Tesla just unveiled a pay package for Elon Musk that could make him the world’s first trillionaire if the company hits some truly staggering targets. The board plans to grant Musk 423.7 million additional shares of Tesla stock, worth $143.5 billion at today’s prices, but only if Tesla’s market capitalization climbs to $8.5 trillion — almost eight times its current…

Advertisers now have a fresh option to snag premium Netflix inventory via Amazon’s demand-side platform (DSP), a move announced to Marketing Dive this week. This step could stir a surge in ad spending for Netflix while broadening its pool of brand partners, aiming for more scale across multiple markets. Across the U.S., U.K., France, Spain, Mexico, Canada, Japan, Brazil, Italy,…

Millions of Gmail users are now at risk after hackers infiltrated a major Google database, exposing contact information for an estimated 2.5 billion accounts. The cybercriminal group ShinyHunters reportedly tricked a Google employee into sharing login credentials in June 2025, gaining access to a Salesforce-managed cloud database. While Google says passwords were not stolen, scammers are already exploiting the leaked…

Samsung Electronics is reportedly making swift moves to recruit top talent leaving Intel amid ongoing restructuring. Sources including Chosun Biz, The Wall Street Journal, and The Korea Herald suggest that seasoned Intel engineers specializing in advanced packaging, glass substrates, and backside power delivery networks (BSPDN) are prime targets for Samsung and its affiliate, Samsung Electro-Mechanics. Veteran engineers are the key…

One year has passed since Telegram founder Pavel Durov was arrested in France, yet the investigation still hasn’t presented any solid evidence against him or his company. Durov himself says the entire process feels like a “legal absurdity,” stressing that holding the head of a global platform responsible for the actions of its users is both unprecedented and irrational. Constant…

Creators on YouTube are noticing strange changes in their own videos, subtle but unmistakable to a careful eye. Rick Beato, a music educator with over five million subscribers, says he stared at his face in a recent video and thought, "my hair looks weird… almost like makeup." At first, he wondered if it was just him imagining things. Soon, it…

MetaMask, the world’s leading self-custodial crypto wallet by Consensys, announced MetaMask USD ($mUSD), marking the first stablecoin launched directly from a self-custodial wallet. Built with Bridge, a Stripe company, and powered on-chain by M0, $mUSD offers a seamless dollar-denominated experience for holding, swapping, bridging, and eventually spending via the MetaMask Card at millions of Mastercard merchants. Cross-chain utility at launch:…

A new chapter for Google’s energy strategy is unfolding in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, where the tech giant confirmed the location of its very first nuclear project. The initiative comes through a partnership with Kairos Power, a California startup working on advanced small modular reactors (SMRs). The chosen site, dubbed Hermes 2, is projected to deliver 50 megawatts of power directly…

Intel is ramping up efforts to showcase its commitment to U.S. manufacturing and technology, following recent political scrutiny over CEO Lip-Bu Tan’s past ties with Chinese firms. The company recently unveiled its “USAI” campaign, emphasizing domestic advanced manufacturing and strategic partnerships with government and military sectors. The initiative comes as Intel seeks to rebuild confidence among lawmakers and the public,…

Surprising revelations from recently reviewed company papers suggest Elon Musk’s SpaceX has quietly managed to skip paying federal income taxes for nearly two decades, despite being one of the U.S. government’s most essential contractors. That doesn’t sit easily with some observers who feel ordinary taxpayers cover the difference. According to the New York Times, SpaceX accumulated nearly $5.4 billion in…

A subtle revolution is unfolding — not in politics or technology alone, but inside our very thought processes. According to Forbes contributor Cornelia C. Walther, the release of ChatGPT-5 marks a tipping point toward agency decay — the gradual erosion of our capacity for independent decision-making and complex problem-solving. Earlier AI models still required small moments of conscious choice. Users…

A daring theft near London’s Heathrow Airport has stripped Samsung of thousands of its newest devices, including the record-breaking Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Galaxy Z Flip 7. Just days after the tech giant celebrated its best pre-order performance in history for a foldable device, criminals intercepted a shipment valued at more than $10 million, highlighting just how sought-after these…

Milestones are nothing new for Apple, but the company has just shattered another historic ceiling—Apple CEO Tim Cook confirmed during the Q3 2025 earnings call that the tech giant has officially shipped its three-billionth iPhone since the original launched in 2007. Nearly two decades after Steve Jobs introduced the world to a touchscreen phone that doubled as an iPod and…

Mainstream acceptance of cryptocurrency in the U.S. continues to stall despite a surge in institutional adoption and political attention. According to a new Gallup survey, just 14% of U.S. adults currently own bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies — a modest rise from previous years, but still far from widespread adoption. Demographics tell the real story. The typical crypto owner is a…

Recent activity from Nokia’s official community channels hints at a potential resurgence in the smartphone sector, challenging the common perception that the brand had shifted focus primarily to feature phones. The company’s Community Manager revealed on Reddit that Nokia is actively seeking a manufacturing partner for new mobile devices. A preference for a "large-scale" manufacturing facility was emphasized, suggesting Nokia…