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Fisker Ocean reservation cancellations top 40,000 as the EV company tries to fight off bankruptcy, leaked data shows

aol.com None Fisker has faced a wave of reservation cancellations, according to internal data viewed by BI. • None Reservation cancellations for the Fisker Ocean recently topped…

How Sam Bankman-Fried's ex-girlfriend and early recruit helped put the FTX founder behind bars for 25 years

cnbc.com In sentencing FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried to a 25-year prison sentence on Thursday, Judge Lewis Kaplan cited testimony from Caroline Ellison, an ex-girlfriend of the…

Fisker reportedly temporarily misplaced millions of dollars in payments for its EVs

aol.com None The issue made it difficult for Fisker to accurately report its revenue, TechCrunch reported. • None Fisker dropped prices for its EV on Wednesday and has warned it…

Apple sues an ex-employee for allegedly leaking details about the Journal app and more to journalists, to “kill” products and features with which he took issue

macrumors.com Apple this month sued its former employee Andrew Aude in California state court, alleging that he breached the company's confidentiality agreement and violated labor laws by…

OpenAI board member has a scary prediction for the future of work

thestreet.com Fast Facts OpenAI board member Larry Summers said at the Fortune Innovation Forum Thursday the adoption of AI will take longer than expected. Still, he believes the…

Tesla bull lowers price target, says negativity is 'warranted'

thestreet.com Fast Facts Wedbush's Dan Ives lowered his Tesla price target on expectations of soft first-quarter-delivery numbers. Ives said that the Tesla story is "as negative" as it's…

Read Amazon's internal guidance on why it won't give base pay increases to many senior employees this year

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Many senior Amazon employees won’t get cash raises this year

aol.com Amazon’s senior managers and other senior leaders won’t receive cash pay raises this year, Fortune has learned, eliminating a key reward for top employees at the online…

There's AI-generated porn for sale on Etsy

thestreet.com Fast Facts Explicit, AI-generated images are readily available for sale on Etsy, the online marketplace. The images appear to be in violation of Etsy's terms of use, which…

How Facebook used a VPN to spy on what you do on social media

thestreet.com Fast Facts Newly unsealed court documents reveal that in 2016, Facebook developed "kits" to "intercept traffic" for other apps, including Snapchat. The program was allegedly…

Synctera is the latest banking-as-a-service startup to lay off staff

techcrunch.com Banking-as-a-service startup (BaaS) Synctera has conducted a restructuring that has resulted in a staff reduction, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. While Synctera did…

Elon Musk says the human brain has limits; chases 'immortality' with Neuralink

thestreet.com Fast Facts Elon Musk, speaking at a keynote Monday, said that immortality through brain implants is "definitely possible." Musk referenced a device called a Neural Lace…

Peter Mallouk: The Financial Advice Industry Is ‘Still Very Messy’

the-long-view.simplecast.com Our guest on the podcast today is Peter Mallouk. Peter is the President and CEO of Creative Planning, an independent registered investment advisor with roughly $300 billion…

Why a key analyst just boosted his price target for one Magnificent 7 giant

thestreet.com Fast Facts Wedbush analyst Dan Ives said in a note Monday that the AI revolution is here, and Microsoft is in the driver's seat. He boosted his price target to $500 from…

Food-as-medicine startup Chiyo helps postpartum moms with nutrition after raising $3 million

techcrunch.com One of the hardest things about being pregnant is learning what to eat for maximum digestive comfort and nutrition. Once the baby is born, the nutrition guessing game…

Google X loses another team leader

businessinsider.com Emi Kolawole The Washington Post/Getty Images Another project leader leaves Google X. Emily Kolawole oversaw a confidential moonshot project. Several Google X projects have…

A whole new world: Cybersecurity expert calls out the breaking of online trust

thestreet.com Fast Facts Instances of AI-generated deepfakes have been on a steady rise over the past year. This proliferation of synthetic information online, cybersecurity expert Masha…

TechCrunch Space: Returning to the moon

techcrunch.com Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. Mark your calendars, everyone: Boeing and NASA are planning to conduct the first crewed Starliner mission as soon as May 1. Want…

Maju Kuruvilla is out as CEO of one-click checkout company Bolt

techcrunch.com Maju Kuruvilla is no longer CEO of one-click checkout company Bolt. He is replaced by Justin Grooms, Bolt’s global head of sales, who is now interim CEO, according to…

Here's how Nissan plans to catch up to unexpected EV surge

thestreet.com Fast Facts Nissan on Monday unveiled The Arc, a new business plan that spotlights a push into EVs. The company said it will launch 30 new models by 2026, 16 of which will be…

Apple, Google and Meta are under investigation ... again

thestreet.com Fast Facts The European Commission on Monday opened an investigation under the Digital Markets Act into Apple, Alphabet and Meta. This regulatory push comes on the heels of…

Telegram faces temporary ban in Spain over piracy claims

siliconrepublic.com The Spanish ban was called ‘absolutely disproportionate’ by a consumer rights group and it is unclear how long the temporary ban is expected to last. Telegram is facing some…

Non-sexy industries can appeal to investors too

techcrunch.com Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech (formerly The Interchange)! This week, we’re looking at some hot fintech startups in Africa, how Mint’s closure has been Copilot’s gain and why…

Who killed Twitter?

platformer.news Was it Jack Dorsey or Elon Musk? Kurt Wagner and Zoë Schiffer, authors of two new books on the subject, interview each other about what they learned Earlier this week, I…

Tech firm aims to revolutionize security, medical fields with new device

thestreet.com Fast Facts Base Molecular Resonance Technologies has received a patent for a device that can detect every element on the periodic table. The device can additionally detect…

Stability AI Founder Emad Mostaque Plans To Resign As CEO, Sources Say

forbes.com Stability AI founder Emad Mostaque plans to step down as CEO of the generative AI startup, Forbes has learned. Mostaque disclosed his plans in private to industry peers…

Tech firm aims to revolutionize security, medical and military fields with molecular detection device

thestreet.com Fast Facts Base Molecular Resonance Technologies has received a patent for a device that can detect every element on the periodic table. The device can additionally detect…

Analysts say the DOJ suit against Apple will 'prove to be noise'

thestreet.com Fast Facts The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple, alleging that the company has built a smartphone monopoly. Apple said in a…

Tennessee takes a stand against a controversial tech issue

thestreet.com Fast Facts Tenn. Gov. Bill Lee on Thursday signed the ELVIS Act into law. The legislation grants the protection of artists' voices from misuse by AI. The legislation is…

Radient Technologies (RDDTF) Stock Skyrockets 4,900% in Apparent Reddit Mixup

investorplace.com A similar ticker symbol has sent this little-known penny stock flying There have been a number of high-profile stock mixups in the past that have led certain penny stocks to…

Here's how Reddit's first day on the stock market went

thestreet.com Fast Facts Reddit debuted Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker "RDDT." The stock spiked as much as 70% above its IPO price of $34 throughout the trading…

DOJ claims green bubbles are an issue in iPhone monopoly suit

techcrunch.com The United States Department of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple earlier today. The suit touches on several (allegedly) anticompetitive practices. But one…

Justice Department sues Apple, charges 'smartphone monopoly'

thestreet.com Fast Facts The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple. In its complaint, the DOJ alleges that Apple has built a 'smartphone…

Watch Elon Musk's first Neuralink patient play chess with his mind

thestreet.com Fast Facts Neuralink went live on X Wednesday, sharing a clip of its first patient playing chess with his mind. Noland Arbaugh, a 29-year-old quadriplegic, is the first…

US PMIs Signal "Unwelcome Upward Pressure On Consumer Prices In The Coming Months"

zerohedge.com US PMIs Signal "Unwelcome Upward Pressure On Consumer Prices In The Coming Months" S&P Global's US Manufacturing PMI surged to its highest in 22 months (52.5 vs 51.8 exp)…

Key Stable Diffusion Researchers Leave Stability AI As Company Flounders

forbes.com Key members of the artificial intelligence research team that developed Stable Diffusion, a text-to-image generation model that helped catalyze the AI boom, have resigned…

Users say Glassdoor added real names to user profiles without their consent

techcrunch.com Users of the popular site Glassdoor, which lets anyone anonymously sign up to review companies they have worked for, say Glassdoor collected and added their names to their…

Official Amazon HR document reveals a spike in employees put on PIPs during a time of record layoffs

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Google fined $270 million by French regulatory authority

thestreet.com Fast Facts France's competition regulator fined Google 250 million euros ($271 million) Wednesday. The fine was due to Google's practice of training its AI model Bard on…

The startup wars: Anthropic for Google, Inflection for Microsoft

thestreet.com Fast Facts Anthropic's Claude 3 Haiku and Sonnet models became available on Google's cloud Tuesday. At the same time, Microsoft struck a significant deal with another AI…

Sources: OpenAI plans to release GPT-5 in mid-2024, likely during summer, and some enterprise customers have recently received demos of the latest model

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Move over, Elon Musk: Nvidia says 2024 is the year of the 'humanoid' robot

thestreet.com Fast Facts Nvidia on Monday announced a new AI model designed to power robots. The company at the same time unveiled a new computer designed to power that model. The end of…

Microsoft CEO hedges OpenAI bet, launches new AI organization

thestreet.com Fast Facts Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said Tuesday that Microsoft is launching a new organization called "Microsoft AI." The organization will be focused on consumer-facing…

TechCrunch Space: $paceX

techcrunch.com Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. This is an uncommonly SpaceX-heavy issue. Apologies (or you’re welcome). Want to reach out with a tip? Email Aria at…

YC-backed digital bank Onyx Private tells customers it’s closing their accounts Fintech

techcrunch.com Miami-based Onyx Private, a Y Combinator-backed digital bank that provided banking and investment services for high-earning Millennials and Gen Zers, is terminating its bank…

SpaceX investor explains how to invest in space

thestreet.com Fast Facts Around $300 billion has been invested in space companies over the past decade, according to Space Capital. Analysts expect the industry to be bringing in $1…

Griffin Bank has a license to thrill

techcrunch.com Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech (formerly The Interchange)! I’m filling in for Mary Ann, who is on a much deserved break. This week, we look at Griffin Bank getting its…

Analysis: Amazon sellers say their businesses are facing an extinction event

aol.com This time is different. In phone and text conversations with more than 20 longtime US-based Amazon sellers over the last several weeks, that was the common refrain Fortune…

Why one doctor turned to AI to 'dysolve' dyslexia

thestreet.com Fast Facts After three decades in the field, Dr. Coral Hoh designed an AI-powered solution for kids with language disorders: Dysolve. The program uses AI to custom-design…

SpaceX investor says Starship will open up 'entirely new markets'

thestreet.com Fast Facts SpaceX's third test flight of its Starship rocket flew for about an hour before burning up over the Indian Ocean. TheStreet sat down with Space Capital managing…

Sources: BeReal is weighing raising a Series C or being acquired, as what is left of its $90M in funding is set to run out this year and DAUs stagnate at 25M

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How to verify a data breach

techcrunch.com How to verify a data breach These are some of the ways TechCrunch checks to see if a data breach is real Over the years TechCrunch has extensively covered data breaches. In…

Analyst warns that a TikTok ban could lead to major trouble for Apple, Big Tech

thestreet.com Fast Facts The U.S. House on Wednesday passed a bill that could result in a nationwide ban of TikTok. As the legislation makes its way to the Senate, Deepwater Management's…

Tech News Now: Starship makes it to space, European Commission looks into Google Search, Facebook, and more

thestreet.com Fast Facts Elon Musk's Starship rocket flew for an hour before breaking up over the Indian Ocean. The European Commission has requested information from Google Search and…

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