Walmart to buy smart TV maker Vizio for $2.3B, Roku shares tank
Walmart has agreed to pay $2.3 billion to acquire smart television maker Vizio — a move to bolster the retailer’s burgeoning advertising business as it takes on rival Amazon. The...
Disney star Bridgit Mendler launches space startup with $6M in funding
Former Disney Channel star Bridgit Mendler announced that she’s the co-founder and CEO of Northwood Space, a startup that’s already scored $6.3 million in funding including from Peter Thiel’s Founders...
Google pushed to cement search monopoly even after DOJ trial began: letter
Google has lately taken “several brazen high-profile actions” to expand the monopoly of its search engine – thumbing its nose at regulators even after its landmark antitrust trial with the...
Elon Musk nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Billionaire Elon Musk — whose businesses range from satellites to social media — was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize by a Norwegian lawmaker who praised the X owner as...
Tinder to require video selfies to verify user IDs amid dating-app crime
Tinder said Tuesday it plans to expand its ID verification requirements – including one that asks users to submit a video selfie – as crime on dating apps rises and artificial...
Elon Musk’s SpaceX inks deal with US, deepening ties to intelligence, military agencies
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is deepening its ties with US intelligence and military agencies through classified contracts ranging in the billions of dollars. SpaceX has long been a major partner for...
Neuralink’s first human patient able to control mouse through thinking, Musk says
The first human patient implanted with a brain-chip from Neuralink appears to have fully recovered and is able to control a computer mouse using their thoughts, the startup’s founder Elon...
TikTok faces EU investigation for possible breaches of strict new digital rulebook
The European Union said Monday it is investigating whether TikTok has broken the bloc’s strict new digital rules for cleaning up social media and keeping internet users safe. The European...
Signs you need a new phone
You know by now your phone’s battery performance degrades the older it gets. That’s just how lithium-ion batteries work, unfortunately. With each charging cycle, they wear down a bit. Eventually, it becomes...
