Steve Harvey-backed company bringing family game night to blockchain
Streaming platform Gamestar+ will launch interactive versions of game shows like "Family Feud," "Jeopardy!" and "Wheel of Fortune" on the Avalanche blockchain.
Pinterest shares pop after report Elliott has acquired more than 9% stake
Shares of Pinterest spiked in premarket trading Friday after a report that Elliott Management, which holds a more than 9% stake, is in talks with the company.
Netflix chooses Microsoft for ad-supported subscription plan
Netflix Inc said on Wednesday it has selected Microsoft Corp as technology and sales partner for its planned ad-supported subscription plan.
Japan's Panasonic to build Tesla batteries in Kansas: report
Panasonic plans to build a $4 billion, 4,000-employee factory in Kansas to make batteries for the rapidly growing electric vehicle market.
Google will slow hiring for remainder of 2022: memo
Google will slow hiring for the rest of the year as it deals with economic setbacks, parent company Alphabet's CEO Sundar Pichai told employees in an email.
Apple fined by Russian court for refusing to store user iCloud data in Russia
A Moscow court on Tuesday fined Apple 2 million rubles (about $34,000) for refusing to store the personal data of Russian users on servers in Russia.
Amazon Prime Day arrives as company suffers slowdown in online sales growth
Amazon's annual Prime Day event comes amid a slowdown in online sales growth, although the company may see a boost due to back-to-school shopping.
Twitter rolls out new 'unmention' safety feature sitewide
A new safety feature that allows Twitter users to remove themselves from unwanted conversations was rolled out across the social media platform on Monday.
Crypto issues 'not just idiosyncratic' to the space, industry expert argues
Ava Labs President John Wu weighs in on recent market volatility, arguing that he believes the idiosyncratic crypto issues have "played mostly out."
Google offers concessions to fend off U.S. antitrust lawsuit
Google has offered concessions as a means of fending off a possible US antitrust lawsuit, offering to split parts of its business that auctions and places ads on websites.
Republicans continue to slam Google for alleged email filter bias despite claimed effort to fix
As Google takes steps is says are aimed at helping political campaigns' emails avoid spam filters, Republicans say the company is still doing so, and isn't explaining why
GameStop fires CFO amid staff shakeup
GameStop on Thursday announced that it had fired its chief financial officer and laid off numerous staff as part of an effort to reshape the company.
Schumer plans classified briefing for US senators on chips, technology
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer has scheduled an all-senators classified briefing for Wednesday on global innovation and a proposed bill to boost U.S. semiconductor manufacturing.
Former Theranos executive Sunny Balwani found guilty on all 12 charges
Ex-Theranos executive Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani was found guilty on all 12 charges of defrauding investors and patients in his criminal fraud trial.
Virgin Galactic taps Boeing subsidiary to build motherships
Virgin Galactic will partner with Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing subsidiary, to manufacture the next generation of carrier aircraft to be used for space tourism.
TikTok wants 'psychographic analysis' of your kids, GETTR CEO warns
GETTR CEO Jason Miller argues TikTok gathering the "psychographic analysis" of users gives China the "upper hand" in its data information war against the U.S.
Apple to introduce 'Lockdown Mode' in iOS 16 to block government spyware
Apple Inc. plans to introduce a 'Lockdown Mode' option in iOS 16. 'Lockdown Mode' will be used to protect against spyware unleashed by government hackers.
Curevac sues BioNTech over COVID-19 vaccine's mRNA technology
CureVac is suing Pfizer's German partner BioNTech for alleged patent infringement related to the development of their mRNA vaccines against COVID-19.
AstraZeneca to buy biotech firm TeneoTwo for up to $1.27 billion
AstraZeneca has agreed to buy biotech firm TeneoTwo in a deal worth up to $1.27, with Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma early-stage treatment at the heart of the deal.
Snapchat update allows users to view each other's exact location
A new Snapchat update allows users to access someone's exact location. 'Snap Map' gives users their friend's street address if they have their location turned on.


















