Technology
Samsung aims to catch up to Chinese rivals for thin foldable phones as Apple said to enter the fray
Samsung launched the Galaxy Z Fold6 at its Galaxy Unpacked event in Paris. The tech giant said the foldable device is thinner and lighter than its predecessor. Arjun Kharpal | CNBC Samsung will unveil a thinner version of its flagship foldable smartphone at a launch likely set to take place next month, as it battles […]
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SpaceX’s Starship explodes during routine test in Texas
A SpaceX Starship is seen in Boca Chica, Texas in 2023. Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty Images A SpaceX Starship rocket on Wednesday exploded at the Starbase facility in Texas during routine testing in preparation for a launch flight, according to local authorities and live stream footage. The rocket “experienced a major anomaly […]
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Apple looking to make ‘premium’ priced folding iPhones starting next year, analyst says
People look at iPhones at the Apple Fifth Avenue store in New York City, U.S., May 23, 2025. Adam Gray | Reuters Apple has plans to make a folding iPhone starting next year, reliable analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said on Wednesday. Kuo said that Apple’s folding phone could have a display made by Samsung Display, which […]
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Scale AI not ‘winding down’ following Meta deal, interim CEO tells employees and customers
FILE PHOTO: Jason Droege speaks at the WSJTECH live conference in Laguna Beach, California, U.S. October 22, 2019. Mike Blake | Reuters Scale AI’s Interim CEO Jason Droege said in a memo on Wednesday that the artificial intelligence startup is not changing course following Meta’s multibillion-dollar investment in the company last week. “Unlike some other […]
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Shares of Coinbase, Circle surge after stablecoin bill passes Senate
Jeremy Allaire, CEO of Circle Internet Group, the issuer of one of the world’s biggest stablecoins, and Circle co-founder Sean Neville pose outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), on the day of the company’s IPO in New York City, U.S., June 5, 2025. NYSE Shares of Circle and Coinbase rallied on Wednesday, as Wall […]
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Waymo cars are coming to New York, but with a driver behind the wheel
Waymo driverless vehicles wait at a traffic light in Santa Monica, California, on May 30, 2025. Daniel Cole | Reuters Residents of New York City will soon start seeing Waymo cars cruising the avenues. But at least for now, a human will be in the driver’s seat. Alphabet‘s self-driving car unit announced on Wednesday that […]
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OpenAI is winding down its work with Scale AI, whose founder is joining Meta
Open AI CEO Sam Altman speaks at the annual Snowflake Summit in San Francisco, California on June 02, 2025. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images OpenAI is winding down its work with Scale AI, the artificial intelligence startup that received a multibillion-dollar investment from Meta earlier this month and saw its founder […]
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Amazon’s Zoox boosts robotaxi production ahead of first commercial launch in Las Vegas
Amazon’s Zoox robotaxi unit is ramping up vehicle production at a new facility in Hayward, California. Zoox Amazon-owned autonomous vehicle startup Zoox on Wednesday opened a sprawling new manufacturing facility in the San Francisco Bay Area, paving the way for more robotaxi production as it plans a commercial rollout of its fleet later this year. […]
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Pro-Israel hackers destroy $90 million in Iran crypto exchange breach, analytics firm says
Representations of cryptocurrency Binance are seen in front of displayed Nobitex logo and Iran flag in this illustration taken November 3, 2022. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Iran’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Nobitex, was hacked for more than $90 million Wednesday, according to blockchain analytics firm Elliptic. The funds were drained from platform wallets into addresses bearing […]
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Oura, Maven Clinic team up to bring biometric data into clinical care
Kate Ryder, CEO of Maven, speaking at the CNBC Changemakers Summit in New York on April 18th, 2024. Danielle DeVries | CNBC Women’s and family health platform Maven Clinic is partnering with smart ring maker Oura, a step forward in the integration of the increasing amount of data being collected by wearable devices and clinical […]
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