French regulators fine Google $272 million in dispute with news publishers

France’s competition watchdog hit Google on Wednesday with another big fine tied to a long-running dispute over…

Apple agrees to pay nearly half a billion dollars to investors over China sales

Tech giant Apple has agreed to pay almost half a billion dollars to investors on Friday,…

Uber grew to profitability by making tough cuts and wise investments

The U.S. economy has proven remarkably resilient amid the Federal Reserve’s largely successful attempts to pull…

Major new Canadian legislation would penalize online hate at risk of censorship

The Canadian government has introduced legislation proposing new regulatory bodies and heavier sentences to combat online…

Gemini, Google’s AI, tells very familiar lies

Gemini, Google’s new artificial intelligence engine, has been widely mocked and exposed by conservatives and others…

Democrats may be hurting themselves politically by targeting tech companies helping the stock market soar

Since Bill Clinton strategist James Carville pronounced, “It’s the economy, stupid,” to explain how Democrats would…

200-plus tech companies join consortium to assist with AI Safety Institute

More than 200 companies and entities have agreed to form a new consortium designed to enable…

House weaponization panel subpoenas National Science Foundation over misinformation research

The House Judiciary Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government subpoenaed the National Science…

Big Tech CEOs feel pressure in tense hearing on teenage victims of social media

Five CEOs of some of the most prominent social media companies felt pressure from lawmakers and…

Microsoft president endorses online child safety bill night before Big Tech hearing

Microsoft announced that it is endorsing bipartisan legislation intended to hold Big Tech companies accountable for…

New York mayor calls social media an ‘environmental toxin’ and public health threat

New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced social media was an “environmental toxin” on Wednesday, making…

California Democrat pumps the brakes on speeding with bill forcing new tech into cars

California Democratic state Sen. Scott Wiener introduced a bill that would force new cars to be…

Senators from both parties press Schumer for bill to create Big Tech regulatory agency

A bipartisan group of senators asked Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to form a new…

Teenagers spent an average of two hours a day on TikTok in 2023, data reveal

Data show that teenage TikTok users spent an average of two hours a day on the…

Google, Amazon, and other tech companies start off 2024 with mass layoffs

Technology companies are starting 2024 by laying off thousands of workers, continuing a trend of job…

Silicon Valley self-regulates for AI misinformation in 2024 elections while government lags

Silicon Valley has moved to regulate the use of artificial intelligence to create misinformation ahead of…

Apple prepares Apple Watch ban workaround by disabling blood oxygen tracker

U.S. customs officials have provided Apple a loophole to continue selling Apple Watches in the United…

Meta, facing regulatory pressure, to restrict teenage access to harmful content

Meta will automatically bar teenagers’ Instagram and Facebook accounts from viewing content promoting self-harm or explicit…

Tech industry group sues to block Ohio age verification law

A technology industry group sued to block an Ohio law requiring social media platforms to acquire…