SpaceX employees got rich off stock options. Ex-Blue Origin workers say theirs are worthless. - Business Insider
SpaceX's record-breaking IPO has turned former employees into millionaires — and left alums of a rival rocket company with a serious case of FOMO. Three ex-employees of Jeff Bezos' rocket maker Blue Origin told Business Insider that the company's unusual approach to equity left them with stock options that are essentially worthless.
China takes US crown for world’s fastest supercomputer - Al Jazeera
China’s LineShine overtakes US-based El Capitan as most powerful supercomputer, according to the TOP500 list. xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoA worker walks next to the MareNostrum5 supercomputer at the Barcelona Supercomputing Centre in Barcelona, Spain, on December 15, 2023 By John PowerPublished On 24 Jun 202624 Jun 2026China has displaced the United States on an influential ranking of the world’s fastest supercomputers, underscoring Beijing’s growing capability to compete with the world’s leading superpower in cutting-edge technology.
Tim Cook says iPhone price increase is 'unavoidable' - Mashable
We're still three months or more away from the unveiling of the iPhone 18, and outgoing Apple CEO Tim Cook likely won't be the one to introduce it (given that John Ternus takes over in September). But Cook has taken an extraordinary step — and arguably, taken one for Ternus — by warning consumers that this iPhone will be more expensive than its predecessors, thanks to an ongoing memory chip price crunch that won't end anytime soon.
Sleep Number files bankruptcy, plans $415M sale - USA Today
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