Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin’s space race sent both companies’ social media presence skyrocketing Say what you will about billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson who launch themselves into space — if it was all just a publicity stunt, it sure worked. Ivan De Luce 8.31.21 7:27 PM
5 reasons Tesla’s Autopilot is a fixation for U.S. safety officials The NHTSA is investigating 11 instances where Teslas crashed into vehicles at emergency scenes. Christie Smythe 8.17.21 5:07 PM
UPDATE: A single Amazon job listing helped push Bitcoin back above $35,000 After dipping below $30,000 last week, Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have enjoyed a sharp increase in value thanks in part to signs that Amazon may be preparing to accept crypto as payment. Danny Konstantinovic 7.26.21 6:30 PM
Crowdtangle data was a window into how Facebook works — and now it's closing New York Times reporter Kevin Roose used Crowdtangle to track the rise of far-right media on Facebook. Instead of making the company more transparent, it's made them more closed off. Danny Konstantinovic 7.15.21 9:30 PM
Peloton is making a push to enter hotels Peloton used the pandemic to take over living rooms across the country. Now, it's following users to hotels. Danny Konstantinovic 7.12.21 12:30 PM
Amazon is recruiting a public policy army to battle the government, with job listings up 92% As the government cracks down on their business practices, hiring for public policy managers at Big Tech firms has increased nearly 50% in 6 months. Ivan De Luce 7.7.21 2:00 PM