Tech

Ford announced Tuesday the starting price tag for its 2023 model increased by $7,000, as electric vehicle prices climb amid a green energy push.

Ford announces price hike on electric vehicles, follows other automakers

Elon Musk has hired Republican strategist Chris Young, signaling deeper involvement in the 2024 election.

Elon musk sells $6.9 billion of Tesla shares in preparation for Twitter trial

A major auto group said tax credit requirements will make most of their electric vehicles immediately ineligible and jeopardize sales targets.

Most electric vehicles will not qualify for $7,500 tax credit

Are Texas’ energy providers ready to handle cryptocurrency mining boom?

Amazon announced this week it’s buying iRobot. The company makes the Roomba robot vacuum, and will be Amazon’s fourth smart home brand.

Amazon buying Roomba-maker in order to get the layout of people’s homes

Yale researchers restored organ and cellular functions to dead pigs, and their findings could help redefine understanding of "death."

Yale researchers restore organ, cell function in dead pigs

The U.S. military's Space Force is ditching fitness tests in favor of smart devices to track health and physical activity.

Military’s Space Force to scrap fitness tests in favor of trackable smart devices

The Paris Summer Olympics are just under two years away. To keep people safe, the French are deploying a drone killing laser.

Drone-killing laser to police Paris skies for 2024 Summer Olympics

Gearheads across the U.S. got a shock this week, as the iconic Dodge Charger and Challenger muscle cars will soon be electric-only vehicles.

Dodge will scrap Hemi V8 in iconic muscle cars, make them all-electric

Democratic politicians have gone to TikTok in an effort to win over voters ahead of the election while former Lawmakers lobby for the company.

Democrats take to TikTok ahead of 2022 midterms to sway voters

Instagram users are upset about the platform's algorithm changes and want it to stop trying to emulate surging competitor TikTok.

Instagram users upset over recent changes tell company to stop being TikTok

Russia, China and US all racing to create new space stations

Podcaster Joe Rogan expressed concern about the TikTok privacy policy as President Biden gets set to speak with China leader Xi Jinping. USA - American Flag and China - Chinese Flag with ripples and shadow.

US concerns over China heighten as Biden, Xi Jinping set to talk

Netflix lost 1 million subscribers last quarter, but its stock is up and its CEO believes the death of linear TV is just a few years away.

Netflix CEO Hastings predicts linear TV will be dead in a few years

TikTok's parent company increased its spending on lobbying 130% during the second quarter. Lawmakers are concerned about the app's ties to China.

TikTok more than doubles DC lobbying presence

Twitter and Snapchat are struggling with revenue.

Revenue slipping for Snapchat, Twitter as US economy struggles

Ford to cut jobs, Chevy unveils SUV in fight with Tesla for EV supremacy

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is set to be questioned in court over the privacy of its users. The deposition is part of an ongoing lawsuit in California.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to be deposed in privacy lawsuit

Trump-endorsed governor candidate wins Maryland primary, Twitter's lawsuit is set for October, Europe told to conserve gas amid an energy crisis.

Trump primary pick win, Musk/Twitter trial date set, Europe conserving gas

Twitter and billionaire Elon Musk are gearing up for a legal fight in Delaware's Chancery Court after Musk backed out of a $44 billion deal.

Musk and Twitter will face off at the Delaware Court of Chancery

Google's location services make people's lives easier, but the amount of detail of the data collected and how long it's stored for is largely unknown.

Google can track users’ every move and store the information for years

Spam text messages are on the rise and scammers are getting millions of dollars. Americans received roughly 44 spam texts on average in June.

The FCC shut the door on illegal robocalls, but spam texts are on the rise

Twitter shares sank 6% at Monday's market open as investors react to Elon Musk backing out of his deal to buy the company.

Twitter shares sink ahead of legal fight after Elon Musk abandons buyout

HRA Pharma is asking to sell over-the-counter birth control, Twitter is set to sue Elon Musk, and President Biden is set to visit Saudi Arabia this week.

Over-the-counter birth control, Twitter to sue Musk, Biden to visit Saudi Arabia