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Avegant, a start-up in San Mateo, California, has built an LED light-engine that could enable device manufacturers to build small, stylish augmented-reality smart glasses. Courtesy of Avegant I recently tried a pair of prototype smart glasses from Avegant that gave me a glimpse of a future where we may be able to watch videos, get

Elizabeth Holmes, the founder and former CEO of blood testing and life sciences company Theranos, arrives for the first day of her fraud trial, outside Federal Court in San Jose, California. September 8, 2021. Nick Otto | AFP | Getty Images SAN JOSE, CALIF — A smiling Elizabeth Holmes took the stand on Friday to

In this article AAPL Apple CEO Tim Cook attends Apple’s “Ted Lasso” Season 2 Premiere at Pacific Design Center on July 15, 2021 in West Hollywood, California. Axelle/Bauer-Griffin | FilmMagic | Getty Images Apple shares hit a record on Friday following a report that the company is accelerating efforts to launch a self-driving vehicle. As

An illustration showing physical bitcoins alongside binary code displayed on a laptop. Jakub Porzycki | NurPhoto via Getty Images LONDON — Investors have lost billions of dollars to criminals targeting so-called “decentralized finance” platforms this year. According to a report from London-based firm Elliptic, more than $10 billion worth of user funds has been stolen

In this article RIVN LCID Shares of Rivian and Lucid Motors continued to fall Thursday as investors take profits and pull back from some of the EV hype driven by Rivian’s monster market debut. Rivian was down more than 13% while Lucid dropped roughly 12% as of midday. The electric vehicle makers have gained intention

In this article AFRM APT-AU The Klarna logo displayed on a phone screen. Jakub Porzycki | NurPhoto | Getty Images LONDON — Buy now, pay later services aren’t just popular among consumers. They’re also proving to be a hit with criminals. Fraudulent activity is on the rise at some of the largest buy now, pay

In this article NVDA Nvidia stock rose over 3% after the reported earnings on Wednesday for its third fiscal quarter that beat expectations for both earnings and sales. The company also issued a bullish forecast for revenue in the current quarter ending in January. Here’s how it did versus Refinitiv consensus expectations for the quarter

In this article 9999-HK Cloud Village, the music streaming arm of NetEase runs the NetEase Cloud Music app which is displayed on a smartphone in this photo. Fan Jianlei | Visual China Group | Getty Images GUANGZHOU, China — Cloud Village — the music streaming arm of NetEase — is pushing ahead with an initial

In this article QCOM Cristiano Amon, CEO of Qualcomm. Steve Marcus | Reuters Qualcomm stock rose as much as 7% on Tuesday after it issued bullish forecasts at an investor’s conference in New York and said that its growth doesn’t rely on a relationship with any single customer, such as its modem chip sales to

In this article ETH= BTC.BS=-USS A representations of virtual currency Bitcoin is seen in front of a stock graph in this illustration taken May 19, 2021. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies fell sharply on Tuesday retreating from near-record highs. Bitcoin fell toward $60,000 during late morning trade Singapore time, according to CoinDesk

In this article TSLA U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) greets reporters as he arrives for a vote at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. November 1, 2021. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk sparred with Senator Bernie Sanders over tax policy this weekend on Twitter, and tried to provoke him again

In this article AAPL Wallet and keys Source: Apple Apple is making U.S. states foot part of the bill and provide customer support for its plan to turn iPhones into digital identification cards, according to confidential documents obtained by CNBC. The company requires states to maintain the systems needed to issue and service credentials, hire

Neal Stephenson Source: Mercatus Center at George Mason University Author Neal Stephenson shot to fame almost 30 years ago with the science-fiction novel “Snow Crash,” which envisioned a future dominated by mega-corporations and organized crime, competing for dominance in both the real world and the “metaverse,” a computer-generated world accessible through virtual reality headsets. Since

Dado Ruvic | Reuters The first bitcoin upgrade in four years has just gone live. It is a rare moment of consensus among stakeholders, and it’s a big deal for the world’s most popular cryptocurrency.  The Taproot update means greater transaction privacy and efficiency – and crucially, it will unlock the potential for smart contracts,

In this article TSLA Elon Musk Mike Blake | Reuters Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s trust sold about $1.2 billion in Tesla stock on Friday, according to financial filings posted Friday evening. He still holds more than 166 million shares in the company. Musk sold about $6.9 billion worth of stock in the company over the

In this article TSLA RIVN Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk speaks to the media next to its Model S. Nora Tam | South China Morning Post | Getty Images Tesla CEO Elon Musk said high production and break-even cash flow will be the true test for rival carmaker Rivian, which had a blockbuster IPO on

In this article TSLA SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk gestures during a conversation at the E3 gaming convention in Los Angeles, June 13, 2019. Mike Blake | Reuters Shares of Tesla declined 15.4% for the week after CEO Elon Musk commenced with his plans to sell a huge block of his holdings this

In this article RIVN After its first two days of trading in 2010, electric vehicle maker Tesla had a market cap of just over $2 billion. R.J. Scaringe, the CEO of EV manufacturer Rivian, is worth that much on his own after his company’s second day on the public market. Rivian shares popped 57% in

In this article RIVN F TSLA AMZN GM Rivian R1T Field pickup Source: Rivian Shares of the electric vehicle start-up Rivian continued to climb Thursday, up about 11%, one day after its public market debut. The Amazon– and Ford-backed company already surpassed both Ford and General Motors by market cap, reaching a valuation of more

In this article RIVN Rivian electric trucks are seen parked near the Nasdaq MarketSite building in Times Square on November 10, 2021 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Rajiv Patel, an environmental consultant in Austin, Texas, put down a $1,000 deposit on a Rivian electric SUV earlier this year. He has