Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) questions Dr. Anthony Fauci during a Senate committee hearing on the federal response to monkeypox in September 2022. Fauci will appear before a different Senate committee on Wednesday to answer questions about the origins of COVID-19. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide title toggle title Drew Angerer/Getty Images Just released diary entries Republican
Prince Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud, a member of the Saudi royal family, bought a 5% stake in Lucid Motors, increasing the Kingdom’s overall ownership of the electric vehicle company. A new filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission released Tuesday shows the billionaire prince recently purchased just over 19 million shares. In
HBO Max is the latest streaming service to add TikTok-like short-form video to its platform to help users find something to watch. The service is also launching an experimental AI-powered conversational search experience, Warner Bros. announced Tuesday. HBO Max, like other streaming platforms, is rethinking content discovery as large libraries make it harder for viewers
Apps are back, or maybe they never went away. While some people debate whether people will abandon apps as AI agents make access to online services more efficient, we’ve found that the App Store is alive and well, with a recent explosion of fun, creative and innovative tools, experiences and other independent efforts. Some of
One of the strangest episodes in the history of e-commerce has come to an end. eBay and several former eBay employees have agreed to pay $56 million to a couple who wrote newsletters and who were targeted by the company’s former executives in a horrific campaign of targeted harassment that took place in 2019. Ina
Waymo and other robotaxi operators face increased scrutiny (and possible new federal requirements) over how their autonomous vehicles interact with emergency services, a regulatory risk that is increasingly difficult for the industry to ignore. Rep. Kevin Mullin (D-Calif.) is the latest lawmaker to pressure the industry with a bill that would direct federal regulators to
