‘Alexa, Why Do We Keep Buying You?’
When Amazon released Alexa in 2014, the company had big dreams for the technology. The voice assistant, the company suggested, could succeed smartphones as the...
Southwest’s Meltdown Could Cost It Up to $825 Million
The meltdown that forced Southwest Airlines to cancel more than 16,700 holiday flights could cost the carrier between $725 million and $825 million, the airline...
TikTok Spied on Journalists and ChatGPT is Challenging Google
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Mercedes-Benz Plans to Build U.S. Electric Car Charging Network
Mercedes-Benz said Thursday that it would install a network of 2,500 high-powered chargers in the United States by 2027, a sign the German carmaker is...
New York Attorney General Sues Founder of Collapsed Crypto Bank
The New York attorney general, Letitia James, sued the founder of the collapsed cryptocurrency bank Celsius Network on Thursday, accusing him of a scheme to...
Ford Sales Dipped in 2022, but Electric Vehicle Deliveries Surged
Ford Motor reported Thursday that its new-vehicle sales fell 2 percent in 2022 as shortages of computer chips and other supply disruptions slowed its production...
Tesla Sales in China Slump as Competition Intensifies
Tesla sales in China, the world’s largest car market and a crucial element of the company’s fortunes, slumped at the end of 2022 as domestic...
A Breach at LastPass Has Password Lessons for Us All
While many of us were unplugging from the internet to spend time with loved ones over the holidays, LastPass, the maker of a popular security...
Meta Fined $414 Million After Ad Practices Ruled Illegal Under EU Law
Meta suffered a major defeat on Wednesday that could severely undercut its Facebook and Instagram advertising business after European Union regulators found it had illegally...
Supply Problems Hurt Auto Sales in 2022. Now Demand Is Weakening.
Last year, sales of new cars and trucks fell to their lowest level in a decade because automakers could not make enough vehicles for consumers...
Salesforce to Lay Off 10 Percent of Staff and Cut Office Space
Salesforce, the business software giant, said on Wednesday that it planned to lay off 10 percent of its work force, or about 8,000 employees, and...
Twitter to Relax Ban on Political Ads
SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter said on Tuesday that it would begin relaxing its longstanding ban on political ads, allowing advocacy groups and elected officials to...
Video Game Workers Get a Union Foothold at Microsoft
Organized labor claimed one of its biggest victories at a U.S. tech company on Tuesday, gaining a foothold among about 300 employees at a video...
Sam Bankman-Fried Pleads Not Guilty to Fraud and Other Charges
Those claims started circulating after crypto experts noticed that digital accounts associated with Alameda were transferring funds. The movement of the money was visible because...