Elon Musk’s stint in the US government is coming to an end
Elon Musk confirmed on Wednesday that he’s ending his stint as a U.S. special government employee and as the de-facto head of DOGE.
Cartoonist Paul Pope is more worried about killer robots than AI plagiarism
Paul Pope has written and drawn some of the most gorgeous comics of the twenty-first century — from “Batman: Year 100,” in which Batman challenges a dystopian surveillance state, to “Battling Boy,” with its adolescent god proving his mettle by fighting giant monsters. But it’s been more than a decade since Pope’s last major comics […]
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NVIDIA, AMD may soon start selling new AI chips in China to comply with US restrictions
NVIDIA and AMD will soon begin selling new GPUs made for AI workloads in China to comply with US chip export restrictions.
‘Ready for Rocketship Growth’: Hailey Bieber’s Rhode Acquired By E.l.f. for $1 Billion
Skincare brand Rhode launched in 2022.
Founder Sahil Lavingia says he was booted from DOGE after just 55 days
Sahil Lavingia has published a diary recounting his time as a member of Elon Musk’s DOGE workforce. It’s a short read — Lavingia’s DOGE stint lasted just 55 days — but it is does provide new details on the temporary government organization formed by President Trump’s executive order. Lavingia is a well-known name in Silicon […]
Security startup Horizon3.ai is raising $100M in new round
Horizon3.ai, a cybersecurity startup that provides tools like autonomous penetration testing, is seeking to raise $100 million in a new funding round and has locked down at least $73 million, the company revealed in an SEC filing this week. NEA led the round, according to two people familiar with the deal. One person said that […]
Nvidia expects to lose billions in revenue due to H20 chip licensing requirements
As Nvidia reports earnings for the first quarter of its fiscal year 2026, which closed on April 28, the company has released numbers on how the Trump administration’s recent chip export restrictions are affecting business. Nvidia reported that it incurred a $4.5 billion charge in Q1 due to licensing requirements impacting its ability to sell […]
Victoria’s Secret hit by outages as it battles security incident
The fashion retailer’s outages began Monday.
His Grandma’s Recipe Started a Business With Over $2 Billion Annual Revenue — and Might Be on Your Plate This Summer: ‘Don’t Forget Who Pays the Bills’
Mark Reser, CEO of Reser’s Fine Foods, reveals how the family business that began in 1950 continues to innovate for growth and success.
GameStop bought $500 million of Bitcoin
GameStop announced on Wednesday that it bought 4,710 Bitcoin, which is worth over $500 million at the time of the purchase. The video game retail chain has struggled to stay relevant in a time when digital gaming purchases are increasingly popular — plus, the company took on a new kind of notoriety when it unwittingly […]
Stellantis pivots to Google’s Android as in-car partnership with Amazon ends
Three years ago, Stellantis announced it was pairing up with Amazon to create in-car software that would bring a slew of connected products and services to vehicles by 2024 as part of the automaker’s broader plan to generate $22.5 billion annually from software. That never happened. And now, the partnership is “winding down,” Reuters reported. […]