Elon Musk’s X expected back online in Brazil ahead of elections

Elon Musk’s X expected back online in Brazil ahead of elections

The Federal Supreme Court (STF) in Brazil suspends Elon Musk’s social network after it fails to comply with orders from Minister Alexandre de Moraes to block accounts of those being investigated by the Brazilian justice system.  Cris Faga | Nurphoto | Getty Images X has to pay one last fine before the social network owned … Read more

A Mysterious School for the Network State Crowd Is Now in Session

A Mysterious School for the Network State Crowd Is Now in Session

Last month, venture capitalist Balaji Srinivasan announced the Network School, a three-month learning retreat marketed to people interested in “network nations,” a kind of utopia for the anarchocapitalist set. The inaugural class is 150 people. It starts today. Details about the school have been shrouded in secrecy, even for the applicants. Aspiring Network School participants … Read more

Elon Musk’s X and Starlink face daily fines in Brazil for ban evasion

Elon Musk’s X and Starlink face daily fines in Brazil for ban evasion

Combinations showing Entrepreneur Elon Musk (L) and Brazil Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes (R) Reuters (L) | Getty Images (R) Elon Musk’s X faces steep daily fines in Brazil for allegedly evading a ban on the service there, according to a statement from the country’s supreme court on Thursday. The fines, imposed by Brazil’s … Read more

Elon Musk says SpaceX will sue FAA for ‘regulatory overreach’

Elon Musk says SpaceX will sue FAA for ‘regulatory overreach’

SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn Falcon 9 rocket sits on Launch Complex 39A of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center as it is prepared for another attempt to liftoff on September 9, 2024 in Cape Canaveral, Florida.  Joe Raedle | Getty Images Elon Musk said SpaceX will sue the Federal Aviation Administration for “regulatory overreach” after the agency planned … Read more

FDIC rule would make banks keep fintech customer data after Synapse debacle

FDIC rule would make banks keep fintech customer data after Synapse debacle

Tsingha25 | Istock | Getty Images The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on Tuesday proposed a new rule forcing banks to keep more detailed records for customers of fintech apps after the failure of tech firm Synapse resulted in thousands of Americans being locked out of their accounts. The rule, aimed at accounts opened by fintech … Read more

Brazil supreme court unfreezes assets of Elon Musk’s Starlink, X

Brazil supreme court unfreezes assets of Elon Musk’s Starlink, X

Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, July 24, 2024.  Samuel Corum | Bloomberg | Getty Images Brazil’s supreme court announced Friday that it ordered banks to transfer funds from Starlink and X accounts to pay fines the court levied against Elon Musk’s social … Read more

Tesla Semi fire needed 50,000 gallons of water to extinguish

Tesla Semi fire needed 50,000 gallons of water to extinguish

Tesla Semi Courtesy: Tesla A single-vehicle collision last month involving a Tesla Semi electric truck took 50,000 gallons of water to extinguish and required aircraft to dump fire retardant overhead, according to a preliminary report on Friday from the National Transportation Safety Board. The crash, which occurred on California’s Interstate 80 west of Lake Tahoe, … Read more

Britain does bad job at commercializing tech globally: Former Arm CEO

Britain does bad job at commercializing tech globally: Former Arm CEO

Warren East, former CEO of Rolls Royce and Arm, speaking at a tech event in London on June 13, 2022. Luke MacGregor | Bloomberg via Getty Images CAMBRIDGE, England — The U.K. is doing a bad job of commercializing technology businesses globally and needs a mindset shift from the investor community to win on the … Read more

Skype founder’s VC firm Atomico raises $1.24 billion Europe tech fund

Skype founder’s VC firm Atomico raises .24 billion Europe tech fund

Niklas Zennstrom, CEO of Atomico and co-founder of Skype. Simon Dawson | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — Atomico, an early investor in top European technology firms from Stripe to Klarna, announced Monday the launch of two new funds worth $1.24 billion to back emerging and growth-stage startups in the sector. The launch of Atomico’s … Read more

Are some private equity and venture capital investors more equal than others? asks Sebi

Are some private equity and venture capital investors more equal than others? asks Sebi

Are some private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) investors more equal than others? The capital market regulator has asked several funds to reveal the names of investors who have been offered beneficial terms by the funds and have representation on the funds’ investment committees. Many PE and VCs – or, alternative investment funds (AIFs), … Read more