‘Top Gun: Maverick’ production went through great heights with camera tech, soars $1B, cinematographer says
A "Top Gun: Maverick" cinematographer got candid about the complex behind-the-scenes production of the film starring Tom Cruise amid it becoming the fifth highest-grossing movie of all time at the domestic box office.
Disney CEO Bob Iger has long history of cozying up to China while bashing conservative efforts in the US
Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger, who returned to the company after less than a year in retirement, has a history of cozying up to China dating back to the '90s.
Fallen FTX boss spent lavishly in Bahamas while allegedly misusing customer funds
Sam Bankman-Fried spent a massive amount of money during his year in the Bahamas — before his crypto empire collapsed and declared bankruptcy earlier this month.
Airline passenger restrained, arrested after assaulting cockpit
A passenger on a flight from Poland to JFK Airport was arrested after allegedly banging on the door of the cockpit and being restrained by passengers.
Musk lifts Twitter bans for Jordan Peterson, Kathy Griffin and Babylon Bee, says 'no' to Alex Jones
Twitter CEO Elon Musk said Friday that the platform is reinstating the accounts of Jordan Peterson, Kathy Griffin and the Babylon Bee, but not the account of Alex Jones.
Sonic the Hedgehog creator arrested on insider trading charges
Sonic the Hedgehog creator Yuji Naka has been arrested by Japanese authorities on insider trading charges over purchases of an online gaming company in 2020.
World's largest iPhone factory needs 100K new workers ahead of holidays
Taiwanese manufacturing giant and Apple iPhone supplier Foxconn is in need of tens of thousands of new workers at their Zhenzhou facilities to return to full production capacity.
Iranian-backed hackers compromise federal government network to mine cryptocurrency
Iranian-backed hackers broke into the network of a U.S. federal government agency and used that access to install cryptocurrency mining software, CISA said.
Mass. health officials worked with Google to covertly install COVID ‘spyware’ into 1M phones, lawsuit claims
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health is facing a class-action lawsuit for covertly installing a Google tracking app on over 1 million Android phones without users' permission.
Musk declines former tech CEO's offer to run Twitter for him
Elon Musk curtly declined an offer by the former CEO of T-Mobile to "run" Twitter, saying that the platform's "technology needs to evolve rapidly."
Twitter 'trust and safety' head who resigned post-election played role in censoring Hunter Biden laptop story
Former Twitter executive Yoel Roth helped censor the Hunter Biden laptop story before the 2020 election, but he stayed on after Elon Musk's acquisition until after the 2022 midterms.
Spinning top, Lite-Brite, 'He-Man' line join Toy Hall of Fame
The National Toy Hall of Fame inducted three new honorees Thursday: the spinning top, Hasbro's Lite Brite, and the Masters of the Universe toy line of 1980s 'He-Man' fame.
Senate Republicans call for TikTok ban: 'Major threat to U.S. national security'
Two Republican senators called for a national ban on TikTok in an op-ed on Thursday, calling the Chinese-owned app "a major threat to U.S. national security."
Chipmaker TSMC plans Arizona factory expansion
The U.S. has been encouraging foreign tech firms to manufacture in the country and has actively supported local research, development and manufacturing after passing its CHIPS Act.
IBM launches its most powerful quantum computer with 433 qubits
Quantum computers are one day expected to speed up certain calculations millions of times faster than the fastest super computers today. IBM is calling the system Quantum System Two.
Zoom announces software will be available in new Tesla models
Zoom announced that its video conferencing software will be included with all new Tesla vehicles, though when the software will roll out is still unknown.
China's COVID-19 restrictions slowing iPhone 14 production, Apple says
Production of Apple's iPhone 14 Pro could slow due to COVID-19 restrictions and its main manufacturing plant in Zhengzhou, China, the tech giant warned Sunday.
Gigi Hadid dumps Twitter after Musk buyout, calls social media platform a 'cesspool of hate'
Supermodel Gigi Hadid left Twitter ceremoniously with an Instagram post. Elon Musk acquired the company for $44 billion, and recently let go of 50% of staff.
Social media users spend less time and lose trust in platforms when they encounter censorship: study
A study from The First and Fourteenth Institute found social media users trust platforms less if they see blocked or labeled content, and will even spend less time on the app.
TikTok hires former Biden campaign press secretary, Pentagon spokesman for top gig at Chinese-owned video app
The Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok recently hired Jamal Brown, who worked at the Pentagon, as President Biden's former campaign press secretary and for the Obama White House.


















