EU officials accuse Google of antitrust violations in its ad tech business
Google's advertising business should be broken up, European Union officials said Wednesday, alleging that the tech giant's involvement in multiple parts of the digital advertising supply chain creates "inherent conflicts of interest" that risk harming competition.
2023-06-14 20:59
US students grade their schools a B- on average, according to new report
US students give their schools an overall B- grade on average, according to a new report released Wednesday that asked fifth through twelfth graders to assess their school's quality of teaching, effectiveness in preparing them for the future and mental health support.
2023-06-14 17:29
Supreme Court could soon rule on Biden's student loan forgiveness program. Here's what borrowers need to know
Millions of borrowers may learn soon whether they could receive up to $20,000 in debt relief under President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness program. The fate of the debt cancellation program lies with the Supreme Court, which is expected to rule in late June or early July.
2023-06-14 17:19
Amazon Web Services hit by wide-ranging outage, impacting major websites
Amazon Web Services was hit by a wide-ranging outage on Tuesday afternoon that impacted a large number of major websites, including the Boston Globe and New York City's Metropolitan Transit Authority.
2023-06-14 06:51
Amazon experiments with using AI to sum up product reviews
Amazon is experimenting with using artificial intelligence to sum up customer feedback about products on the site, with the potential to cut down on the time shoppers spend sifting through reviews before making a purchase.
2023-06-14 01:57
Elizabeth Holmes objects to government requesting she pay $250 a month to victims after prison
Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced former Theranos CEO, has "limited financial means" and should not be forced to pay $250 a month to victims of her crimes after she is released from prison, her lawyers argued in a court filing on Monday.
2023-06-13 22:47
Tim Cook bets his legacy on augmented reality
When Tim Cook took over as Apple CEO from Steve Jobs nearly 12 years ago, some thought the company was already at its peak.
2023-06-13 22:18
Millennial Money: How to use ChatGPT to plan your next trip
Artificial intelligence chatbots like ChatGPT offer a novel way to research travel plans
2023-06-13 20:48
Larry Ellison edges past Bill Gates as world's fourth-richest person, Bloomberg says
Oracle founder Larry Ellison is reaping the benefits of artificial intelligence popularity, edging past Microsoft founder Bill Gates to land the number four spot on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index on Monday, according to Bloomberg.
2023-06-13 07:23
US intelligence agencies buy Americans' personal data, new report says
The vast amount of personal data for sale online is an "increasingly powerful" tool for intelligence gathering by US and foreign spying agencies but also represents a privacy risk to ordinary people, according to a newly declassified US intelligence report.
2023-06-13 06:49
Cyberattack is a factor in Illinois hospital's closure
A hospital in Illinois will close on Friday due in part to a cyberattack -- a rare case of a health care provider publicly linking a hack incident to its closure.
2023-06-13 06:23
FTC to seek federal court order temporarily blocking Microsoft-Activision deal
The Federal Trade Commission plans to file in federal court to prevent Microsoft and Activision-Blizzard from closing their $69 billion merger, according to a person familiar with the matter.
2023-06-13 02:20