Technology
‘Bitcoin Family’ hides crypto codes etched onto metal cards on four continents after recent kidnappings
The Taihuttus on a ski trip to Sierra Nevada in southern Spain. They sold everything they owned in 2017 to bet on bitcoin — and now travel full-time as a family of five. Didi Taihuttu A wave of high-profile kidnappings targeting cryptocurrency executives has rattled the industry — and prompted a quiet security revolution among […]
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Slate Auto: Inside the EV startup, stealth production facility backed by Jeff Bezos
Slate Auto electric vehicles inside the startup’s beta production facility in Lake Orion Township, Michigan. Slate Auto LAKE ORION TOWNSHIP, Mich. — In a nondescript supplier park in suburban Detroit, an electric vehicle startup backed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is building what it hopes will be America’s newest automaker. The facility is filled with […]
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Tesla Optimus robotics vice president Milan Kovac is leaving the company
Tesla displays Optimus next to two of its vehicles at the World Robot Conference in Beijing on Aug. 22, 2024. CNBC | Evelyn Tesla’s vice president of Optimus robotics, Milan Kovac, said on Friday that he’s leaving the company. In a post on X, Kovac thanked Tesla CEO Elon Musk and reminisced about his tenure, […]
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Tesla already had big problems. Then Musk went to battle with Trump
President Donald Trump holds a news conference with Elon Musk to mark the end of the Tesla CEO’s tenure as a special government employee overseeing the U.S. DOGE Service on Friday May 30, 2025 in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Tom Brenner | The Washington Post | Getty Images Tesla has […]
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Trump considers getting rid of his Tesla on heels of Elon Musk feud
A Tesla vehicle is parked on West Executive Avenue near the White House and the Eisenhower Executive Office building in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 5, 2025. Jeff Mason | Reuters President Donald Trump is the latest Tesla owner to think about getting rid of his car after souring on Elon Musk. Trump is considering selling, […]
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Winklevoss twins’ crypto firm Gemini confidentially files for IPO
Cameron Winklevoss, co-founder and president of Gemini Trust Co., left, and Tyler Winklevoss, co-founder and chief executive officer of Gemini Trust Co., on stage during the Bitcoin 2025 conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. Bridget Bennett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Gemini, the cryptocurrency exchange and custodian founded by Cameron […]
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Omada shares open at $23 in Nasdaq debut after health-tech company’s IPO
Omada Health shares popped more than 30% in their Nasdaq debut on Friday after the virtual chronic care company priced its stock at $19 per share in its IPO. The stock opened at $23 and quickly hit $25. The company said in a press release late Thursday that it sold 7.9 million shares in the […]
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DocuSign stock tanks 18% after company cuts billings outlook
Tiffany Hagler-Geard | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of DocuSign tanked 18% in trading Friday, a day after the e-signature provider reported stronger-than-expected earnings but slashed its full-year billings outlook. Here’s how the company performed in its fiscal first quarter, compared with estimates from analysts polled by LSEG: Earnings per share: 90 cents, adjusted, vs. […]
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Britain wants to lift a ban on a key crypto product — and catch up to the U.S.
LONDON — The U.K. is set to lift a ban on a key type of crypto debt security in a bid to catch up to the U.S. and other financial hubs as it looks to become a global hub for digital assets. On Friday, the Financial Conduct Authority, the U.K.’s main regulator for financial services, […]
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At WWDC, Apple’s AI strategy comes into question
One year ago, Apple announced Apple Intelligence, its response to the wave of sophisticated chatbots and systems kicked off by the arrival of ChatGPT and the age of generative AI. Analysts said Apple’s installed base of more than 1 billion iPhones, the data on its device and its custom-designed silicon chips were advantages that would […]
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