DOJ Probes a16z’s Board Seats at Two Rival Data Companies
The Justice Department has opened an investigation into Andreessen Horowitz, one of Silicon Valley’s most influential venture firms, focusing on its presence on the boards of two competing data companies,…
Amazon Expands Prime Air to Nearly 500 Cities in Its Boldest Drone Bet Yet
Amazon said Wednesday it will expand its Prime Air drone delivery service to nearly 500 cities and towns across the United States this year, roughly six times the service’s current…
States Open Trial Against Meta With Four Words: Hook, Hold, Harvest, Hide
The prosecutor stood before the federal jury and reduced Meta’s product strategy to four words: hook, hold, harvest and hide. The trial that began Wednesday in federal court is the…
Apple Reshapes EU App Store Fees in Bid to End Regulators’ Grip
Apple said Tuesday it will simplify the commission structure of its European App Store and relax restrictions on alternative app stores, the company’s most sweeping concession yet to the European…
Billionaires’ Exodus Tests California’s Wealth-Tax Gambit
The spreadsheet makes the rounds among California wealth managers with urgency and a touch of gallows humor. One column lists clients who have already filed change-of-residence paperwork for Nevada, Texas…
NASA Opens $100 Million Contract to Four Companies, SpaceX Left Out
NASA has chosen four companies, All Points Logistics, Blue Origin, Firefly Aerospace, and L3Harris, to compete for a $100 million contract covering the handling of spacecraft and rocket hardware, the…
Tesla’s Robotaxi Debuts Days Away, Nevada Approves 10 Vehicles
Inside Tesla’s Austin headquarters, employees are queuing for test rides in the Cybercab, the robotaxi the company has promised for years. The first rides for staff are underway, and the…
Beijing Orders State Bodies to Uninstall Custom Windows 10 Ahead of Schedule
China’s Ministry of State Security has told some state institutions to remove the government-customized edition of Microsoft’s Windows 10 from their computers, earlier than the original timetable, Bloomberg reported on…
Google to End Pixel Production in China by 2027
The message to suppliers was long on schedule and short on sentiment: Google will stop producing Pixel smartphones, watches, and wireless earbuds in China starting in 2027, shifting output to…
Samsung Display Restarts Foldable-Screen Plant After Five-Year Pause
Construction crews are preparing to return to a site in Asan, South Korea, that has stood idle since 2021. Samsung Display, the display-making arm of Samsung Group, has approved the…
