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Online attacks and Luigi Mangione-inspired death threats in ugly brawl to build California AI megaproject

SpaceX in talks with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund about potential $5B investment in IPO: report

The additional investment would help prevent any dilution of the sovereign wealth fund’s stake in SpaceX when the company goes public, Reuters reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.

Car site Edmunds tests a $25K Chinese hybrid SUV — and issues warning to US automakers: ‘Technology is terrific’

While Chinese cars are effectively banned in the US, Edmunds wanted to test one because of growing US consumer interest in the affordable, feature-packed vehicles.

Google issues 2nd security warning in days over Chrome browser attacks

Google has issued a security alert to Chrome users after confirming that cybercriminals had exploited a vulnerable system, marking the second such advisory in days.

Meta lays off hundreds as tech giant pushes forward with AI investment

The Facebook parent company will cut nearly 200 workers in the Bay Area, according to newly surfaced state filings.

It’s not just Florida and Texas threatening NYC’s sputtering tax base — another big worry is coming

Prospective investors in the city’s current and future debt note there will likely be less of a population to tax.

Outrage as Oracle files thousands of foreign-worker requests amid layoff bloodbath

As thousands of Oracle employees awoke on Tuesday to an email informing they were caught up in mass layoffs, they likely didn’t know the tech company had been busy trying to employ foreign workers. 

ChatGPT owner OpenAI enters news business with surprise acquisition

OpenAi had recently shelved its Sora video-generation tool as part of its efforts to focus on the lucrative market for AI coding tools.

Thousands of power strips sold on Amazon recalled due to ‘serious’ fire risk

This “power” move could spark more than just your devices.

California quietly launches $10M car repair freebies — only for EV drivers

California’s Air Resources Board will pay for certain EV repairs as the state struggles to revive electric vehicle sales.

Meta whistleblower warns Mark Zuckerberg’s time is up : ‘You can’t run from consequences forever’

The reality is you can run from consequences for a very long time, but you can’t run forever,” Haugen said of her former employer.

Elon Musk’s Tesla posts one of its weakest sales quarters in years as slump continues

Tesla delivered 358,023 vehicles during the first quarter, according to a company release on Thursday. The number came in far below the expectations of analysts.

The robots are coming for grandma — and they’ll make sure she stays healthy

They grew up dialing rotary phones — now they’re opening the door to robot roommates.

United Airlines now tracks TSA wait times for first time ever in app upgrade

United is rolling out a tracker in its mobile app that provides passengers with estimated TSA wait times for both security and TSA PreCheck lanes.

The ultimate guide to refillable tank printers: Everything you were never told

If you own a standard inkjet printer, you’ve participated in one of the most successful, albeit frustrating, business models in modern history: the “razor and blade” strategy.  You buy the handle, or in this case, the printer,…

Anthropic scrambles to contain self-inflicted leak of valuable AI code

Anthropic has been scrambling to contain a self-inflicted mess after it accidentally leaked a treasure trove of internal code that powers one of its most valuable artificial intelligence tools, according to reports.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX registers to take rocket maker public in blockbuster IPO: report

An IPO at a potential valuation of more than $1.75 trillion would signal that space exploration has moved from speculative venture to a mainstream investment theme.

Robotaxi passengers left stranded in dangerous traffic after outage hits more than 100 driverless vehicles

It was a real robo flop.

Latest malware scam weaponizes ‘I’m not a robot’ verification tests against users, experts warn

There’s a new scam to look out for in a place you wouldn’t expect.

Google users’ dreams come true with long-awaited Gmail update — here’s how to take advantage

It’s about time.

Virgin Galactic begins limited sales for commercial spaceflights — and ticket prices have skyrocketed

CEO Michael Colglazier says assembly of the company’s first new SpaceShip is nearly complete, with ground testing set to begin in April.