Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinTopline Under a set of new digital rules, Twitter could face sanctions ranging from from billion-dollar fines to being banned across the European Union over suspending the Twitter accounts journalists who report on owner Elon Musk, an EU official warned early Friday. Elon Musk gestures as he arrives on…
Wow, that was quick. When Elon Musk bought Twitter and took it private in October, I figured we’d have a while before things took a turn. Then, after he laid off about half the company’s employees, that estimate shortened a bit. Now, after last night’s Spaces brouhaha, during which Musk confronted journalists he banned for…
This week, I talked with Tim De Chant about his coverage of fusion energy and what feels like a rare hopeful story in renewable energy tech. And Jacquelyn Melinek walks us through Sam Bankman-Fried’s alleged crimes and confirmed arrest. Plus, as always, we go over the top stories in tech from the week. Articles from…
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U.S. safety regulators have opened a preliminary investigation into the robotaxis developed and operated by GM self-driving subsidiary Cruise. The National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration said it opened the investigation after learning of incidents when these robotaxis “may have engaged in inappropriately hard braking or became immobilized while operating on public roads.” The preliminary investigation…
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: People walk by office towers in the Lujiazui financial district of Shanghai, China October 17, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo By Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) -China will focus on stabilising its $17-trillion economy in 2023 and step up policy adjustments to ensure key targets are hit, said a statement following an agenda-setting…
Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinTopline Elon Musk sold nearly $3.6 billion worth of Tesla shares this week, according to Securities and Exchange Commission filings from this week, selling his stock while it trades at a notably reduced price and further eroding his former position as the richest person in the world. Elon Musk…
While hiring freezes at Big Tech firms might be hurting certain AI investments, it’s clear that there remains a strong appetite throughout the enterprise for AI technologies — whether developed in-house or outsourced to third parties. According to a McKinsey survey from early December, AI adoption at companies has more than doubled since 2017, with…
Aztec Network, a privacy layer for web3, has raised $100 million in a Series B round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), the startup’s co-founders Zac Williamson and Joe Andrews exclusively told TechCrunch. “At a high level, Aztec is an encrypted version of Ethereum,” Andrews said. “Normally on Ethereum everything is public, but we are making…
President Joe Biden took to social media recently to announce that Americans can once again order free covid-19 tests. “Covid cases are rising across America as folks gather for the holidays,” Biden tweeted on Dec. 15. “That’s why, starting today, every household can order 4 free Covid tests to be shipped straight to your door.”…





