Affordable, high-tech EVs in focus at Munich’s IAA Mobility 2023
Automakers around the world have been making an appearance this week at IAA Mobility 2023 in Munich, the largest auto show in Europe. One of the biggest themes at the event this year was the heightened competition between European and Chinese automakers, as the Europeans fight to introduce lower-cost EVs
Read MoreSpotify strips lyrics from free tier for some users in new ‘test’
Spotify’s user base is growing faster than ever, but its paid-subscriber growth isn’t keeping pace with free listeners. That may be why it’s exploring pushing lyrics behind the paywall. Over the past few days, the music-streaming company made waves by locking down lyrics for some of its non-paying users. For
Read MoreL3Harris inks three launch deal on Firefly’s Alpha rocket
Firefly Aerospace inked a new launch agreement with defense prime L3Harris Technologies for three launches on the Alpha rocket in 2026. Each mission will launch a single satellite manufactured by L3Harris for the U.S. government, part of a $TK million contract the company won from TK in TK. The launches
Read MoreProsecutors in every state push to combat AI child exploitation
The Attorneys General in all 50 U.S. states, plus 4 territories, signed onto a letter calling for Congress to take action against AI-enabled child sexual abuse material (CSAM). “While internet crimes against children are already being actively prosecuted, we are concerned that AI is creating a new frontier for abuse
Read MoreAll 50 states call on Congress to address AI-generated CSAM
Illustration by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The attorneys general from all 50 US states want lawmakers to establish a commission dedicated to investigating the impact of AI on child exploitation, as reported earlier by The Associated Press. In a letter to Congress, the attorneys general say that the
Read More‘Ask Sophie’ book excerpt: A startup founder’s guide to O-1A visas
'Extraordinary ability or achievement' may sound lofty, but you don’t have to have a Nobel Prize to qualify for this visa!
Read MoreElon Musk paid for our attention, but the price to keep it is getting higher
Say what? | Illustration: Laura Normand / The Verge I see Elon Musk has pivoted from pretending he’s going to physically fight Mark Zuckerberg to pretending he is going to sue the Anti-Defamation League. Okay. There are people who still take Musk seriously, and I wish them well on their
Read MoreE-commerce loan startup Wayflyer secures $1B deal from Neuberger Berman
Wayflyer, which provides financing to e-commerce startups in exchange for a portion of their future revenue, today announced that it secured $1 billion in capital from investment management firm Neuberger Berman. In a press release, Wayflyer describes the funding as an “off-balance sheet program,” meaning that the company was allowed
Read MoreBill C-18 could see Google, Meta pay 4 per cent of their Canadian search revenue to the news sector
For the first time, the government has outlined draft regulations intended to establish specific criteria for the implementation of Bill C-18, which til now has been marred with uncertainties. As part of the proposed regulations, the government created a formula that would see Meta and Google cough up four per
Read MoreCould Arm be worth more than $51B?
Would Arm be able to wrangle a price-sales and price-earnings premium to Intel and TSMC? We think so.
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