Tesla starts using cabin cameras to make sure drivers are paying attention
Tesla has started using cabin cameras in some Model 3 and Model Y vehicles to make sure drivers are paying attention to the road when they use driver assistance features,…
Massive bitcoin mine discovered in UK after police raid suspected cannabis farm
LONDON — An illegal bitcoin mine has been found by police in the U.K. who were looking for a cannabis farm. The mine — located in an industrial unit on…
Facebook, Twitter And A Future Of Social That’s Increasingly Audio
When pandemic lockdowns swept the country in Spring 2020, there were concerns that the booming podcast business might take a pause — the dramatic decline in people commuting meant fewer…
Apple gets rare sell rating as New Street downgrades and predicts nearly 30% stock decline
Apple could see a significant decline in sales of its flagship iPhone, and investors should get out before the stock tumbles, according to a note from New Street Research. The…
More Than Half Of Europeans Want To Replace Lawmakers With AI, Study Says
LONDON — A study has found that most Europeans would like to see some of their members of parliament replaced by algorithms. Researchers at IE University’s Center for the Governance…
Twitter Says It Is Concerned About The Safety Of Its India Staff After Police Visit Office
Twitter said on Thursday it was worried about the safety of its staff in India, days after police visited its office as part of a probe related to the social…
How Apple’s 2015 Negotiations For Time Warner Bundling Deal Briefly Led To Acquisition Talks
As AT&T and Discovery discussed putting together their content assets, they specifically structured a deal to give the combined company flexibility to merge or sell down the road — perhaps…
Discord CEO on reported Microsoft bid: ‘We did receive a lot of offers.’
It’s been reported that a $10 billion bid made by Microsoft for gaming platform Discord fell apart. Discord CEO and co-founder Jason Citron can’t talk about it — he’s under…
Russia threatens to slow down Google for failing to delete prohibited content, issues small fine
Russia has threatened to decelerate Google’s traffic and issued the company with a small fine for failing to remove what it says is unlawful content. A Russian court on Tuesday…
Microsoft’s cloud boss says the company doesn’t want to compete with doctors
Thanks to its pending acquisition of Nuance Communications, Microsoft will soon have a suite of software tools that doctors use to automatically keep notes on meetings with patients. But Microsoft…
Amazon’s ad revenue is now twice as big as Snap, Twitter, Roku and Pinterest combined
The major growth in Amazon’s advertising unit means its revenue contribution is now 2.4 times as large as Snap, Twitter, Roku and Pinterest combined, and it’s growing 1.7 times as…
Twitter CFO Ned Segal says e-commerce is becoming more important for the company
Twitter CFO Ned Segal said Tuesday that e-commerce will be more important for the social media company as it continues to build out direct response advertising products. “You should be…
Op-ed: Facebook’s Nick Clegg Calls For Bipartisan Approach To Break The Deadlock On Internet Regulation
Around the world, lawmakers are writing the new rules of the internet. In Europe, India, Australia, the UK and elsewhere, laws are being proposed governing everything from privacy and content,…
Bitcoin Rebounds After A Wild Weekend That Took It Below $32,000
The crypto market edged higher Monday after a week of hell during which billions of dollars were wiped off the value of bitcoin and ether. The price of Bitcoin rebounded…
Verizon Offers Free Apple Arcade And Google Play Plus For Select Unlimited Subscribers
Verizon said it is giving away six- and 12-month subscriptions to Apple Arcade and Google Play Plus as it adds more bundled content offerings to its wireless subscriptions. New and…
From Driverless Cars To Robotic Warehouses, China Looks To Automation To Solve Population Issues
GUANGZHOU, China — Qin Jiahao has been working at Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com’s logistics operations for around six years. Now a huge amount of his work has become automated. “In…
Bitcoin cuts gains and briefly turns negative amid regulation fears
Bitcoin pared its gains and briefly dipped into negative territory on Thursday amid news that the Treasury Department is setting forth its crackdown efforts. The world’s largest digital currency last…
Snap announces new Spectacles AR glasses that let you overlay digital objects on the real world
Snap on Thursday announced a new version of its Spectacles smart glasses. They use augmented reality, which means you can look through them and see digital objects on top of…
Snapchat users will be able to tip popular creators later this year
Snapchat users will be able to tip high-profile creators through the app’s chat function later this year, Snap said Thursday. The move pushes the social media company further into creator…
Ford to halt production of F-150, Bronco Sport and other vehicles due to chip shortage
DETROIT – Ford Motor will halt or cut production at eight North American plants for varying periods of time through June due to an ongoing shortage of semiconductor chips impacting…
Apple’s Head Of Software Admits Macs Have An Unacceptable Amount Of Malware
Apple’s head of software, Craig Federighi, said in court on Wednesday that Apple is not pleased with the amount of harmful software, or malware, on its operating system for Mac…
Cisco Returns To Growth But Disappoints On Earnings Guidance
Cisco shares fell 6% in extended trading on Wednesday after the data center networking hardware maker said it expects this quarter’s earnings to be lower than analysts had expected. The…
Apple’s new iPad Pro Is Super Powerful And Has An Amazing Screen, But The iPad Air is still best for most people
I’ve been testing Apple’s new 12.9-inch iPad Pro for the past week or so. It might look similar to the last two versions, but it’s a really big upgrade that…
Squarespace CEO is worth $2.4 billion after web company he built in college debuts on NYSE
By 2010, Anthony Casalena was seven years into bootstrapping his start-up Squarespace, which he’d grown from a dorm room project at the University of Maryland into a business with $10…
Peter Thiel is backing a rival to Elon Musk’s brain implant company
Palantir co-founder and venture capitalist Peter Thiel has invested in a company that’s putting computer chips into people’s heads in a bid to improve them in some way. The early…
Amazon says vaccinated workers can ditch masks starting next week
Amazon said Wednesday it will soon stop requiring face masks for fully vaccinated workers inside warehouses, except where required by law. Starting Monday, fully vaccinated operations employees in the U.S.…
TuSimple says its self-driving trucks shaved 10 hours off a 24-hour run
Autonomous vehicle company TuSimple on Wednesday claimed that its trucks shaved 10 hours off what’s normally a 24-hour job. The company tested its trucks by hauling fresh watermelons along a…
Elon Musk tweets ‘diamond hands’ emoji amid bitcoin drop, implying Tesla won’t sell
Tesla CEO Elon Musk doesn’t appear to be shying away from bitcoin, despite the crypto-wide sell-off, which cut the value of bitcoin in half at one point over the last…
Mobile Money Is Helping Airtel Africa And Its Rivals Bounce Back From Covid-19
Mobile money is providing a much-needed revenue buffer against disruptions from the coronavirus pandemic for Africa’s big telecoms companies, such as Airtel Africa, MTN and Safaricom. This was evident in…
Apple’s App Store chief kicks off iPhone maker’s defense at Epic Games trial
Apple Inc (AAPL.O) on Monday began its formal defense in an antitrust trial brought by “Fortnite” online game creator Epic Games, by calling its App Store chief Phil Schiller to…