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The milestone means Tesla is halfway to accomplishing one of the four core product goals Elon Musk has to hit to unlock his full $1 trillion pay package.

Note to privacy-conscious vandals: If you're going to destroy Flock license plate readers, make sure you also take out the other CCTV cameras in the area that could catch you in your crime. Otherwise, you'll end up like one unlucky Californian. Marcus Bee, 40, was...

The best compliance programs aren't the biggest ones. They're the ones built on a short list of questions that can actually be answered, and that still hold true when the models change. The post Timeless Compliance: Why Better Questions Beat Bigger Frameworks appeared...

There are fresh signs that fusion power startup Commonwealth Fusion Systems will list in the next two to three years.

Meta says AI is making it dramatically easier to build and launch new consumer apps, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg telling investors the company has more new consumer products on the way following a recent wave of releases for Facebook Groups, Marketplace sellers,...

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Most Americans say the war in Iran has not been worth fighting, and President Donald Trump’s approval rating on Iran has fallen slightly since last month, according to a new AP-NORC poll.The results are a stark repudiation of the Republican president’s approach to the...

Netflix just signed a massive new licensing agreement worth $500 million to bring The Walking Dead Universe to international markets.

British AI neocloud Nscale is buying software startup Anyscale, which helps companies scale their AI workloads across data centers and servers.

Like many people, I tried ChatGPT shortly after it was released. After marveling at its ability to write silly poems, I quickly moved on. The output was bland, annoying, and, in my opinion, useless. Fast forward a few years, and AI is now deeply embedded in my...

Commonwealth Fusion Systems raised $1 billion as the startup moves toward its first commercial fusion power plant.

Americans are warming to the idea that schools should be for learning rather than doomscrolling, with support for all-day smartphone bans now outweighing opposition for the first time. A new Pew Research Center survey of 9,750 US adults found that 77 percent support...

Organizations everywhere are investing in data and AI while customer expectations climb, with buyers demanding partners who can move quickly, solve complex problems, and turn technology spending into measurable results. That environment requires more than access to...

Samsung Electronics is warning that the current memory supply crunch will deepen next year and persist through 2028, a shortage that keeps padding its own record profits at the expense of enterprise customers and consumers. The Korean conglomerate said agentic AI has...

When organizations plan for the future, refresh environments, or roll out new capabilities, they are often tied to software licensing agreements that exist or will need to be acquired. While an organization's requirements should drive the planning, the decision‑making...