The art collection of Paul Allen, the late co-founder of Microsoft, fetched more than $1.5 billion at Christie’s New York on Wednesday night, making it the most valuable single-owner art collection ever to be sold at auction.The auction — the first…
Chipmaker Nvidia has developed a new advanced chip for China that adheres to new US control export rules aimed at restricting that country’s access to AI technology.The chip, known as the A800, is an alternative to the A100 chip that went into produ…
Friday’s Google Doodle spotlights jollof rice, a common West African dish whose roots can be traced back seven centuries that’s sparked fierce rivalries among neighboring countries.The dish — a mixture of long grained rice mixed with simmered tomatoes…
Twitter users may have to begin paying for blue verification badges as soon as early next week, sources tell Bloomberg.The coveted blue check mark is part of an $8-a-month subscription plan that could go live as early as Monday, the news outlet repo…
Wednesday is Day of the Dead, or Día de Los Muertos, an ancient holiday celebrated in Mexico for centuries that celebrates death as a part of the cycle of life, rather than something to be feared.Observed every Nov. 2, the holiday gives the living a…
A former Apple employee has pleaded guilty to mail and wire fraud charges related to schemes that defrauded the tech giant of more than $17 million, the US Attorney’s Office for Northern California said Tuesday.Dhirendra Prasad, 52, pleaded guilty i…
Twitter users with a coveted blue verified chec kmark on their account may soon find themselves having to pay to preserve that status.Twitter executives are “strongly considering” requiring those with the free check mark on their profile pay $5 each…
Facebook parent company Meta was fined nearly $25 million on Wednesday by a Washington state judge for intentionally violating the state’s campaign finance disclosure law.King County Superior Court Judge Douglass North issued the maximum allowed fin…
Mobileye, Intel’s self-driving car unit, has priced its IPO at $21 a share, a dollar above its target range, the company said in a press release Tuesday. Mobileye raised $861 million on the sale of 41 million shares. The company had previously offer…
Twitter’s workforce is expected to be gutted in the coming months, regardless of who owns the social media company, The Washington Post reported Thursday, citing interviews and internal documents.Billionaire Elon Musk, who launched a hostile takeove…
Officials within the Biden administration are discussing whether some of Elon Musk’s business ventures should be subjected to national security reviews, including his takeover bid for Twitter and the operation of his Starlink network of satellites, …
SpaceX on Wednesday unveiled Starlink Aviation, a satellite internet service that will offer in-flight Wi-Fi on private jets.Starlink, a venture founded by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, aims to sell internet connections to almost anyone on the planet by way…
Intel is considering a significantly lower valuation than previously expected for the initial public offering of its self-driving car unit Mobileye, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.Mobileye’s IPO wa…
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was the target of a cyberattack earlier this year that exposed the personal information of some members and associates, the church said Thursday.The security breach, which was detected on March 23, exp…