Microsoft profits up 21%, giving cushion for gaming push
Demand for Microsoft’s cloud-computing services and work software helped boost its quarterly profits by 21% as the pandemic continued to keep many office workers at home.
Twitter transparency: US submitted more government information requests to platform than any other country
The United States government issued more information requests to Twitter than any other country in the first half of 2021.
Tony Podesta pulls in $1 million lobbying White House on behalf of Huawei
Tony Podesta made $1 million to lobby the White House on behalf of Chinese telecommunications company Huawei. His brother, John Podesta, has been an adviser to Presidents Obama and Clinton.
Austin drone operator captures intriguing first photos of Tesla Model Ys at Gigafactory Texas
The vehicles may have been produced for crash-test purposes.
Lawsuit accuses Snapchat of 'defective design' and 'negligence' after CT girl, 11, dies of suicide
The Social Media Victims Law Center (SMVLC) has sued Snap, Inc., and Meta Platforms, Inc. on behalf of the family of 11-year-old Selena Rodriguez, who committed suicide in her Connecticut home on July 21, 2021.
Erotic app Quinn, founded by Snapchat CEO’s sis, has 300K subscribers
The “audio porn” app created by the sister of Snapchat founder Evan Spiegel is gaining traction as it recently surpassed 300,000 subscribers.
GM to spend $6.5B, add 4,000 jobs at Michigan EV factories
GM is expected to announce a $6.5 billion investment in new EV factories next week.
Apple’s Tim Cook and Google's Sundar Pichai working Capitol Hill together to stop Big Tech bill
Apple CEO Tim Cook and Alphabet chief Sundar Pichai are both reaching out to senators personally in an effort to stop a bill aimed at reining in Big Tech
Netflix stock has worst day since 2012
Netflix added 8.3 million new subscribers disappointing Wall Street.
IRS to start requiring facial recognition scans to access tax returns
The Internal Revenue Service is going to start requiring users of its online tax payment system to provide a selfie to a third-party company in order to access their accounts.
Disney, Netflix, Amazon Video could soon enter price war, analyst predicts
CFRA analyst Tuna Amobi predicts some of the biggest streaming services will break out in a price war amid inflationary pressures.
Peloton stock tanks on bike production halt report, company says claims are false
Peloton investors are having a rough ride as the fitness company faces new problems
QR code scams hit Texas, officials warn they're being used to steal personal information
A QR code scam is hitting Texas. The cities of Austin, San Antonio, Houston, and now the FBI have issued warnings against malicious QR codes that could steal your personal information.
CEO who fired 900 on Zoom returning to work after break
CEO Vishal Garg has committed to changing the culture at Better Mortgage, including training and the inclusion of more executives in key decisions.
Texas attorney general takes Google to court for deceptive trade practice on Pixel phones
Google is facing a lawsuit headache after Utah also filed a lawsuit claiming the tech giant had engaged in antitrust practices with Facebook.
What is metaverse and why NFTs are key to its massive explosion
Larry Cheng, managing partner at Volition Capital, argued that there is “a bit of a gold rush mentality to NFTs as the fiber and the texture of the metaverse” as he described the space, which is garnering increased interest from traditional companies, including Walmart.
AirTag stalking: New Apple device involved in suspicious tracking incidents across the country
A handful of unsettling, individual stories are pointing a larger problem with a relatively new Apple product called the AirTag.
SoFi stock surges on bank approval
SoFi just became America's newest bank and it's a big deal.
Ford and ADT to provide on-car video security system
Ford and ADT are teaming up on a new company called Canopy that will provide live video security monitoring of a vehicle and is aimed at protecting work equipment stored inside.
Several international airlines cancel flights to US over 5G concerns
Several international airlines announced Tuesday that they would be canceling some flights to the US, citing concerns over AT&T and Verizon's 5G rollout



















