Elon Musk speaking at Tesla Investor Day. Courtesy: Tesla Elon Musk on Tuesday backed down from his attacks on a disabled Twitter employee who was laid off by the company and apologized for what he called a “misunderstanding.” On Tuesday, the Twitter CEO questioned the work performance of Haraldur Thorleifsson — who goes by “Halli”
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Gigi Sohn testifies during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing, examining her nomination to be appointed Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission in Washington, D.C., February 9, 2022. Pete Marovich | Reuters Gigi Sohn, who was chosen by President Joe Biden to serve as telecommunications regulator to the Federal Communications Commission, said
“The outlook for 2023 in the tech talent and hiring market is expected to show a continued demand for tech talents, although at a slower rate compared to the past few years,” wrote the Tech Salary Report 2023 by Nodeflair and Iterative. Phiromya Intawongpan | E+ | Getty Images Tech salaries in Singapore mostly jumped
Huawei spin off Honor had one of the most prominent booths at Mobile World Congress in February 2023. It was right next to Samsung’s stand in a sign that Honor is targeting the South Korean firm in the premium end of the smartphone market. Arjun Kharpal | CNBC Chinese smartphone makers are looking to push
In this article GOOGL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google Inc. speaks during an event in New Delhi on December 19, 2022. Sajjad Hussain | AFP | Getty Images Google is warning employees that fewer of them will receive promotions to more senior levels this year than in the past.
In this article GOOGL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai gestures during a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, on January 22, 2020. FABRICE COFFRINI | AFP | Getty Images Google CEO Sundar Pichai defended the cloud unit’s new desk-sharing policy for employees, describing some of
In this article TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A drivers uses a Tesla Supercharging station in Corte Madera, California, US, on Thursday, March 2, 2023. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tesla cut prices on its two most expensive models in the U.S., the Model S and Model X, in a
In this article AAPL 2498-TW Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Cher Wang, chairperson, co-founder and CEO of HTC, speaks at a keynote on the second day of the Mobile World Congress 2023. Joan Cros | Nurphoto | Nurphoto via Getty Images BARCELONA — The boss of consumer electronics firm HTC thinks Apple is going
The Honor Magic Vs is on display at Honor’s stand at Mobile World Congres in Barcelona. The near $1,700 device is Honor’s attempt to challenge Samsung in the foldable smartphone market. Arjun Kharpal | CNBC It looks like the year of the foldable — a term used to describe a smartphone with a bendable screen.
In this article GOOG Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Sundar Pichai, chief executive officer of Google Inc., speaks during the Google I/O Developers Conference in Mountain View, California, U.S., on Tuesday, May 8, 2018. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Google executives are continuing to deal with the fallout from last month’s
Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn Corp., leaves the stage after speaking during the Bridge Forum in San Francisco, California. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images LinkedIn founder and Greylock partner Reid Hoffman is leaving the nonprofit board of OpenAI, he announced in a post on Friday. Hoffman cited a desire to invest in
Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks at Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, California on Monday, June 4, 2018. Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty Images Large language models like ChatGPT can produce entire blocks of text that read like a human wrote them. Companies are racing to
In this article 2317-TW AAPL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Source: Thomas Peter | Reuters Foxconn, one of Apple’s largest suppliers and a major manufacturer of iPhone components, will invest around $700 million to build a new plant in India’s Karnataka state, Bloomberg reported Friday. The report comes as U.S. companies continue to reevaluate
In this article MP ON 4AIM-IT WOLF TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Model Y cars are pictured during the opening ceremony of the new Tesla Gigafactory for electric cars in Gruenheide, Germany, March 22, 2022. Patrick Pleu | Pool | via Reuters Shares in some chipmakers dipped on Thursday after electric vehicle maker
In this article TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Elon Musk speaking at Tesla Investor Day. Courtesy: Tesla Tesla shares continued sliding Thursday morning, a movement that began the prior day during Tesla’s Investor Day event, which provided investors with a long-term vision but lacked detail on new products or services. The electric-vehicle manufacturer’s
In this article TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Tesla CEO Elon Musk photographed in Austin, Texas, on April 7, 2022. The electric vehicle firm has also made forays into battery storage. Suzanne Cordeiro | AFP | Getty Images Electric vehicle maker Tesla is set to host an Investor Day presentation at 3:00 local
In this article SSNLF Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Samsung is working out a roadmap for its mixed reality products, according to a senior executive. But Samsung has experimented with virtual technologies before. In 2015, the company launched a virtual reality headset called the Gear VR (pictured). It was eventually discontinued. Now Samsung is
Chinese smartphone upstart Realme has looked to push into international markets with its flagship phones. But it is playing in the mid-priced segment of the market where it faces intense competition from rivals like Xiaomi. Realme BARCELONA, Spain — Chinese smartphone maker Realme wants stand out in a crowded space of mid-tier devices. So on
In this article TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Chinese state-run newspaper issued a warning to Tesla CEO Elon Musk after he shared reporting on the U.S. Department of Energy’s “low confidence” assessment that the global Covid pandemic originated in a Wuhan laboratory. CNBC’s Eunice Yoon reported Tuesday morning on the warning from
In this article MSFT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at an event on the company’s campus in Redmond, Washington, on Feb. 7, 2023. Chona Kasinger | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft said Tuesday that it will start promoting its new Bing chatbot — which draws on startup OpenAI’s artificial