Bitcoin was pinned near its lowest in more than two months on Friday, while dogecoin leapt by a fifth as tweets from Tesla boss Elon Musk sent the two cryptocurrencies on a wild ride.
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The more Elon Musk blends payment U-turns, social media memes and stand-up comedy, the harder it will be to detect where the future of money ends and the “hustle” begins. Which might be the whole point.
US President Joe Biden has ordered the creation of an air accident-style cyber review board and the imposition of new software standards for government agencies following a spate of digital intrusions.
Tesla will no longer accept bitcoin for car purchases, CEO Elon Musk said on Wednesday, citing long-brewing environmental concerns for a swift reversal in the company’s position on the cryptocurrency.
Xiaomi and the US government have reached an agreement to set aside a Trump administration blacklisting that could have restricted American investment in the Chinese smartphone maker.
Researchers in Singapore have found a way of controlling a Venus flytrap using electric signals from a smartphone, an innovation they hope will have a range of uses, including in robotics.
Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are busy advancing their own, better-funded rocket endeavours. This is the competitive pressure facing Virgin Galactic. No wonder it’s wilting.
A worldwide lack of semiconductors is proving a challenge for computer manufacturers, but the shortage is likely to persist for some years, the CEO and founder of Dell Technologies said in an interview.
SpaceX will launch the “Doge-1 Mission to the Moon” in the first quarter of next year, with Elon Musk’s commercial rocket company accepting the meme-inspired cryptocurrency dogecoin as payment.
Sony has warned that the PlayStation 5 will remain in short supply into next year, suggesting the company will be constrained in its ability to boost sales targets for its latest games console.