IBM CEO to spin off infrastructure services unit, stock surges
IBM's new CEO Arvind Krishna ignites investors with blockbuster deal move
Elon Musk memo hints at Tesla's production potential
Tesla Inc. has a chance at producing 500,000 cars this year, CEO Elon Musk told employees in an internal email.
Silicon Valley reportedly pouring money into Biden coffer — not so much for Trump
Employees at the six largest Silicon Valley tech firms have donated nearly $5 million to Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden while dishing out a paltry $239,000 to President Trump, according to a report on Tuesday.
Instacart announces Senior Support Service to help older customers do their grocery shopping online
Grocery delivery service Instacart is helping seniors aged 60 and up order food more seamlessly
Former Facebook engineer Ashok Chandwaney says company not doing enough to stop hate speech
A former Facebook engineer on Tuesday told NBC that the company is not doing enough to stop hate speech.
National security officials reassure voters about election safeguards
Not only have foreign actors attempt to meddle, the U.S. Postal Service is warning of mass delivery delays during what is expected to be one of the largest uses of mail-in ballots in American history.
Amazon, Apple, Google, Facebook fight Democratic campaign to break up Big Tech
Findings from top Democrats called for an overhaul in anti-trust laws as well as the breakup of the top four tech companies.
U.S. Supreme Court hears Google bid to end Oracle copyright suit
A jury cleared Google in 2016, but the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit overturned that decision in 2018, finding that Google's inclusion of Oracle's software code in Android was not permissible under U.S. copyright law.
Apple expands health records on iPhone ahead of refresh
Ahead of an expected launch for its new iPhone, Apple Inc. has expanded access to Health Records on the iPhone, making them available in the U.K. and Canada.
Facebook steps up QAnon crackdown amid anti-trust, censorship scrutiny
Facebook announced new measures to crack down on QAnon and “Militarized Social Movements” Tuesday, as well as bans on thousands of pages and groups.
Democrat-led House panel to seek breakup of big tech, GOP lawmaker says
A Democrat-led House antitrust subcommittee will propose to break up Silicon Valley’s tech giants after a yearlong investigation into competition in the technology sector, a Republican member of the subcommittee said.
Instagram starts hiding 'potentially offensive' comments
The new function builds on the social media platform's previous filter, concealing comments similar to those that have been the subjects of previous complaints.
Apple pulls rival products from stores ahead of launch
Ahead of an expected launch for its new iPhone, speaker and headphones, Apple Inc. has stopped selling rival products in its retail stores, Bloomberg reported.
Former tech CEO gets home confinement for admissions bribe
A former tech executive was sentenced Monday to one year of home confinement for paying $300,000 to bribe his son’s way into Georgetown University as a tennis recruit, even though the son did not play tennis.
Apple sues recycling company for allegedly re-selling devices it was hired to scrap
Apple is suing a Canadian recycling company for over $22 million claiming it re-sold more than 100,000 devices instead of disposing of the products as it had been hired to.
Venmo unveils its first-ever credit card
Venmo is debuting its Venmo Credit Card after a much-anticipated roll out since the company made the announcement last year.
Facebook says government breakup of Instagram, WhatsApp would be ‘complete nonstarter’
The House Antitrust Subcommittee this month is expected to release the findings of its investigation into Facebook and other companies.
Larry Ellison's TikTok bid puts Oracle chairman back in the spotlight
Winning the TikTok contest would pay other dividends for Mr. Ellison, most significantly boosting Oracle’s efforts to gain traction in the hot field of cloud-computing—which he once dismissed as a fad.
Could the second presidential debate be held on Zoom?
Even before the president's positive COVID-19 test, calls for a remote debate were rising following a contentious and chaotic event this week.
Ex-presidential contender Andrew Yang takes lead in California data privacy measure
Andrew Yang is chairing the advisory board for Proposition 24, which he and other supporters see as a model for other states as the U.S. tries to catch up with protections that already exist in Europe.


















