Twitter Begins Paying Interest on Its Massive Debt
Twitter has made its first interest payment on its more than $12.5 billion in looming debt, according to reports from Bloomberg and the Financial Times. Elon Musk took out billions…
Nothing Phone (2) is Coming to the U.S. Sometime This Year
The Nothing Phone (1). Photo: Florence Ion / Gizmodo Nothing, the company behind the light-up Nothing Phone (1), is still nothing in the U.S., and its CEO wants that to…
Everything You Need to Know About the Google Antitrust Lawsuit
Photo: Leon Neal / Staff (Getty Images) On Tuesday, the US Department of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google. Joined by eight state attorneys general, the federal government said…
SoundHound Raises $25 Million After Laying Off Nearly Half Its Employees
SoundHound, a voice AI company that laid off 40% of its employees earlier this month, announced Tuesday that it had successfully raised $25 million in equity investment. That funding brings…
Elon Says It’s ‘Absurd’ to Think His Tweets Could Impact Tesla Stock
Photo: Win McNamee (Getty Images) Elon Musk’s tweets to his more than 126 million followers have been credited for boosting popularity in everything from AAA video games to meme cryptocurrencies…
Voice AI Company SoundHound Lays Off Nearly Half Its Staff and Offers ‘Pitiful’ Severance
Screenshot: https://www.soundhound.com/ SoundHound, a voice AI company, laid off nearly half of its remaining staff last week—roughly 200 people—in a major company-wide downsizing, according to three employees who lost their…
Twitter Reportedly Considering Putting Popular Usernames Up for Auction
Elon Musk needs to find ways to have Twitter make more money to justify his $44 billion purchase of the platform.Photo: Press Association (AP) Twitter CEO Elon Musk is desperate…
Amazon’s ‘Buy With Prime’ Is Coming to Third-Party Stores in the U.S.
Photo: Leon Neal (Getty Images) On Monday, Amazon announced its Buy with Prime offering will be available for U.S.-based merchants on January 31. The feature allows merchants to offer Prime…
U.S. Considers Banning or Restricting Gas Stoves
Photo: Tim Boyle (Getty Images) The federal government may consider a ban on gas stoves thanks to mounting concerns about the health impacts of the appliances, Bloomberg reported Monday. CC…
Why Elon’s Twitter Subscriptions Are Missing the Point
Image: Sergei Elagin (Shutterstock) Controversy sells. For a long time, there has been no place where this is more true than on social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook. Controversy…