Sam Shead
CNBC
United Kingdom
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Hackers can bring ships and planes to a grinding halt. And it could become much more common
Vast container ships and chunky freight planes — essential in today's global economy — can now be brought to halt by a new generation of code warriors. → Read More
Klarna CEO defends business despite massive losses and layoffs
The fintech reported a loss of $748 million last year and last month announced that it was laying off around 10% of its workforce. → Read More
A.I. gurus are leaving Big Tech to work on buzzy new start-ups
Artificial intelligence workers are quitting top jobs at companies like Google, Meta, OpenAI and DeepMind and joining a new breed of start-ups. → Read More
EU agrees to make common charger mandatory for Apple iPhones and other devices
The European Commission is going to force smartphone manufacturers to equip their devices with a standard USB-C charging port. → Read More
French billionaire's stake in BT probed under Britain's tough new security law
The U.K. government now has the power to intervene in deals that have the potential to threaten national security. → Read More
Serious crime in the metaverse should be outlawed by the U.N., UAE minister says
New laws should be created to prevent people from committing "murder" in the metaverse, according to the UAE's minister of state for artificial intelligence. → Read More
Palantir CEO weighs in on the Ukraine war: 'The lesson for every big country is holy s---'
Palantir CEO Alex Karp believes that the war between Russia and Ukraine is making big countries re-consider their military strategies. → Read More
Nokia CEO says 6G will be here by 2030 — but you might not access it via your smartphone
Pekka Lundmark expects 6G mobile networks to be in operation by the end of the decade but he doesn't think the smartphone will be the most "common interface." → Read More
Electronics are set to get even more expensive as chip giants hike their prices
Products that rely on semiconductors are set to get even more expensive as chip foundries prepare to increase their prices, according to analysts. → Read More
U.S. firm Clearview A.I. fined for illegally collecting images of Brits' faces
Clearview AI, a New York-headquartered facial recognition company, has been fined £7.5 million ($9.4 million) by a U.K. privacy regulator. → Read More
Tesla whale calls for $15 billion stock buyback after share price craters
Leo Koguan, who claims to be the third largest individual shareholder of Tesla stock, is calling on the carmaker to announce a $15 billion stock buyback. → Read More
Elon Musk says Twitter deal 'cannot move forward' until he has clarity on bot numbers
Musk's plan to buy Twitter has worried policymakers around the world. Joe Skipper | Reuters Elon Musk has said his $44 billion purchase of Twitter will not move ahead until he has more clarity on how many accounts are fake. Twitter estimated in a filing earlier this month that fewer than 5% of its monetizable daily active users during the first quarter were bots or spam accounts. But Musk… → Read More
The co-founders of DeepMind and LinkedIn have raised $225 million for their A.I. lab
Inflection AI, the new start-up from DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, has secured $225 million in funding. → Read More
Elon Musk says Twitter deal on hold pending details on fake accounts; shares plunge 18%
Twitter's stock plummeted 18% following the announcement. → Read More
London is looking to tap the deep pockets of Silicon Valley
Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, traveled to California to try to convince Silicon Valley tech leaders to invest more money in the U.K. capital. → Read More
Bill Gates questions Elon Musk's goals with Twitter: 'He could make it worse'
Bill Gates has warned that Elon Musk could make Twitter worse after the Tesla CEO pledged to buy the social media firm for $44 billion. → Read More
Elon Musk says businesses and governments may have to pay to use Twitter
Casual users will continue to be able to use the social media platform for free, the tech billionaire said. → Read More
Peter Thiel's luxury New Zealand lodge should be rejected, council planner says
Peter Thiel's proposed lodge in New Zealand hangs in the balance after a senior planner for the local council said the development should be rejected. → Read More
What is the metaverse and why are billions of dollars being spent on it?
The metaverse is all anyone in tech seems to be talking about right now, but what actually is it? → Read More
Twitter investors sue Elon Musk for failing to promptly disclose the size of his stake
A group of Twitter shareholders are suing Elon Musk for allegedly failing to disclose he had bought a significant stake in the social media company in the right timeframe. → Read More