Mark Zuckerberg says the ‘most important thing’ he built at Harvard was a prank website: ‘Without Facemash I wouldn’t have met Priscilla’
For Mark Zuckerberg, the most significant creation from his two years at Harvard University wasn’t the precursor to a global social network, but a prank website that nearly got him…
Hollywood writers say Warner takeover ‘must be blocked’
“The world’s largest streaming company swallowing one of its biggest competitors is what antitrust laws were designed to prevent,” the guild said in an emailed statement. “The outcome would eliminate…
Musk’s SpaceX discusses record valuation, IPO as soon as 2026
The company’s latest tender offer could value SpaceX at as much as $800 billion, said the people, who asked not to be identified as the information isn’t public. SpaceX could…
U.S. consumers are so financially strained they put more than $1 billion on buy-now, pay later services during Black Friday and Cyber Monday
Financially strained and cautious customers leaned heavily on buy now, pay later (BNPL) services over the holiday weekend.The Adobe data showed that people using BNPL were most likely to spend…
Top analyst says Netflix’s $72 billion bet on Warner Bros. isn’t about the ‘death of Hollywood’ at all. It’s really about Google
“I think there’s this much bigger conversation that is being missed,” she said: Google and its TPU chips.Peters, while clarifying his remarks at the conference were a bit more nuanced,…
‘This is a bad idea made worse’: Senate Dems’ plan to fix Obamacare premiums adds nearly $300 billion to deficit, CRFB says
The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB) is a nonpartisan watchdog that regularly estimates how much the U.S. Congress is adding to the $38 trillion national debt. With enhanced…
Netflix–Warner Bros. deal sets up $72 billion antitrust test
That could raise red flags for global antitrust regulators over concerns that Netflix would have too much control over the streaming market. The company faces a lengthy Justice Department review…
Trump calls affordability a ‘Democrat scam’ and ‘con job’—but nearly three-quarters of his voters think cost of living is bad or the worst ever
President Donald Trump and his administration insist that costs are coming down, but voters are skeptical, including those who put him back in the White House.Despite Republicans getting hammered on…
Elon Musk says Tesla owners will soon be able to text while driving, despite it being illegal in nearly all 50 states
“We’re actually getting to the point where we almost feel comfortable allowing people to text and drive, which is kind of the killer because that’s really what people want to…
The rise of AI reasoning models comes with a big energy tradeoff
Nearly all leading artificial intelligence developers are focused on building AI models that mimic the way humans reason, but new research shows these cutting-edge systems can be far more energy…
