Tesla and SpaceX will invest $16.8B to start building ‘Terafab’ chip factory in Texas
After months of speculation, the companies formally announced the massive project will happen just north of Houston.
The Download: failed social media bans, and extending pets’ lives
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Kids are outsmarting social media bans. That’s not a problem we need to solve. —Michal Luria, Aliya Bhatia, and Danah Boyd Social media bans are stacking up. In July, France joined…
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This Columbia Student Makes $49,522 a Year. Here’s How She Affords to Live in New York City.
Jill Parsons works 50 hours a week in a biomedical research lab, conducting studies with mice.
OpenAI says Apple’s own security practices undermine its trade secrets case
Newly filed court exhibits show OpenAI’s legal strategy in Apple’s trade secrets lawsuit: argue that Apple’s own security and offboarding practices — including allowing an Apple manager to access a former engineer’s iCloud account after he left the company —undermine its claims that the allegedly stolen information was properly protected.
eBay continues to bet on live shopping after record quarter
eBay touted an increase in eBay Live’s gross merchandise volume as it plans to expand it to more international markets in the coming weeks and months.
Shopify President Says We’re Entering a ‘Golden Age of Entrepreneurship.’ Here’s the Reason Why.
Platforms like ChatGPT and Gemini enable solopreneurs to thrive as AI reshapes how small businesses find customers.
Baskin-Robbins and MUG Are Launching a Root Beer Float 114,100 Feet Into the Sky. Will the Stunt Settle a Years-Old Internet Debate?
Timed for National Root Beer Float Day, the stunt aims to break a world record while pushing new flavors and discounts at Baskin-Robbins.
The ‘Underdog’ Business He Started With $15,000 is About to Hit 8 Figures: ‘We’re Built for Virality’
Zach Dunn went from farming cotton and tobacco to founding an eight-figure brand.
These College Kids Are Running a $12 Million Real Estate Fund. They Haven’t Made a Dollar From It.
At Indiana University, a group of undergraduates is managing real institutional money and pulling in returns most pros would envy.
Amid legal battles, Suno says it will start watermarking songs
Suno’s watermarking feature comes as the company is fighting legal battles on several fronts.
Ford’s new electric truck, ‘Fathom’, starts at $28,350
Due in “fall 2027,” Ford said Thursday that it won’t reveal what Fathom looks like until early next year.