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Some people in extremely cold areas of the U.S. are switching to heat pumps from oil or gas furnaces. But others are not convinced that these devices are right for them.

Innisfree M&A says Twitter, which Elon Musk bought last year, has not paid it $1.9 million for services it rendered for the deal.

After years of expansion and billions in profits, Big Tech is pulling back from its famously lavish spending as a long boom finally ends.

Casey becomes a content moderator, Kevin breaks some news on OpenAI and Instagram’s co-founder reveals his new project.

The company’s financial performance was hurt by its stake in Rivian, an electric truck company, and an autonomous car business.

The iPhone maker said sales of its flagship product were down 8 percent as it dealt with a factory shutdown and worries about rising inflation.

Mark Zuckerberg’s company recorded its biggest daily market gain in nearly a decade, as the mood brightens among tech investors.

Michael F. Bennet, a Colorado Democrat, cited national security, adding to bipartisan pressure on the Chinese-owned video app.

The company, which is in the midst of shifting to become a metaverse business, also forecast revenue would beat Wall Street predictions.

The San Francisco artificial intelligence lab has seen overwhelming interest in its chatbot since it was released in November.

The popular drug discount app deceptively shared details on users’ illnesses and medicines with ad firms, regulators said in a legal complaint.

Waymo and Cruise hope to widen their projects to more of the city. But local officials are increasingly concerned about breakdowns causing congestion.

ChatGPT isn’t the only writing assistant that has emerged to replace editors. We tested it alongside two others to assess their strengths and weaknesses.

The maker of Snapchat also swung to a loss in the latest quarter and projected that its sales would decline.

The ruling, on charges brought by the National Labor Relations Board, involved actions at two Staten Island warehouses before union votes last year.

A regulatory filing says officials have asked about software that Elon Musk, the chief executive, has said would allow cars to operate autonomously.

After a yearlong investigation, a federal labor board determined that the tech giant’s rules interfere with employees’ right to organize.

Thrive has committed $1 billion, which would value the payments provider Stripe at about $55 billion to $60 billion, people with knowledge of the matter said.

The automaker reduced the price of the Mustang Mach-E by up to $5,900 after Tesla slashed prices of its cars by as much as 20 percent.

The move followed the disgraced cryptocurrency executive’s attempt to contact a potential witness in his criminal case, prosecutors said.

Anthropic specializes in generative artificial intelligence, a hot investment in Silicon Valley. The new funding could value the company at roughly $5 billion.

Truth Social, the social network started by former President Donald J. Trump, has struggled to attract large brands.