QuartzMark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk promised a "cage match." Instead, they're squabbling online.verified_publisherQuartz - Scott NoverIn one corner: Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and CEO of Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. In the other: Elon Musk, who bought Twitter last year. For a fleeting moment, the two billionaires seemed to be squaring off for actual combat, but now they’ve returned to being keyboard …
QuartzElon Musk is suing the law firm that helped force him to buy Twitterverified_publisherQuartz - Scott NoverIn 2022, the law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz represented Twitter in a high-profile legal dispute with Elon Musk, who was trying to backtrack on an agreement to buy the social media company. Nine months later, Twitter—now run by a vengeful Musk—is suing Wachtell. According to the lawsuit, …
QuartzMercedes Benz becomes the latest automaker to adopt Tesla's EV chargerverified_publisherQuartz - Diego LasarteGerman luxury car manufacturer Mercedes Benz announced it will adopt Tesla’s charging design for its North American electric vehicles. On Friday (July 7), the company revealed its plans to adopt the design, better known as the North American Charging Standard (NACS), for its 2025 EV models. The …
QuartzSamsung is yet to recover from the global semiconductor glutverified_publisherQuartz - Faustine NgilaSouth Korean electronics manufacturer Samsung has recorded its lowest quarterly revenue since the 2008-2009 financial crisis, thanks to a declining demand for semiconductors and a chip shortage caused by the covid pandemic. On Friday (July 7), the company announced a 22% plunge in sales revenue to …
QuartzAlibaba's Tongyi Wanxiang is DALL-E's latest competitorverified_publisherQuartz - Faustine NgilaChinese technology company Alibaba Group has announced its artificial intelligence-powered image generator that aims to compete against similar platforms such as Midjourney, Stable Diffusion’s DreamStudio, and OpenAI’s DALL-E. The tool, Tongyi Wanxiang, works from user prompts inputted in Chinese or …
QuartzVolkswagen’s self-driving car is ready for its first US testverified_publisherQuartz - Julia MalleckVolkswagen announced that it will begin testing its autonomous driving ID. Buzz on the streets of Austin, Texas this month, a little over a year after it was first tested in Europe. Ten electric, self-driving vehicles will initially hit the road in Austin, though the testing program is slated to …