Next week, TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, goes to court as the U.S. government pushes to force the sale or shutdown of the popular app. One potential buyer, Frank McCourt, Executive Chairman of McCourt Global and former LA Dodgers owner, wants a different experience for TikTok’s 170 million users. For McCourt, the surveillance in tech has caused a crisis, and he’s ready to fix it. Here’s how he p
Uber users in Atlanta and Austin may be matched with a Waymo robotaxi when they call a ride starting early next year, the companies announced on Friday.
The news comes as part of an existing multiyear strategic partners
Last fall I had the opportunity to pitch a well-connected Silicon Valley angel group and the great fortune of making it through due diligence with them. Then, after many hours spent working on a potential investment, I learned that they would not be investing—even though my company was rated as having potential for “high return and medium risk.” In conversation with the lead investor we were working with, she commented that one of the reasons she was passing is that “it is harder for women t
Vapes and e-cigarettes have taken the United States—and the wider world—by storm. More than 1.6 million middle and high school students use e-cigarettes, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). And of those who vape, more than a quarter use products daily.
The issue is that vaping is believed to be still harmful to users. And with its outlandish flavors, it
TikTok and parent company ByteDance face a key court hearing on Monday in a legal battle seeking to block a law that could ban the app used by 170 million Americans as soon
We are fascinated by stories about the past. Every time I see a commercial for Ancestry.com I am reminded of the allure of where we as individuals came from.
I am also drawn to stories about how the universe was created. Which is why the discovery of 80 new supernovae—the oldest ever identified, appearing a mere 1.9 billion years after the Big Bang—has captured the imaginations of so many.
This finding—think of it as the Ancestry family tree of the universe—was made
For nearly 30 years, Intel was the world’s biggest chipmaker. A decade ago, things began to shift, though—and these days, the company’s very future is at a crossroads.
Financials for the past two quarters have fallen far, far short of expectations. In the most recent quarter, Intel reported earnings of just 2 cents per share, versus an expected 10 cents, and the company suspended its dividend. Now, after shedding
Brat summer, Oasis, Greggs sausage rolls: What do these three things have in common? They’re all #Britishcore, according to the latest TikTok trend.
“Britishcore” is about celebrating the mundane aspects of British life. Less Bridgerton or Downtown Abbey, more community pubs, council estates, and bins covered with stickers off the bottom of disposable vapes.
Tensions between China, Taiwan, and the U.S. aren’t limited to aerial military maneuvers and drills on the high seas. The shadow conflict is also playing out in the technological arena.
One of the central drivers o
Japanese lunar firm ispace will launch its Hakuto-R lander to the Moon on a SpaceX Falcon 9 no earlier than December, CEO Takeshi Hakamada said this week.
The lander, called Resilience, is funded by private capital and JAXA, the Japanese space agency, and is expected to be shipped to Cape Canaveral a month and a half before launch.
It will deliver six payloads to the lunar surface, including the first experiment to attempt electrolysis on the Moon, and