Why Tekever, a startup that makes spy drones used in Ukraine, is banking on AI
Catapult for the Tekever AR3 drone takeoff. The war in Ukraine has put a spotlight on drone technology over the last few years. From one-way and first-person-view attack drones to naval and reconnaissance drones, the Russia-Ukraine war has been defined by the large-scale deployment of these unmanned systems. While the rise of the technology has…
Biden commutes the sentences of nearly 1,500 people in the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history
President Joe Biden in the Oval Office. President Joe Biden on Thursday commuted the sentences of nearly 1,500 people and pardoned 39 in the biggest single-day act of clemency in modern history. The commutations applied to around 1,500 prisoners who were transferred to home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic and who have successfully reintegrated into…
Tesla just lost one of its key autopilot execs to an Amazon-backed robotaxi rival
Zoox has begun rolling out its robotaxi in San Francisco and Las Vegas. Tesla’s executive exodus is showing no signs of slowing down. Zheng Gao, Tesla’s director of engineering for Autopilot hardware and an eight-year veteran at the Elon Musk-run automaker is departing for rival robotaxi builder Zoox, the Amazon-backed company announced on Wednesday. Gao,…
Netflix’s ‘The Kings of Tupelo’ is about an Elvis impersonator framed for plotting to kill Barack Obama. Here’s what happened to Paul Kevin Curtis.
A photo of Paul Kevin Curtis dressed as Elvis as seen in “The Kings of Tupelo.” Netflix is continuing its trend of telling true crime stories that seem almost too wild to be true with “The Kings of Tupelo.” The three-part docuseries follows Paul Kevin Curtis, an Elvis impersonator from Tupelo, Mississippi, who was accused…
Hundreds of student-loan borrowers who applied for debt cancellation are being denied relief by a major lender, over 20 Democratic lawmakers say
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaks on stage during the final day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 22, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. Delegates, politicians, and Democratic Party supporters are gathering in Chicago, as current Vice President Kamala Harris is named her party’s presidential nominee. The DNC takes place from…
An entire team of EY lawyers jumped ship to a major US law firm
11 lawyers from the Big Four firm EY have been poached by the London office of Hunton Andrews Kurth, a US law firm. The team of departees includes partner and former head of EY’s energy services team Charles Morrison, three other partners, a counsel, a consultant, and five associates, the firm said in a statement.…
Elon Musk’s record $447 billion fortune means he’s nearly $200 billion ahead of Jeff Bezos — and worth more than Costco
Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Elon Musk is nearly $200 billion richer than Jeff Bezos, and personally worth more than Costco, after adding $63 billion to his fortune in a single day. His net worth surged to $447 billion on Wednesday, per the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, after Tesla stock jumped 6% and SpaceX’s valuation leaped to…
NATO nations are reportedly in talks to boost defense spending amid Trump’s return to power
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte holds the closing press conference at the NATO headquarters on the second day of the NATO Foreign Affairs Ministers’ meeting NATO members may increase their defense spending to 3% of GDP, in part due to pressure by President-elect Donald Trump. Three people involved in the preliminary talks told the Financial…
Read the memo Calendly’s CEO sent to employees announcing 70 job cuts
Calendly was founded by CEO Tope Awotona in 2013 Scheduling platform Calendly laid off around 70 employees — about 13% of its workforce — on Wednesday. The CEO, Tope Awotona, emailed employees at 10 a.m. ET on Wednesday with the subject heading “Important Update: Team Changes and Reorganization.” Awotona said he had “some difficult news”…
