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Beatrice Nolan

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Uber and Volkswagen are teaming up to launch a robotaxi service with self-driving, electric microbuses

The partnership builds on Uber’s strategy of integrating others’ autonomous systems into its ride-hail network, adding to existing deals with...

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Google is demanding some remote workers move within 50 miles of an office and show up three days a week or risk losing their jobs

Google has told some remote workers that their jobs could be at risk if they don't start attending the office three days per week.

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Instagram’s cofounder says Mark Zuckerberg saw app’s growth as ‘threat’ to Facebook and starved the platform of resources

Systrom testified that Instagram had the potential to thrive independently and did not require Meta’s infrastructure or resources to scale.

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FTC is suing Uber over claims its Uber One subscription service is ‘deceptive’

The Federal Trade Commission has filed a lawsuit against Uber, alleging the company used deceptive practices to market and manage its Uber One...

22.04.2025 10

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Trump’s tariffs dash hopes of VC comeback in 2025: ‘It’s going to be an ugly problem’

Tariff uncertainty is putting even more pressure on the VC market, leaving investors hesitant as tech companies postpone IPOs.

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Mark Zuckerberg suggested wiping everyone’s Facebook friends and making users start again to boost the platform’s relevance

The email was revealed as part of the FTC's landmark antitrust case against Meta.

15.04.2025 10

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Elon Musk drastically drops DOGE’s savings goal from $2 trillion to $150 billion for the year

In a cabinet meeting, Elon Musk appeared to dramatically lower DOGE’s savings goal.

14.04.2025 3

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Google’s latest AI model is missing a key safety report in apparent violation of promises made to the U.S. government and at international summits

Experts say it is "disappointing" Google and other top AI labs seem to be reneging on commitments to inform the public about the capabilities and...

09.04.2025 4

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Musk, Zuckerberg and Bezos have lost $80 billion of net worth since Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’

Billionaire backers of President Donald Trump are watching their fortunes tumble as tariffs take a toll on Big Tech.

09.04.2025 20

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Shopify CEO tells employees to prove AI can’t do jobs before asking for new hires

Shopify is going all-in on AI, with CEO Tobi Lütke telling staff that no new hires will be made unless they can prove AI can’t do the job.

08.04.2025 10

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Google DeepMind 145-page paper predicts AGI will match human skills by 2030 — and warns of existential threats that could ‘permanently destroy humanity’

DeepMind has released a lengthy paper outlining its approach to AI safety as it tries to build advanced systems that could surpass human intelligence.

04.04.2025 8

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A 25-year-old DOGE staffer who resigned over racist posts is back in government with new access to sensitive systems

Marko Elez has been assigned to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services since March 5, per court filings.

01.04.2025 30

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A DOGE staffer working as a ‘senior advisor’ in the government’s cybersecurity agency once provided tech support to a cybercrime ring

Edward Coristine, a 19-year-old DOGE member, has been linked to a cybercrime group through his former company, DiamondCDN.

27.03.2025 9

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Trump administration’s use of disappearing Signal messages to discuss military strikes not allowed under record law, experts say

Senior officials in the Trump administration are under fire after inadvertently sharing secret war plans with a reporter via a Signal group chat.

25.03.2025 9

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23andMe users told to consider deleting their data by California attorney general as the company files for bankruptcy

The California Attorney General is urging 23andMe users to ask the company to delete their data and destroy any samples of genetic material.

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Organizers behind ‘Tesla Takedown’ protests aren’t backing down despite pressure from Trump: ‘Our goal is to bankrupt Elon Musk’

Protests against Tesla have erupted around the world, sending the EV maker’s stock plummeting, tanking car sales, and angering investors.

21.03.2025 9

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DOGE’s plans for social security are back door way to cut payments, experts and former official warn: ‘This is the most serious threat I’ve ever seen to it’ 

Elon Musk's government efficiency team, DOGE, is taking aim at Social Security, claiming fraud while pushing controversial changes.

21.03.2025 9

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DOGE has ‘broken into’ the U.S. Institute for Peace after repeatedly being denied entry. Its former leader is calling it an ‘illegal takeover’

"It was unlike anything I have experienced in my professional career," the organization's chief security officer told Fortune.

18.03.2025 8

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A 25-year old DOGE staffer violated Treasury policy by emailing unencrypted personal data to Trump administration officials 

The 25-year-old DOGE staffer was also "mistakenly" given read-and-write access to Treasury systems during his time at the department.

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Tesla warns White House over tariffs in unsigned letter: ‘It’s a polite way to say that the bipolar tariff regime is screwing over Tesla’

Tesla is worried about international retaliation to President Donald Trump's tariffs.

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DOGE says it’s saved the federal government $115 billion. Experts say the figures don’t stack up.

DOGE says it's saved the federal government $115 billion. However, the team's claims have consistently included inaccuracies and inflated numbers.

13.03.2025 40

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Former Meta director says Mark Zuckerberg worked ‘hand in glove’ with Beijing to build a censorship tool

A former Meta director has accused the company of going to extreme lengths to gain access to the Chinese market.

11.03.2025 9

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Trump Gaza AI video creators say they intended for it to be satire and don’t know how Trump found it

An AI-generated video of Trump's vision for Gaza went viral after the president shared it on social media without context.

10.03.2025 6

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Elon Musk’s DOGE is reportedly automating government tasks with an AI chatbot as it continues to slash the federal workforce

DOGE has rolled out a custom AI-powered chatbot, GSAi, to around 1,500 government workers as it continues to slash the federal workforce, Wired...

10.03.2025 10

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OpenAI’s ex-policy lead accuses the company of ‘rewriting’ its AI safety history

A former policy lead at OpenAI is accusing the company of rewriting its history with a new post about the company's approach to safety and alignment.

07.03.2025 4

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Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt sounds the alarm over a ‘Manhattan Project’ for superintelligent AI

Eric Schmidt, Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang, and Center for AI Safety Director Dan Hendrycks are warning that treating the global AI arms race like the...

06.03.2025 20

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Some DOGE employees are earning six-figure taxpayer-funded salaries from the federal agencies they are shutting down

While DOGE has aggressively downsized government offices, some of its own members are earning top-tier federal salaries, Wired reported.

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Nvidia shares plunge 9% as Trump’s tariff crackdown and Singapore AI server smuggling arrests shake chip giant

The aggressive tariff plans prompted a broader market pullback, as concerns over trade restrictions sent stocks reeling and the Dow plunging more than...

04.03.2025 10

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FAA reportedly ordered staff to find ‘tens of millions of dollars’ to fund a deal with Elon Musk’s Starlink

Officials at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have told staff "to locate tens of millions of dollars" for a deal with Elon Musk's...

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Apple tries to end Indonesia’s iPhone ban with a deal for two new plants and a ‘first of its kind’ chip research center

Indonesia banned the marketing and sale of the iPhone 16 over Apple's failure to have 40% of its phones be made from local parts.

27.02.2025 4

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Amazon announces its first quantum computing chip, Ocelot, to tackle one of the biggest barriers in the field

Amazon Web Services has unveiled Ocelot, its first quantum computing chip, which aims to tackle one of the biggest barriers in the field: error...

27.02.2025 10

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Tim Cook says Apple may have to change some DEI initiatives to comply with the Trump administration—as shareholders vote to retain them

Apple is fighting for DEI as its Big Tech peers pull back diversity initiatives.

26.02.2025 10

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xAI chief engineer blames former OpenAI employee after Grok blocks results saying Musk and Trump ‘spread misinformation’ 

xAI is blaming a former Open-AI employee after Grok briefly censored responses about Elon Musk and Donald Trump.

24.02.2025 10

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Trump pushes Musk to be ‘more aggressive’ in federal cuts

"Elon is doing a great job, but I would like to see him get more aggressive," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "Remember, we have a country to save."

22.02.2025 4

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Jensen Huang says investors got it wrong over DeepSeek stock selloff that wiped $600B from Nvidia

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has addressed a selloff that wiped nearly $600 billion from his company’s market value—and caused his personal wealth to...

22.02.2025 10

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Meta approves bonuses of up to 200% of company executives’ salaries a week after laying off 3,600 employees

Meta has approved a plan that could see company executives earning bonuses of up to 200% of their salaries.

21.02.2025 20

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Microsoft’s quantum computing breakthrough questioned by experts: ‘No publicly available evidence that this test has been conducted successfully’

Leading theoretical physicist, John Preskill, said Microsoft had yet to release any performance data to back up its claim.

20.02.2025 10

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HP is acquiring parts of AI Pin startup Humane for $116 million—but retiring the product once hyped as a smartphone alternative

HP is acquiring Humane’s AI tech and talent for $116 million—but the AI Pin, once hyped as a smartphone alternative, is officially being shuttered.

19.02.2025 20

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Not even DOGE employees know who’s in charge after the White House denies Elon Musk is heading the team

Who’s really in charge of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)? Even the White House and DOGE employees don't seem to know.

19.02.2025 20

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OpenAI considers new powers for its non-profit board to fend off hostile takeover from Elon Musk

OpenAI is reportedly considering a new tactic to fend off hostile takeover bids from Elon Musk.

18.02.2025 10

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OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever’s new AI startup—that outsmarts humans in a safe way—is heading for a $30 billion-plus valuation

A $30 billion valuation would make Sutskever’s Safe Superintelligence one of the most valuable private AI companies.

18.02.2025 20

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Uber’s CEO says no one wants to compete with Tesla—or Elon Musk

Tesla's Cybercab, or robotaxi, was announced last October and is due to hit the roads in Texas this June as part of a trial roll-out.

14.02.2025 10

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A 25-year-old staffer with Elon Musk’s DOGE was accidentally given permission to edit a sensitive Treasury payments system

A 25-year-old DOGE staffer, who resigned after being linked to racist social media posts, was briefly given edit access to the Treasury Department’s...

13.02.2025 3

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Meta’s ‘low performer’ layoffs disputed by fired staffers and criticized by experts

Meta says its most recent round of layoffs was aimed at 'low performers,' but laid off staffers and experts have been questioning the company's...

13.02.2025 10

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Sam Altman says there has been a ‘vibe shift’ in Silicon Valley’s relationship with Washington under Donald Trump 

Sam Altman, along with several other major tech leaders, has embraced the new administration and its tech-friendly policies.

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Elon Musk’s $97.4 billion bid for OpenAI could cause problems for Sam Altman

An Elon Musk–led bid for OpenAI's nonprofit assets could cause issues for Sam Altman's ambitions to turn the AI lab into a for-profit corporation.

11.02.2025 20

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Former Meta director is suing the company over a ‘toxic pattern’ of silencing women: ‘I can show what happens when we want more masculine workplaces’

Kelly Stonelake claims Meta neglected to act after she reported sexual harassment and retaliated against her for raising concerns.

10.02.2025 9

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Elon Musk appears to consider reinstating the 25-year-old DOGE staffer who resigned after being linked to a racist social media account

The statements Musk is seemingly referring to include posts calling to normalize “Indian hate" and one suggesting Gaza and Israel be “wiped off...

07.02.2025 3

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25-year-old employed by Elon Musk’s DOGE who posted he was ‘racist before it was cool’ resigns after being linked to deleted social-media account

Marco Elez was part of a team of young, tech-savvy DOGE workers that have been tearing through government agencies.

07.02.2025 10

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Uber CEO says the company is ‘well-positioned’ on autonomous vehicles—but gains are still a long way off

Chief executive Dara Khosrowshahi said Uber was "well-position" as the autonomous vehicle market heats up.

06.02.2025 10

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