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Autonomy Founder Mike Lynch Can Be Extradited To US

The founder of UK software firm Autonomy can be extradited to the US to face charges of conspiracy and fraud, a London court has said. The BBC reports: Mike Lynch sold Autonomy to US computer giant Hewlett Packard (HP) for $11 billion in 2011. He den.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotJul 22nd, 2021

BYD plans $14 billion investment in smarter car features

EV maker BYD will invest 100 billion yuan ($14 billion) to develop smart-car features, its founder and chief executive officer said. He didn’t give a specific time frame for the investment or more details......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJan 17th, 2024

Elon Musk’s recent all-hands meeting at SpaceX was full of interesting news

Starship exploded during a liquid oxygen vent on its most recent test flight. Enlarge / Elon Musk, SpaceX's founder and CEO, recently held an all-hands meeting with employees at the company's Starbase facility in South Texas. (cr.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJan 16th, 2024

RIP Artifact: 2 app alternatives now that it’s shutting down

Well, that was fast. Just a year after Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger launched their first post-Instagram project — the personalized social news … The post RIP Artifact: 2 app alternatives now that it’s shutting do.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  bgrRelated NewsJan 15th, 2024

Fox News stops running MyPillow commercials in a payment dispute with election denier Mike Lindell

Fox News stops running MyPillow commercials in a payment dispute with election denier Mike Lindell.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsJan 13th, 2024

Mike Lindell Protests Fox News Halting MyPillow Ads As Network Says He Hasn’t Paid His Bills

Mike Lindell Protests Fox News Halting MyPillow Ads As Network Says He Hasn’t Paid His Bills.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsJan 12th, 2024

How should boards handle visionary CEOs?

The recent firing and rapid rehiring of Sam Altman, the co-founder and CEO of ChatGPT creator OpenAI, illustrates the delicate dance between visionary CEOs and the boards who oversee them......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJan 12th, 2024

I found David Lynch’s lost Dune II script

The unfinished script, found in an archive, shows Lynch's enthusiasm for Dune. Enlarge / Kyle MacLachlan in Dune, 1984. (credit: Everett) David Lynch’s 1984 sci-fi epic Dune is—in many ways—a misbegotten botch job......»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJan 11th, 2024

Protecting Alaska"s wilderness and the Indigenous way of life is critical to a green future, says advocate

"Alaska is America's natural resource warehouse." That is what Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy told then-President Donald Trump in 2018. But our home is far more than storage for the next fad of consumer desires in the Lower 48 states. In Alaska, we ar.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJan 11th, 2024

Billie Jean Ellis, co-founder of Jim Ellis Automotive, dies at 89

Billie Jean Ellis co-founded the group with her husband, Jim Ellis......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJan 9th, 2024

US dodges delay of Sam Bankman-Fried’s sentencing by dropping second trial

SBF's sentencing remains scheduled for March 28. Enlarge (credit: TIMOTHY A. CLARY / Contributor | AFP) After FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried was convicted of seven charges related to wire fraud and money laundering in.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJan 2nd, 2024

Congress, courts possible ways for dealers to fight FTC CARS Rule

NADA plans to try to keep the FTC's CARS Rule regulations from taking effect July 30, CEO Mike Stanton says. Blocking the rule rests with Congress or the court system......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsDec 23rd, 2023

Feldman Automotive, Todd Blue among dealership buyers in Q3 and Q4 transactions

A buyer purchased her first dealership, Feldman Automotive entered a new state, and former luxury dealership group founder Todd Blue returned to automotive retail,all in third- and fourth-quarter transactions......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsDec 22nd, 2023

Waymo claims autonomy offers ‘significant" safety benefits compared with human drivers

On Wednesday, Waymo researchers unveiled new methods for making meaningful comparisons between the driving performances of humans and autonomous systems......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsDec 20th, 2023

Less launch pad damage by SpaceX"s Starship bodes well for Space Coast facility

Although SpaceX's massive Starship and Super Heavy is still exploding mid-air during test flights, the fixes made to the launch pad have both company founder Elon Musk and NASA happy and could bode well for a pad planned for Florida's Space Coast......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 20th, 2023

Binance to pay $2.7 billion fine after hiding shady transactions from feds

Binance’s former compliance-control officer must also pay a $1.5 million fine. Enlarge / Founder and CEO of Binance Changpeng Zhao, commonly known as "CZ," in May 10, 2022, in Rome, Italy. (credit: Antonio Masiello / Contribut.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsDec 19th, 2023

Southern California coastal wetlands would benefit from proposed $60 million federal program

Two local nonprofit leaders are praising Rep. Mike Levin, D-San Juan Capistrano, and others in Congress for introducing a bipartisan bill that would authorize $60 million annually to protect coastal wetlands......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsDec 19th, 2023

Wait, David Lynch directed a commercial for the Sony PlayStation?

17 years since his last movie was released, some Twitter users have re-discovered a "lost" David Lynch film. Find out what it is and why you should watch it......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsDec 18th, 2023

Disgraced Nikola founder Trevor Milton gets 4-year sentence for lying about EVs

Prosecutors had asked for a heavier sentence to deter future fraud. Enlarge / Trevor Milton, founder of Nikola Corp., arrives at court in New York on Monday, Dec. 18, 2023. Milton is set to be sentenced on Monday after being foun.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsDec 18th, 2023

Nikola founder Trevor Milton sentenced to 4 years in U.S. prison for fraud

Prosecutors had sought a sentence “in line” with the 11 years recommended by probation officials, saying a lengthy term of incarceration was needed both to punish Milton and deter other corporate executives from similar misconduct......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsDec 18th, 2023

You need to watch this lost David Lynch masterpiece now

17 years since his last movie was released, some Twitter users have re-discovered a "lost" David Lynch film. Find out what it is and why you should watch it......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsDec 18th, 2023