A jury in Miami has determined that Tesla should be held partly liable for a fatal 2019 Autopilot crash, and must compensate the family of the deceased and an injured survivor a portion of $329 million in damages. Tesla’s payout is based on $129 million in compensatory damages, and $200 million in punitive damages against the…
Figma celebrates its initial public offering at the New York Stock Exchange on July 31, 2025. NYSE Shares of design software vendor Figma popped more than 5% on Friday, a day after the stock more than tripled in its New York Stock Exchange debut. Figma opened at $85 on Thursday under the ticker FIG, and shares…
An electric air taxi by Joby Aviation sits at the Downtown Manhattan Heliport in New York City, Nov. 12, 2023. Roselle Chen | Reuters Joby Aviation and defense contracting giant L3Harris announced a partnership Friday to develop a next-generation military craft that can be piloted or fly autonomously. The partnership brings together Joby’s hybrid vertical…
Google CEO Sundar Pichai gestures to the crowd during Google’s annual I/O developers conference in Mountain View, California, on May 20, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Google has purged more than 50 organizations related to diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, from a list of organizations that the tech company provides…
A child playing with a Nintendo Switch game console. Julian Stratenschulte | picture alliance via Getty Images Nintendo said Friday it plans to hike the price of its original Switch “family of systems and products” in the U.S. The price increases, which take effect Aug. 3, are being made “based on market conditions,” the Japanese…
A Tesla vehicle passes the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. U.S. Courthouse as jury selection began in connection with allegations regarding the safety of Tesla’s autopilot system on July 14, 2025 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Tesla is facing a crucial verdict in a personal injury trial over a fatal Autopilot crash in…
Nintendo Co. Switch 2 game consoles at a Bic Camera Inc. electronics store in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, June 5, 2025. Nintendo Co. fans from Tokyo to Manhattan stood in line for hours to be among the first to get a Switch 2, fueling one of the biggest global gadget debuts since the iPhone launches…
CNBC’s Investing in Space newsletter offers a view into the business of space exploration and privatization, delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up to receive future editions. Portrait of astronaut in space suit and helmet. Nisian Hughes | Stone | Getty Images Overview: You’re in or you’re out There’s an air of ‘been there, done that’ about…
Kuaishou’s Kling AI platform generates video from text and still images. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s video-heavy entertainment world has yielded a trove of data for companies — and they’re now ramping up money-making artificial intelligence tools for generating ads and film clips. TikTok parent ByteDance holds the first and third…
Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman speaks at the AWS re:Invent conference in Las Vegas on Dec. 4, 2024. Noah Berger | Reuters Amazon’s cloud group grew recorded revenue growth of 18% in the second quarter, slightly ahead of analysts’ estimates. Amazon Web Services continues to lead the cloud infrastructure market, but is facing intensifying…
