Samsung shows off latest foldable smartphone, challenging Apple
Samsung Electronics released its latest foldable smartphone on Wednesday, at roughly the same price for the third year in a row as the company takes another swipe at Apple.
Spotify hikes prices for its 200 million premium subscribers
Music streaming service Spotify announced Monday that it is raising the prices on its Premium plans by one to two dollars “so that we can keep innovating."
Amazon agrees to $25M settlement over Alexa unlawfully storing children's voice recordings, location data
Amazon agreed to pay $25 million in civil penalties after the government alleged Alexa stored children's voice recordings and location data -- and flouted parents' deletion requests.
Jeff Bezos donates $12M research grant to Smithsonian museum
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos donated $12 million to the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute this month, funding the GEO-TREES database project at their Panama facility.
EU prepares to probe Microsoft for ‘unfair bundling’ of Teams with Office: report
European Union antitrust authorities will reportedly investigate Microsoft to determine if it unfairly bundled its Teams video conferencing app with its Office service.
Which generative AI companies could be on the fast-track to IPO?
Generative AI solutions are flooding the market because of Microsoft, Google and OpenAI building up an emerging supply line of artificial intelligence companies on the way to IPO.
FTC appealing judge's ruling in Microsoft-Activision deal
The FTC will appeal a California judge’s decision to allow Microsoft’s $69 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard, according to a court filing late Wednesday.
Tax groups shared ‘extraordinarily sensitive’ data with Meta: report
Three prominent tax groups shared "extraordinarily sensitive" information from tens of millions of taxpayers with Facebook, according to a report Wednesday.
FTC loses case to block Microsoft Activision $69B deal
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission cannot stop Microsoft’s proposed $69 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard, California judge Jacqueline Scott Corley ruled on Tuesday.
Elon Musk jet tracking account moves to Meta's Threads amid Twitter ban
The creator of the Elon Musk jet tracking account that was banned on Twitter has resurfaced on Twitter-rival Threads following the Meta-owned platform's launch last week.
Will Meta's Threads become a game changer for investors?
Mark Zuckerberg-led Meta launched Threads, a new "conversation" app and direct challenger to Elon Musk’s Twitter, dialing up the tit-for-tat between the billionaires.
Costco now selling viral Blackstone Griddle, shoppers weigh in: 'Not worth the hassle'
Costco Wholesale is now selling the Blackstone Griddle that went viral on TikTok and shoppers are sharing their excitement as well as disapproval on the warehouse's newest item.
Twitter CEO says platform's community 'can never be duplicated' after Meta rolls out Threads
Mark Zuckerberg's Meta Platforms recently launched Threads, a direct competitor to Elon Musk's Twitter. Threads has has an interconnection with the Instagram app.
Zuckerberg says Threads, Instagram's new Twitter-like app, has 30 million users; Elon Musk responds
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg celebrated the success of Threads, an Instagram app that looks and acts like Twitter, claiming the platform has nabbed millions of users in less than 24-hours.
Yahoo CEO says company is going public again: report
Yahoo is planning a second initial public offering on Wall Street after delisting from public markets and Nasdaq more than five years ago, according to CEO Jim Lanzone.
Elon Musk hands down Twitter restrictions amid global outages
Twitter CEO Elon Musk announced further restrictions on usage of the platform following data scraping and system manipulation that concerned company leadership.
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle: Rival streamer says it ‘values’ partnership with couple after Spotify deal ends
Netflix said it "values" its partnership with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle after Spotify ended its podcast deal with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
Gen Zers report highest negative impact from social media, nonprofits working to change that
A new study found higher use of social media is associated with poorer well-being and Gen Z – who reports the most negative impact from social media – uses it the most.
IBM pays nearly $5B for software provider Apptio
Tech giant IBM has finalized a deal for the software provider Apptio for $4.6 billion from Vista Equity Partners, giving the tech company greater automation capabilities.
Costco's sleeper sofa goes viral, igniting debate among shoppers: 'Such a bummer'
A Costco Wholesale sleeper couch has gone viral on TikTok and Instagram as shoppers share their opinions on the new sleeper sofa — both positive and negative.



















