Tesla CEO Elon Musk has taken a 9.2 percent stake in Twitter, according to a regulatory filing, becoming the social media giant’s biggest individual shareholder just weeks after questioning the platform’s attitude towards free speech. Musk bought 73.5 million shares of Twitter on March 14, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing released…
Musk Takes 9.2 Percent Stake in Twitter After Questioning Its Commitment to Free Speech
April 4, 2022
admin
Business & EconomyCompanieseconomyElon Muskfree speechInvestmentMarketsMedia & Big TechPoliticsSocial MediaTechTech NewsTwitterUSUS News
0 Comment
Russia to End International Cooperation on Space Station, Cites ‘Killer’ Sanctions Against Moscow
April 2, 2022
admin
Business & EconomyEuropeInternationalInternational Space StationRussiaRussia-Ukraine WarsanctionsScienceSpaceTechWorld
0 Comment
Russia’s space agency Roscosmos will halt its cooperation with international partners like NASA on the International Space Station (ISS), citing crippling sanctions designed to “kill” the Russian economy. Dmitry Rogozin, the chief of Roscosmos, made the announcement in a series of statements on Twitter, in which he said that collaboration on joint projects like the…
Russia to End International Cooperation on Space Station Unless Sanctions Lifted
April 2, 2022
admin
Business & EconomyEuropeInternationalInternational Space StationRussiaRussia-Ukraine WarsanctionsScienceSpaceTechWorld
0 Comment
Russia’s space agency Roscosmos will halt its cooperation with international partners like NASA on the International Space Station (ISS), citing crippling sanctions designed to “kill” the Russian economy. Dmitry Rogozin, the chief of Roscosmos, made the announcement in a series of statements on Twitter, in which he said that collaboration on joint projects like the…
Meta Removes COVID-19 Booster Shot Requirement for American Workers
April 2, 2022
admin
AMERICAbooster shotBusiness & EconomyCCP VirusCompaniesCOVID-19FacebookGoogleMedia & Big TechmetaSocial MediaTechUSUS NewsVaccines & Safety
0 Comment
Facebook-owner Meta Platform will stop requiring its employees to get COVID-19 booster shots in order to enter offices in the United States, a spokesperson for the company said on Friday. “We updated our requirements in early March to align with CDC guidance, and now COVID-19 boosters are no longer required for entry, though strongly recommended,”…
NASA’s SOFIA Observatory Studies Neighboring Galaxy From Chile
SANTIAGO—An airplane-borne telescope has flown high above Chile at night this month to observe a sliver of the universe as scientists aim to gain a better understanding of how stars are born. The U.S. space agency NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), a state-of-the-art Boeing 747 fitted with a telescope able to observe the…
Ford, GM to Halt Production at Two Michigan Plants Due to Parts Shortage
April 1, 2022
admin
Business & EconomychipCompanieseconomyFordGeneral MotersLocal NewsMichiganproductionRegional-Local NewsTechTech NewsUSUS News
0 Comment
Ford Motor Co. and General Motors will each halt production next week at a Michigan plant due to parts shortages, the two companies said separately on Thursday. No. 2 U.S. automaker Ford said it would suspend production at its Flat Rock Assembly Plant next week, where it builds the Mustang, due to the global semiconductor…
SpaceX to Launch Starlink Satellite Service in the Philippines
MANILA—Billionaire Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) will launch its satellite broadband service in the Philippines, a first in Southeast Asia, the trade secretary said on Thursday. SpaceX’s business permit application is being processed while the company scouts locations for its gateways, said Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez. The company is setting up a wholly-owned…
Russian Entrepreneurs Prepare to Launch Instagram Alternative Where ‘Sad’ Can Be Shared
An unusual social media startup has arisen to fill the void left after the banning of Instagram in the Russian Federation with a unique pitch to prospective users: the promise to share their sadness online. As part of its longstanding practice of restricting access to Western social media, the Russian government banned the social media…
Hackers Steal Over $600 Million in Cryptocurrency From Ronin Blockchain Network
Hackers have stolen more than $600 million in cryptocurrencies from a gaming-focused blockchain in a heist described as “one of the bigger hacks in history.” The hackers made off with millions of dollars worth of Ethereum and USD Coin from Ronin, the blockchain underlying the popular crypto game Axie Infinity, developed by Vietnamese studio Sky Mavis….
US Senate Approves $52 Billion Chips Bill in Bid to Reach Compromise
March 30, 2022
admin
BillionsBusiness & EconomyCompaniesDistrict of ColumbiaeconomyLocal NewsRegional-Local NewssemiconductorSenateTechTech NewsUSUS News
0 Comment
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Senate on Monday again approved a bill to provide $52 billion in U.S. subsidies for semiconductor chips manufacturing in a bid to reach a compromise after months of discussions. The 68–28 procedural vote sends the legislation back to the House of Representatives in a cumbersome process to ultimately launch a formal process known…
-
Recent Posts
-
Archives
- May 2025
- April 2025
- July 2023
- June 2023
- May 2023
- April 2023
- March 2023
- February 2023
- January 2023
- December 2022
- November 2022
- October 2022
- September 2022
- August 2022
- July 2022
- June 2022
- May 2022
- April 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- December 2021
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- September 2013
- July 2013
- March 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- December 1
-
Meta