Norfolk Southern activist investor highlights past abusive behavior of new COO as proxy fight intensifies

Posted on April 5, 2024 by Techme101

Ancora’s two-month fight with Norfolk Southern took another turn on Friday, when the firm publicized allegations of past misconduct on behalf of the new COO.

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Crypto Magnate Do Kwon Found Liable for Multi-Billion-Dollar Fraud

Posted on April 5, 2024 by Techme101

When Do Kwon’s crypto empire fell to pieces, tens of billions of dollars were wiped out. A civil jury in the US has found he lied to investors.

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Elon Musk says Tesla will unveil its robotaxi on Aug. 8; shares pop

Posted on April 5, 2024 by Techme101

Tesla will reveal its robotaxi product on Aug. 8, CEO Elon Musk said in a social media post on X.

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Is AI ‘Copilot’ a Generic Term or a Brand Name?

Posted on April 5, 2024 by Techme101

Microsoft uses Copilot as a product name, but more and more often the word sums up a generic class of generative AI bots.

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Elon Musk says he’ll unveil a Tesla robotaxi on August 8

Posted on April 5, 2024 by Techme101

Just hours after Elon Musk claimed Reuters was “lying” about plans to ditch its $25,000 low cost EV and instead focus all its efforts on a robotaxi, the Tesla CEO announced on X that he would reveal said robotaxi in an event on August 8. The announcement comes as Tesla EV sales have lagged and […]
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U.K. and U.S. Agree to Collaborate on the Development of Safety Tests for AI Models

Posted on April 5, 2024 by Techme101

The U.K. government has formally agreed to work with the U.S. in developing safety tests for advanced AI models.

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New U.S. ‘green bank’ aims to steer over $160B in capital into climate tech

Posted on April 5, 2024 by Techme101

The EPA awarded $20 billion in grants to kickstart loans and equity investing in climate technologies across the country.
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Threads missed its earthquake moment as the term didn’t trend until the afternoon

Posted on April 5, 2024 by Techme101

That’s not to say people weren’t discussing the earthquake on Threads — many were.
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Startups Weekly: Let’s see what those Y Combinator kids have been up to this time

Posted on April 5, 2024 by Techme101

Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Sign up here to receive the Startups Weekly newsletter in your inboxes. It’s the most wonderful tiiiiiiime of the yeaaaaaaar … That’s right, we’re back with all the you-can’t-miss companies from the current batch of Y Combinator startups. […]
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The Tech Needed to Survive This Decade’s ‘Seismic’ APAC B2B Trends

Posted on April 5, 2024 by Techme101

From generative AI and virtual prototyping to the Internet of Things, blockchain and data analytics, Merkle has predicted that four shifts in the business-to-business market will shape tech buying appetites.

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