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Dogfight over California: The ugly battle between electric air taxi leaders Joby and Archer
Two California companies at the front of the global race to bring battery-powered air taxis to the public are trying to trip each other up in court. While Joby...
Jury rejects Elon Musk’s lawsuit, sides with OpenAI in bitter feud over AI future
A federal jury sided with OpenAI and its top executives on Monday in a feud with Elon Musk, who accused them of betraying a shared vision for it to...
Gamers, developers protest Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund’s bid to acquire Electronic Arts
As Electronic Arts moves closer to closing a sale of the gaming company to Saudi Arabian investors, it’s facing backlash from a group of protestors who are calling it...
LinkedIn, Cisco and Amazon are the latest tech companies laying off more workers
Job cuts are hammering the tech industry as companies ramp up investments in artificial intelligence.This week, San José-based tech company Cisco said it was cutting fewer than 4,000 jobs...
EBay rejects GameStop’s $56-billion takeover offer
California online marketplace EBay said Tuesday its board rejected GameStop’s unsolicited $56-billion takeover offer.The proposal was “neither credible nor attractive,” EBay’s board said in a statement. The San José...
Oversight chair seeks information from OpenAI’s Sam Altman about potential financial conflicts
WASHINGTON — The chair of the House Oversight Committee has sent a letter to OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman requesting information about potential conflicts of interest between Altman’s personal investments and...
General Motors to pay $12.5 million to settle claims that it illegally sold California driver data
General Motors has agreed to pay $12.5 million dollars to settle claims that the automaker illegally sold location and driving data of hundreds of thousands of Californians, state officials...
California tech company Cloudflare to lay off more than 1,000 workers, cites AI
Cloudflare is laying off 20% of its staff, the latest technology company to announce big cuts as it uses more artificial intelligence-powered tools.The San Francisco web performance and cybersecurity...
Crew walks out on ‘CoComelon: The Melon Patch,’ citing labor conditions
The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees is striking against “CoComelon: The Melon Patch” in protest over wages and working conditions.The union representing crew members working on the live-action...
8 ways to lead your company without abandoning yourself
If you’re building a company right now, there’s a good chance you’ve quietly started trading pieces of yourself for progress. You say yes when you mean no, push through...