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Tesla reportedly delays launch of new low-cost model by months
Tesla is pushing back the promised launch of a more affordable EV by months, according to a report from Reuters. The new model, which is supposedly a very stripped-down Model Y, was supposed to debut in the first half of this year but…
Tesla and Alphabet facing tariff uncertainty
Guests including Mark Zuckerberg, Lauren Sanchez, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk attend the inauguration of Donald J. Trump in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2025. Trump takes office for his second…
Lyft to buy taxi app FreeNow for $200 million to expand into Europe
Lyft logo is seen in this illustration taken June 27, 2022.Dado Ruvic | ReutersU.S. ride-hailing firm Lyft on Wednesday announced that it's buying European taxi app FreeNow in a 175 million euro ($199 million) deal.The company said that…
Palantir exec defends company’s immigration surveillance work
One of the founders of startup accelerator Y Combinator offered unsparing criticism this weekend of the controversial data analytics company Palantir, leading a company executive to offer an extensive defense of Palantir’s work.
The…
23andMe bankruptcy under congressional investigation for customer data
Signage at 23andMe headquarters in Sunnyvale, California, U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe House Committee on Energy and Commerce is investigating 23andMe's decision to file for Chapter 11…
Robots run a half marathon, slowly
It looks like humanoid robots have a long way to go before catching up with human runners.
Beijing’s E-Town tech hub hosted what it described as the first world’s first humanoid half-marathon on Saturday, with 21 humanoid robots…
Brain implant cleared by FDA for Musk Neuralink rival Precision
Precision Neuroscience's Layer 7 Cortical InterfaceCourtesy of Precision NeuroscienceNeurotech startup Precision Neuroscience on Thursday announced that a core component of its brain implant system has been approved by the U.S. Food and…
Global Payments shares plunge 17% on $24 billion Worldpay deal
The Global Payments Company logo seen displayed on a smartphone.Igor Golovniov | LightRocket | Getty ImagesGlobal Payments shares tumbled 17% on Thursday after the company said it is buying Worldpay for more than $24 billion while…
Congress has questions about 23andMe bankruptcy
3The leaders of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce said they are investigating how 23andMe’s bankruptcy might affect customers’ data.
Representatives Brett Guthrie, Gus Bilirakis, and Gary Palmer (all Republicans) sent a letter…
Meet Partiful, the Gen Z party-planning staple that’s taking on Apple
Partiful's CEO, Shreya Murthy, and CTO, Joy TaoCourtesy: PartifulWhen Shreya Murthy and Joy Tao decided to launch a party-planning startup in 2020, they settled on a business goal of "bringing people together in person."The Covid-19…
A new kids’ show will come with a crypto wallet when it debuts this fall
A new animated kids’ series expected to premiere this year won’t be headed for a TV network. Or a streaming service. Instead, the founders of production studio We Ghosted Media plan to launch on a decentralized web platform that uses…
Google hit with second antitrust blow, adding to concerns about ads
Google CEO Sundar Pichai testifies before the House Judiciary Committee at the Rayburn House Office Building on December 11, 2018 in Washington, DC.Alex Wong | Getty ImagesGoogle's antitrust woes are continuing to mount, just as the…
Nintendo Switch 2 retail preorder to begin April 24 following tariff delays
An attendee wearing a Super Mario costume uses a Nintendo Switch 2 game console while playing a video game during the Nintendo Switch 2 Experience at the ExCeL London international exhibition and convention centre in London, Britain,…
Bluesky may soon add blue check verification
Bluesky may soon get a new blue checkmark verification system, according to changes to the app’s public GitHub repository spotted Friday by reverse engineer alice.mosphere.at.
The blue checks may have a similar look to the system…
How quantum computing could supercharge Google’s AI ambitions
Inside a secretive set of buildings in Santa Barbara, California, scientists at Alphabet are working on one of the company's most ambitious bets yet. They're attempting to develop the world's most advanced quantum computers."In the…
OpenAI pursued Cursor maker before entering into talks to buy Windsurf for $3B
When news broke that OpenAI was in talks to acquire AI coding company Windsurf for $3 billion, one of the first questions on the mind of anyone following the space was likely: “Why not buy Cursor creator Anysphere instead?”
After all,…
Etsy touts ‘shopping domestically’ as Trump tariffs mean price hikes
An employee walks past a quilt displaying Etsy Inc. signage at the company's headquarters in the Brooklyn.Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesEtsy is trying to make it easier for shoppers to purchase products from local merchants…
Discord sued by New Jersey over child safety features
Jason Citron, CEO of Discord in Washington, DC, on January 31, 2024.Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty ImagesThe New Jersey attorney general sued Discord on Thursday, alleging that the company misled consumers about child safety…