Elon Musk says Tesla will stop accepting bitcoin for car purchases, citing environmental concerns
Tesla has "suspended vehicle purchases using bitcoin," Elon Musk said, citing environmental concerns.
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Hacker group behind Colonial Pipeline attack claims it has three new victims
The hacker group DarkSide, which was behind the ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline, claimed on Wednesday to have attacked three more companies.
NHTSA investigating fatal Tesla crash in Southern California
Federal vehicle safety regulators are investigating yet another Tesla-involved crash-- it has started 29 so far, 25 of which are underway.
GasBuddy tops Apple App store amid gas shortages from Colonial Pipeline shutdown
The app's surge follows a cyberattack on Colonial Pipeline this week, which led to gas shortages and panic buying.
Amazon releases new images of HQ2 as it ramps up hiring in Virginia
The plans include a "forest plaza" at the foot of HQ2's centerpiece, a 350-foot-tall tower dubbed "The Helix."
Senate committee advances Big Tech critic Lina Khan's nomination to the FTC
The nomination of tech critic Lina Khan to the Federal Trade Commission will now move to a full Senate vote.
MoneyGram to let cryptocurrency holders cash in their investments
In the coming weeks, investors will be able to buy crypto with cash or withdraw it from thousands of MoneyGram's brick-and-mortar locations in the U.S.
Google is helping the England soccer manager pick his squad. Here’s how
England Manager Gareth Southgate has been using a piece of player performance software that has been developed by the Football Association and Google Cloud.
Amazon wins court appeal as it battles the EU over a $300 million tax bill
Amazon won its appeal against the European Commission, which had ordered the tech giant to pay back 250 million euros in taxes to Luxembourg.
Facebook has been told to stop processing German WhatsApp data
A Hamburg privacy regulator has issued an injunction that prevents Facebook from processing personal data from WhatsApp.
This start-up doubled the reach of some UK hospitals during Covid — and investors are taking note
British health start-up Huma has raised $130 million in an investment round led by the venture arms of Bayer and Hitachi.
Apps that promise grocery deliveries in 10 minutes invade Europe as shopping shifts online
Turkey's Getir, Germany's Gorillas and Britain's Dija are just a few of the apps promising users 10-minute grocery deliveries.
China tech crackdown turns to food delivery giant Meituan as $38.96 billion is wiped off value
Chinese regulators have opened an antitrust probe into Meituan not long after fining Alibaba $2.8 billion in a similar investigation.
Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi shares rally over 6% after U.S. agrees to remove it from blacklist
The U.S. has agreed to remove Xiaomi from a blacklist that would have barred Americans from investing in the Chinese smartphone maker.
Tesla's China sales tumble 27% in April from March
Tesla's sales decline came amid an overall drop for new energy passenger cars in China, and increased scrutiny from regulators on the electric car company.
Palantir CFO says company is considering holding bitcoin on its balance sheet
Palantir now accepts bitcoin as a form of payment from customers, and it is considering adding bitcoin to its balance sheet.
Palantir reports 49% revenue growth for its first quarter
The data analytics company beefed up its commercial segment during the quarter, with strong growth in the U.S.
Uber and Lyft will offer free rides to vaccination sites in White House partnership
The Biden administration said the initiative should help reach the president's goal of vaccinating 70% of U.S. adults with at least one shot by July 4.
SoftBank-backed mortgage lender Better going public via $7.7 billion SPAC
Digital mortgage lender Better will make its market debut by merging with Aurora Acquisition Corp., valuing the company at $7.7 billion.
Bill Gates-backed Ginkgo Bioworks going public via $15 billion SPAC
Ginkgo Bioworks is going public via a merger with former MGM CEO Harry Sloan's SPAC in a deal that values the biotech company at $15 billion.
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