Amazon’s Bezos ‘asked Alexa to play videos that ridiculed’ Trump, new book says
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos asked a prototype of the tech giant's Alexa smart-home products to "play videos that ridiculed" then-presidential candidate Donald Trump in 2016.
States press Facebook to halt Instagram Kids launch
A bipartisan group of more than three dozen state attorneys general is urging Facebook to halt its plans to launch a version of Instagram for children under the age of 13, citing concerns about the safety and well-being of children and the “harm” social media poses to young people.
Netflix, Amazon chiefs blast Hollywood foreign press over diversity, group responds
Netflix has announced that it will not work with the group that awards the Golden Globes until further measures are taken
Facebook Oversight Board upholds Trump ban but calls indefinite suspension 'not appropriate'
Facebook's Oversight Board on Wednesday upheld former President Donald Trump's ban from Facebook and Instagram, but said it was "not appropriate" for Facebook to impose the "indeterminate and standardless penalty of indefinite suspension."
Bill, Melinda Gates have no prenup: report
Bill and Melinda Gates reportedly have no prenup in place after their 27-year marriage.
Intel spending $10B on new chip plant
Intel said on Sunday it will invest another $600 million in Israel to expand its research and development (R&D) and confirmed it was spending $10 billion on a new chip plant.
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin to begin selling seats on New Shepard
Blue Origin announced Thursday that it would soon begin to sell tickets for a chance to ride on the reusable suborbital rocket New Shepard.
Samsung's Lee family to pay more than 12 trln won inheritance taxes
The inheritance tax bill is one of the largest ever in both Korea and globally
CA officials, Big Tech and Biden firm coordinated 'misinformation' censorship before election: Judicial Watch
Judicial Watch, a government transparency watchdog group, announced Tuesday that it has obtained documents allegedly showing California officials colluding with social media giants to censor speech surrounding the 2020 elections – including some of its own posts.
Ex-Google employee: Big Tech's biz model is 'a society that is addicted, outraged, polarized'
Ex-Google employee and Big Tech critic Tristan Harris on Tuesday said the business model of big social media companies "is to create a society that is addicted, outraged, [and] polarized."
Hearing on objections to Amazon union election to start May 7 -labor group
The labor group that did not secure enough votes from Amazon.com Inc warehouse workers in Alabama to form a union said on Monday the hearing on its objections to the election is set to start on May 7, citing a government filing.
Intel CEO: chip shortage not ending anytime soon
Intel's CEO delivers sobering news on the global chip shortage.
SolarWinds hacking campaign puts Microsoft in hot seat
It was Microsoft whose code the cyber spies persistently abused in the hacking campaign's second stage.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos shows off NS-15 rocket on social media
Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos posted a picture on Instagram standing next to his space company's New Shepard suborbital rocket booster after another successful flight test on Wednesday.
Most imitated brands in phishing emails in first quarter of 2021: report
Microsoft and delivery service DHL led a list of the 10 most-imitated brands in global phishing attempts in the first quarter of 2021.
Toshiba CEO steps down, shares surge on bidding war expectations
Satoshi Tsunakawa, who previously led the company and until Wednesday was chairman, will once again assume the helm
Pelosi's husband bought $10M in Microsoft shares through options
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband purchase millions of dollars worth of Microsoft and Roblox shares last month, new financial disclosures form reveal.
Stocks slip off record highs as Microsoft nabs Nuance in $19.7B deal
U.S. stocks pulled back as investors readied for the start of earnings season.
Microsoft in talks to buy AI firm Nuance Communications for about $16 billion
Microsoft Corp is in advanced talks to buy artificial intelligence and speech technology company Nuance Communications Inc at about $16 billion, according to a source familiar with the matter.
Verizon recalls 2.5M mobile hotspot devices over burn, fire concerns
The American telecommunications company disclosed that about 2.5 million of its Ellipsis Jetpack mobile hotspots that may pose "fire and burn hazads."



















