GM has just mapped out its entire future. It works with AI, eyeless driving and a central computer
The Drive 🤝 your inbox. Every day of the week The Daily Brief summarizes the biggest stories and our exclusive reporting on the auto industry and car culture. General Motors aims to send a message: we are a modern company that can compete with and…
Cannondale Closes Connecticut Offices, Moves to California
WILTON, Conn. (BRAIN) — Cannondale is closing its longtime headquarters here and consolidating its North American sales and operations in Santa Cruz, California. California is home to the other brands owned by Pon.Bike, Santa Cruz and CervĂ©lo.…
Meta ordered to pay $25 billion in case linked to Cambridge Analytica scandal
The story of the Cambridge Analytica data scandal is a long one – and it continues to cost Meta gargantuan sums of money. A judge on Wednesday ordered the social media giant to make the largest payment ever: $25 billion to the state of New Mexico for the…
Tesla Shares Reversing Trajectory As Robotics, Chipmaking Caution Overshadows Upbeat Third Quarter By Investing.com
Investing.com — Stocks turned negative in after-market trading Wednesday after cautious comments about the company’s robotics and chipmaking ambitions overshadowed positive third-quarter results. Shares of the electric vehicle (EV) maker fell…
Hackers exploited PHP vulnerabilities days before they were patched
Internet is crazy The battle to patch two critical vulnerabilities in PHP, a widely used web scripting language, as of Wednesday was already too late to stop each attack, newly released details reveal. Wednesday’s release of patches for two…
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta is ‘entering a new phase’ with Muse
He expects the agent to generate more revenue per user than the company’s apps. Collection Smith/gado/Getty Images It’s only been a few weeks since Meta introduced Muse, but the company’s personal agent is already playing a central role…
Critical web security flaws trigger global alarm: Google, OpenAI, Amazon
The tech world is racing to implement fixes after critical security flaws were discovered in software used to power much of the Internet. The software, known as PHP, is an open source programming language widely used to power websites and web…
Tesla profits fall on higher spending as ‘Elon Inc.’ talk builds
Elon Musk has been optimistic about robotaxis. The Tesla Cybercab is a fully autonomous two-seater electric robotaxi, without steering wheel, pedals or manual driving controls (Ludovic MARIN) Tesla on Wednesday reported a decline in third-quarter profits…
Airbnb cracks down on payment chores with new rules for hosts
Gen Z travelers are cutting back on meals, haircuts and daily expenses to be able to travel, while homeownership and other traditional milestones seem increasingly out of reach. Airbnb aims to check to-do lists, telling hosts that guests generally…
Zuckerberg considered leaving California because of the wealth tax. Meta responded with a new share class
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg intends to retain control of the company he founded in 2004, and a new share class will help him do that. On Wednesday, as Meta reported its third-quarter results, the company announced that it would issue a new class of Class C…