walmart Walmart and Tesla Pause Solar Panel Lawsuit to Negotiate Resolution Walmart and Tesla temporarily halt their legal battle over faulty rooftop solar panels to negotiate a potential agreement. The retail giant still keeps the lawsuit on file while both companies seek a safe and reliable path forward.
waymo Waymo Shows How Self-Driving Sensors Handle Massive Desert Dust Storms Waymo releases footage demonstrating how its autonomous vehicles use combined sensor data to identify pedestrians during extreme low-visibility events like Phoenix haboobs and San Francisco fog.
donald trump Trump Demands US Firms Leave China Amid New Tariff Escalation President Trump orders American companies to immediately find alternatives to manufacturing in China while directing postal carriers to block fentanyl deliveries. The unexpected announcement causes a sharp drop in U.S. stock markets.
hp HP CEO Weisler Steps Down for Family Health Reasons, Lores Takes Over HP CEO Dion Weisler steps down due to a family health matter, with longtime executive Enrique Lores taking the helm. The leadership change accompanies a mixed third-quarter earnings report that beats profit estimates but narrowly misses revenue targets.
overstock Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne Resigns After Controversial Deep State Claims Overstock founder Patrick Byrne steps down as CEO and board member, admitting his recent comments about government investigations complicate business relationships. The company's stock surges on the news as Jonathan Johnson takes over as interim CEO.
doordash DoorDash Overhauls Tipping Policy After Customer Backlash DoorDash introduces a new compensation model that ensures every tip goes directly to delivery workers. The update replaces a controversial system that used customer tips to subsidize base pay.
fcc FCC Approves $4.9 Billion Rural Broadband Expansion Fund The FCC allocates nearly five billion dollars over ten years to help rural broadband carriers maintain and expand infrastructure in underserved areas. The funding aims to lower costs for both providers and subscribers in regions where internet access remains slow and expensive.
venture capital Venture Capital Firms Embrace Once-Fringe Frontier Technologies Venture capital firms are increasingly prioritizing investments in frontier technologies like quantum computing, genetic engineering, and brain-computer interfaces as limited partners seek higher returns outside of traditional enterprise and consumer tech.
google Google Introduces Privacy Budget to Thwart Web Tracking and Fingerprinting Google unveils a new web standard proposal that limits how much data sites can extract to identify users, building on its broader Privacy Sandbox initiative. The plan aims to balance user anonymity with publisher revenue needs.
netflix Rival Streaming Services Slowly Erode Netflix's U.S. Market Dominance A new eMarketer report shows that while Netflix remains the top subscription streaming service in the U.S., competitors like Amazon Prime Video and Hulu are steadily chipping away at its market share. The decline comes as new heavyweights like Disney prepare to launch aggressive bundle options.
vmware VMware Spends $4.8 Billion on Carbon Black and Pivotal VMware acquires security firm Carbon Black for $2.1 billion and cloud platform Pivotal for $2.7 billion to modernize its enterprise offerings.
capacity Workplace Search Startup Capacity Raises $13.2M to Tame Corporate Data St. Louis-based startup Capacity secures $13.2 million in Series B funding to expand its workplace digital assistant platform. The company aims to solve enterprise information scatter by centralizing corporate data into a searchable chat interface.
eminem Eminem Publisher Sues Spotify Over Unlicensed Streaming of Hit Songs Eminem's music publisher files a major lawsuit against Spotify, accusing the platform of blatant copyright infringement and failing to properly license or pay for billions of streams.
google Google Play Store Embraces Cleaner Design and Dedicated App Tabs Google rolls out a major visual overhaul for the Play Store, featuring a cleaner layout and a new bottom navigation bar heavily inspired by Apple's App Store. The update separates apps and games into distinct tabs while removing the Music section entirely.
porsche Porsche Backs TriEye's Low-Cost Sensors for Autonomous Driving in Bad Weather Porsche takes a minority stake in Israeli startup TriEye, which develops short-wave infrared sensors to help self-driving cars navigate safely through fog, rain, and dust.