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Apple’s Senior Vice President of Software Engineering Craig Federighi speaks about CarPlay on stage during Apple’s World Wide Developers Conference in San Jose, California on June 05, 2017. Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty Images In the early 2010s, automotive manufacturers and their suppliers were excited about building sophisticated apps for car dashboards that went

In this article NEE DUK AES VST TSLA Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced in 2015 that the electric-vehicle company would be getting into the energy business. Now, it’s starting to take off. On its Q4 2020 earnings call, the company said its battery deployments increased 83% in 2020, particularly thanks to the popularity of the

Bitcoin mine uncovered during Black Country industrial unit raid that was stealing thousands of pounds worth of electricity from the mains supply. Source: West Midlands Police 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

In this article SWI Annette Riedl | Picture Alliance | Getty Images The Russian hackers thought to be behind the catastrophic SolarWinds attack last year have launched another major cyberattack, Microsoft warned Thursday. Microsoft said in a blog post that the hacking group, known as Nobelium, had targeted over 150 organizations worldwide in the last

In this article TSLA Tesla Model 3 Source: Tesla When Tesla decided to exclude radar sensors from its newer Model 3 and Model Y vehicles in the U.S., it had to downgrade functionality in these cars at least temporarily. As a result, Consumer Reports and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) are suspending some

In this article AMZN Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announces the co-founding of The Climate Pledge at the National Press Club on September 19, 2019, in Washington. Paul Morigi | Getty Images | Amazon Jeff Bezos on Wednesday stewarded his last shareholder meeting as CEO of Amazon, highlighting the company’s successes in the previous year, while

In this article NVDA Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang wearing his usual leather jacket. Getty In February, as cryptocurrency prices spiked, Nvidia released new cards specifically for mining crypto. They can’t power a computer monitor, but they can generate valuable ether coins. On Wednesday, the company provided an update on how its cryptocurrency (CMP) cards are

James Bond wears Tom Ford’s knitted sleeve bomber jacket Courtesy of Sony Amazon said that it will acquire MGM Studios for $8.45 billion, marking its boldest move yet into the entertainment industry and turbocharging its streaming ambitions. The deal is the second-largest acquisition in Amazon’s history, behind its $13.7 billion purchase of Whole Foods in

In this article TSLA The interior of a Tesla Model S is shown in autopilot mode in San Francisco, California, U.S., April 7, 2016. Alexandria Sage | Reuters Tesla announced Tuesday that it is ditching radar for its driver-assistance features like Autopilot. In a blog post entitled “Transitioning to Tesla Vision,” the company said its

In the ninth annual Disruptor 50 list, CNBC highlights the private companies leading out of the pandemic with business models and growth rates aligned with a rapid pace of technological change.  Investors have taken notice that the companies on the 2021 Disruptor 50 list have become critical players in fundamental economic and consumer transformations. A

Daniel Craig stars as James Bond in “No Time To Die.” Source: MGM Amazon is nearing a deal to acquire MGM Studios, the co-owner of the “James Bond” franchise and other TV and film series, for between $8.5 billion and $9 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. The deal is expected to be

A visual representation of digital currencies. Yuriko Nakao | Getty Images 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 edged upwards towards $37,000 on Monday after plummeting to less than $32,000 on Sunday. Bitcoin

In this article WBA Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes leaves the Robert F. Peckham Federal Building with her defense team in downtown San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, May 4, 2021. MediaNews Group/The Mercury News via Getty Images | MediaNews Group | Getty Images Money may buy happiness but in the case of former Theranos CEO Elizabeth

In this article DRH Signage for the AT&T Inc. WarnerMedia HBO Max streaming service is displayed on a smartphone in an arranged photograph taken in the Brooklyn Borough of New York, U.S., on Thursday, May 28, 2020. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images During its annual upfront presentation to advertisers this week, Fox ran

In this article MTCH BMBL Dating apps are creating badges displaying vaccination status and offering vaccinated Americans free premium benefits. Tinder The largest dating apps in the U.S. are banding together in support of Covid-19 vaccines, in the hopes that it’ll be a hot vax summer. For the uninitiated, hot vax summer plays on the

A picture taken on June 9, 2016 shows Amazon warehouse in Paris, part of the new service ‘Prime Now’. Eric Piermont | AFP | Getty Images Amazon is shutting down its standalone Prime Now platforms and directing users who want fast delivery on groceries and other goods to order them through the Amazon app or

Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., center, arrives at U.S. district court in Oakland, California, on Friday, May 21, 2021. Nina Riggio | Bloomberg | Getty Images Apple CEO Tim Cook faced sharp questioning on Friday from Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers about Apple’s App Store business model at the end of his testimony

In this article BTC.CM= A Bitcoin sign is seen at the entrance of a cryptocurrency exchange office on April 16, 2021 in Istanbul, Turkey. Chris McGrath | Getty Images Bitcoin’s price hovered above the $40,000 level on Friday, as a comeback for the world’s top cryptocurrency was checked by worries around regulation. The digital coin

In this article GOOGL California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks at the opening of the country’s first federal and state operated community vaccination site during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Los Angeles, California, February 16, 2021. Mike Blake | Reuters California Governor Gavin Newsom pointed to a recent flood of tech IPOs and

A customer uses a bitcoin automated teller machine (ATM) in a kiosk Barcelona, Spain, on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. Angel Garcia | Bloomberg | Getty Images Bitcoin fluctuated between gains and losses Thursday, as the world’s largest cryptocurrency struggled to recover from a major sell-off during the previous session. The digital currency initially climbed Thursday