These are the hot digital trends for 2021
No matter how you’re feeling about 2020, we can all agree that just about everything changed.
GoDaddy tests employees with phishing email promising Christmas bonuses: report
Internet domain behemoth GoDaddy sent employees an email promising a Christmas bonus — that turned out to actually be a computer security test.
Graham praises Trump's 'reasonable demands' for $2G COVID checks, nullifying Big Tech protections
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said Friday that he met with President Trump on Christmas Day and believes the commander-in-chief's proposal to increase the coronavirus relief check amount to $2,000 per American is the right decision.
Comcast adding data caps for home Internet
Starting Jan. 1, Comcast will hit customers with an extra charge for using too much data, a hike that has become an annual holiday tradition for some of the biggest cable companies.
Coronavirus pandemic led to much higher sales of laptop, desktop computers in 2020
The world stocked up on laptop and desktop computers in 2020 at a level not seen since the iPhone debuted in 2007, and manufacturers still are months away from fulfilling outstanding orders, hardware industry executives and analysts said.
Bond king Bill Gross’ blasting of ‘Gilligan’s Island’ theme song was harassment, judge rules
A legal dispute between two wealthy California neighbors was resolved Wednesday, with a judge deciding that billionaire bond king Bill Gross was harassing his neighbor by repeatedly blasting the theme song from TV sitcom “Gilligan’s Island” in the direction of the neighbor’s home.
Video game revenues in 2020 set to top sports, movie industries
Global video game revenue is up 20 percent in 2020, and will finish the year at an eye-watering $180 billion
China steps up pressure on Alibaba with anti-monopoly probe
Chinese leaders have said an economic priority in the coming year will be to step up anti-monopoly enforcement
Rome’s Colosseum to get $12M stage upgrade with retractable floor
Almost 2,000 years after the amphitheater was built, Italian officials are looking for an architect to remake its stage floor, according to recent reports.
Miami mayor pushes Silicon Valley, Big Tech to move to Florida; reports ‘it’s absolutely working’
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez is encouraging Big Tech companies to move their business to sunny South Florida, and he told FOX Business Network's “After the Bell” Wednesday that his push is “absolutely working.”
‘Escape pods’ from SpaceX, Airbnb, Tesla alumni are sci-fi inspired for campers
High and low tech are set to cross paths in the Great Outdoors in the form of new, $17,500 outdoor shelters, dubbed “prefab urban escape pods, from a startup called Jupe.
Zoom allowing unlimited video call time for Christmas, New Year's
Zoom is allowing unlimited video call time between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Christmas and New Year's Day.
Google, Facebook agreed to team up against possible antitrust action, draft lawsuit says
Facebook and Google are joining forces after 10 states filed a lawsuit alleging the companies work together in online advertising.
Solarwinds hack victims: From tech companies to a hospital and university
The victims offer a small window into the sweeping scope of the hack, which could have ensnared as many as 18,000 of Austin-based SolarWinds Corp.'s customers, the company said, after hackers laced a routine software update with malicious code.
FireEye CEO calls for US to establish doctrine laying out consequences for cyberattacks
Peter Mandia, CEO of cybersecurity firm FireEye, called for the U.S. to establish a clear doctrine to put the world on notice that there will be consequences if foreign governments engage in cyberattacks.
Google hit with 2 new antitrust lawsuits from 4 private publishers
Several private publishers filed two antitrust lawsuits against Google this week as the company comes under increasing scrutiny over its advertising and search practices.
Meet the lawyer trying to keep Google from being broken up
With antitrust challenges intensifying, longtime executive Kent Walker is now big man on company campus.
Hackers' broad attack sets cyber experts worldwide scrambling to defend networks
Suspected Russian hackers who broke into U.S. government agencies also spied on less high-profile organizations, including groups in Britain, a U.S. internet provider and a county government in Arizona.
From BuzzFeed to Axios, digital media players prepare for deal frenzy
Big players explore acquiring rivals and going public through blank-check companies
Walmart kicks off sales campaign with Trump target TikTok
Walmart on Friday is launching its first-ever livestream shopping event on TikTok.



















