Google Pixel 9 phones, first AI-powered Android update announced

Google Pixel 9 phones, first AI-powered Android update announced

Google announced its first smartphone fully powered by its AI “Gemini” system. Google on Tuesday announced new artificial intelligence features that are coming to Android devices. The move to bring its Gemini AI assistant to supported devices shows again how Google aims to put its AI in front of consumers before Apple, which will launch … Read more

Crypto magnate Chun Wang buys SpaceX polar spaceflight Fram2

Crypto magnate Chun Wang buys SpaceX polar spaceflight Fram2

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule “Endurance” is seen during the Crew-3 mission for NASA on May 5, 2022. NASA Private polar expeditions are reaching a new level: Space. Cryptocurrency speculator Chun Wang bought a SpaceX multi-day flight for an undisclosed amount, the company announced on Monday, with plans to lead the first crewed space mission in … Read more

We drove Chinese EVs to see why rival automakers are worried

We drove Chinese EVs to see why rival automakers are worried

Trade groups say Chinese electric vehicles pose an “existential threat” to the U.S. auto industry. China currently makes about one out of every three of the world’s new vehicles, and it has the capacity to make even more, according to research firm Dunne Insights. But faced with a growing preference for hybrids at home and … Read more

Chinese EV company Zeekr says its battery can charge faster than Tesla

Chinese EV company Zeekr says its battery can charge faster than Tesla

The New York Stock Exchange welcomes Zeekr Intelligent Technology Holding Limited in celebration of its initial public offering on May 10, 2024. BEIJING — Chinese electric car brand Zeekr announced new batteries on Tuesday, which it says boast the fastest charge in the world. The offering aims to address consumers’ long-standing worries about battery driving … Read more

HelloFresh shares pop 11% as meal kit giant beats profit estimates

HelloFresh shares pop 11% as meal kit giant beats profit estimates

Shares of German meal kit firm HelloFresh jumped on Tuesday after the company reported a better-than-expected profit in the second quarter and said its ready-to-eat meals segment saw rapid growth. HelloFresh shares climbed as much as 20% during morning trade, but had pared gains to rise 11% to 5.90 euros ($6.44) as of 6:19 a.m. … Read more

Elon Musk, Donald Trump event on X crashes site, Tesla CEO blames cyberattack

Elon Musk, Donald Trump event on X crashes site, Tesla CEO blames cyberattack

Elon Musk (L) and Donald Trump (R). David Swanson | Vincent Alban | Reuters Elon Musk’s much-hyped interview of former President Donald Trump on the social media platform X was quickly derailed by technical glitches in the first minutes of the scheduled start time on Monday evening. Social media users trying to log on to … Read more

EU warns Elon Musk ahead of Trump interview to keep hate speech off X

EU warns Elon Musk ahead of Trump interview to keep hate speech off X

Elon Musk, co-founder of Tesla and SpaceX and owner of X Holdings Corp., speaks at the Milken Institute’s Global Conference at the Beverly Hilton Hotel,on May 6, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California.  Apu Gomes | Getty Images The European Commission on Monday warned X Corp. owner Elon Musk and CEO Linda Yaccarino that the company may … Read more

Musk interviews Trump on X as Harris reshapes presidential race

Musk interviews Trump on X as Harris reshapes presidential race

This combination of photos shows former President Donald Trump during rally at the Minden Tahoe Airport in Minden, Nev., Oct. 8, 2022, left, and Elon Musk in Wilmington, Del., July 12, 2021. AP Elon Musk will interview former President Donald Trump Monday evening on X, the latest collaboration between two men whose unlikely alliance could … Read more

Starbucks and activist Elliott met last week to discuss settlement

Starbucks and activist Elliott met last week to discuss settlement

Laxman Narasimhan attends the 2023 TAAF Annual AAPI CEO Dinner at The Pool on September 26, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by JP Yim/Getty Images for The Asian American Foundation (TAAF). Jp Yim | Getty Images Activist Elliott Management and Starbucks‘ board of directors are in settlement talks, according to people familiar with the … Read more

Market sell-off won’t last as there’s no tech bubble to burst: CIO

Market sell-off won’t last as there’s no tech bubble to burst: CIO

Global markets are cautiously rebounding from an early-August rout — and one asset manager says there’s no need to fear a burst tech bubble causing a persistent downturn. Technology stocks were among the hardest-hit by the recent sell-off, as declines of 1.6% in July and more than 4% so far in August for Wall Street’s tech-dominated … Read more