Pentagon cancels JEDI contract as Amazon, Microsoft duke it out
The Defense Department has canceled its Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract as Amazon and Microsoft sparred for years over the deal.
Richard Branson gives inside tour of Virgin Galactic's Unity spacecraft
Virgin Galactic founder Sir Richard Branson gave NBC's "Today" show an all-access pass to the inside of the aerospace company's prized VSS Unity SpaceShipTwo on Tuesday.
Cash-laden companies are on a mergers and acquisitions spree
Businesses spent $1.74 trillion on mergers and acquisitions involving U.S. companies during the first six months of the year—the highest amount in more than four decades—as finance chiefs tapped into cheap funding options to acquire technologies, services and other assets.
Elon Musk's Boring Company in talks with Florida city to build transit loop
The Boring Company launched by Elon Musk has pitched an offer to build an underground transit loop for the city of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to connect between downtown and the beach.
Hackers demand $70M to restore data held by companies hit in cyberattack: blog
Hackers suspected to be behind a mass extortion attack that affected hundreds of companies worldwide late on Sunday demanded $70 million to restore the data they are holding ransom, according to a posting on a dark website.
Facebook, Twitter, Google threaten to quit Hong Kong over proposed data laws
Facebook Inc., Twitter Inc., and Alphabet Inc.'s Google have privately warned the Hong Kong government that they could stop offering their services in the city if authorities proceed with planned changes to data-protection laws that could make them liable for the malicious sharing of individuals' information online.
Scale, details of massive Kaseya ransomware attack emerge
Cybersecurity teams worked feverishly Sunday to stem the impact of the single biggest global ransomware attack on record, with some details emerging about how the Russia-linked gang responsible breached the company whose software was the conduit.
China orders Didi app downloads suspended over data violation
China's cyberspace regulator said on Sunday that it had ordered smartphone app stores to stop offering Didi Global Inc's (DIDI.N) app after finding that the ride-hailing giant had illegally collected users' personal data.
Ransomware attack thought tied to Russia-linked group hitting hundreds of businesses, cybersecurity firm says
A cybercrime group with ties to Russia is believed to have launched a massive ransomware attack that involves hundreds of companies, according to a cybersecurity firm.
IBM's Jim Whitehurst out as president
IBM announced Friday that Jim Whitehurst is no longer president of the company after 14 months at the helm, but will stay on as a senior advisor to the executive leadership team.
Elon Musk takes aim at ULA, says parent company Lockheed 'darkened the skies with lobbyists'
SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk is continuing his criticism of the United Launch Association for accepting government money.
Facebook asks: Are your friends becoming extremists?
Facebook Inc (FB.O) is starting to warn some users they might have seen "extremist content" on the social media site, the company said on Thursday.
New auto sales, prices rise as chip shortage cuts US supply
U.S. consumers continued to spend wildly on new automobiles in the second quarter, pushing sales up 50.2% over last year despite tight dealer inventories and record high prices.
Fujifilm to close South Carolina plants; 400 will be unemployed
Japanese photo giant Fujifilm Corp. is closing several plants in South Carolina as more than half its employees in the state will lose their jobs.
Jeff Bezos picks female aerospace pioneer, 82, to launch into space with him
Jeff Bezoses, Amazon CEO and founder of aerospace company Blue Origin, has selected an 82-year-old female aerospace pioneer to travel to space with him on July 20.
Florida Gov. DeSantis’ Big Tech law struck down by judge
A federal judge has temporarily prevented Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis from implementing legislation allowing state residents to sue the country’s largest technology companies over their content moderation policies.
Slack releases new audio tool for team communication like ‘taxi dispatch’, CEO says
Business communication platform Slack is launching a new audio tool that aims to make communicating with co-workers a little easier, Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield revealed on "The Claman Countdown."
Amazon wants FTC Chairwoman Lina Kahn removed from antitrust cases against company
Amazon.com is requesting that newly-minted Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Lina Khan be recused from any antitrust investigations of their company, citing her lengthy track record as a prominent critic of the online giant.
Aribnb blocking 1-night 4th of July reservations on entire homes
Airbnb is blocking one-night reservations for entire homes on the 4th of July.
Arizona AG wants answers from Facebook over reports of smugglers using platform to get migrants into US
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich has written to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg calling for answers about reports that human smugglers and drug cartels have used the popular social media platform to advertise their smuggling services and capitalize on the continuing crisis at the southern border.



















