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Truck Makers Team Up to Push for Electric Vehicle Chargers

Tue, 01/30/2024 - 14:10
Daimler, Navistar and Volvo have been criticized for not selling many electric heavy trucks, but the companies say the country first needs many more chargers.

G.M. Profits Hurt by Electric Car Business and Strike

Tue, 01/30/2024 - 11:16
The automaker has placed a bet on electric vehicles, but it has struggled to produce and sell the vehicles in large numbers.

Minute-Long Soap Operas Are Here. Is America Ready?

Tue, 01/30/2024 - 08:56
Popularized in China during the pandemic, ReelShort and other apps are hoping to bring minute-by-minute melodramas to the United States.

Focused Cuts and Fewer Layers: Tech Layoffs Enter a New Phase

Tue, 01/30/2024 - 05:02
Amazon, Google, Microsoft and other tech companies have been on a layoff spree this month, with the latest cuts differing from last year’s mass reductions.

Watch Me Lose My Job on TikTok

Tue, 01/30/2024 - 05:01
Some tech workers are filming their layoffs and sharing them on social media. They say it’s part catharsis, part transparency.

Neuralink Implanted a Device in a Patient’s Brain, Elon Musk Says

Mon, 01/29/2024 - 22:55
The billionaire said his company’s first product, called Telepathy, would let a person control a phone or computer “just by thinking.”

Amazon Scraps Deal to Buy Roomba Maker iRobot Amid Scrutiny

Mon, 01/29/2024 - 15:15
Amazon walked away from the $1.7 billion acquisition of iRobot as it faces questions from regulators in the European Union and United States.

Nvidia’s Big Tech Rivals Put Their Own A.I. Chips on the Table

Mon, 01/29/2024 - 05:00
Chafing at their dependence, Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft are racing to cut into Nvidia’s dominant share of the market.

Hottest Job in Corporate America? The Executive in Charge of A.I.

Mon, 01/29/2024 - 05:00
Many feared that artificial intelligence would kill jobs. But hospitals, insurance companies and others are creating roles to navigate and harness the disruptive technology.

Ring to Stop Allowing Police to Request Videos From Security Cameras

Sun, 01/28/2024 - 17:15
Ring, a maker of internet-connected cameras that is owned by Amazon, said the police could no longer ask people to share video recordings using the company’s app, Neighbors.

23andMe Breach Targeted Jewish and Chinese Customers, Lawsuit Says

Fri, 01/26/2024 - 17:36
The class-action suit said the genetic testing company failed to notify customers whose personal information was compiled into “curated” lists that were sold on the dark web.

David L. Mills, Who Kept the Internet Running on Time, Dies at 85

Fri, 01/26/2024 - 14:47
He developed and implemented the protocol that synchronizes the digital clocks nestled within billions of networked devices.

Apple Blocks Android Users From Connecting to iMessage on Macs

Fri, 01/26/2024 - 11:20
Beeper Mini customers were using their Mac computers to connect to iPhone messaging on their Android phones. Now, they say Apple has blocked the messaging service on their Macs.

Fake Explicit Taylor Swift Images Swamp Social Media

Fri, 01/26/2024 - 11:10
Fans of the star and lawmakers condemned the images, probably generated by artificial intelligence, after they were shared with millions of social media users.

Mediapocalypse Now, a16z’s Chris Dixon Defends Crypto, and HatGPT

Fri, 01/26/2024 - 05:01
Strangely a lot of pro wrestling in this episode.

Is Cryptocurrency Like Stocks and Bonds? Courts Move Closer to an Answer.

Fri, 01/26/2024 - 05:01
Federal judges are weighing whether digital currencies should be subject to the same rules as stocks and bonds. The outcome could shape crypto’s future in the U.S.

L.A. County to Pay $5 Million to Election Executive Wrongly Charged With Data Breach

Thu, 01/25/2024 - 17:53
Eugene Yu, the owner of an election software company, was arrested in 2022 on charges of breaching election data. Those charges were dropped weeks later.

Elon Musk Spreads Election Misinformation on X Without Fact Checkers

Thu, 01/25/2024 - 17:46
Civil rights lawyers and Democrats are sounding alarms about Mr. Musk’s claims about voting. The Biden campaign called his posts “profoundly irresponsible.”

Elon Musk Spreads Election Misinformation on X Without Fact Checkers

Thu, 01/25/2024 - 17:46
Civil rights lawyers and Democrats are sounding alarms about Mr. Musk’s claims about voting. The Biden campaign called his posts “profoundly irresponsible.”

Cruise Says Hostility to Regulators Led to Grounding of Its Autonomous Cars

Thu, 01/25/2024 - 17:45
A law firm’s review found that executives had failed to fully explain an October crash, which the Justice Department is also investigating.

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