Kathaleen McCormick in Delaware rules Musk not entitled to vast sum despite Tesla shareholders voting to reinstate it A judge ruled on Monday that Tesla CEO Elon Musk is still not entitled to receive a $56bn compensation package even though shareholders of the electric vehicle company had voted to reinstate it six months ago. The …
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David Zinsner and Michelle Johnson Holthaus named interim co-CEOs of company fighting to keep up with rivals Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger has retired, with David Zinsner and Michelle Johnston Holthaus named as interim co-CEOs. Though demand for semiconductor chips has never been higher or more lucrative, Intel has struggled to match the success of its …
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For her first major solo show in Australia, the Chinese artist has turned the Art Gallery of New South Wales into a bustling cityscape Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email When Chinese contemporary artist Cao Fei was negotiating her solo exhibition at the Art Gallery of New South Wales’ modern art wing, Naala Badu, …
The government is determined to work with the car industry to increase take-up, boost jobs and hit emissions targets • Cheaper loans on table to drive UK motorists to electric, plus cuts in EV fines for firms The push to electric vehicles is not about a culture war. It is a simple choice. Do we …
In November, two Baltic Sea cables were damaged and experts say Australia’s cables are not immune from threats. How worried should we be? More than 1m kilometres of cables snake along the world’s ocean floor, ferrying data between distant lands. Fibre-optic filaments whisk emails, Netflix and military secrets through deep water, where the cord – …
I gave away my genetic information to a now imploding company for results that inspired nothing but ambivalence 23andMe is facing implosion. As the once-promising genetic testing company flounders – losing 98% of its $6bn value, all its independent board members, nearly half its staff – many of its 15 million customers are scrambling to …
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Studies in which ChatGPT outperformed scientists and GPs raise troubling questions for the future of professional work AI means too many (different) things to too many people. We need better ways of talking – and thinking – about it. Cue, Drew Breunig, a gifted geek and cultural anthropologist, who has come up with a neat …
Researchers say parent company Meta is failing to remove explicit images on the social media site Meta is actively helping self-harm content to flourish on Instagram by failing to remove explicit images and encouraging those engaging with such content to befriend one another, according to a damning new study that found its moderation “extremely inadequate”. …
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The Dutch policy director and former MEP on the unprecedented reach of big tech, the need for confident governments, and why the election of Trump changes everything Marietje Schaake is a former Dutch member of the European parliament. She is now the international policy director at Stanford University Cyber Policy Center and international policy fellow …
He’s said $42.45bn spent by the US for rural internet isn’t efficient. His Starlink company stands to benefit if he reduces that investment Elon Musk, named by Donald Trump to co-lead a commission aimed at reducing the size of the federal government, is poised to undermine funding for rural broadband services to benefit his satellite …
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