TECHNOLOGY

It looks like the FAA may have made a whoopsie. Remember when the US aviation authority suggested that FedEx might possibly potentially maybe be able to stick a laser onto its cargo planes to knock missiles out of the sky? Yeah, no:…

Vishal Garg, Better.comSource: Better.comVishal Garg, founder and CEO of digital mortgage lender Better, is staying on as CEO, according to an internal memo obtained by CNBC. The move comes less than two months after Garg came under fire…

Anthony Noto CEO of SoFi at the newly named SoFi Stadium under construction in Los Angeles.Stephen Desaulniers | CNBCShares of SoFi rallied as more than 16% in after-hours trading on Tuesday following news that the fintech cleared its final…

As the Senate Judiciary Committee inches towards passing legislation that could loosen Big Tech’s grasp on consumers, Big Tech is expectedly outraged. Both Apple and Google have written letters publicly opposing new pieces of…

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Federal authorities have a new plan to protect communities across the western US from increasingly explosive infernos by fighting fire with fire. In a shift from old-school firefighting strategies that attempted to stamp out naturally…

AT&T and Verizon have announced that they will push back plans to activate some 5G towers around airports after airline operators warned that the deployment could cause “catastrophic disruption” to travel and shipping. While both…

Emirates, Air India, ANA, and Japan Airlines have all announced they’re canceling some flights to the US due to this week’s rollout of C-band 5G over concerns it could potentially interfere with some instruments. This comes as cell…

YouTube will scale back a significant portion of YouTube Originals, which produced original content including scripted series, educational videos, and music and celebrity programming. Chief business officer for YouTube Robert Kyncl…

Europeans bought more electric cars than diesels in December, marking the first time sales of battery-powered vehicles surpassed those with diesel combustion engines. Data from Matthias Schmidt, a Berlin-based analyst, indicated that over…