Tesla drivers can now request Full Self-Driving Beta with the press of a button, despite safety concerns
Tesla rolls out 'FSD Beta button' after NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy voiced safety concerns
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Google is slashing the amount it keeps from sales on its cloud marketplace as pressure mounts on app stores
Google is matching Microsoft's revenue share for software that companies buy on cloud marketplaces. The move could help Google win more cloud usage over time.
Toast built a $30 billion business by defying Silicon Valley and surviving a 'suicide mission'
Toast pushed aside the Silicon Valley playbook to build a restaurant-tech business that debuted on the NYSE this week and is valued at close to $30 billion.
Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou to be released after agreement with U.S. in wire fraud case
Meng Wanzhou was arrested in Canada in December 2018 as the U.S. sought to extradite her on bank and wire fraud charges.
Elon Musk says the chip shortage is a ‘short-term’ problem
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Friday that the ongoing semiconductor crisis will be over by next year.
Apple claimed it had less than 20 million TV+ subscribers in July, showbiz union says
This allowed Apple to pay behind-the-scenes production crew lower rates than other streamers, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees says.
Apple’s power move to kneecap Facebook advertising is working
Apple's anti-tracking initiative is harming Facebook's ad effectiveness and its bottom line, CNBC contributor Alex Kantrowitz says in an op-ed.
Ex-Theranos lab director testified that company cared more about 'fundraising than patient care'
Adam Rosendorff, a former Theranos employee, testified on Friday that he quit the blood-testing start-up after initially thinking it would be the next Apple.
Google's provider of at-home Covid-19 tests is now a $3 billion company traded on Nasdaq
Cue Health has grown rapidly by selling Covid-19 tests to customers like Google, a partnership that it's now expanding
Amazon reportedly developing a wall-mounted Echo, sound bar, updated car technology
The report comes as Amazon is set to announce new devices at a hardware event Sept. 28.
Nine former DOJ antitrust chiefs urge Senate to confirm Jonathan Kanter as antitrust head
The signatories include at least one representative from every administration since President Gerald Ford.
China's central bank says all cryptocurrency-related activities are illegal, vows harsh crackdown
China's central bank renewed its tough talk on bitcoin, calling all digital currency activities illegal and vowing to crack down on the market.
You can now get paid in bitcoin to use Twitter
Twitter will now allow users to tip their favorite creators on the social network using bitcoin.
Airbnb says it has doubled the number of Afghan refugees it plans to temporarily house
Airbnb announced Thursday that it is planning to provide temporary housing to an additional 20,000 Afghan refugees, bringing the total number up to 40,000.
New York City passes bills offering protections to food delivery workers
Lawmakers in New York City passed a series of bills that seek to improve working conditions and set minimum pay for delivery workers.
Facebook exec will testify at Senate hearing after report finds Instagram harms teen mental health
Facebook agreed to send Antigone Davis, global head of safety, to testify before the Senate Commerce subcommittee on consumer protection on Sept. 30.
FTC Chair Lina Khan outlines new vision for antitrust enforcement, consumer protection
Khan has been among the leading voices for more vigorous antitrust enforcement, sparking a movement with her 2017 article, "Amazon's Antitrust Paradox."
Salesforce shares jump on increased revenue forecast for this year and company's optimism on profit
Salesforce said investors will see disciplined spending, strong revenue growth and more efficient pandemic-influenced behavior to boost operating margins.
Amazon to face charges at labor board hearing Sept. 28 that it illegally fired activist workers
The NLRB in April found merit to the two tech workers' complaint that Amazon engaged in unfair labor practices.
Mark Zuckerberg just brought his trusted fix-it-man to the forefront at Facebook
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is turning to an old friend to be his new chief technology officer: his former Harvard teaching assistant Andrew "Boz" Bosworth.
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