qualified academic or nonprofit institutions who are pursuing scientific or public interest research.” Many researchers…
The maker of aerospace and defense systems files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after a disputed arbitration judgment was issued against it…
The retail giant reported earnings on Aug. 15…
Harris to focus on grocery costs, child tax credit in economic agenda, advisers say
CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 12: Apple CEO Tim Cook holds up a new iPhone 15 Pro during an … [+] Apple event on September 12, 2023 in Cupertino, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Getty Images Apple has announced that any third-party wallet can now build on Apple’s Near Field Communication (NFC) and Secure Element…
DETROIT (AP) — A teenager on a field trip to see a Detroit court ended up in jail clothes and handcuffs because a judge said he didn’t like her attitude.Judge Kenneth King even asked other kids in the courtroom Tuesday whether the 16-year-old girl should be taken to juvenile detention, WXYZ-TV reported.King, who works at…
World Labs, a stealthy startup founded by renowned Stanford University AI professor Fei-Fei Li, has raised two rounds of financing two months apart, according to multiple reports. The latest financing was led by NEA and valued the company at over $1 billion, TechCrunch has learned from several people with knowledge of the investments…





