By 2040, there will be at least 10 billion humanoid robots priced between $20,000 and $25,000, Elon Musk said at the 8th Future Investment Initiative conference, which began Tuesday in Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh. The Optimus robot is the humanoid robot under development by Tesla and could multiply the company’s valuation, according to Musk, who joined the conference … Read more
Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks with Emily Chang during the APEC CEO Summit at Moscone Center West in San Francisco on Nov. 16, 2023. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Google parent Alphabet is set to report its third-quarter earnings Tuesday after the market closes. Here is what analysts are expecting, according … Read more
Apple’s new Mac Mini is smaller than its predecessor. Apple Apple announced on Tuesday new Mac Mini models, featuring the first major redesign since 2010 that makes the desktop computer significantly smaller. Aside from a redesign that shrunk the case and reduced the computer’s volume in half, the main upgrade on these new computers is … Read more
TOKYO — A Japanese nuclear reactor which survived a massive 2011 earthquake and tsunami that badly damaged the nearby Fukushima nuclear power plant was restarted Tuesday for the first time since the disaster after a safety upgrade, as the government pursues a renewed expansion of nuclear energy to provide stable power and reduce carbon emissions. … Read more
A PayPal sign is seen at its headquarters in San Jose, California, Jan. 30, 2024. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images PayPal reported better-than-expected third-quarter earnings on Tuesday, but revenue came in a bit light of expectations. Here’s how the company did compared to Wall Street estimates, based on a survey of … Read more
The surging global popularity of TikTok has seen the co-founder of its parent company, ByteDance, become China’s richest person. According to a rich list produced by the Hurun Research Institute, Zhang Yiming, is now worth $49.3bn (£38bn) – 43% more than in 2023. The 41 year old stepped down from his role in charge of … Read more
Weeks after former President Trump survived an assassination attempt in Butler, Pa., a video circulated on social media that appeared to show Vice President Kamala Harris saying at a rally, “Donald Trump can’t even die with dignity.” The clip provoked outrage, but it was a sham — Harris never said that. The line was read … Read more
A large hallway with supercomputers inside a server room data center. Luza Studios | E+ | Getty Images The boom in artificial intelligence is ushering in an environmentally conscious shift in how data centers operate, as European developers face pressure to lower the water temperatures of their energy-hungry facilities to accommodate the higher-powered chips of … Read more
The Los Angeles Times and Washington Post have seen significant subscription cancellations in the days since their billionaire owners decided not to endorse in the presidential race after the editorial boards at both newspapers proposed backing Vice President Kamala Harris. National Public Radio reported that the Post saw more than 200,000 cancellations. Sources said The … Read more
JIUQUAN, China — China said all systems are ready to launch the next crew to its orbiting space station early Wednesday, the latest mission to make the country a major space power. The two men and one woman will replace the astronauts who’ve lived on the Tiangong space station for the last six months. The … Read more