California AI bill SB 1047 aims to prevent AI disasters, but Silicon Valley warns it will cause one
Update: California’s Appropriations Committee passed SB 1047 with significant amendments that change the bill on Thursday, August 15. You can…
A comprehensive list of 2024 tech layoffs
The tech layoff wave is still going strong in 2024. Following significant workforce reductions in 2022 and 2023, this year…
Open source tools to boost your productivity
For every yin, there’s a yang; for every action, a reaction; and for every piece of proprietary software, there’s an…
The 10 largest GDPR fines on Big Tech
The state of enforcement of the European Union’s flagship privacy regime, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), on the most…
DSA vs. DMA: How Europe’s twin digital regulations are hitting Big Tech
It’s no accident that the European Union’s Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act have such similar-sounding names: They were…
Tesla Dojo: Elon Musk’s big plan to build an AI supercomputer, explained
For years, Elon Musk has talked about Dojo — the AI supercomputer that will be the cornerstone of Tesla’s AI…
A comprehensive list of 2024 tech layoffs
The tech layoff wave is still going strong in 2024. Following significant workforce reductions in 2022 and 2023, this year…
DEI backlash: Stay up-to-date on the latest legal and corporate challenges
The Great Rollback is here. The phrase refers to Big Tech starting to slash some of the diversity, equity and…
Musk sets 2026 Optimus sale date. Here’s where other humanoids stand.
Ahead of Tuesday’s earnings, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that the carmaker will begin selling its Optimus humanoid robot in…
Tracking the EV battery factory construction boom across North America
The onshoring of battery manufacturing for EVs started as a trickle during the COVID-19 pandemic. Then it turned into a…
