Summary List PlacementThe drive to sell more electric cars will create a massive amount of waste, and along with it a lucrative new opportunity for those who know what to do with it. As massive factories — dubbed gigafactories by Tesla CEO Elon Musk — race to ... More »
Summary List PlacementHello, and welcome to this week's edition of the Insider Tech newsletter, where we break down the biggest news in tech, including:Facebook's latest user privacy fiasco Snowflake and Databricks are on a collision course The $300 face mas... More »
Summary List PlacementA Muslim advocacy group this week sued Facebook for failing to curtail hate speech, part of tech's broader problem stopping Islamophobic speech. Civil rights group Muslim Advocates filed a suit against Facebook and four company executives... More »
Summary List PlacementThe best brief definition of the limits of American freedom is a very old line that's often misattributed to Abraham Lincoln: "My freedom to swing my fists ends where your nose begins." In other words, you can do what you want in America... More »
Summary List PlacementApple is refusing to testify at an April hearing about antitrust concerns, Reuters first reported on Friday. The hearing will discuss Apple and Google's app store policies and allegations of anticompetitive behavior. Both companies take a... More »
Summary List PlacementBrittney Reed needed to get in front of Donald Trump and it had to happen fast. It was the eve of two special elections in Louisiana, and Reed--the head of the Louisiana GOP--knew an endorsement from Trump could make the difference. So, s... More »
Summary List PlacementIn January Stephanie Buscemi left her role as chief marketing officer of cloud behemoth Salesforce and in March joined Confluent in the same role because of the "massive opportunity" she thinks the data analytics startup has ahead. Confl... More »
Summary List PlacementIn the cloud world, security threats are constant and ever-evolving: A recent Sophos survey found that 70% of companies using Amazon, Microsoft, and Google's clouds had been breached in the last year. That means more tools are required to... More »
Summary List PlacementIf you're starting to consider buying a home, you're probably wondering how much home you can afford. Luckily, there's some basic math to help with this— generally, it's within a range of three to five times your income, financial planne... More »
Summary List PlacementShips from both Carnival Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean International sailed to the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent to help evacuate people from the volcano's imminent eruption named La Soufrière. The Caribbean island went into red ale... More »
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Gizmodo: Its adorableness aside, the Mexican axolotl is a salamander of particular interest to scientists. On the molecular level, the animal seems to have a cheat code for life: It can regenerate its limbs and vital or... More »
Summary List PlacementIf you're a new founder hoping to raise funding for your startup, it's crucial to cultivate a network of prospective investors without starting out by asking for favors. Case in point: Investor Namrata Banerjee has been getting dozens of... More »