Dado Ruvic | Reuters The first bitcoin upgrade in four years has just gone live. It is a rare moment of consensus among stakeholders, and it’s a big deal for the world’s most popular cryptocurrency. The Taproot update means greater transaction privacy and efficiency – and crucially, it will unlock the potential for smart contracts,
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In this article TSLA Elon Musk Mike Blake | Reuters Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s trust sold about $1.2 billion in Tesla stock on Friday, according to financial filings posted Friday evening. He still holds more than 166 million shares in the company. Musk sold about $6.9 billion worth of stock in the company over the
In this article TSLA SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk gestures during a conversation at the E3 gaming convention in Los Angeles, June 13, 2019. Mike Blake | Reuters Shares of Tesla declined 15.4% for the week after CEO Elon Musk commenced with his plans to sell a huge block of his holdings this
In this article TSLA RIVN Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk speaks to the media next to its Model S. Nora Tam | South China Morning Post | Getty Images Tesla CEO Elon Musk said high production and break-even cash flow will be the true test for rival carmaker Rivian, which had a blockbuster IPO on
In this article RIVN After its first two days of trading in 2010, electric vehicle maker Tesla had a market cap of just over $2 billion. R.J. Scaringe, the CEO of EV manufacturer Rivian, is worth that much on his own after his company’s second day on the public market. Rivian shares popped 57% in
In this article TSLA According to financial filings out Wednesday, CEO Elon Musk is selling a block of Tesla shares via a plan that he set in motion on September 14 this year. The sales amount to more than 930,000 shares worth over $1.1 billion. He still holds more than 170 million shares. Musk sold
In this article RIVN Rivian electric trucks are seen parked near the Nasdaq MarketSite building in Times Square on November 10, 2021 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Rajiv Patel, an environmental consultant in Austin, Texas, put down a $1,000 deposit on a Rivian electric SUV earlier this year. He has
In this article RIVN RJ Scaringe, founder and chief executive officer of Rivian Automotive Inc., unveils the R1T electric pickup truck, left, and R1S electric sports utility vehicle (SUV) during a reveal event at AutoMobility LA ahead of the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Rivian Automotive
In this article RIVN R.J. Scaringe, Rivian’s 35-year-old CEO, introduces his company’s R1T all-electric pickup and all-electric R1S SUV at Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, November 27, 2018. Mike Blake | Reuters Rivian Automotive, the electric vehicle maker backed by Amazon and Ford, priced its IPO on Tuesday at $78 a share,
In this article AAPL Apple CEO Tim Cook Michel Porro | Getty Images Apple CEO Tim Cook said he personally owns cryptocurrency on Tuesday after he was asked at the DealBook conference if he owns bitcoin or ethereum. “I do. I think it’s reasonable to own it as part of a diversified portfolio,” Cook told
Bitcoin and ether hit new all-time highs on Monday evening. Bitcoin’s price at one point rose above $67,700 – eclipsing a previous record set in late October – while ether, the native token of ethereum’s blockchain, surpassed $4,800 for the first time ever. These record-breaking moves come amid a wider rally in the crypto market.
In this article TSLA Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, stands in the foundry of the Tesla Gigafactory during a press event. Patrick Pleul | picture alliance | Getty Images Tesla shares fell by more than 5% in pre-market trading Monday after CEO Elon Musk asked his Twitter followers if he should sell 10% of his stock
In this article TSLA SpaceX founder and Tesla CEO Elon Musk holds a helmet as he visits the construction site of Tesla’s gigafactory in Gruenheide, near Berlin, Germany, May 17, 2021. Michele Tantussi | Reuters Elon Musk on Saturday asked millions of his Twitter followers to determine the future of a chunk of his Tesla
As travel industry executives tout the rapid resurgence of tourism and entertainment, the pandemic stock portfolio is getting turned upside down. Airlines stocks are rallying alongside online booking sites, ride-hailing companies and Airbnb, after earnings reports showed clear signs of a recovery in travel. At the same time, stay-at-home stocks are sagging as borders reopen
RJ Scaringe, founder and chief executive officer of Rivian Automotive Inc., unveils the R1T electric pickup truck, left, and R1S electric sports utility vehicle (SUV) during a reveal event at AutoMobility LA ahead of the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Electric vehicle start-up Rivian Automotive raised
Sam Altman, co-founder and chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc., speaks during TechCrunch Disrupt 2019 in San Francisco, California, on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nuclear fusion is the ephemeral holy grail of climate technology. It would provide nearly limitless amounts of clean energy without the byproduct of
In this article FB In this photo illustration, the Facebook logo is displayed on the screen of an iPhone in front of a Meta logo on October 28, 2021 in Paris, France. Chesnot | Getty Images Meta, formerly known as Facebook, is discussing opening its first retail stores as it looks to break into the
British artificial intelligence scientist and entrepreneur Demis Hassabis. OLI SCARFF | AFP | Getty Images Google parent company Alphabet has launched a new drug discovery company in the U.K. called Isomorphic Labs. The company will build on research carried out by London artificial intelligence lab DeepMind, which Google acquired in 2014. While the firm was
In this article QCOM Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon. Carlo Allegri | Reuters Qualcomm stock rose more than 12% on Thursday, one day after it reported September quarter earnings that not only beat what Wall Street expected, but also included bullish guidance for the December quarter. Part of the reason for the strong guidance is that
A comparison of an original and deepfake video of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Elyse Samuels | The Washington Post | Getty Images LISBON, Portugal — Facebook is wrong to shut down its facial recognition system, according to Gary Kasparov, the former world chess champion and chairman of the Human Rights Foundation. The decision, announced Tuesday,
In this article ROKU Roku shares dropped in after-hours trading Wednesday after the company reported a third-quarter revenue that missed expectations. The company’s revenue came in at $680 million, just below a Refinitiv forecast of $683.4 million. That’s still up 51% from a year earlier. Roku’s earnings per share of 48 cents, however, topped expectations
Scene from “Squid Game” by Netflix Source: Netflix When Bernard heard about a token named after the popular South Korean Netflix series “Squid Game,” which chronicles the lives of cash-strapped adults who play in a deadly tournament for a big jackpot, he did a quick scan on Google to see if the coin was legit.
In this article FB Facebook Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies at a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, October 23, 2019. Erin Scott | Reuters Facebook on Tuesday announced that it will be putting an end to its facial recognition system amid growing concern from users and regulators. The social network, whose parent
TikTok app logo on the App Store. Jakub Porzycki | NurPhoto | Getty Images GUANGZHOU, China — TikTok owner ByteDance’s finance chief will step down to focus on his role as CEO of the short video app, according to an internal memo obtained by CNBC. Shou Zi Chew joined ByteDance as CFO from smartphone maker Xiaomi
Peter Endig | AFP | Getty Images Amazon is rolling back its mask requirement for fully vaccinated warehouse workers. Starting Tuesday, fully vaccinated operations employees in the U.S. will no longer be required to wear a face covering at work, unless mandated by state or local law, according to a notice Amazon sent to workers
In this article RBLX The Roblox logo displayed on a smartphone. Rafael Henrique | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Roblox restored its services Sunday following a major outage that lasted for three days. Roblox, an online platform which lets users play and create games, began experiencing issues at around 7 p.m. ET on
Riot’s Whinstone mine in Rockdale, Texas. Riot’s Whinstone Data Center ROCKDALE, Texas – In this rural Texas town of 5,600 people, two of the biggest names in bitcoin mining are battling it out for market share and cheap electricity. These rivals also happen to be next-door neighbors. Bitdeer – a firm spun off from Chinese
Small toy figures are seen in front of displayed Facebook’s new rebrand logo Meta in this illustration taken, October 28, 2021. Dado Ruvic | Reuters In June 2018, Oculus executive Jason Rubin sent an email to Facebook board member Marc Andreessen with the subject line “The Metaverse.” “We believe that the right way to break
In this article NXPI GlobalFoundries campus in Malta, N.Y. Mary Thompson | CNBC Semiconductor manufacturer GlobalFoundries debuted on the Nasdaq this week, valued at over $25 billion, as it became increasingly evident that a global chip shortage could persist through 2023 or later. Now GlobalFoundries needs to convince public market investors that the company is
In this article AAPL MSFT Dado Ruvic | Reuters Microsoft passed Apple in market cap on Friday, making it the world’s most valuable publicly-traded company, after Apple missed earnings expectations on Thursday. As of 10:30 a.m. ET Microsoft had a market cap of $2.45 trillion while Apple’s stood at about $2.41 trillion. Apple reported revenue
In this article FB A pedestrian walks in front of a new logo and the name ‘Meta’ on the sign in front of Facebook headquarters on October 28, 2021 in Menlo Park, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images With its name change to Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook is trying to eliminate what
In this article AAPL Apple revenue fell short of Wall Street expectations in its fiscal fourth quarter on Thursday, which Apple CEO Tim Cook attributed to larger-than-expected supply constraints on iPhones, iPads, and Macs. Apple fell over 4% in extended trading. “We had a very strong performance despite larger than expected supply constraints, which we estimate to
In this article EDR Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh attend the premiere of BBC America and AMC’s ‘Killing Eve’ at ArcLight Hollywood on April 01, 2019 in Hollywood, California. Emma McIntyre | Getty Images Endeavor Content, the studio behind TV series including “Killing Eve” and “Nine Perfect Strangers,” is soliciting second-round bids valuing the company