Tag: Tech

Nunes Formally Resigns From Congress to Lead Trump Media Group

Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) officially put forward his long-anticipated resignation on Monday after he announced his intention in December to help lead former President Donald Trump’s new media platform. The next step in Nunes’s career will be as the CEO of Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG), an organization founded by Trump in February 2021 with…


Holmes Jury Says It’s Deadlocked on 3 of 11 Criminal Charges

SAN JOSE, Calif.—The jury weighing fraud charges against former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes on Monday said it is deadlocked on three of the 11 felony counts against her. Holmes is accused of duping investors and patients about a blood-testing technology that she hailed as a medical breakthrough. After receiving a note from the jury, U.S….


Chip Sales Set to Grow Nearly 10% in 2022: Report

Chipmakers have been clear winners in the pandemic era, and the momentum in the semiconductor space will likely remain strong going into 2022, CNBC reports quoting trade credit insurer Euler Hermes. Semiconductor sales will likely grow by another 9 percent and cross $600 billion for the first time in 2022, the Euler Hermes analysts predicted. They added…


New Hi-Tech Photo Brings Rembrandt’s ‘Night Watch’ up Close

AMSTERDAM—Rembrandt van Rijn’s iconic and huge painting “The Night Watch” is now also a supersized museum photo delivered right to your laptop in unsurpassed detail. The Amsterdam Rijksmuseum on Monday put on its digital portal what it called “the most detailed photograph of any artwork” ready for assessment by scientists and art lovers alike. It…


Joe Rogan Leads Move to New Social Media App After Recent Twitter Bans

Podcaster Joe Rogan opened a GETTR account Sunday after Twitter suspended several high-profile individuals in recent days and called on others to join him. “Just in case [expletive] over at Twitter gets even dumber, I’m here now as well,” Rogan wrote on the platform. “Rejoice!” Rogan’s move to the upstart social media website, chaired by…


Apple Becomes First Company to Hit $3 Trillion Market Value

Apple Inc. on Monday became the first company in the world to hit $3 trillion in market capitalization, thanks to investor confidence that the iPhone maker will keep launching best-selling products as it explores new markets such as automated cars and metaverse. On the first day of trading in 2022, the company’s shares rose to…


Daimler Expects Chips to Remain Scarce in 2022

BERLIN—Daimler Chief Technology Officer Markus Schaefer said the luxury carmaker expects chip supply to remain scarce throughout 2022, particularly in the first half of the year. “Chip scarcity will also accompany us in 2022, particularly in the first half,” Schaefer said to a journalists’ roundtable. “We do not expect significant production capacity increases in the…


Hyundai, Kia Expect Auto Sales Jump in 2022 Amid Chip Shortage

SEOUL—South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co. and affiliate Kia Corp. on Monday forecast that their combined global sales will jump 12.1 percent in 2022, even as last year’s sales fell short of target due to a global chip shortage. The companies sold 6.67 million vehicles in 2021, about 3.7 percent less than their combined target of…


Verizon and AT&T Reject Request From Regulators to Further Delay 5G Rollout

Verizon and AT&T on Sunday rejected a request by the U.S. government to delay rolling out its next-generation 5G wireless technology but offered to expand so-called “exclusion zones” for six months. The rejection comes amid an ongoing dispute over fears that the use of C-Band spectrum for 5G wireless services could interfere with sensitive aircraft electronics such as radio altimeters, which…


Contact Tracing Data in Victoria, Australia Accessible to Third Parties: Court Documents

Contact tracing information in the Australian state of Victoria is accessible to third parties despite earlier government assurances that the data was secure, according to recently unveiled court documents. Victoria’s Acting Premier Jacinta Allan has since admitted that contact tracing information could be shared with third parties, such as police or government agencies, for public…