Lawsuit: Twitter stopped paying rent at headquarters after Musk took over
Twitter didn't pay $3.4M rent bills in December and January, building owner says. Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson) Twitter is being sued for alleged nonpayment of rent by the owner of its US headquarters building in San F.....»»
Spotify paying subscribers pass 200M, but quarterly loss climbs almost 700%
The number of Spotify paying subscribers passed 200 million for the first time in the last quarter. The company added 10M new subscribers to hit 205M paid accounts, and 489M in total. However, the company – which has almost never posted a quarterl.....»»
Twitter now wants to become a payments platform to compete with Apple Pay and PayPal
Since Elon Musk became the owner of Twitter, the company has been looking for new ways to increase its revenue. But now it seems that Musk is about to take a step that will take the company’s services far beyond just a social network, as he’s in.....»»
Apple Fellow Phil Schiller confirms he’s now on Mastodon after deleting Twitter account
Following all the mess happening to Twitter after the company was acquired by Elon Musk, Apple Fellow and former Apple marketing chief Phil Schiller has deleted his account on the platform. However, those who still want updates from Schiller can now.....»»
Fourth class-action lawsuit filed against Apple for alleged privacy violations
A fundamental misunderstanding of App Tracking Transparency tools has led to multiple lawsuits against Apple in recent weeks, with the fourth filed in Northern California being the most recent.Privacy is at the center of Apple's ad campaignsDeveloper.....»»
Massive Yandex code leak reveals Russian search engine’s ranking factors
Details show how the world's fourth-largest search engine ranks webpages. Enlarge / The Russian logo of Yandex, the country's largest search engine and a tech company with many divisions, inside the company's headquarters. (credi.....»»
Stereotyping veterans as heroes may limit their future careers
While much of the American public venerates people who enlist in the military, constantly referring to all veterans as "heroes" may direct them into lower-paying careers associated with selflessness, according to research published by the American Ps.....»»
Tesla chair testifies she would have quit if Musk had lied in 2018 tweets
Robyn Denholm: "If I believed that Elon was trying to mislead the public I would have stood down from the board.".....»»
If you think PCs are dying, you haven’t been paying attention
Microsoft and Intel are down bad right now, but that doesn't mean it's time to declare that PCs are dead once again......»»
Musk met top U.S. officials on EVs Friday in Washington
Musk met John Podesta, a Democratic stalwart who serves as senior advisor to the president for clean energy innovation, and Mitch Landrieu, who oversees infrastructure spending, a White House spokesperson confirmed to Reuters......»»
Musk faces SEC probe for role in Tesla self-driving claims, report says
The review is part of an ongoing SEC probe of the company’s statements about its Autopilot driver-assistance system, sources told Bloomberg......»»
Environmentalists to file lawsuit over Illinois" Bell Bowl Prairie, home to the endangered rusty patched bumblebee
The fight to preserve Bell Bowl Prairie in Rockford, Illinois, where federally endangered rusty patched bumblebees have been found, ramped up this week, with environmentalists saying they intend to return to federal court......»»
Elon Musk and Tesla power through regulatory, demand challenges
Tesla and its divisive CEO, Elon Musk, face safety investigations, shareholder lawsuits and falling favorability among U.S. shoppers. But weak enforcement and price cuts are playing in their favor......»»
Musk"s Tesla tweet-fraud accusers say he confused jury
Elon Musk's Tesla tweet-fraud accusers say he confused the jury in trial testimony......»»
Musk"s Boring Company shows off Las Vegas tunnels
The BBC's James Clayton visited the tunnel network carrying passengers in Tesla cars......»»
Twitter will soon be a bit less irritating for many people
Twitter is about to make yet another change to the way it presents its content, though we think it'll please most folks on the platform......»»
Musk says Tesla"s price cuts are boosting demand but Cybertruck won"t ramp up until 2024
Tesla's decision to slash prices earlier this month has boosted demand and the automaker cannot make new vehicles fast enough. The Cybertruck pickup, however, won't see volume output until 2024......»»
DirecTV dumps Newsmax instead of paying new fee, drawing Republican outrage
DirecTV says Newsmax ratings aren't high enough to justify network's rate demand. Enlarge Newsmax is no longer on DirecTV, as the satellite video provider today said it decided not to renew an expiring deal because of N.....»»
Tesla made an annual profit of $12.6 billion in 2022
High operating margins and good sales growth are responsible, Tesla says. Enlarge / Elon Musk had plenty of headaches in 2022 but Tesla making money wasn't one of them. (credit: FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images) T.....»»
Tesla"s ex-CFO says timing of Musk"s go-private tweet wasn"t ideal
Deepak Ahuja revealed he wasn't apprised before Musk made his bombshell proposal......»»
ICE fueling costs fall below price of EV charging in the midrange segment, study says
An analysis of late-2022 fueling costs by the Anderson Economic Group says midpriced ICE drivers are paying an average of 31 cents less than midpriced EV drivers charging at home......»»