Elon Musk is lobbying lawmakers on driverless vehicle rules
Musk and others in his orbit have been calling members of Congress directly, according to Bloomberg.
Delaware attorney general reportedly hires a bank to evaluate OpenAI’s restructuring plan
Delaware’s attorney general is hiring an investment bank to advise on OpenAI’s for-profit conversion.
Tesla alum’s Heron Power closes $38M Series A to transform key grid technology
Heron Power is developing solid-state transformers, which promise to be more compact and responsive than the century-old analog models.
Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings joins Anthropic’s board
Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings is joining Anthropic’s board of directors, the company announced on Wednesday. Hastings’ appointment adds a veteran big tech executive to one of OpenAI’s largest — and youngest — competitors in the…
Tinder CEO to step down in July
Faye Iosotaluno, the CEO of Tinder, will step down from her role in July, according to a post she published on LinkedIn. Iosotaluno served less than a year in the role and spent nearly eight…
Trump signs bill criminalizing revenge porn and explicit deepfakes
President Donald Trump is expected to sign the Take It Down Act today, a bipartisan law that enacts stricter penalties for distributing non-consensual explicit images, including deepfakes and revenge porn.
Programmers bore the brunt of Microsoft’s layoffs in its home state as AI writes up to 30% of its code
Microsoft’s Washington layoffs hit coders hardest as the tech giant embraces AI.
Google tests replacing ‘I’m Feeling Lucky’ with ‘AI Mode’
Google is testing a redesign of its Search homepage in which “AI Mode,” the experimental AI-powered search feature the company rolled out earlier in May, replaces its longstanding “I’m Feeling Lucky” button under the Searc…
Apple announces new accessibility features, including future support for brain implants
Apple on Tuesday announced a range of accessibility features coming to its devices later this year. New Accessibility Nutrition Labels will provide more detailed information for apps and games on the App Store, while a…
Robinhood grows its footprint in Canada by acquiring WonderFi
Robinhood revealed Tuesday that it’s acquiring Canadian crypto leader WonderFi for CA$250 million (around $178.56 million) in an all-cash deal as it pushes into Canada’s growing digital asset market. WonderFi operates two regulated crypto platfor…