Twilio CEO Lawson steps down after bruising activist battles

Twilio CEO Lawson steps down after bruising activist battles

Jeff Lawson, founder, CEO and chairman of Twilio, speaks at a press conference during the Mobile World Congress on March 1, 2017 in Barcelona, Spain Joan Cros Garcia/Corbis | Corbis News | Getty Images Twilio co-founder Jeff Lawson on Monday said he is stepping down as CEO of the enterprise communications software company. The move…

California wants to reduce traffic. The Newsom administration thinks AI can help

California wants to reduce traffic. The Newsom administration thinks AI can help

Being stuck in traffic is a familiar problem for many Californians, but state officials want to harness the power of artificial intelligence to discover new solutions. The California Department of Transportation, teaming up with other state agencies, is asking technology companies by Jan. 25 to propose generative AI tools that could help California reduce traffic…

OpenAI responds to New York Times lawsuit, says ‘regurgitation’ of content is a ‘rare bug’

OpenAI responds to New York Times lawsuit, says ‘regurgitation’ of content is a ‘rare bug’

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, at the Hope Global Forums annual meeting in Atlanta on Dec. 11, 2023. Dustin Chambers | Bloomberg | Getty Images On Monday, OpenAI, the artificial intelligence startup behind viral chatbot ChatGPT, clapped back at The New York Times in a statement over the news outlet’s recently filed lawsuit over copyright…

Second-largest U.S. radio company Audacy files for bankruptcy protection

Second-largest U.S. radio company Audacy files for bankruptcy protection

The New York Stock Exchange welcomes executives and guests of Audacy (NYSE: AUD), today, Friday, April 9,2021, in celebration of its recent company rebrand. NYSE Audacy, the radio and podcast giant, said Sunday it filed plans for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Texas to reduce its debt. The restructuring agreement will allow Audacy to slash…

WSJ News Exclusive | Biden Urged to Curb China’s Dominance of Older-Generation Chips

WSJ News Exclusive | Biden Urged to Curb China’s Dominance of Older-Generation Chips

The Biden administration needs to take stronger action to stem China’s growing dominance in making older-generation microchips that are essential across several U.S. industries, according to the bipartisan leaders of a House of Representatives panel. The lawmakers’ call for new efforts, including potential tariffs, is intended to counteract an overreliance on China for less-advanced chips,…

U.S. spacecraft suffers fuel loss, threatening historic moon landing

U.S. spacecraft suffers fuel loss, threatening historic moon landing

Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save A commercial spacecraft bound for the lunar surface lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., early Monday in the first launch of a U.S. space mission designed to land softly on the moon since the last of the Apollo flights in 1972. But after it separated…

Apple Vision Pro headset launches in U.S. on Feb. 2, preorders begin Jan. 19

Apple Vision Pro headset launches in U.S. on Feb. 2, preorders begin Jan. 19

Apple announced the Vision Pro headset at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference in 2023. Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty Images Apple’s Vision Pro will launch in the U.S. on Feb. 2, the company said in a press release Monday, with preorders beginning Jan. 19. Preorders will open at 5 p.m. Pacific Time on Jan….

Supreme Court rejects X Corp.’s bid challenging US surveillance disclosures

Supreme Court rejects X Corp.’s bid challenging US surveillance disclosures

The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected a request by Elon Musk’s X Corp. to consider whether the social media company, formerly called Twitter, can publicly disclose how often federal law enforcement seeks information about users for national security investigations. The justices declined to hear X’s appeal of a lower court’s ruling holding that the FBI’s…

Apple’s $3,499 Vision Pro AR headset to hit shelves in February 

Apple’s $3,499 Vision Pro AR headset to hit shelves in February 

Apple said Monday its Vision Pro device will be available in the US from Feb. 2, months after it was launched to capture an augmented-reality (AR) headset market dominated by Facebook-parent Meta Platforms. Vision Pro is Apple’s most expensive bet since the launch of the iPhone more than a decade ago. The AR headset starts at $3,499 and costs…