Northvolt Mulls US Bankruptcy Protection – Report

2 days ago
Tom Jowitt

Troubled battery maker Northvolt reportedly considers Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States as possible option

FTC Plans Investigation Into Microsoft Cloud Business – Report

Microsoft's cloud business practices are reportedly facing a potential anti-competitive investigation by the FTC

2 days ago

Programmer Sentenced To Five Years In Prison For Bitcoin Laundering

Ilya Lichtenstein sentenced to five years in prison for hacking into a virtual currency exchange Bitfinex and stealing 119,000 Bitcoin

3 days ago

Hate Speech Watchdog CCDH To Quit Musk’s X

Target for Elon Musk's lawsuit, hate speech watchdog CCDH, announces its decision to quit X ahead of terms of service…

3 days ago

Meta Fined €798m Over Alleged Facebook Marketplace Violations

Antitrust penalty. European Commission fines Meta a hefty €798m ($843m) for tying Facebook Marketplace to its social network

3 days ago

Elon Musk Rebuked By Italian President Over Migration Tweets

Elon Musk continues to provoke the ire of various leaders around the world with his tweets about immigration and other…

3 days ago

VW, Rivian Launch Joint Venture, As Investment Rises To $5.8 Billion

Volkswagen and Rivian officially launch their joint venture, as German car giant ups investment to $5.8 billion, depending on certain…

3 days ago

AMD Axes 4 Percent Of Staff, Amid AI Chip Focus

Merry Christmas staff. AMD hands marching orders to 1,000 employees in the led up to the Christmas holiday period

3 days ago

Tesla Recalls 2,431 Cybertrucks Over Propulsion Issue

Recall number six in 2024 for Tesla Cybertruck, and this time the fault cannot be fixed with an over-the-air software…

4 days ago

Meta Must Face Antitrust Trial Over Instagram, WhatsApp Purchases

Legal issues continue for Meta, after US judge rules it must face trial over FTC's antitrust concerns about Instagram, WhatsApp

4 days ago

Bitcoin Surges To Above $93,000 For First Time

Bitcoin price reaches new record, amid hope that incoming Trump administration will implement crypto-friendly policies

4 days ago

Users Flock To Bluesky Post Election, As Guardian Leaves X

Bluesky briefly tops download charts in UK and US, as Guardian newspaper says it is no longer posting on Elon…

4 days ago

Apple To Launch AI Wall ‘Tablet’ – Report

Smart home expansion? Apple reportedly developing an 'AI wall tablet' for smart home control, Siri, video calls

4 days ago

Waymo Opens Ride-Hailing Services In Los Angeles

End of road for taxi drivers? More people seeking transportation in Los Angeles can now summon a driverless Waymo robotaxi

4 days ago

Trump Appoints Elon Musk To Lead Government Efficiency Department

Slash-and-burn cuts for federal staff? Elon Musk and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy appointed to lead Doge

5 days ago

Huawei Asks Judge To Dismiss Charges In US Federal Case

Huawei asks judge to dismiss many charges in US controversial federal case that dates back to 2018 under first Trump…

6 days ago

Japan To Invest $65bn In Chip Industry

Japan announces $65bn in subsidies and other incentives to boost production of advanced chips and AI semiconductors amidst China sanctions

6 days ago

FTX Sues Binance Over Alleged $1.8bn Fraud

Bankrupt FTX sues former rival Binance for allegedly fraudulent transfer of $1.8bn weeks before crypto company's spectacular collapse

6 days ago

Amazon Developing Smart Glasses For Delivery Drivers

Amazon reportedly developing smart glasses to provide delivery drivers with step-by-step instructions for last mile of deliveries

6 days ago

Australian States Support Social Media Ban For Under-16s

Australian states and territories unanimously support social media ban for youths under 16, amidst growing addiction concern

6 days ago

US Orders TSMC To Halt AI Chip Sales To China

US Commerce Department orders Taiwan's TSMC to halt sales of advanced AI accelerators to mainland Chinese customers as of Monday

6 days ago

Bitcoin Rises Above $84,000 On US Election Optimism

Bitcoin price rises above $84,000 as investors bet incoming US government will implement crypto-friendly policies

6 days ago

Regulator Demands Answers Over Tesla FSD Social Media Posts

US regulator says Tesla's messaging on social media could lead drivers to believe 'Full Self-Driving' feature does not require oversight

7 days ago

US Takes Chip Equipment Makers To Task Over China Sales

US lawmakers write to biggest chip equpment makers in US, Japan, Netherlands asking for data on sales to Chinese firms,…

7 days ago

Nvidia Market Value Surges Above $3.6tn

Investor optimism following Donald Trump re-election win pushes Nvidia to record high, adds 30 percent to Tesla stock price

7 days ago

ASML IT Outage Disrupts Worldwide Operations

Dutch chip equipment maker ASML says 'fully recovered' from IT outage affecting operations worldwide and is investigating cause

7 days ago

Judge Dismisses Personal Claims Against Meta’s Zuckerberg

US federal judge finds Meta chief excutive Zuckerberg can't be held personally liable in child-addiction legal cases

7 days ago

China’s SMIC Benefits From AI Chip Boom In Spite Of Sanctions

Chinese chip manufacturing giant SMIC says AI has helped boost revenues to record levels in spite of restrictions on advanced…

7 days ago

TSMC Suspends Advanced Chip Orders For China Customers

World's biggest contract chipmaker TSMC to stop producing advanced chips for customers in mainland China after part found in Huawei…

7 days ago

Google Jarvis AI Extension Leaked On Chrome Store

Seemingly accidental leak reveals Google is developing Jarvis AI extension that can browse the web for the user

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