California is overhauling its autonomous vehicle regulations

California is overhauling its autonomous vehicle regulations

Waymo self-driving cars with roof-mounted sensor arrays traveling near palm trees and modern buildings along the Embarcadero, San Francisco, California, February 21, 2025.  Smith Collection/gado | Archive Photos | Getty Images New rules for testing and deployment of self-driving vehicles are on the way in the state of California. The California DMV announced on Friday … Read more

Alphabet expects ‘slight headwind’ to ads business in 2025, execs say

Alphabet expects ‘slight headwind’ to ads business in 2025, execs say

President Donald Trump’s trade policies will have a negative impact on Google parent Alphabet‘s core advertising business, an executive from the company said Thursday. Alphabet, which reported stronger-than-expected revenue in its first quarter of the year, faces an online ads market that’s on edge due to concerns about how Trump’s tariffs will affect the economy … Read more

Waymo reports 250,000 paid robotaxi rides per week in U.S.

Waymo reports 250,000 paid robotaxi rides per week in U.S.

A Waymo rider-only robotaxi is seen during a test ride in San Francisco, California, U.S., December 9, 2022.  Paresh Dave | Reuters Alphabet reported Thursday that Waymo, its autonomous vehicle unit, is now delivering more than 250,000 paid robotaxi rides per week in the U.S. CEO Sundar Pichai said Waymo has options in terms of … Read more

Tesla short sellers have made $11.5 billion from this year’s selloff

Tesla short sellers have made .5 billion from this year’s selloff

It’s been a brutal year for Tesla shareholders so far, and a hugely profitable one for short sellers, who bet on a decline in the company’s stock price. Tesla shorts have generated $11.5 billion in mark-to-market profits in 2025, according to data from S3 Partners. The data reflected Monday’s closing price of $227.50, at which … Read more

Tesla and Alphabet facing tariff uncertainty

Tesla and Alphabet facing tariff uncertainty

Guests including Mark Zuckerberg, Lauren Sanchez, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk attend the inauguration of Donald J. Trump in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2025. Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the U.S. Julia Demaree Nikhinson | Getty Images As tech’s megacap … Read more