Tech

In anticipation for the mass exodus of students after the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announced that all classes will be online, local businesses are preparing to take another hit while some are finding relief from overwhelmed capacity.

Oracle Corp. has expressed an interest in acquiring the popular Chinese social video app TikTok, a new report said Tuesday. 

The sports betting data company is reportedly considering going public.

Google has revealed how it scaled its Google Meet teleconferencing service to meet the demand for online meetings during the coronavirus pandemic.

Tech companies are giving their employees more freedom to work from anywhere.

Amazon is taking steps to allow employees at its Seattle-based headquarters the option to work outside the city, weeks after a new local employer tax was passed and the coronavirus pandemic impacts corporate office plans.

Although dozens of little-known carriers serve as key conduits in America’s telecom system, they can also open the door to scams, a new report released Saturday suggests. 

Unable to play outside, kids are spending hours with friends chit-chatting and fighting on Fortnite, which is free to play and available on nearly all devices.

TikTok also faces a federal class-action lawsuit over alleged misuse of U.S. user data.

Whether or not you have a million-dollar smile, your face might be able to help you spend some cash.

The NCAA said last fall it would begin to allow student-athletes to earn money from their names, images and likenesses

Facebook Inc said on Friday that Apple Inc had declined its request to waive a 30% commission fee the iPhone maker charges apps listed on iOS devices, taking a shot at its fellow Big Tech peer as developers challenge the policy.

The computer scientist credited with inventing the pixel -- the digital dots that have been used to display photos, videos and more on phones and computer screens over the past few decades – has died this week at the age of 91. 

A California appeals court ruled Thursday that tech giant Amazon is legally liable for defective products sold on its site by third parties.

Hong Kong authorities will have to use a new system to obtain information from Google through the U.S. Justice Department's Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty, according to the Post. 

Pinterest workers are staging a virtual walkout after former COO Françoise Brougher filed a lawsuit on Tuesday accusing the company of gender discrimination.

The robots aren't replacing any humans, but they do help ease hotel guests' concerns in the middle of coronavirus.

News of the pilot program comes just over a month after Airbnb launched a similar initiative in the U.S.

Some businesses that get heavy funding from China are worried about Trump's WeChat ban, saying it is a crucial communication tool.

San Francisco’s district attorney on Wednesday filed a preliminary injunction against food delivery firm DoorDash to reclassify its contractors as employees, days after a judge granted a similar request in a case against ride-hailing firms Uber and Lyft.