The Places That Sam Bankman-Fried Left Behind
Before his FTX crypto exchange imploded and he went on trial for fraud, Mr. Bankman-Fried ran a global business empire spanning Berkeley, Calif., Hong...
‘Don’t Do That Again’: Sam Bankman-Fried’s Lawyers Under Fire From Judge
In the first week of Mr. Bankman-Fried’s fraud trial, Judge Lewis A. Kaplan repeatedly admonished the former crypto mogul’s lawyers, in an ominous sign...
Misinformation has run rampant on Elon Musk’s social media platform X in the 48 hours since Hamas militants’ surprise attack on Israel, with users...
Unity Chief Resigns After Pricing Backlash
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John Riccitiello angered video game developers who use Unity’s software when he announced a new fee structure that could have significantly increased their costs.Read...
Vermont Utility Plans to End Outages by Giving Customers Batteries
Green Mountain Power is asking state regulators to let it buy batteries it will install at customers’ homes, saying doing so will be cheaper...
The Wager That Betting Can Change the World
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A coterie of tech insiders believe that “prediction markets” can fix social ills. Are they right?Read More
The Big Nobel Prize Winners Were Short and Fast
The awards for physics and chemistry were a reminder that the most important processes in nature unfold on a scale divorced from everyday human...
Once a Labor Leader, Butler Angered Unions by Consulting for Uber
The new California senator was part of the gig company’s push to avoid having to classify its drivers as employees.Read More
Taiwan is investigating whether four of its firms broke US sanctions or its own investment rules when they provided services to Chinese companies that...
The two prototype spacecraft will test systems to be used in a planned megaconstellation to provide internet service from orbit that will eventually compete...