Technology
Tesla shares fall 7% in premarket trading after earnings miss
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla. Antonio Masiello | Getty Images Tesla shares fell more than 8% in premarket trading in the U.S. after the electric carmaker reported second-quarter earnings that missed expectations amid ongoing pressure in its auto business. The stock pared losses to trade down 7.3% at 04:37 ET. Elon Musk’s electric vehicle firm […]
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How CrowdStrike caused a global IT meltdown and what comes next
Last week, the world faced what was likely the biggest IT failure in history. When some people around the world logged onto their laptops on Friday, they were greeted with a blue error screen on their Microsoft Windows operating system. But this was not a Microsoft issue. It was all to do with a U.S. […]
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Alphabet to invest $5 billion in self-driving car unit Waymo
A Waymo rider-only robotaxi is seen during a test ride in San Francisco on Dec. 9, 2022. Paresh Dave | Reuters Alphabet is again investing in its self-driving car unit Waymo — this time with $5 billion. “This new round of funding will enable Waymo to continue to build the world’s leading autonomous driving company,” […]
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Lyft president Kristin Sverchek to exit on Aug. 20
An empty Lyft pickup area is shown as ride-share drivers hold a rally as part of a statewide day of action to demand that ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft follow California law and grant drivers “basic employee rights,” in Los Angeles on Aug. 20, 2020. Mike Blake | Reuters Lyft announced Tuesday that company president […]
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OpenAI reassigns top AI safety executive Aleksandr Madry to role focused on AI reasoning
OpenAI last week removed Aleksander Madry, one of OpenAI’s top safety executives, from his role and reassigned him to a job focused on AI reasoning, sources familiar with the situation confirmed to CNBC. Madry was OpenAI’s head of preparedness, a team that was “tasked with tracking, evaluating, forecasting, and helping protect against catastrophic risks related […]
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AI startup Cohere cuts staff after $500 million funding round
Cohere, the artificial intelligence startup founded by ex-Google AI researchers and backed by Nvidia, cut about 20 roles on Tuesday, CNBC confirmed. The layoffs at Cohere, which had about 400 employees according to the company, follow the completion of a $500 million funding round from investors including AMD, Salesforce, Oracle and Nvidia that valued the company at […]
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Cryptocurrencies fall on day 1 of ether ETFs as Mt. Gox moves more bitcoin to creditors
People walk past a neon sign advertising a Bitcoin and Ethereum crypto currency exchange in Warsaw, Poland on 19 May, 2024. Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto | Getty Images Bitcoin led the crypto market lower on Tuesday – the first trading day for ether ETFs – as Mt. Gox transferred more bitcoin to creditors and investors […]
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Tesla set to report second-quarter earnings after the bell Tuesday
Tesla is set to report second-quarter earnings after the bell on Tuesday. Here’s what Wall Street is expecting based on a survey of analysts by LSEG: Earnings per share: 62 cents expected Revenue: $24.77 billion expected After a rocky first half of the year, in which Tesla cut more than 10% of headcount and saw its first- […]
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Meta debuts newest Llama AI model with help from Nvidia and cloud partners
Meta on Tuesday announced the latest version of its Llama artificial intelligence model, dubbed Llama 3.1. The newest Llama technology comes in three different versions, with one variant being the biggest and most capable AI model from Meta to date. Like previous versions of Llama, the newest model continues to be open source, which means […]
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Google cancels plans to kill off cookies for advertisers
\Trade fair visitors walk past a Google logo at the Google stand at Hannover Messe 2024. Julian Stratenschulte | Picture Alliance | Getty Images After years of delay, Google says it will no longer cancel and replace third-party cookies — a practice long used by advertisers — for its internet browser Chrome. Cookies are small […]
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