Browsing Category
Tech
Nvidia must face lawsuit alleging it downplayed crypto’s impact on its success
Nvidia must face an investor lawsuit claiming it misled shareholders about the impact of the cryptocurrency market on its sales after the Supreme Court dismissed the company’s appeal.The court said it had “improvidently granted” Nvidia’s…
Google releases the first of its Gemini 2.0 AI models
Jaque Silva | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesGoogle released the first version of its Gemini 2.0 family of artificial intelligence models on Wednesday.Gemini 2.0 Flash, as the model is called, is available in a chat version for users globally…
Michael Saylor case for Microsoft buying bitcoin gets rejected
Michael Saylor, the billionaire bitcoin investor who turned the company he co-founded, MicroStrategy, into a high-risk proxy for the cryptocurrency, has been encouraging Microsoft to use some of its massive cash pile to follow his…
Trump’s pick for FTC chair promises to go after ‘censorship’ from tech companies
President-elect Donald Trump has selected Andrew Ferguson to be the next chair of the Federal Trade Commission. Ferguson will take over for Lina Khan, who has earned praise from Vice President-elect J.D. Vance for her efforts to fight…
GM halts funding of robotaxi development by Cruise
A in San Francisco, California, US, on Thursday Aug. 10, 2023.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesGeneral Motors will no longer fund its Cruise division's robotaxi development, the company said on Tuesday. The Detroit automaker…
California could become the first state to require social media warning labels
A new California bill could require social media platforms to display warning labels about the potential risk to kids and teens. The bill (AB 56), introduced by Assembly member Rebecca Bauer-Kahan and California Attorney General Rob…
Oracle (ORCL) Q2 2025 earnings report
Oracle Chair and Chief Technology Officer Larry Ellison speaks at the Oracle OpenWorld conference in San Francisco on Sept. 16, 2019.Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesOracle shares slid 7% in extended trading on Monday…
Tesla accused of ‘fraudulent misrepresentation’ of Autopilot in crash
Tesla Supercharger stations are seen in a parking lot in Austin, Texas, on Sept. 16, 2024.Brandon Bell | Getty ImagesTesla is being sued by the family of a driver who died in a 2023 collision, claiming that the company's "fraudulent…
The Suicide Squad game’s final season is coming less than a year after launch
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League only came out in February, but the game’s final season, which starts tomorrow, is going to be its last. Season 4 Episode 7 launches on Tuesday, and Episode 8, which is set to release on January…
OpenAI releases Sora, its buzzy AI video-generation tool
OpenAI said Monday it's releasing its buzzy AI video-generation tool, Sora, later in the day.The AI video-generation model works similarly to OpenAI's image-generation AI tool, DALL-E: A user types out a desired scene, and Sora will…
Itch.io went offline due to a ‘trash AI-powered’ phishing report
Indie game storefront Itch.io went offline early Monday morning after what it described as a bogus phishing report. While the game store’s servers were still online during the outage, the domain for the website pointed towards IP…
It’s Trump’s move, and donors vs. national security
The Washington Post | The Washington Post | Getty ImagesPresident-elect Donald Trump was early to warn about the national security dangers posed by TikTok during his first term in office, with rhetoric and policy discussions that framed…
Trailers of the week: Star Trek, Severance, and Gundam
It’s the first week of December, and the end of the year is coming in fast and with a lot to look forward to at theaters this month. That very cool-looking Lord of the Rings anime hits US theaters on the 13th; Sonic the Hedgehog 3…
President-elect Trump says Ukraine to ‘possibly’ receive less military aid
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump attends a meeting with Britain's Prince William (not pictured) at the residence of the British ambassador to France, on the day of the reopening ceremonies of the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral following…
Weight-loss drug boom has become one of the internet’s biggest scams
A production line of Wegovy injection pens for the Asian market at the Novo Nordisk A/S pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Hillerod, Denmark, on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesOne interpretation of…
NZXT’s Flex PC rentals are still ‘misleading’ and ‘predatory,’ claims Gamers Nexus
Gamers Nexus has released a video deconstructing NZXT’s defense of its Flex gaming PC purchase and rental program. In it, host Steve Burke says the company is still misleading customers, despite adjustments made in response to his…
Meta shares rise on potential TikTok ban in U.S., closing at record
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms Inc., arrives for the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, on Sept. 25, 2024.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesMeta shares continued their extended rally on Friday, rising 2.4%…
Michelle Yeoh’s spy team assembles in Star Trek: Section 31’s official trailer
There’s a lot of Star Trek: Discovery in the official trailer for the Star Trek: Section 31 movie that Paramount Plus just released — big drama, explosions, and some looming threat that’s “unlike anything that Starfleet’s ever seen.” The…