Google’s response to a 2018 European Union antitrust order included “Go Big in Europe,” a comprehensive plan to enhance its search engine’s capabilities across the EU, according to internal documents included in the massive antitrust case against the Silicon Valley giant.
Facebook (now known as Meta) has announced a deal with Tencent Holdings to launch a new, lower-priced virtual reality headset in China, marking its return to the Chinese market after a 14-year absence.
A Tesla vehicle caught fire in Plano, Texas, early Friday morning, leading to concerns about electric vehicle battery safety. The owner claims he just had a new battery installed by Elon Musk’s company, only to discover a hissing noise coming from it followed by flames shooting out from the battery compartment.
Elon Musk’s recent acquisition of Twitter, now rebranded as X, has sparked significant changes, affecting both the social media platform and Musk’s personal and professional reputation. According to Ben Mezrich, author of Breaking Twitter, Musk’s acquisition has caused him numerous problems, in one case leaving Twitter employees on the verge of calling the police to prevent the billionaire from harming himself.
A recently unsealed court filing by the FTC accuses massive data broker of Kochava of selling a “staggering” amount of sensitive information on Americans gathered from a wide variety of sources including smartphone apps. Data brokers like Kochava promise their customers a “360-Degree perspective” on individuals, which the government alleges happens without the consent of consumers.
Facebook (now known as Meta) CEO Mark Zuckerberg often overruled senior executives’ proposals aimed at improving the mental health of teenagers on Facebook and Instagram, according to internal documents revealed as part of a lawsuit against the company.
Video game developer Activision Blizzard has announced a new “non-binary” character named Venture coming to its popular multiplayer shooter Overwatch 2. The woke gaming giant has a history of labeling characters as LGBT to deflect criticism of the company and its management practices.
GM-owned Self-driving car company Cruise has provided new details on how often human “remote assistants” help their autonomous vehicles navigate tricky urban driving situations.
Amazon is reportedly building its own powerful AI system, codenamed Olympus, to compete with OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google Bard, and other popular AI platforms. The company hopes to integrate Olympus into its e-commerce platform and even Alexa to “enhance” the smart home assistant’s performance.
In a desperate attempt to combat the rising tide of vehicle thefts, Washington DC has launched a pilot program to provide residents with free Apple AirTags to track their vehicles once they have been stolen.
ApeFest, a festive gathering for “Bored Ape Yacht Club” NFT enthusiasts in Hong Kong took an alarming turn as several attendees reported distressing eye injuries and skin damage, reportedly caused by UV lights used on the event’s stage.
A “100% electric” Google commuter bus left a trail of damaged cars and concerns in its wake on Castro Street in San Francisco Monday after reportedly losing power and rolling down a hill out of control. One person was reportedly hospitalized with injuries sustained in the accident.
WeWork, once a darling of startup culture that became a high-flying office-sharing behemoth worth $47 billion in 2019, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Now, the company will fight to restructure its business and stay alive.
Elon Musk’s X/Twitter is now planning to sell off coveted inactive account handles for hefty prices under the direction of owner Elon Musk. The most desirable usernames are expected to sell for $50,000.
Google is set to defend its app store practices in federal court against allegations of antitrust violations brought by Epic Games, the developer of massively popular game Fortnite. At the heart of the lawsuit is Google’s app store “tax” which ranged to 15 to 30 percent of in-app purchases.
The self-driving car industry has hit a major speed bump as GM-owned Cruise enters damage control mode after ceasing robotaxi operations around the country. Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt reportedly told employees, “Trust is one of those things that takes a long time to build and just seconds to lose. We need to get to the bottom of this and start rebuilding that trust.”
Former President Barack Obama played a significant role in drafting President Joe Biden’s executive order on AI, according to aides familiar with the creation of the order, which prioritizes “equity” and “civil rights” in AI.
Surveillance capitalism master of the world and martial arts enthusiast Mark Zuckerberg suffered a torn ACL during a mixed martial arts (MMA) training session. Zuckerberg revealed the injury on Friday afternoon, posting pictures from a hospital bed to his Facebook platform stating he had already undergone surgery to correct the injury.
Mozilla CEO Mitchell Baker has publicly acknowledged the shortcomings of the Firefox browser company’s partnership with Yahoo, leading to a return to Google as the default search engine for Firefox. The facts of the failed deal came to light as part of the landmark antitrust trial against Google, which maintains a stranglehold on the search engine market.
Apple has reported a decline in sales for the fourth consecutive quarter, with a notable downturn in the Chinese market impacting its financial results.
A recently unredacted FTC complaint levels serious allegations against Amazon, accusing the retail giant of deceptive ad practices and using private messaging to dodge the discovery process.
A New Jersey high school is grappling with the fallout from a scandal involving AI-generated explicit images of female students circulated by their male peers. It is just the latest example of the disastrous consequences of unrestrained AI on American culture.
Google’s commitment to maintaining the integrity of its search results has come under scrutiny as part of the landmark antitrust trial against the internet giant as internal concerns over advertising pressures surfaced during testimony by former head of search Ben Gomes.
Ride-sharing giants Uber and Lyft have agreed to pay $328 million to settle charges that they withheld wages due to drivers in New York. The Silicon Valley gig economy darlings also agreed to change their pay practices for drivers moving forward.
Elon Musk’s Tesla has emerged victorious in the first U.S. trial that alleged its “Autopilot” system was responsible for a fatal accident.
DoorDash has implemented a new feature in its app, urging customers to tip when ordering instead of on delivery to avoid delays. According to the company, orders that don’t include a pre-tip are likely to take longer and result in cold fries and warm drinks.
WeWork, the flexible workspace solutions company that was once the darling of startup-crazyed Wall Street, is facing the grim reality of bankruptcy, with its stock plummeting to new lows amid ongoing financial turmoil.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has taken the stand in the landmark antitrust case against the internet giant, admitting the importance of paying billions of dollars to companies like Apple to lock up its status as the default search engine on mobile devices and desktop browsers.
Elon Musk’s is now valued at a paltry $19 billion valuation, just one year after the Tesla and SpaceX tycoon paid $44 billion to take the platform private. The value is based on the company’s own calculations for an employee equity plan.
Elon Musk aims to once again transform the social media platform “X”, formerly known as Twitter, by introducing dating app features and full banking services, furthering his goal of building an all-encompassing “everything app.”
Cruise, the autonomous vehicle technology company owned by General Motors, has temporarily halted its driverless car operations across the United States following regulatory scrutiny and safety concerns raised by incidents involving its Robotaxis.
Threads, the “sanely run” Twitter competitor launched by Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta, is nearing 100 million monthly users after several months in operation, according to Zuckerberg.
Google shelled out a whopping $26.3 billion in 2021 to ensure that it remains the default search engine on various devices, including mobile phones and web browsers. The disclosure is a tantalizing piece of data that has come out of an antitrust trial that remains veiled in secrecy.
Rental car giant Hertz hit a huge speed bump with its profitability, and its blaming the ill-advised choice to go green with Elon Musk’s electric cars. The company is blaming its recent quarterly profits miss on Tesla’s price cuts and unexpectedly high EV repair costs, which both caused big problems due to Hertz’s decision to build a large fleet of Tesla vehicles.
In the year since Elon Musk’s acquisition of the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, now renamed “X,” there has been a significant drop in both user engagement and advertising revenue.
Jimmy Zhong, initially a victim of a cryptocurrency theft, has emerged as the criminal mastermind behind one of the most colossal bitcoin thefts in history, ending the mystery of a $3 billion theft from the dark web’s infamous marketplace, Silk Road.
The skies of California are set to witness the flight of the latest toy of the Masters of the Universe — Google co-founder Sergey Brin’s Pathfinder 1, a helium-filled airship that recently gained flight clearance from the FAA.
Pebble, a social network that branded itself as a “friendly” alternative to Elon Musk’s X/Twitter, and built by a team primarily made up of former Twitter employees, has announced its decision to cease operations due to financial constraints and a challenging competitive landscape.
Tesla is embroiled in a high-stakes legal battle over a fatal accident allegedly caused by a malfunction in its Autopilot system. In the latest twist in this legal drama, the plaintiffs are claiming that Elon Musk’s company knew about malfunctions in its “Autopilot” software two years before the fatal crash occurred.
Honda and General Motors have ended a joint venture aimed at creating a new range of cost-effective electric vehicles (EVs).
