Linda Yaccarino was supposed to tame X. Elon Musk wouldn’t let her

Some news stories are gobsmackingly obvious in their importance. Others are complete nonstories. So what to make of the departure of Linda Yaccarino after two years as CEO of X, the social media platform owned by Elon Musk?

On the surface, it’s a story. But truthfully, her exit is about as newsworthy as the departure of a rank-and-file programmer. Her

Musk’s Grok makes antisemitic comments on X

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company said Wednesday that it’s taking down “inappropriate posts” made by its Grok chatbot, which appeared to include antisemit

Apple’s next CEO: A new look at Tim Cook’s potential successors after latest exec shakeup

Yesterday, Apple unexpectedly announced the most radical shakeup to its C-suite in years. The company revealed that Jeff Williams, its current chief operating officer (COO), will be departing the role this month and retiring at the end of the year. Williams has been in the position since 2010 and, as COO, oversees Apple’s worldwide operations. When Williams steps down, his current subordinate, Apple’s senior vice president of operations, Sabih Khan, will assume the COO role.

Both W

Canceling subscriptions was about to get easier, but a federal court blocked the FTC rule

A “click-to-cancel” rule, which would have required businesses to make it easy for consumers to cancel unwanted subscriptions and memberships, has been blocked by a federal appeals court just days before it was set to g

PBS chief Paula Kerger warns public broadcasting could collapse in small communities if Congress strips federal funding

As Congress moves to make massive cuts to public broadcasting this week, Paula Kerger, president and CEO of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), gives an unflinching look at the organization’s financial reality if its federal funding is stripped, and how she’s battling to protect the network’s iconic programming—from Frontline to Sesame Street. Kerger shares the role of corporate philanthropy in PBS’s future, its relationship with streamers like Netflix, and how she handl

Samsung fixed everything you hated about foldable phones—except the price

Just over a month ago, Samsung did something strange to start hyping up its next foldable phone announcements.

Those phones, which Samsung revealed today, are officially called the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 and Flip7, but in a blog post from early June, the company teased the news as “the Next Chapter of Ultra.” Bestowing its flagship

These personality types are most likely to cheat using AI

As recent graduates proudly showcase their use of ChatGPT for final projects, some may wonder: What kind of person turns to AI to cheat on college assignments? A new study may shed some light.

The paper, published in the journal BMC Psychology by Jinyi Song of

Tesla stock is tanking. Could shareholders fire Elon Musk?

It’s not a great time to be a Tesla shareholder. While the stock was up 2.5% in midday trading on Tuesday, July 8, it remains down for the month and has lost nearly 25% of its value over the past six months.

In most companies, such a performance would have senior executives tugging at their collars and glancing nervously over their shoulders. But Elon Musk, Tesla’s CEO, isn’t showing any signs of concern, at

Why the new rulings on AI copyright might actually be good news for publishers

The AI copyright courtroom is heating up.

In back-to-back rulings last week, the ongoing legal war between AI companies and content creators has significantly shifted, ostensibly favoring the former. First, Anthropic got the


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