Economy Apr 22 Tesla expects to have fully self-driving cars by next year The company made the announcement during an investor conference at its Palo Alto, California, headquarters Monday.
Nation Mar 06 Mark Zuckerberg envisions ‘privacy-focused’ Facebook transformation Creating more ways for Facebook's more than 2 billion users to keep things private could undermine the company's business model, which depends on the ability to learn about the things people like and then sell ads tied to those interests.
Economy Dec 13 Apple to build $1 billion campus in Austin, expand elsewhere Apple's investment, which will create at least 5,000 jobs ranging from engineers to call-center agents, adds to a city that has already become a bustling tech hub.
Nation Nov 08 After backlash, Google reforms its sexual misconduct rules CEO Sundar Pichai spelled out the concessions in an email sent Thursday to Google employees.
Nation Nov 01 Google employees stage walkouts over mistreatment of women in tech Carrying signs that included a mocking reference to the company's original "Don't be evil" motto, thousands of Google employees around the world briefly walked off the job Thursday to protest what they said was the tech giant's mishandling of sexual…
Economy Sep 29 Tesla CEO Elon Musk, company settle fraud suit for $40M Tesla CEO Elon Musk and the electric car company have agreed to pay a total of $40 million and make a series of concessions to settle a government lawsuit.
Economy Aug 07 Tesla stock halted as CEO Elon Musk tweets he may take electric car company private The unusual step taken early Tuesday afternoon came shortly after Musk dropped a bombshell on his Twitter account by announcing he had lined up the financing to buy all of Tesla's stock at $420 per share.
Economy Aug 02 Apple becomes world’s first $1 trillion company The peak reached Thursday seemed unimaginable in 1997 when Apple teetered on the edge of bankruptcy, with its stock trading for less than $1.
Politics Oct 31 In hearing on Russia, Facebook, Twitter, Google defend their security measures Leaders from the tech giant promised a Senate subcommittee they would do more to stop the misuse of their platforms by foreign nations.
Nation Mar 16 Yahoo breach indictments may shed light on other hacks A scheme uncovered during a federal investigation into a huge Yahoo security breach may have opened a window into other hacks potentially instigated by foreign governments, according to computer security experts.