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Thanks to the machinations of a certain billionaire, the phrase “hostile takeover” has been liberally bandied about the media sphere recently. But while it long ago entered the mainstream lexicon, “hostile takeover” carries with it an air of vagueness — and legalese opaqueness. At a high level, a hostile takeover occurs when a company — […]... →

Peloton announced today that it’s increasing the price of its subscription fees in the United States and Canada. Starting June 1, the cost of the company’s all-access plan fee is increasing from $39 to $44 in the United States and from $49 to $55 in Canada.  Peloton notes that this is the first time it’s […]... →

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today...... →

Major League Baseball may have started in the 19th century and come of age in the 20th, but it has definitely embraced technology today.... →

Компания предложила цену ещё на 18% ниже, чем акции стоят на Лондонской бирже.... →

Elon Musk announced this morning that he offered to buy Twitter for $43 billion. Just last week, he bought 9.2% of the company for $3 billion, then declined a board seat. Conveniently enough, the controversial CEO of Tesla and SpaceX was already preparing to speak at the TED2022 conference for a conversation that was in such high demand that […]... →

African startups had a solid Q1 2022 in terms of VC investment, both in dollars and deal volume. This is news in itself, but even more so amid declines in venture funding to the U.S., Asia, and LatAm.... →

Nursing is a tough job even in non-pandemic years (remember those?). Stress, burnout, exhaustion are all words one associates with the gig. I’ve seen a number of surveys conducted over the past year, and while the results differ wildly, the consensus is that a majority of nurses have considered leaving the profession recently. Having watched […]... →

In a direct and perhaps theoretical challenge to Tesla, Mercedes-Benz brought to the New York International Auto Show on Wednesday its Vision EQXX concept, freshly returned from a European road trip where it traveled 621 miles on a fully charged battery. The long-range demo is the latest flex against Tesla amid its global expansion. Though […]... →

Семейный фонд Тиньковых для помощи больным лейкемией тоже продолжит работу.... →

Семейный фонд Тиньковых для помощи больным лейкемией тоже продолжит работу.... →

TuneIn announced today that it’s bringing its TuneIn Premium subscription service to all Amazon Alexa-enabled devices. Users can now access TuneIn Premium content, which includes live sports, commercial-free news, commercial-free music, from their Alexa-enabled devices. You’ll be able to listen to MLB, NHL and college sports games by saying “Alexa, listen to sports.” Users have […]... →

Президент Владимир Путин создал межведомственную комиссию Совбеза по обеспечению технологического суверенитета в сфере развития IT-инфраструктуры. Ее возглавит зампред Совбеза Дмитрий Медведев. Комиссия будет заниматься следующими вопросами: оценивать уровень технологической независимости объектов критической информационной инфраструктуры от иностранных технологий в области создания отечественной продукции; выявлять и оценивать внутренние и внешние угрозы нацбезопасности в сфере информационных технологий; г... →

In a nod to the assured arrival of the battery-electric age, electrified vehicles swept the World Car Award presented at the New York Auto Show this week. This year marks the first that EVs dominated the annual awards, which are presented at the show every spring. The awards, which are chosen by 102 jurors from […]... →

That escalated quickly. Days after the inexplicably idle mega-billionaire and chief executive of Tesla and SpaceX announced that he had bought a 9.2 percent stake in Twitter and would join its board, wait no he’s not doing that, Musk wants the whole damn thing. In a tweet, Musk disclosed that he served Twitter an offer […]... →

Like many ambitious Chinese who graduated college abroad during the 2010s and aspired to be the next Jack Ma or Pony Ma, Lucas returned to his motherland to build his own internet startup. Two years into running the business, however, his enthusiasm has waned. The regulatory risks and compliance costs affecting his company have become […]... →

Like many ambitious Chinese who graduated college abroad during the 2010s and aspired to be the next Jack Ma or Pony Ma, Lucas returned to his motherland to build his own internet startup. Two years into running the business, however, his enthusiasm has waned. The regulatory risks and compliance costs affecting his company have become […]... →

Early this morning, Elon Musk dropped the bombshell that he offered to buy Twitter for $43 billion. Just last week, he bought 9.2% of the company for $3 billion, then declined a board seat. But Musk isn’t done causing a ruckus on the internet today — he was already slated to speak at the TED2022 […]... →

YouTube’s TikTok competitor known as YouTube Shorts is today launching a new feature, similar to TikTok’s Stitch, that will allow creators to incorporate a short video segment from another user’s YouTube video or Shorts video when creating new Shorts content. The feature is an expansion of YouTube Shorts’ existing “remix” functionality which had previously allowed […]... →

Clubhouse is rolling out a new dark mode setting on its iOS and Android apps starting today, the company announced in a blog post this week. The company says dark mode was a highly requested feature and is designed to make it easier for night owls to hang out on its platform at night. Instead […]... →