Tech

A Justice Department-led panel is investigating Zoom Video Communications Inc.’s deal to buy an American customer-service software company, citing potential national-security risks posed by the U.S. videoconferencing giant’s China ties.

When the Kremlin requested that a pro-democratic Russian app be taken down by Big Tech, Google and Apple raised eyebrows by fulfilling that request.

An Arizona medical assistant testified Tuesday at the criminal trial of Elizabeth Holmes that she received two Theranos Inc. blood tests indicating she was miscarrying when she was in fact pregnant—results that her medical provider testified were unlike any she has ever seen in eight years of practice in women’s health.

Apple is working on features designed to detect depression, anxiety, autism and the cognitive decline that can develop into Alzheimer’s and other kinds of dementia, according to a Tuesday report in the Wall Street Journal.

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he told Amazon founder Jeff Bezos that the e-commerce behemoth must pay its fair share in taxes.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg approved a plan last month to use Facebook’s “News Feed” to promote positive coverage of the embattled social media platform as it aims to improve its image, according to a report Tuesday.

Billionaire Elon Musk said SpaceX is already plotting some upgrades for its next flight following the all-civilian Inspiration4 crew’s successful mission earlier this month.

Billionaire Bill Gates’ nonprofit Breakthrough Energy has secured investments from seven corporate giants to develop clean energy technology, the organization announced on Monday.

Twitter Inc. said it agreed to pay more than $800 million to settle a consolidated class-action securities lawsuit alleging the social-media company deliberately misled investors about user engagement in 2015.

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez explained on Monday that MiamiCoin, a city-specific cryptocurrency, is a model that could “revolutionize the way governments are funded in the future.”

Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX, chipped in $50 million for St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital to help it exceed Inspiration4’s $200 million fundraising goal.

In the latest move to curb screen time for younger Chinese users, ByteDance Ltd., the maker of the hit short-video mobile app TikTok, said that it would restrict access to Douyin, the Chinese version of the app, to 40 minutes a day for users under 14 years old.

In the latest move to curb screen time for younger Chinese users, ByteDance Ltd., the maker of the hit short-video mobile app TikTok, said that it would restrict access to Douyin, the Chinese version of the app, to 40 minutes a day for users under 14 years old.

Apple and Google stand accused of “political censorship” after the companies removed an app created by imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny under pressure from the Kremlin.

Three former intelligence employees agreed with the The U.S. Department of Justice to pay $1.68 million for offering hacking services to a United Arab Emirates company.

A SpaceX capsule carrying four space tourists aimed for a splashdown off the Florida coast Saturday evening.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management on Thursday announced a new equity ETF called the Goldman Sachs Future Tech Leaders Equity ETF (GTEK).

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall joined 10 other attorneys general in submitting an appeal in support of what Marshall describes as a Florida “free speech law under assault by Big Tech.”

Facebook is again receiving bipartisan criticism from lawmakers following a report showing the tech giant is aware of Instagram’s negative impact on teenagers’ mental health.

WarnerMedia-owned HBO will offer a sizable discount to current and former subscribers following the cable network’s exit from Amazon Prime Video’s Channels platform, the company said Friday.