Meta announced a new paid verification subscription service for $11.99 a month on the web and $14.99 a month on iOS.Story Published at: February 19, 2023 at 05:35PM
Meta is rolling out a new paid verification subscription service for Instagram and Facebook users
Elon Musk promised a lot with the Tesla Semi. Here’s how it stacks up now that it’s finally here
Five years after Elon Musk first announced the Tesla Semi, it’s finally hitting roads. CNBC visited Frito-Lay Modesto, where PepsiCo is using the new trucks.Story Published at: February 18, 2023 at 01:30PM
69-year-old pilot pays $4,000/month to live in a residential airpark: ‘All I have to do is taxi out and take off’
Pilot Joe Sobczak’s $698,000 home comes with a 3,600-square-foot airplane hangar, where he keeps a Beechcraft T-34 Mentor plane he can use to fly to SFO.Story Published at: February 18, 2023 at 03:05PM
Beijing is ‘watching closely’ if Russia succeeds in Ukraine, NATO says, flagging rising China challenge
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said China is closely watching Russia’s success in Ukraine, with the war’s outcome likely to have major reverberations in Asia-Pacific.Story Published at: February 18, 2023 at 02:55PM
Ukraine ‘weeks away’ from full IMF support program, says fund chief
The IMF’s Managing Director told CNBC Saturday that a fully-fledged program of support for Ukraine is “weeks away.”Story Published at: February 18, 2023 at 11:01AM
Microsoft limits Bing A.I. chats after the chatbot had some unsettling conversations
The move will limit some scenarios where long chat sessions can “confuse” the chat model, the company said in a blog post. Story Published at: February 17, 2023 at 11:57PM
Look inside Super Nintendo World, which just opened at Universal Studios Hollywood
Super Nintendo World is now open at Universal Studios in Hollywood. A look at Mario Kart: Bowser’s Challenged and the Toadstool Cafe.Story Published at: February 17, 2023 at 07:19PM
Amazon tells employees to be in the office at least three days a week
Amazon will require corporate staffers to be in the office “a majority of the time,” or at least three days per week, according to a memo from CEO Andy Jassy.Story Published at: February 17, 2023 at 05:44PM
Why America’s outdated energy grid is a climate problem
The transmission system in the U.S. is a major problem because it is old and because it is not set up for energy systems of the future.Story Published at: February 17, 2023 at 03:40PM
House Republicans request documents on the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan
The House GOP is using its new majority oversight power to seek information on what it called a “disastrous” U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Story Published at: February 17, 2023 at 05:02PM