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Solana surges 12% on launch of Trump-themed meme coin, ether falls
President-elect Donald Trump gestures at the Bitcoin 2024 event in Nashville, Tennessee, on July 27, 2024.Kevin Wurm | ReutersSolana's SOL token rocketed after a meme coin linked to President-elect Donald Trump launched on the popular…
EV startup Canoo has filed for bankruptcy
Canoo announced yesterday it is ceasing operations “immediately” and that it has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in Delaware. The EV startup estimates in its filing that its assets are worth $126 million and that it owes over $164 million…
Google Maps turns 20, adds AI features, new countries to beat Apple
Two decades ago, Google co-founder Larry Page had an idea that would forever change the way we navigate the world."Larry drove down some of these streets with a video camera and handed it to someone and said, 'Hey, what can you do with…
Bitcoin gains as Trump reportedly plans crypto executive order
Bitcoin rejoined the crypto rally on Friday amid reports that President-elect Donald Trump could soon release an executive order making crypto a national priority.The price of the flagship cryptocurrency was last higher by more than 4%…
TikTok says it will go offline on Sunday if Biden doesn’t intervene
TikTok says it plans to go offline on Sunday, January 19th if the Biden administration doesn’t intervene.The company confirms earlier reporting that it will be “forced to go dark” on the 19th unless the outgoing administration provides a…
Sam Altman posts letter from senators concerned about OpenAI donations
Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI, during a fireside chat organized by Softbank Ventures Asia in Seoul, South Korea, on Friday, June 9, 2023. SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesU.S. senators on Friday expressed concern…
A giant battery power plant is on fire in California
A fire broke out at the Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility in Central California Thursday. The battery power plant is the largest in the world according to the company, Vistra, that owns it. The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office issued…
Honor CEO George Zhao resigns due to personal reasons
George Zhao, Chief Executive Officer of Chinese consumer electronics brand Honor, smiles as he shows the new Honor Magic 6 Pro smartphones during a presentation on the eve of the Mobile World Congress (MWC), the telecom industry's…
Apple disables AI notifications for news in its beta iPhone software
Apple CEO Tim Cook delivers remarks at the start of the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on June 10, 2024 in Cupertino, California. Apple will announce plans to incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) into Apple software and…
Sony cancels an unannounced live service God of War game
One was from Syphon Filter and Days Gone developer Bend Games, while Schreier reports the other shuttered title was a live-service God of War game that Bluepoint Games “has been working on for the last couple of years.”Bluepoint Games is…
Small-cap crypto rises ahead of Trump inauguration, bitcoin trades near $100,000
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesCryptocurrencies jumped on Thursday as investor appetite shifted to smaller, higher risk coins ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.XRP and litecoin were among the biggest movers,…
Leica’s $5,300 SL3-S is its latest hybrid camera for stills and video
Leica has a new camera for pros who shoot both video and stills. The $5,295 Leica SL3-S, which launches today, is a full-frame mirrorless hybrid camera optimized for fast-action stills and 6K video. Like the SL3 it’s based on, the SL3-S…
TSMC fourth-quarter profit beats expectations on strong AI chip demand
A logo of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is seen during the TSMC global RnD Center opening ceremony in Hsinchu on July 28, 2023. (Photo by Amber Wang / AFP)Amber Wang | Afp | Getty ImagesTaiwan Semiconductor…
You can grab a refurbished Kindle Scribe for nearly $200 less than the new model
If you’re looking for a cheaper alternative to the new Kindle Scribe, we’ve got good news: the first-gen model is on sale for a couple hundred dollars less than the second-gen model. Normally $349.99 in new condition, Amazon is currently…
TikTok’s U.S. unit could be worth as much as $50 billion in a sale
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesBusiness moguls such as Elon Musk should be prepared to spend tens of billions of dollars for TikTok's U.S. operations should parent company ByteDance decide to sell. TikTok is staring at a…
Microsoft launches consumption-based Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat
Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella speaks during the Microsoft May 20 Briefing event at Microsoft in Redmond, Washington, on May 20, 2024. Nadella unveiled a new category of PC on Monday that features generative artificial…
Microsoft won’t support Office apps on Windows 10 after October 14th
Microsoft says it will no longer support Office apps, known as Microsoft 365 apps, on Windows 10 later this year. The support cutoff coincides with Windows 10’s end of support on October 14th, and will mean businesses and consumers that…
SEC sues Musk, alleges failure to properly disclose Twitter ownership
Beata Zawrzel | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesThe SEC filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk on Tuesday, alleging the billionaire committed securities fraud in 2022 by failing to disclose he had amassed an active stake in Twitter, a secrecy that…