In the 1930s, there were around 6.8 million farms in the United States. The size averaged at around 155 acres. Over the next several decades, the number of farms rapidly declined to around 1.9 million in 2023. Those farms grew larger, averaging around 464 acres. As farming has changed over time, experts believe artificial intelligence

Elon Musk attends the America First Policy Institute gala at Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, Nov. 14, 2024. Carlos Barria | Reuters X's new terms of service, which took effect Nov. 15, are driving some users off Elon Musk's microblogging platform.  The new terms include expansive permissions requiring users to allow the company to use

ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - NOVEMBER 29: The Pentagon is seen from a flight taking off from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on November 29, 2022 in Arlington, Virginia. The Pentagon is the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense and the world’s largest office building.  Alex Wong | Getty Images News | Getty Images A recent

Elon Musk's business empire is sprawling. It includes electric vehicle maker Tesla , social media company X, artificial intelligence startup xAI, computer interface company Neuralink, tunneling venture Boring Company and aerospace firm SpaceX.  Some of his ventures already benefit tremendously from federal contracts. SpaceX has received more than $19 billion from contracts with the federal

Microsoft's Recall feature is available for testing for people with Copilot+ PCs containing Qualcomm Snapdragon chips. Jordan Novet | CNBC Microsoft on Friday started letting people test Recall, its so-called photographic memory search feature for the latest Copilot+ PCs. It doesn't work perfectly, based on an initial evaluation. It's also a long time coming. Microsoft first

Bernie Moreno, Republican U.S. Senate candidate from Ohio, attends a campaign event in Holland, Ohio, Oct. 26, 2024. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Prior to announcing his Senate candidacy in April 2023, Bernie Moreno was a political no-name. A former car salesman in the Cleveland area, his only prior experience in

Many of us use Spotify every day, whether to listen to songs, podcasts or audiobooks. Some of us create playlists of our favorite songs, while others save playlists made by others.  In case you didn’t know, Spotify allows you to create public playlists that anyone can save and listen to. You’d think this is a

For years, bitcoin won by being boring. Investors weren't able to do all that much with it besides buy and hold it. But that was precisely why the world's largest cryptocurrency was valuable. It was a commodity, like gold — or corn. It didn't get too fancy on its offerings. In fact, bitcoin's core team

Mayor- Elect Daniel Lurie speaks in St. Mary's square a day after winning the Mayoral race in San Francisco on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. Gabrielle Lurie | San Francisco Chronicle | Hearst Newspapers | Getty Images San Francisco's Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie has begun tapping tech heavyweights and business leaders to help with his goal of

Eric Yuan, founder and CEO of Zoom Video Communications, speaks at Concordia Annual Summit in New York on Sept. 25, 2024. Leigh Vogel | Concordia Summit | Getty Images Zoom shares were down 4% in extended trading on Monday after the video calling software maker announced strong fiscal third-quarter results and gave quarterly guidance that