Waymo receives regulatory approval to expand across Bay Area and Southern California
Waymo continues to expand its reach, with the robo-taxi company announcing Friday that it is “officially cleared for full self-driving in more areas of the Golden State.” Waymo already has operations in San Francisco, Silicon Valley, and Los Angeles (as well as outside California in Atlanta, Austin, and Phoenix). But maps published by the California […]
Byju founder appeals US court order to pay more than $1 billion in bankruptcy case
Byju Raveendran, founder of Indian edtech giant Byju’s, has slammed a US bankruptcy court’s order ordering him to pay more than $1.07 billion. He has denied any wrongdoing, accused lenders of misleading the court and vowed to appeal the ruling, which marks a dramatic fall from grace for the man who was once the poster […]
Pew’s latest social media report shows Company X has staying power in the US despite competition
Threads and Bluesky still have a long way to go before they catch up with X in the U.S., according to data from the latest Pew Research Center report released this week. The research firm asked about these small services for the first time and found that each was used by just under 1 in […]
Why now is the best time to invest in climate change technology
Conventional wisdom holds that climate technology is entering its winter season, with political and investor interest and investment levels cooling, an ironic contrast to the climate itself, which has continued to deliver record warmth for years. A new report from the International Energy Agency suggests there’s never been a better time to go all-in on […]
How this founder’s serendipitous path to Silicon Valley led to an industrial technology advantage
Thomas Lee Young doesn’t seem like your typical Silicon Valley founder. The 24-year-old CEO of Interface, a San Francisco startup that uses AI to prevent workplace accidents, is a white man with a Caribbean accent and a Chinese last name, an interesting combination that he notes when first introduced to business associates. Born and raised […]
Google says hackers stole data from 200 companies after Gainsight breach
Google has admitted that hackers stole more than 200 companies’ data stored in Salesforce in a massive supply chain hack. Salesforce said Thursday that “Salesforce data for certain customers” had been compromised, although it did not name the affected companies. The data was stolen through an app published by Gainsight, which provides a customer support […]
SpaceX’s upgraded Starship suffers from explosion during test
SpaceX rolled out an upgraded version of its Starship rocket booster in south Texas to begin testing on Thursday, but just hours later something inside exploded. Live streamers watching SpaceX’s Starbase complex captured the explosion up close before dawn on Friday, around 4 a.m. local time. Other creators in the area have since taken photos […]
Despite Chinese hacking, President Trump’s FCC votes to repeal cybersecurity rules for phone and internet companies
The Federal Communications Commission voted 2-1 along party lines Thursday to repeal a rule requiring major U.S. phone and internet companies to meet certain minimum cybersecurity requirements. Two Trump-appointed FCC commissioners, Chairman Brendan Carr and his Republican colleague Olivia Trustee, voted in favor of repealing a rule requiring telecommunications carriers to “protect their networks from […]
Europe’s startup market is ready for the spotlight
People in Silicon Valley tend to dismiss the startup market across the pond as too small or not hungry enough, a sentiment not unlike how Europeans view their potential. This year’s annual Slush conference in Helsinki showed a venture market that feels on the brink of transformation, poised for the first trillion-dollar startups. Founders, venture […]
Joby Aviation alleges ‘corporate espionage’ in lawsuit against rival Archer
Joby Aviation, a developer of electric air taxis, is suing Archer Aviation, accusing the rival company of interfering with its operations by using trade secrets stolen from a former employee. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in California Superior Court in Santa Cruz County, includes a series of allegations against Archer and former Joby employee George Kivork. […]