Treasury reconsiders IRS' use of facial recognition company ID.me
The Treasury Department is reassessing the Internal Revenue Service’s use of third-party facial recognition software ID.me for access to taxpayer accounts amid growing concerns about the company's privacy practices.
Netflix customers to start seeing price hike in February
Netflix subscribers are bracing for a price increase in February as the tech giant looks to bounce back from a difficult start to the new year.
Pregnant man, pregnant person emoji coming to Apple iPhones
A "pregnant man" emoji and "pregnant person" emoji are coming to Apple iPhones with its latest update, iOS 15.4.
Google to invest $1B to push India's digitalization
Google will invest up to $1 billion in partnership with India’s Airtel to provide affordable access to smartphones to over a billion Indians and speed up use of cloud-based computing for business, the two companies said on Friday.
Apple hits new quarterly revenue record despite supply chain troubles
Apple, Inc. has posted its highest quarterly profit in the company's history despite supply chain woes and chip shortages
Fed Chair, Ford CEO agree: No quick fix for semiconductor crunch
There is no quick fix for the global semiconductor crisis, according to Fed Chairman Powell and Ford CEO Jim Farley.
Apple to let iPhones accept credit cards without extra hardware: report
Apple has plans for a new service that would help small businesses collect payments using an iPhone.
Intel earnings drop, revenue edges higher
Intel Corp.'s earnings fell last quarter as the company ramped up spending on new facilities and products, part of Chief Executive Officer Pat Gelsinger's efforts to revive the semiconductor giant's fortunes.
Oregon mom sues Snap, Meta over 15-year-old daughter's declining mental health: 'Deliberate addictive design'
A lawsuit has been filed against Snap and Meta Platforms on behalf of the family of a 15-year-old who was allegedly hospitalized for psychiatric episodes related to her social media addiction.
US Commerce Dept says chips shortage to persist, will review some prices
The U.S. Commerce Department said Tuesday a global survey of semiconductor chip producers and users shows a shortage will persist, sparked primarily by wafer production capacity constraints.
Tim Cook 'stalker': Apple files for restraining order against Virginia woman accused of harassing CEO
Apple has filed for a restraining order against a woman who allegedly stalked the tech giant’s CEO Tim Cook, showed up at his house at least twice and sent him photos of guns and bullets, according court filings in Santa Clara.
Google must face Arizona lawsuit against tracking services, judge rules
An Arizona judge on Tuesday refused to toss out the state's lawsuit against Google, which alleges that the company uses unfair practices to obtain users' location data.
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



















