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