Tag: Tech

Elon Musk Seeks to Block Twitter Request for Expedited Trial

Elon Musk filed a motion on Friday opposing Twitter Inc.’s request to fast-track a trial over his plan to terminate his $44 billion deal for the social media firm. Musk’s lawyers, in papers filed with the Delaware Chancery Court, said Twitter’s “unjustifiable request” to rush the merger case to trial in two months should be…


Kids With Low Self Control at Greater Risk of Gaming Addiction, Study Shows

A recent study by a group of psychologists from Sydney’s Macquarie University reveals that young people with lower executive function, such as weak self-control and greater impulsivity, are more vulnerable to gaming addiction. It also found that kids who don’t have their basic needs met in real life, like self-esteem, being socially included or feeling…


Judge in Twitter v. Musk Once Made Rare Ruling: Ordering a Deal to Close

The judge overseeing Twitter Inc.’s $44 billion lawsuit against Elon Musk has a no-nonsense reputation as well as the distinction of being one of the few jurists who has ever ordered a reluctant buyer to close a U.S. corporate merger. Kathaleen McCormick took over the role of chancellor or chief judge of the Court of…


Twitter Reinstates Doctor It Suspended for Sharing Study That Shows Pfizer Vaccine Impacts Semen

Twitter reinstated a doctor it recently suspended for sharing a study that showed Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine impacts semen. Dr. Andrew Bostom was informed late July 14 that access to his account was restored. “After further review, we have unsuspended your account as it does not appear to be in violation of the Twitter Rules,” the…


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Chipmaker Intel Starts Informing Customers of Price-Hike Plan

Intel Corp. said on Thursday it has started informing customers of its plan to raise prices for many of its chip products due to rising costs, a move that the company had first hinted in its first-quarter earnings call on April 28. The price increases could come into effect in autumn and the percentage increases…


Twitter Says It Is Not Planning Big Layoffs

Twitter Inc. is not looking at company-wide layoffs but could likely continue to restructure the business, the social media company said in a filing on Wednesday. The filing comes a day after Twitter sued Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Elon Musk for violating his $44 billion deal to buy the company and asked a Delaware court…


Groundbreaking Judge Will Oversee Twitter’s Lawsuit Against Musk

WILMINGTON, Del.—The first female chief judge on Delaware’s nationally known business court will oversee Twitter Inc’s lawsuit that seeks to hold Elon Musk to his agreement to buy the social media platform for $44 billion, according to court records. Kathaleen McCormick took over the role of chancellor, or chief judge, last year after the retirement…


US Lawmakers Look to Carve Off Chips Funding to Speed Passage: Raimondo

WASHINGTON—U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo said on Wednesday that lawmakers appear to be moving to carve off $52 billion in semiconductor chips manufacturing subsidies from a larger bill on boosting U.S. competitiveness with China. “Things seem to be coalescing around the path of chips, or maybe chips plus a thing or two, and getting…


Tesla’s High-Profile Autopilot Executive Departs

SAN FRANCISCO—Andrej Karpathy, a high-profile Tesla executive who played a key role in developing the electric car maker’s artificial intelligence and driver assistant technology, said on Wednesday he is leaving the company. The departure of Karpathy, who provided no reason for leaving, comes at a critical time as Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk races to…