Google loses Joshua Wright ahead of antitrust monopoly case
With Google’s antitrust trial slated to begin next week, its defense team has lost a key advisor over a sex-harassment scandal — and it’s got to be a painful blow...
Apple shares tumble in wake of China iPhone ban
Beijing’s widening curbs on iPhone use by government staff rattled Apple and other US technology stocks on Thursday as investors fretted over the financial impact of rising Sino-American tensions on companies with large...
Grindr loses half its workforce over return-to-office mandate
Nearly half of LGBTQ dating app Grindr’s workforce have quit after the company enacted a strict two-day-per-week office requirement — and furious staffers claim the mandate was in retaliation over...
Google to require prominently disclosure of AI use in election ads
Google will require “all verified election advertisers” to “prominently disclose” when their ads use artificial intelligence amid the growing threat of misinformation posed by the exploding technology, the tech giant...
Musk calls for ‘evidence’ after Tucker Carlson interview with man claiming he had sex with Obama
X owner Elon Musk called out Tucker Carlson for not providing “objective evidence” in allowing a convicted fraudster to claim he had sex with Barack Obama on the tech mogul’s...
Dave Clark mulls Texas governor run after Flexport resignation
Dave Clark is reportedly mulling a 2026 gubernatorial run in Texas following his shocking resignation as CEO of the freight and logistics firm Flexport. Clark, a former longtime Amazon executive...
Do Not Fear the Robot Uprising. Join It
it’s become a veritable meme subgenre at this point: a photo of Linda Hamilton as The Terminator’s Sarah Connor, glaring into the camera, steely eyed, with some variant of the...
The Generative AI Boom Could Fuel a New International Arms Race
Governments around the world are rushing to embrace the algorithms that breathed some semblance of intelligence into ChatGPT, apparently enthralled by the enormous economic payoff expected from the technology. Two...
Apple fans pumped over rumored ‘action button’ feature on new iPhone 15
Apple fanatics are eagerly awaiting the company’s Sept. 12 unveiling of the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max because of a rumored new feature — an Action Button. Software sleuths...
Walt Mossberg slams Elon Musk, deactivates X account
Walt Mossberg, the veteran tech reporter and columnist, quit Elon Musk’s social media site over the mogul’s threat to sue the Anti-Defamation League — calling X a “cesspool” in a...
Google tentatively settles app-related antitrust claims
Google parent Alphabet on Tuesday tentatively settled a class-action suit alleging that its Play Store had violated federal antitrust rules by overcharging customers, according to a court filing. The tech...
Google’s long-awaited antitrust trial finally set to begin 3 years after landmark suit over search monopoly
Google is finally slated to face its long-awaited antitrust trial next week brought by the US Justice Department, with prosecutors alleging that the tech giant has used a string of...
Nissan, Kia ‘collect data about drivers’ sexual activity’
Your car may be keeping tabs on your “sex drive.” Car makers Nissan and Kia can collect data on their drivers’ “sexual activity” and “sex lives” — and may sell...
Why This Award-Winning Piece of AI Art Can’t Be Copyrighted
An award-winning piece of AI art cannot be copyrighted, the US Copyright Office has ruled. The artwork, Théâtre D’opéra Spatial, was created by Matthew Allen and came first in last...
Elon Musk pictured for first time with Shivon Zilis and their twins
Elon Musk was photographed for the first time with his twins alongside their mother Shivon Zilis, who also works for the mogul at his brain chip company Neuralink. The image...
