Rainmaker wants to use flares to seed clouds — the airline pilots’ union says it won’t be safe.
Via shrugs off tepid open to end first day of trading slightly above IPO price
Transit tech software startup Via had its IPO debut on Friday, starting at below offering price before rising to close at nearly $50.
Ram ends EV pickup truck plans
Stellantis, the parent company of Ram, said Friday that it will no longer develop a battery-electric full-size pickup. The company cited low demand for full-size battery-electric trucks as the primary reason.
Tesla’s robotaxi plans for Nevada move forward with testing permit
Tesla can now test its autonomous vehicle technology on public streets in Nevada, but it still has steps to take if it wants to offer paid rides like in Austin, Texas.
The music industry is broken: OpenWav’s new app aims to change that
OpenWav is building a direct-to-fan platform for music artists that lets them keep more of the profits.
Apple’s latest iPhone security feature just made life more difficult for spyware makers
Apple launched a new security feature for iPhone 17 and iPhone Air designed to reduce the effect of memory corruption bugs, and in turn make spyware and zero-days more difficult to hack into iPhones.
OpenAI secures Microsoft’s blessing to transition its for-profit arm
OpenAI and Microsoft say they reached a nonbinding agreement on a revised partnership.
While US stalls, Australia and Anduril move to put XL undersea vehicle into service
Anduril has landed a lucrative contract and is bringing its uncrewed undersea vehicle Ghost Shark to Australian waters next year.
How to turn off autoplay on your social media feeds
Here’s how you can turn off autoplaying videos and GIFs on Facebook, Instagram, X, Twitter, and Threads.
Thinking Machines Lab wants to make AI models more consistent
In a blog post shared Wednesday, Mira Murati’s startup offered a rare glimpse into some of work its doing to improve AI models.