Vaughn Cockayne

Musk’s net worth balloons to over $400 billion

The world's richest man just got richer.

December 12, 2024

Meta donates $1 million to Trump inaugural fund

Social media giant Meta has donated $1 million to President-Elect Donald Trump's inaugural fund as the company tries to mend its relationship with the incoming president.

December 12, 2024

Widespread Facebook, Instagram outages reported amid latest round of Meta platform problems

Meta's various social media platforms are all experiencing outages.

December 11, 2024

GM steps on the robotaxi brake

General Motors is getting out of the robotaxi business.

December 11, 2024

Apple integrates ChatGPT into iPhones in new update

Apple's latest iPhone update adds ChatGPT support, integrating OpenAI's famous chatbot with their devices.

December 11, 2024

Federal bankruptcy judge rejects The Onion’s auction bid to purchase of Alex Jones’ Infowars

A federal bankruptcy judge in Texas has formally rejected satirical news site The Onion's bid to purchase Alex Jones' Infowars, ruling that last month's auction lacked transparency.

December 11, 2024

Survey: Most U.S. workers like their job, but want higher pay

According to a new survey, workers enjoy and feel secure in their careers, but two-thirds think they should get more money.

December 10, 2024

OAN grabs Matt Gaetz for prime-time spot after failed AG bid

Former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz will host a show on One America News starting in early 2025, the TV and streaming network announced Tuesday.

December 10, 2024

Google erases negative reviews of McDonald’s where UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect was arrested

Google removed scores of negative reviews of the McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania, where the suspect in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was found Monday.

December 10, 2024

Tesla battles claims it misrepresented self-driving system

The family of a man killed in a 2023 collision while using Tesla's Autopilot system is suing the company, accusing the electric vehicle manufacturer of misleading its customers on the ability of its self-driving software.

December 10, 2024

OpenAI launches text-to-video tool Sora

OpenAI launched its much-anticipated text-to-video generator Monday after a limited release earlier this year.

December 9, 2024

Jay-Z accused in lawsuit of raping 13-year-old girl with Diddy

Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter has been accused of raping a 13-year-old girl with fellow music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs during an afterparty in 2000, according to an amended civil suit.

December 9, 2024

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to ask judge to block Infowars sale in bankruptcy hearing

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is set to appear Monday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Texas, where he is expected to ask a judge to block the sale of his website Infowars to satirical news site The Onion.

December 9, 2024

Meta to expand ‘first strikes’ policy to all platforms

Meta is bringing its "first strikes" policy to its other platforms after what it called a successful trial run on Facebook, and an internal report found that the tech company over-policed content.

December 5, 2024

Waymo to fully launch in Miami in 2 years

Alphabet's Waymo robotaxi announced plans to start operations in Miami in 2026, marking the company's first expansion out of the West.

December 5, 2024

Honda recalls more than 200,000 SUVs over fuel leak

Honda has issued a recall on 205,760 of its sport utility vehicles in the U.S. over an apparent fuel leak issue, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced Thursday.

December 5, 2024

Massachusetts rideshare drivers steer toward union recognition

Uber and Lyft drivers gathered in front of the Labor Department's Boston offices Wednesday, announcing their intention to form a union after passing a ballot measure last month that gives Massachusetts' rideshare operators the right to organize.

December 5, 2024

Elon Musk won’t use political power to hurt competitors, says Sam Altman

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said he doesn't expect Elon Musk to wield his political power to crush his rivals in artificial intelligence.

December 4, 2024

Feds fine cleaning company $172,000 for using 11 children at meat plant

An Oklahoma-based cleaning company has been fined nearly $172,000 by the U.S. Department of Labor after investigators found the business employed 11 children to clean meat processing equipment.

December 4, 2024

Hyundai autoworkers in South Korea to go on strike in response to Yoon’s martial law declaration

Unionized workers of the Hyundai Motor Co. in South Korea are going on strike this week in response to President Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of martial law on Tuesday.

December 4, 2024