Ford delivers its first F-150 Lightning as EV truck war kicks into high gear Tesla owner is first to get a Ford F-150 Lightning. MAY 27, 2022 12:34:19 EDT | WWW.THEVERGE.COM Apple raises retail hourly starting salary to $22 amid labor challenges Up from $20 previously. MAY 26, 2022 07:59:10 EDT | WWW.THEVERGE.COM Guns have become the top injury-related cause of death for U.S. kids In 2020, more kids were killed by guns than motor vehicle crashes. for the first time in recent history MAY 26, 2022 07:57:59 EDT | WWW.AXIOS.COM Twitter to pay $150M for violating FTC privacy order Twitter has agreed to pay the fine for using account security data to targeteadvertising. MAY 25, 2022 20:33:34 EDT | WWW.AXIOS.COM Twitter jumps after Musk increases commitment in takeover bid to $33.5 billion, in talks for other funding In a letter to investors backing the holding company that Musk is forming to take Twitter private, he expressed his commitment to completing the deal. MAY 25, 2022 20:31:29 EDT | WWW.CNBC.COM Fed minutes point to more rate hikes that go further than the market anticipates The rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday released the minutes from its May 3-4 meeting. MAY 25, 2022 16:19:15 EDT | WWW.CNBC.COM NY State is giving out hundreds of robots as companions for the elderly Fighting loneliness with robot companions MAY 25, 2022 13:29:15 EDT | WWW.THEVERGE.COM Amazon flexes retail muscle with physical clothing store - TechCrunch Months after announcing it would do so, Amazon has opened its first physical clothing store, Amazon Style, near the Greater Los Angeles Area. MAY 25, 2022 13:28:30 EDT | TECHCRUNCH.COM Terra backers vote to revive luna - but not UST - after $60 billion crypto collapse Backers of Terra have voted to revive the failed cryptocurrency venture without its controversial UST stablecoin. MAY 25, 2022 11:55:58 EDT | WWW.CNBC.COM Massive SPAC deal gets crushed on first day of trading MSP Recovery's merger was worth more than $30 billion when announced last July. MAY 25, 2022 10:52:20 EDT | WWW.AXIOS.COM Snap's warning sends shock across digital advertising as investors flee social media stocks In notes following Snap's disclosure, analysts pointed to a macroeconomic story that's playing out across the digital ad market. MAY 24, 2022 14:37:18 EDT | WWW.CNBC.COM Walmart Is Adding More Drones and Robots to Its Workforce Delivery drones and warehouse robots are joining the retail giant to bring you Hamburger Helper. MAY 24, 2022 11:01:44 EDT | GIZMODO.COM Russia and China hold military exercise near Japan during Biden visit The jets neared Japan's airspace while Tokyo was hosting the leaders of the Quad countries. MAY 24, 2022 10:52:57 EDT | WWW.AXIOS.COM Airbnb is closing its domestic business in China, sources say All mainland Chinese listings - homes and experiences - will be taken down by this summer. MAY 23, 2022 13:59:55 EDT | WWW.CNBC.COM Amazon Aims To Sublet, End Warehouse Leases as Online Sales Cool - Slashdot Amazon, stuck with too much warehouse capacity now that the surge in pandemic-era shopping has faded, is looking to sublet at least 10 million square feet of space and could vacate even more by ending leases with landlords, according to people familiar with the situation. From a report: The excess c... MAY 23, 2022 10:28:36 EDT | SLASHDOT.ORG Belgium becomes first country to introduce mandatory monkeypox quarantine as global cases rise Belgium has become the first country to introduce a 21-day quarantine for monkeypox patients as cases spread across the globe. MAY 23, 2022 08:36:38 EDT | WWW.CNBC.COM Tether withdrawals top $10 billion as regulators raise alarm about stablecoins Tether has seen its circulating supply plunge from a record $84 billion on May 11 to around $73 billion as of Monday. MAY 23, 2022 07:55:52 EDT | WWW.CNBC.COM Nestl- baby formula shipment lands in U.S. to ease shortage The shipment will account for 15% of the need for specialty medical grade formula. MAY 22, 2022 19:30:39 EDT | WWW.AXIOS.COM Tech stocks are mired in their longest weekly losing streak since dot-com bust The Nasdaq's seven-week losing streak underscores the shift in investor sentiment away from technology and growth stocks as the broader markets sell off. MAY 21, 2022 08:31:00 EDT | WWW.CNBC.COM Fears grow for smaller nations after ransomware attack on Costa Rica escalates - TechCrunch The Russia-linked ransomware gang demanded $20 million in ransom - and the overthrow of Costa Rica's elected government. MAY 20, 2022 11:36:47 EDT | TECHCRUNCH.COM Musk denies -wild accusations- against him in an apparent reference to harassment report SpaceX founder Elon Musk said in a tweet late Thursday that "wild accusations" against him are not true. MAY 20, 2022 07:56:36 EDT | WWW.CNBC.COM First Foxconn made iPhones. But can it make electric vehicles? The Apple iPhone manufacturer has acquired a former GM plant in Ohio with plans to make EVs on a contract basis. MAY 19, 2022 16:00:56 EDT | WWW.AXIOS.COM DOJ says it will no longer prosecute good-faith hackers under CFAA - TechCrunch The policy change under CFAA comes a year after the Supreme Court limited the scope of U.S. federal computer hacking laws. MAY 19, 2022 14:55:13 EDT | TECHCRUNCH.COM New bipartisan bill would force Google to break up its ad business The Competition and Transparency in Digital Advertising Act was introduced by key Senators on the Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust, the Journal reported. MAY 19, 2022 12:46:04 EDT | WWW.CNBC.COM Too Little Too Late: Apple Reverses Remote Work Policy After Machine Learning Head Decamps to Alphabet Apple will reportedly delay its three day in-person work week citing a rising number of covid-19 cases. MAY 18, 2022 19:29:14 EDT | GIZMODO.COM Biden invokes Defense Production Act to boost baby formula manufacturing to ease shortage Parents have been struggling to buy formula for their infants since the closure of a key manufacturing facility in Michigan due to bacterial contamination. MAY 18, 2022 19:27:43 EDT | WWW.CNBC.COM Elon Musk says he'll vote Republican, bashes Democrats Musk has been historically anti-union, opposed to a billionaire's tax and is a vocal critic of President Biden. MAY 18, 2022 19:26:19 EDT | WWW.CNBC.COM Stocks had their worst day in more than two years It's the fourth time in 2022 that the Dow has fallen by more than 900 points. MAY 18, 2022 16:25:36 EDT | WWW.AXIOS.COM Homeland Security puts its "Disinformation Governance Board" on ice A spokesperson said the board "grossly and intentionally mischaracterized" but DHS will conduct a review. MAY 18, 2022 14:54:51 EDT | WWW.AXIOS.COM The Fed's $2.7 trillion mortgage problem Shrinking its massive portfolio of home loans won't make for easy economics or politics MAY 18, 2022 13:41:24 EDT | WWW.AXIOS.COM Google's Russian subsidiary to file for bankruptcy after bank account seized Google's Russian subsidiary plans to file for bankruptcy after the authorities seized its bank account, making it impossible to carry on operations, a Google spokesperson said on Wednesday. MAY 18, 2022 11:43:16 EDT | WWW.REUTERS.COM Bitcoin production roars back in China despite Beijing's ban on crypto mining New research from the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance shows that Chinese bitcoin mining activity has quickly rebounded. MAY 18, 2022 11:42:39 EDT | WWW.CNBC.COM Billionaires on the ISS Weren't Expecting to Work So Hard The first private astronauts, who paid $55 million to journey to the ISS, needed some handholding from the regular crew. MAY 17, 2022 18:33:53 EDT | GIZMODO.COM Feds to Businesses: FYI, Don-t Accidentally Hire a North Korean Hacker Three U.S. federal agencies say there-s a host of DPRK-backed fake IT workers looking for backdoors into companies- networks. MAY 17, 2022 15:13:04 EDT | GIZMODO.COM Powell says the Fed will not hesitate to keep raising rates until inflation comes down Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said he will back interest rate increases until prices start falling back toward a healthy level. MAY 17, 2022 14:59:29 EDT | WWW.CNBC.COM Elon Musk-s latest stunt: calling on the SEC to investigate Twitter-s user numbers Does Elon Musk really want to buy Twitter? MAY 17, 2022 13:56:24 EDT | WWW.THEVERGE.COM The Pentagon has 400 reports of strange aerial phenomena - but nothing suggests aliens The explanations range from airborne clutter to "other" MAY 17, 2022 13:55:59 EDT | WWW.THEVERGE.COM U.S. COVID death toll officially surpasses 1 million COVID has killed people in the U.S. at higher rates than in other affluent countries. MAY 17, 2022 13:54:53 EDT | WWW.AXIOS.COM Elon Musk blasts Joe Biden, says he has 'has failed to get much done' Musk, who says he has overwhelmingly voted for Democrats, has repeatedly criticized the president. MAY 17, 2022 10:44:59 EDT | WWW.CNBC.COM Investors withdraw over $7 billion from tether, raising fresh fears about stablecoin's backing Tether's circulating supply has slipped from about $83 billion a week ago to less than $76 billion on Tuesday. MAY 17, 2022 08:46:46 EDT | WWW.CNBC.COM Elon Musk says Twitter deal "cannot move forward" unless spam questions are answered Wall Street already believed Musk is trying to back out of the deal. MAY 17, 2022 07:53:11 EDT | WWW.AXIOS.COM This Is How Often Online Ads Are Auctioning Off Your Data Every Day Advertisers-and shady ad middlemen-are paying to violate your privacy hundreds of times every day you're online. MAY 16, 2022 16:28:58 EDT | GIZMODO.COM More stablecoins are destabilizing, sparking even more shenanigans Terra may have done a number on the stablecoin market. MAY 16, 2022 16:16:34 EDT | WWW.THEVERGE.COM Musk reportedly says Twitter deal at lower price 'not out of the question' Elon Musk said a Twitter deal at a lower price wasn't "out of the question," Bloomberg reported. MAY 16, 2022 16:15:34 EDT | WWW.CNBC.COM Uber Eats pilots autonomous delivery with Serve Robotics, Motional - TechCrunch Uber Eats is launching two autonomous delivery pilots in Los Angeles on Monday with Serve Robotics, a robotic sidewalk delivery startup, and Motional, an autonomous vehicle technology company. The new programs are a part of a range of new products Uber is launching across its ride-hail and delivery- MAY 16, 2022 14:33:16 EDT | TECHCRUNCH.COM Facebook Struggles to Keep Buffalo Shooting Video Offline Despite the content moderator-s best efforts, the shooter-s manifesto and video of the attacks are still proliferating across social media. MAY 16, 2022 12:53:32 EDT | WWW.VICE.COM $3 billion in bitcoin was sold in a last-ditch attempt to save UST stablecoin from collapse Luna Foundation Guard said it spent almost all of the bitcoin in its reserve last week in a futile attempt to save UST. MAY 16, 2022 09:17:33 EDT | WWW.CNBC.COM The iPod is dead, but the podcast lives on The iPod played a crucial, if fleeting, role in podcasting-s development. MAY 15, 2022 19:50:41 EDT | WWW.THEVERGE.COM Amazon's Bezos criticizes Biden over inflation tweet Biden earlier in the day tweeted: "You want to bring down inflation? Let's make sure the wealthiest corporations pay their fair share." MAY 14, 2022 10:39:08 EDT | WWW.CNBC.COM Netflix tells -woke- workers to quit if they are offended: -culture- memo -If you-d find it hard to support our content breadth, Netflix may not be the best place for you,- read the memo in part. MAY 13, 2022 19:42:29 EDT | NYPOST.COM