Bitcoin briefly tops $70K as crypto mania sparks another record high
Bitcoin briefly rose to an all-time high in volatile trading on Friday as crypto mania continued to spread through the investment community. The leading cryptocurrency breached the $70,000 level for the first time, boosted by investor demand for spot-traded crypto products in the U.S. and expectations for lower global interest rates. After rising to $70,105, […]
OpenAI chief technology officer Mira Murati complained about Sam Altman
OpenAI’s chief technology officer reportedly penned a memo to the company’s board criticizing President Sam Altman’s management style, which set off a chain of events that led to his firing. Mira Murati expressed her concerns directly to Mr. Altman before sharing her concerns about Mr. Altman’s leadership style with the board. According to the New […]
Google’s newest office for AI designers has poor Wi-Fi
Google is touting its myriad innovations in the first building entirely designed and built by the web giant, even relocating employees to focus on its most high-profile project: generative artificial intelligence. There is. But some say they wish the innovation had included decent Wi-Fi. The Bayview building at Alphabet’s Mountain View, Calif., headquarters has been […]
Nvidia board members sell stock worth nearly $300M
Members of Nvidia’s board of directors have cashed out roughly $300 million worth of holdings in the $2 trillion artificial intelligence giant so far this year, benefiting from the company’s recent stock price surge. Tench Coxe, a longtime Nvidia board member and former managing director of California-based venture capital investment firm Sutter Hill Ventures, sold […]
Apple faces grilling by EU antitrust cops for blocking ‘Fortnite’ maker’s app store plans in Europe
Apple is facing heavy criticism from the European Union’s antitrust police after it blocked Fortnite maker Epic Games from launching its own app store for iPhone customers. It’s a brazen move as deadlines for compliance with Europe’s wide-ranging technology competition laws approach. The Cupertino, Calif.-based company announced Wednesday that it is terminating the developer accounts […]
How a new, promising treatment may help veterans with PTSD
Combining virtual reality exposure with low-level electrical brain stimulation has promising results for people suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, a study has found. Published in JAMA Psychiatry on Wednesday found. Although not systematically tracked, approximately 6% of Americans and an even larger percentage of veterans will suffer from PTSD at some point in their lives. […]
Ex-Google engineer Linwei Ding accused of stealing AI tech while secretly working with China-linked companies
WASHINGTON (AP) – A former Google software engineer has been charged with secretly collaborating with two China-based companies to steal artificial intelligence technology from the company, the Justice Department announced Wednesday. Linwei Ding, a Chinese national, was arrested in Newark, California on four counts of theft of federal trade secrets, each punishable by up to […]
Lyft investors sue over earnings typo that sparked buying frenzy
Lyft is being sued by shareholders for alleged securities fraud after errors in recent earnings reports on key profit metrics sent the ride-hailing company’s stock price wildly up and then down. Shareholders allege in a proposed class action lawsuit Tuesday that Lyft initially predicted on Feb. 13 that its profit margins would expand by 500 […]
SpaceX worker alleges supervisor offered her $100K to get abortion
Rocket maker SpaceX is accused in a new lawsuit of denying promotions to female production employees and paying them less than their male colleagues in retaliation for reporting sexual harassment by managers. Michelle Doupak, a production coordinator at SpaceX’s headquarters in California, alleges in a lawsuit filed Tuesday in state court that company officials, including […]
Europe’s Digital Markets Act forces tech giants to make changes to be ‘fairer’
LONDON — Europeans scrolling through their phones and computers this week will have new choices about their default browser and search engine, where they download iPhone apps and how they use their personal online data. These are some of the changes required under the Digital Markets Act, which classifies six tech companies as “gatekeepers” including […]