DoorDash orders surge 24% in the third quarter, helping the company narrow its losses

The DoorDash app is shown on a smartphone on Feb. 27, 2020, in New York. DoorDash reports earnings on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. Credit: AP Photo, File DoorDash on Wednesday…

Nokia sues Amazon in US, India over video patents

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Finnish telecom giant Nokia said Tuesday it is suing Amazon in five global jurisdictions, including the United States and India, over patent infringements on video-related technologies.…

Ex-Amazonian critical of return-to-office mandate says she was forced out

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Standing outside Amazon’s Seattle headquarters in May, Pamela Hayter told her colleagues she wasn’t nervous. “We’re here today because it’s the right thing to do,” the…

Samsung Electronics says Q3 operating profits down 77.57%

Samsung on Tuesday reported that operating profits were down nearly 80 percent for the third quarter. South Korea’s Samsung Electronics said Tuesday that its operating profits for the July to…

New index rates transparency of ten foundation model companies, and finds them lacking

Credit: Stanford University Companies in the foundation model space are becoming less transparent, says Rishi Bommasani, Society Lead at the Center for Research on Foundation Models (CRFM), within Stanford HAI.…

Subscription plan promises boosted replies at X, formerly Twitter

The addition of a $16 per month susbscription tier at X, formerly known as Twitter, comes on the one year anniversary of Elon Musk buying the social media platform for…

1 year later, X struggles with misinformation, advertising and usage decline

Workers install lighting on an “X” sign atop the company headquarters, formerly known as Twitter, in San Francisco, on July 28, 2023. One year ago, Elon Musk began transforming the…

As photovoltaic market evolved in the last year, prices went up, prices went down

The inflation-adjusted cost benchmark rose in 2023 for utility-scale PV systems but fell for residential PV systems owing to recent trends in network upgrade costs, Inflation Reduction Act manufacturing tax…

Research says emergence of ‘local energy communities’ likely, but pricing will need to be determined

In a local energy community, some members may generate a lot of energy, some less, while others may only be consumers. Credit: SINTEF The Norwegian government’s new sharing scheme for…

Google Maps disables live traffic data in Israel, Gaza at Israeli military’s request

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Alphabet Inc.”s Google is disabling live traffic conditions in Israel and the Gaza Strip for its Maps and Waze apps at the request of the Israeli…