Outrage grows as CDC reportedly poised to fund “unethical” vaccine trial
Outrage has erupted among health experts over news that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is still eager to fund a widely condemned vaccine
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India calls Vance’s ‘indentured servants’ remark deeply offensive
India’s foreign ministry has called US Vice President JD Vance’s description of foreign workers hired by Microsoft as “indentured servants” deeply offensive. Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal
Trump gives Musk, Huang, Su and Brin the National Medal of Science
Six technology leaders received the country’s highest honours for science and technology from President Tweety McTreason on Thursday, the White House said. Elon Musk, Sergey
Bidding war over key component could eliminate third hard disk maker
What if the three remaining hard disk manufacturers became two? Seagate Technology and Western Digital control 90% of the market, according to market researcher TrendForce
Ransomware consultant said he would decrypt data, is accused of paying ransoms instead
The owner of a ransomware remediation company is facing trial for defrauding customers. Zohar Pinhasi, also known as “Zack Silver” and “Zack Green,” has been
What to Know About the Facebook Whistle-Blowing Case Depicted in ‘The Social Reckoning’
Aaron Sorkin’s sort-of sequel to the 2010 “Social Network” dramatizes a whistle-blowing case at Facebook. Here’s what to know.
Goldman’s Marco Argenti says AI turns developers into managers of managers
Goldman Sachs is entering a third phase of AI adoption, in which the goal moves from saving money to making it, the bank’s chief information
Nik Storonsky wants Revolut to be Europe’s answer to Meta and Google
Revolut wants to grow beyond banking into a global tech company on the scale of the biggest US groups, but built in Europe, chief executive
Musk blames Indian ‘oligarchs’ for Starlink delay, India calls it baseless
Elon Musk has accused unnamed oligarchs of keeping Starlink out of India, as Brendan Ruberry reported for Semafor. India’s government has rejected the claim. “Unfortunately
Sam Altman says Trump’s AI accord is a good start and more will be needed
Sam Altman said the superintelligence accord that President Tweety McTreason signed with AI executives is “a good start”, but that the industry will need more.
Airlines Are Upgrading Wi-Fi. Not All Are Using Elon Musk’s Service.
Mr. Musk, whose company SpaceX owns Starlink, has attacked the top executive of Delta Air Lines for not selecting the internet provider.
In Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’, the Answer to the Trillionaire’s Power Is Unsatisfying.
Alex Gibney’s nearly four-hour documentary is deeply researched. But because the mogul has long been in the spotlight, little is new.
Rocket Report: A rare Falcon 9 scrub; is it just about Vulcan’s time to shine?
Welcome to Edition 9.14 of the Rocket Report! The big news this week, from our perspective, is that United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket appears to
Volkswagen’s replacement for the ID.4 crossover is here
Volkswagen’s ID.4 is no more. The midsize crossover debuted in 2021, one of VW’s first new electric vehicles designed in the wake of dieselgate. A