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EU fines Apple, Meta millions for breaching tech competition rules

23 April 2025 at 14:19
The European Union has fined Apple €500 million (about $568 million) and Meta €200 million (about $227 million) for allegedly breaching the bloc’s Digital Markets Act, according to The Wall Street Journal. The EU has accused Apple of failing to comply with an obligation to allow app developers to inform customers of alternative ways to […]

The xAI–X merger is a good deal β€” if you’re betting on Musk’s empire

12 April 2025 at 14:00
When Elon Musk announced that his AI startup, xAI, had acquired his social media company, X (formerly known as Twitter), in an all-stock deal, it raised some eyebrows. But in many ways, the deal made sense. xAI’s chatbot, Grok, was already deeply integrated with X, X was floundering financially, and Musk needed a way to […]

Ireland’s data regulator investigates X’s use of European user data to train Grok

11 April 2025 at 16:46
Ireland’s data regulator, the Data Protection Commission (DPC), said Friday that it has opened an investigation into Elon Musk’s X over the social media platform’s use of personal data collected from European users to train Grok. The DPC will investigate how X processes personal data β€œcomprised” in publicly accessible posts by European users for the […]

Hacked documents reveal guide to serving Elon Musk on private jets

11 April 2025 at 15:59
A recent breach of Berkshire Hathaway-owned private jet company NetJets has revealed a guide for flight attendants serving Elon Musk, per a Bloomberg report. The memo offers an interesting glimpse into the personal preferences of the world’s richest man. Some of the preferences are surprising for the CEO of Tesla, a company dedicated to sustainability. […]

Automakers jump on Tesla’s brand woes with discount EV offers

4 April 2025 at 13:00
Tesla trade-ins in the U.S. are at an all time high as some owners become disillusioned with Elon Musk’s politics, and some just want to avoid their car getting keyed by Musk haters.Β  Automakers are pouncing on the opportunity. Polestar, Lucid Motors, Volvo, and Ford β€” which have long trailed Tesla in EV sales β€” […]

Apple loses $250B market value as tariffs tank tech stocks

3 April 2025 at 16:43
Apple lost more than $250 billion in market value Thursday, with shares down as much as 8.5% as a result of President Donald Trump’s tariff spree.Β  The iPhone maker took one of the biggest hits on Wall Street, where tech stocks dropped as investors shifted money away from volatile assets. Tesla, Nvidia, and Meta were […]

Elon Musk took a chainsaw to the US government. Tesla is taking the hit.

3 April 2025 at 15:49
Elon Musk has long been credited with turning Tesla into a beacon of innovation, the visionary who pushed the world into an era of electrification. But his slide into politics β€” specifically his alignment with President Trump and activities within the federal government β€” has dragged Tesla into uncertainty.Β  For many would-be Tesla buyers, the […]
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