Judge declines to block Microsoft's record $69 billion deal to buy Activision Blizzard
A federal judge has handed Microsoft a major victory by declining to block its looming $69 billion takeover of video game company Activision Blizzard
2023-07-11 23:24
Be wary of scams as Amazon Prime Day kicks off, experts warn
Amazon Prime Day is here
2023-07-11 12:29
Reluctant Twitter users, influencers and others are flocking to Meta's new Threads app
Celebrities, lawmakers, brands and everyday social media users are flocking to Meta’s freshly minted app Threads to connect with their followers, including many Twitter refugees tired of the drama surrounding Elon Musk’s raucous oversight of that platform since acquiring it last year
2023-07-11 04:20
'Clone' or competitor? Users and lawyers compare Twitter and Threads
In a cease-and-desist letter earlier this week, Twitter threatened legal action against Instagram parent company Meta over the new text-based app, Threads
2023-07-08 05:56
UN tech agency rolls out human-looking robots for questions at a Geneva news conference
A U.N. technology agency assembled a group of robots that physically resembled humans at a news conference
2023-07-08 03:16
Ant Group fined $985 million by Chinese regulators
Chinese regulatory authorities are fining Ant Group 7.123 billion yuan ($985 million), claiming the financial technology provider violated laws related to corporate governance and consumer rights
2023-07-07 22:47
Robots take questions at Geneva press conference, say they could be better leaders than humans
Humanoid robots say they could lead more efficiently than humans, but wouldn’t take anyone’s job away and had no intention of rebelling against their creators
2023-07-07 21:59
What is Threads? All your questions about Meta's new Twitter rival, answered.
Threads, Meta’s text-based app seemingly built to rival Twitter, is live
2023-07-07 01:23
Meta takes aim at Twitter with the launch of rival app Threads
Meta unveiled an app to rival Twitter on Thursday
2023-07-06 07:17
Ransomware criminals are dumping kids' private files online after school hacks
Ransomware gangs have been stealing confidential documents from schools and dumping them online
2023-07-05 15:57
Federal judge blocks Biden administration officials from communicating with social media companies
A federal judge on Tuesday ordered some Biden administration agencies and top officials not to communicate with social media companies about certain content, handing a win to GOP states in a lawsuit accusing the government of going too far in its effort to combat Covid-19 disinformation.
2023-07-05 04:22
Facebook faces legal setback in EU court decision on data privacy and ads
Facebook has lost a legal challenge at the European Union’s top court over a groundbreaking German antitrust decision that limited the way the company uses data for advertising
2023-07-05 00:29