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Who Owns TikTok in the US Now?
Published on 23/01/2026
» NEW YORK - TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, has just spun out an American venture to operate the popular video app in the United States. The deal, announced on Thursday, is part of an effort to comply with a 2024 federal law that aimed to separate TikTok from ByteDance to address national security concerns over the app’s ties to Beijing.
Will Tesla's camera-only autonomy prove its mettle?
Life, James Hein, Published on 02/07/2025
» I'm still not convinced that Tesla's camera-only approach will work well in all situations. According to a quick AI search, Elon doesn't like Lidar based on "cost, complexity, and philosophical disagreement with its necessity". Other manufacturers seem to have no problem with the first two of these and I challenge his last reason. I would have thought that a combination of available technologies would give you the safest options for all circumstances.
Driverless car stopped in San Francisco puzzles cops
AFP, Published on 13/04/2022
» SAN FRANCISCO: San Francisco police faced an unprecedented problem recently when an officer stopped a car that was driving at night with no headlights on, only to discover there was no one inside.
Five alive: ORZON Ventures announces its first group of startup investments
Published on 16/03/2022
» Venture capital firm, ORZON Ventures, L.P. (“ORZON Ventures”), has announced the names of the first five organisations to receive investment from the fund, launched in October 2021. The funding is a collaborative project with VC’s 500 Tuktuks.
In Texas, driverless trucks are set to take over roads
AFP, Published on 21/01/2022
» HOUSTON: A giant 18-wheel transport truck is barreling down a multi-lane Texas highway, and there is no one behind the wheel.
Google, Lenovo join Consumer Electronics Show exodus
AFP, Published on 24/12/2021
» SAN FRANCISCO: Google, Lenovo and other big name tech firms on Thursday cancelled plans to attend next month's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, joining an exodus fueled by fear of Covid-19.
Embattled Facebook changes parent company name to 'Meta'
AFP, Published on 29/10/2021
» SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday announced the parent company's name is being changed to "Meta" to represent a future beyond just its troubled social network.
Big Tech booms even as lockdown living wanes
AFP, Published on 30/07/2021
» SAN FRANCISCO: Big Tech goliaths like Facebook and Amazon unveiled whopping profits this week, showing their dominance in lockdown lifestyles is on course to grow well beyond the pandemic.
Self-Driving Cars Could Be Decades Away, No Matter What Musk Said
Business, Published on 07/06/2021
» In 2015, Elon Musk said self-driving cars that could drive "anywhere" would be here within two or three years.
On 100th Anniversary of 'Robot,' They're Finally Taking Over
Business, Published on 25/01/2021
» On Jan. 25, 1921, Karel Capek's play "R.U.R." -- short for "Rossum's Universal Robots" -- premiered in Prague. It was a sensation. Within two years it had been translated into 30 languages, including English, to which it introduced the word "robot."