Today: September 16, 2024
Today: September 16, 2024

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Losses from crypto scams grew 45% in 2023, FBI says

Losses from cryptocurrency-related frauds and scams increased 45% in 2023 from 2022, totaling more than $5.6 billion, as scammers increasingly took advantage of the speed

Losses from crypto scams grew 45% in 2023, FBI says
Business|Finance|Technology

Bank of America hires JPMorgan's Tim Carpenter to co-lead software investment banking, source says

Bank of America has hired technology banking veteran Tim Carpenter from peer JPMorgan Chase to co-lead its software investment banking business, a source familiar with the matter said on

Bank of America hires JPMorgan's Tim Carpenter to co-lead software investment banking, source says
Technology

SpaceX aims to launch Polaris Dawn crew on daring mission this week despite iffy weather

SpaceX aims to launch Polaris Dawn crew on daring mission this week despite iffy weather

SpaceX aims to launch Polaris Dawn crew on daring mission this week despite iffy weather
Business|Crime|Technology

US arrests laser tech salesman for illegal exports to Russia

A former salesman for a manufacturer of laser welding machines was arrested on Monday on charges that he conspired to evade U.S. export control laws in order to sell

US arrests laser tech salesman for illegal exports to Russia
Business|Technology

Siemens investing $60 million on high-speed train plant in upstate New York

Siemens is spending $60 million on a new U.S. factory to build high speed trains to whisk passengers between Los Angeles and Las Vegas, the German engineering company said on Monday.

Siemens investing $60 million on high-speed train plant in upstate New York
News|Technology|Travel

Battery-powered devices are overheating more often on planes and raising alarm

Battery-powered devices are overheating more often on planes, and that is raising safety concerns because of the fire danger

Battery-powered devices are overheating more often on planes and raising alarm
Technology

A capsule has been propelled through a hyperloop test tube in a step forward for the transit system

Hyperloop has achieved significant liftoff in the northern Netherlands

A capsule has been propelled through a hyperloop test tube in a step forward for the transit system
Health|News|Technology

US proposes new vehicle requirement to reduce pedestrian deaths

A U.S. regulator said on Monday it is proposing a requirement that some future vehicles be redesigned to reduce the risks of serious or fatal injuries in

US proposes new vehicle requirement to reduce pedestrian deaths
Lifestyle|News|Technology

US seeks new pedestrian safety rules aimed at increasingly massive SUVs and pickup trucks

The U.S. government’s road safety agency wants the auto industry to design new vehicles including SUVs and pickup trucks so they reduce pedestrian deaths and injuries

US seeks new pedestrian safety rules aimed at increasingly massive SUVs and pickup trucks
Business|Economy|News|Technology

Google faces a new antitrust trial after ruling declaring search engine a monopoly

One month after a judge declared Google’s search engine an illegal monopoly, the tech giant is defending against another antitrust lawsuit that threatens to break up the company

Google faces a new antitrust trial after ruling declaring search engine a monopoly
Technology

Apple debuts iPhone 16 with test AI software rolling out this year and next

By Max A.

Apple debuts iPhone 16 with test AI software rolling out this year and next
Business|Technology

Progress to buy Cloud Software unit ShareFile for $875 million

Progress Software said on Monday it would buy Cloud Software Group's unit ShareFile for about $875 million, as the AI-powered software firm looks to boost its enterprise product portfolio.

Progress to buy Cloud Software unit ShareFile for $875 million
Business|Technology

Hybrid cars throw lifeline to platinum metals

A surge in sales of hybrid cars as electric vehicle take-up slows is set to provide an unexpected boost to demand for platinum group metals (PGMs)

Hybrid cars throw lifeline to platinum metals
Business|Technology

Huawei racks up 3 million pre-orders for tri-fold phone before Apple's iPhone 16 reveal

Chinese tech giant Huawei has garnered more than 3 million pre-orders for its triple-folding smartphone, its website showed on Monday, which comes just hours before Apple's debut

Huawei racks up 3 million pre-orders for tri-fold phone before Apple's iPhone 16 reveal
Business|Technology

The Washington Post is giving its homepage a facelift as it seeks a turnaround

The Washington Post is giving its homepage a facelift as it seeks a turnaround

The Washington Post is giving its homepage a facelift as it seeks a turnaround
Business|Technology

Everything you missed about the iPhone 16, AirPods 4 and the Apple Watch 10

Everything you missed about the iPhone 16, AirPods 4 and the Apple Watch 10

Everything you missed about the iPhone 16, AirPods 4 and the Apple Watch 10
Business|Technology

Latin America's e-commerce king says MercadoLibre has huge room for growth

Marcos Galperin, chief executive of Latin American e-commerce giant MercadoLibre Inc - already the region's most valuable listed firm - says the company is

Latin America's e-commerce king says MercadoLibre has huge room for growth
Business|Finance|News|Technology

Trump has lost $4 billion in Truth Social wipeout

Trump has lost $4 billion in Truth Social wipeout

Trump has lost $4 billion in Truth Social wipeout
Business|Finance|Technology

Google’s search business was deemed a monopoly. Now its ad business is on trial

Google’s search business was deemed a monopoly. Now its ad business is on trial

Google’s search business was deemed a monopoly. Now its ad business is on trial
Business|Economy|News|Technology

Google aimed to control web ad tech, US prosecutor says as trial begins

Alphabet's Google sought to dominate all sides of online advertising technology by controlling competitors and customers, a Justice Department prosecutor

Google aimed to control web ad tech, US prosecutor says as trial begins
Election|Finance|Technology

Workers at several large US tech companies overwhelmingly back Kamala Harris, data shows

Workers at many of the largest U.S. tech companies overwhelmingly back Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, according to donation data, even as

Workers at several large US tech companies overwhelmingly back Kamala Harris, data shows
Election|News|Technology

Russia focusing on American social media stars to covertly influence voters

Russia is increasingly turning to American social media stars to covertly influence voters ahead of the 2024 presidential election,

Russia focusing on American social media stars to covertly influence voters
Business|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

Boeing's shares rise after tentative labor deal that could avert major strike

Boeing's shares rose 3.7% on Monday after the planemaker and its biggest union reached a tentative deal covering more than 32,000 workers, averting a

Boeing's shares rise after tentative labor deal that could avert major strike
Business|Technology

Chinese car sales fall for fifth straight month

Passenger vehicle sales in China fell in August for the fifth straight month, industry data showed on Monday, though sales of all-electric and plug-in hybrid models rose, helped by

Chinese car sales fall for fifth straight month
Entertainment|Technology

NetEase releases gaming limits for children for upcoming holidays

NetEase Games on Monday released specific dates and time slots during which Chinese children will be permitted to play its video games during the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival and

NetEase releases gaming limits for children for upcoming holidays

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