Astronomers Think They’ve Spotted a Moon Forming Around an Exoplanet
Scientists have detected a signal around an exoplanet that might be the signature of a circumplanetary disk—a disk of debris that could one day form into...
These robo-ants can work together in swarms to navigate tricky terrain
While the agility of a Spot or Atlas robot is something to behold, there’s a special merit reserved for tiny, simple robots that work not as...
Facebook got hit with $5 billion fine, but it’s what comes next that matters most
The Federal Trade Commission has voted to fine Facebook $5 billion as the result of its long-running investigation into the social network’s privacy violations, The Wall...
Trump Voices Support for Social Media Legislation Conservatives Call a Free-Speech Killer
“Senator [Hawley] thinks conservatives are too stupid to realize he’s trying to kill free speech online,” FreedomWorks, the conservative advocacy group, tweeted out last month. It’s...
Facebook reportedly gets a $5 billion slap on the wrist from the FTC
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has reportedly agreed to end its latest probe into Facebook‘s privacy problems with a $5 billion payout. According to The Wall Street...
Let Amazon sell you some books about wealth inequality and climate change
Prime Day, the day Amazon is set to make $2 billion as we shoppers seize deals on electronics filled with mined minerals or accessories formed through...
Minimum investment for EB-5 investor green card expected to more than double
While not a startup visa, the EB-5 investor green card offers many entrepreneurs a path to a green card by investing money and creating jobs in...
With so much late-stage money available, why are tech companies going public now?
Ajay Chopra Contributor Ajay Chopra co-founded Pinnacle Systems in his living room and grew it to a multi-billion dollar public company before becoming a venture capitalist...
FTC ‘Failed Miserably’ in Punishing Facebook With $5 Billion Fine, Democrats Say
The Federal Trade Commission, which has been investigating Facebook in the wake of its massive Cambridge Analytica scandal, has voted to approve levying a massive $5...
Bird has ‘positive unit economics’ with its custom scooter model, CEO says
Bird has positive unit economics, CEO Travis VanderZanden said Friday in a fiery response to a report from The Information that the scooter startup was seeking...
