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Amazon AI scammers duped investors out of millions with 'passive income' scheme, FTC alleges
The Federal Trade Commission is going after an e-commerce company that allegedly took millions of dollars from consumers as part of a “passive income” scheme, which spun up Amazon storefronts on ...NBC News - 4d -
BYD's shares rally after rolling out new technology it claims charges EVs in five minutes
Shares of China’s BYD rallied on Tuesday after the company announced a new technology that it claims can charge electric vehicles (EV) almost as quickly as it takes to fill a gasoline car.NBC News - 4d -
Can Trump and Musk Convince More Conservatives to Buy Teslas?
President Trump rallied support for Elon Musk’s car company, but there may not be enough conservatives willing to buy electric cars to make up for the Democrats who now shun Teslas.The New York Times - 3d -
Purdue Pharma submits opioid lawsuit settlement plan, including up to $7 billion cash from Sacklers
Members of the Sackler family who own the OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma would hand over the company and up to $7 billion in cash in the latest plan to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of ...ABC News - 3d -
CBS' '60 Minutes' is unflinching in its White House coverage in the shadow of Trump's $20B lawsuit
As CBS' parent company considers settlement of President Donald Trump's lawsuit against “60 Minutes,” America’s storied newsmagazine is pulling no punches in its coverage of the new administrationABC News - 3d -
Taiwan's president hails Arizona chips project in meeting with visiting governor
Taiwan’s President William Lai Ching-te said that a Taiwanese semiconductor company’s massive investment in Arizona is the “best model” for the island’s effort to build computer chips supply lines ...ABC News - 3d -
New York City paying $500,000 a month to indicted developer who could testify against Mayor Eric Adams
The Adams administration has continued to pay the hotel company of Weihong Hu, a developer accused of funneling illegal campaign donations to the mayor . The administration of New York City ...The Guardian - 3d -
Google to pay $28m to settle claims it favoured white and Asian employees
Class action lawsuit alleged company discriminated against minority background staff on pay and career opportunities. Business live – latest updates Google has agreed to pay $28m (£22m) to ...The Guardian - 3d -
Synchron’s Brain-Computer Interface Now Has Nvidia’s AI
The company has partnered with Nvidia to develop “cognitive AI,” which it says will allow people with severe physical disabilities to have more natural interactions with the world around them.Wired - 3d -
Trump meeting with oil executives
President Trump will meet with oil executives Wednesday afternoon, a senior White House official told The Hill. Around 15 executives with oil companies and the American Petroleum Institute, a ...The Hill - 3d -
Mater Dei High School Signs Seven-Figure Media, NIL Deal With Playfly
Mater Dei High School, a California private school nationally known for its strong sports programs, has inked a 10-year multimedia rights deal with media and marketing company Playfly Sports. It’s ...Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Game Informer, Shut Down In August 2024, May Be Back From The Dead
Game Informer, the games journalism institution that began in 1991 and ran for 33 years before being shut down by parent company GameStop in August 2024 , may be making a comeback. The previously ...GameSpot - 3d -
Purdue Pharma asks bankruptcy judge to accept new settlement plan
Purdue Pharma has filed a new bankruptcy plan as part of a $7.4 billion settlement to resolve thousands of lawsuits over the company's alleged role in the opioid crisis, months after the Supreme ...The Hill - 3d -
Halo TV Show Didn't Work Out, But Microsoft Is Committed To More Xbox TV Shows And Movies
While Microsoft's Halo TV show did not become a huge success, that hasn't stopped the company from seeking to adapt its franchises for film and TV. The next release is A Minecraft Movie, which ...GameSpot - 3d -
DOGE’s Dodgy Numbers Employ a Tesla Technique
Safety researchers claim Elon Musk’s auto company has a long history of potentially misleading stats. Now it looks like his government department is following suit.Wired - 2d -
Ben & Jerry’s Accuses Unilever of Firing Its C.E.O. for Political Reasons
Ben & Jerry’s said in a court filing that its parent company had ousted its chief executive, David Stever, without approval from the ice cream maker’s board.The New York Times - 2d -
Malaysia approves a new search for MH370 more than a decade after the plane disappeared
Malaysia’s government has given final approval for a Texas-based marine robotics company to renew the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which vanished more than a decade ago.NBC News - 2d -
Greenpeace ordered to pay more than $660 million over Dakota Access Pipeline protests
A jury on Wednesday ordered environmental campaign group Greenpeace to pay more than $660 million in damages to Texas-based oil company Energy Transfer, the developer of the Dakota Access Pipeline.NBC News - 2d -
Greenland might open a vast uranium deposit to mining. Locals say it could alter their way of life
As Trump threatens to acquire the Danish island territory, residents of a small town are worried about an Australian mining company’s plans. Isolated among icebergs, fjords and mountains in remote ...The Guardian - 2d -
Navy veteran won close to $400,000 on BetMGM only to have his bet mysteriously canceled
Chicago dad Mark Aiello claims a ‘mistake’ from the sports betting company meant he lost his six-figure fortune won from a Chicago Bulls gameYahoo Sports - 2d -
Nvidia CEO Huang praised this Trump policy. And the stock is bouncing.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang praised the Trump administration’s AI policies in an FT interview and said he sees the company spending hundreds of billions on U.S.-made electronics.MarketWatch - 2d -
Tesla backer says Musk must reduce Trump work, as 46,000 Cybertrucks recalled
Dan Ives warns company is in ‘brand tornado crisis moment’ as it is removed from Vancouver auto show. Business live latest updates Tesla and Elon Musk are embroiled in a “brand tornado crisis ...The Guardian - 2d -
Office Market Poised to Rebound as Work From Home Policies End
Sales of office buildings jumped nearly 21 percent last year, and leasing activity is up, too. Companies are looking for more space as work-from-home policies peter out.The New York Times - 2d -
Next UK interest rate cut may not come until August after hawkish Bank of England hold – business live
Monetary Policy Committee votes 8-1 to leave UK interest rates unchanged at 4.5%. Bank of England says companies freezing hiring plans as it keeps interest rates on hold In the property ...The Guardian - 2d -
NBA Cash Grab: Four Media Giants Set to Scramble for Ad Dollars as Games Leave Warner Bros. Discovery
One of the biggest dramas on TV isn’t expected to launch formally until later in 2025, but it’s already playing out off camera at four of the biggest media companies in the nation. When the NBA ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Ubisoft "Went The Extra Mile" For Assassin's Creed Shadows On PS5 Pro
Assassin's Creed Shadows is out now, and if you're planning to play on a PS5 Pro, it sounds like you're in for a treat. Ubisoft's Nicolas Lopez has stated that the company "went the extra mile" for ...GameSpot - 2d -
Free Games On Epic Game Store Mobile Now Available Weekly, Here's What's Available Now
For the last couple of years, the Epic Games Store has given away free games every week through its PC storefront. With the company having launched its own mobile store, it has also started a ...GameSpot - 2d -
DoorDash, Klarna sign deal for deferred, installment food delivery payments
DoorDash and Klarna, a company that offers “buy now, pay later” programs, have come together on a deal for deferred and installment food delivery payments. “In the coming months, DoorDash customers ...The Hill - 2d -
Nike says its effort to focus on athletes’ needs is paying off, and the stock is rallying
Shares of Nike Inc. moved higher after hours on Thursday after the sneaker maker reported fiscal third-quarter results that beat Wall Street’s estimates, as the company tries to focus more deeply ...MarketWatch - 1d -
Micron gets boost with surging AI memory-chip sales; shares jump on earnings beat
Shares of memory-chip maker Micron Technology Inc. jumped in extended trading Thursday after the company’s fiscal second quarter showed that it is still seeing a boost from AI, with its ...MarketWatch - 1d -
Tesla recalls almost all Cybertrucks over panel that can fly off
Tesla has recalled nearly all Cybertrucks after identifying a defect that can cause a panel of the pickup truck to fly off. Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company notified the National Highway ...The Hill - 2d -
Tesla becomes cultural flashpoint
🔴 Plus: DOGE runs into GOP resistance {beacon} Tesla emerges as cultural flashpoint in DOGE era ELON MUSK's flagship electric vehicle (EV) company has become a focal point of debate over the Trump ...The Hill - 1d -
X sues Modi's government over content removal in new India censorship fight
Elon Musk’s company is arguing against the government’s expanded powers to allow easier removal of online content. India ’s IT ministry has unlawfully expanded censorship powers to allow the ...The Guardian - 1d -
Trump goes to bat for Tesla
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Trump goes to bat for Tesla The White House is forcefully defending Tesla as Elon Musk's electric vehicle (EV) company suffers from financial woes ...The Hill - 1d -
Trump goes to bat for Tesla as backlash, financial woes escalate
The White House is going to bat for Tesla as Elon Musk's electric vehicle (EV) company suffers from financial woes and faces increasingly violent backlash. President Trump and top administration ...The Hill - 1d -
What’s in the millions of tonnes of sludge spread on to UK farmland? Toxic waste – and ministers don’t care | George Monbiot
Water companies let waste disposers, for cash, dump their loads into sewage farms. When it is recklessly used as fertiliser, we are all at risk. If humanity has an epitaph, it might read something ...The Guardian - 1d -
Greenpeace loss will embolden big oil and gas to pursue protesters: ‘No one will feel safe’
As Trump pushes ‘drill, baby, drill’ agenda, Greenpeace verdict offers startling outlook for environmental activism. A pipeline company’s victory in court over Greenpeace , and the huge damages ...The Guardian - 1d -
Norwegian files complaint after ChatGPT falsely said he had murdered his children
Arve Hjalmar Holmen, who has never been accused of or convicted of a crime, says chatbot’s response to prompt was defamatory. A Norwegian man has filed a complaint against the company behind ...The Guardian - 1d -
Ocean dumping – or climate solution? An industry bets on the ocean to capture carbon
Dozens of companies and academic groups are pitching the same theory: that sinking rocks, nutrients, crop waste or seaweed in the ocean could lock away climate-warming carbon dioxide for centuries ...ABC News - 1d -
Trump compares violence against Tesla to Capitol riot: ‘You didn’t have anything like that on Jan. 6’
President Trump on Friday compared the vandalization of Tesla dealerships across the U.S. to the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, arguing the level of attacks on Elon Musk’s company wasn’t ...The Hill - 1d
