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President Biden published an op-ed yesterday in the Wall Street Journal putting Big Tech on notice that his administration was working — in fact, has been working — to rein in its worst abuses. But these “broad principles for reform” sound pretty familiar. The op-ed begins by thanking the tech sector for its hard work…

Tesla notified Texas regulators this week it plans to invest about $770 million into an expansion of its factory near Austin. The automaker registered plans with the Texas Department of Licensing and Registration. The Austin Business Journal and CNBC were the first to report on the filings. The filings show Tesla intends to build new…

U.K. postal service Royal Mail has said it’s experiencing “severe service disruption” following an cyber incident. In a statement published Wednesday, Royal Mail said it was unable to dispatch export items including letters and parcels to overseas destinations as a result of the cyberattack. It added that international parcels that had already been dispatched “may…

Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinTopline Ratings for Amazon and ESPN’s respective primetime NFL broadcasts lagged behind those of its competitors, as the e-commerce giant turned streamer and the Disney subsidiary each struggle to keep pace with the NFL’s basic cable partners Amazon’s NFL viewership lagged behind that of its competitors. Getty Images Key…

Remote payroll startup Deel has acquired fintech Capbase for an undisclosed amount in a cash and stock deal, the companies have told TechCrunch exclusively. As its name suggests, San Francisco-based Capbase claims it can update a company’s cap table in real time as it issues shares, signs contracts and raise money from investors. It then…

Microsoft will introduce a new, lower-cost tier of Microsoft 365, its product family of productivity software, collaboration and cloud-based services, starting on January 30. Called Microsoft 365 Basic and priced at $1.99 per month or $19.99 per year, the plan will initially include 100 GB of storage, Outlook email, and access to support experts for…

Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinIn this photo illustration a Microsoft logo is displayed on a smartphone screen in Athens, Greece on … [+] January 9, 2023. (Photo by Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via Getty Images) NurPhoto via Getty Images Microsoft stock (NASDAQ: MSFT) has lost 6.7% in the last week, underperforming the S&P 500 (up…

Running a data center means that you have to find innovative ways to manage heat from the servers. And French startup Qarnot is standardizing its process to reuse fatal heat and turn it into an asset. While the startup has been around for a while, Qarnot now wants to reach the next level. It has…

If you’ve been seeing a slew of new alternative meat and animal products popping up in your grocery store, Lisa Feria is at least partially to thank. Feria has spent the last seven years investing in startups in the sector. She and her partners at Stray Dog Capital have invested in over 40 companies, from…