eBay’s move to drop American Express over processing fees takes effect
American Express cards were no longer accepted on the giant bidding platform eBay as of Saturday after the online retailer earlier announced the move in…
Scott Wiener’s AI bill moves forward with significant changes
A controversial bill that seeks to protect Californians from artificial intelligence-driven catastrophes has caused uproar in the tech industry. This week, the legislation passed a…
Biden administration to invest $1.6B in Texas Instruments semiconductor supply effort
Construction is underway on two of Texas Instruments’ new 300mm semiconductor wafer fabs in Sherman, Texas, dubbed SM1 and SM2. The company and the Biden…
NASA to decide on how to bring home stranded astronauts by end of the month | Space News
Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams were stranded after problems emerged with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft.NASA has said it will decide by the end of the month…
The right-wing lurch of X under Elon Musk | US Election 2024
Since Elon Musk took over Twitter, and changed its name to X, he has banned journalists critical of him, and been accused of censoring Democratic…
Trump, Musk talk assassination attempt, immigration, inflation in ‘conversation’ on X
1 of 2 | Donald Trump spoke for more than 2-hours Monday night with billionaire Elon Musk in a live interview on X. Trump also…
OpenAI warns against making ’emotional connections’ with new chat tech
An illustration picture shows the introduction page of ChatGPT, an interactive AI chatbot model trained and developed by OpenAI, on its website in Beijing on…
Trump campaign confirms internal documents obtained by hackers, blames Iran
The campaign of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump confirmed Saturday that internal communications had been obtained by hackers and supplied to the Washington publication Politico.…
YouTube CEO and tech pioneer Susan Wojcicki died of Lung cancer Friday
Technology pioneer Susan Wojcicki, 56, died Friday after a two-year battle with lung cancer, her family announced. Photo by Tech Crunch/Flicks Aug. 10 (UPI) --…
Microsoft warns of Iranian AI efforts to influence 2024 U.S. presidential election
A Microsoft report Thursday warned of cyberefforts by Iranian-linked groups using AI aimed at influencing the U.S. presidential election. Microsoft said the goals are to…
White House hails success of CHIPS and Science Act on second anniversary
The White House on Tuesday touted progress under the CHIPS and Science Act to celebrate two years since it became law. File Pool Photo by…
China wrestles with ‘quantity over quality’ in generative AI patents | Technology
China has emerged as the world’s top producer of generative AI patents, but it is struggling to turn many of its ideas into action thanks…
New study reveals more on early ‘Hobbit’ humans in Indonesia’s Flores | Science and Technology News
Study shows ancestors of Homo floresiensis were even shorter and lived 700,000 years ago.Twenty years ago scientists discovered fossils of an early human species that…
‘No choice,’ says Elon Musk as he confirms X’s move from San Francisco
Elon Musk has confirmed the headquarters of X is moving out of San Francisco. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo Aug. 6 (UPI)…
Microsoft pushes back on Delta Air Lines in CrowdStrike IT outage lawsuit
1 of 3 | Like CrowdStrike, Microsoft is now demanding Delta keep all relevant files relating to its tech infrastructure and dealings with other companies,…
Google has illegal monopoly over internet search, US judge rules | Internet News
The case depicted Google as a technological bully that methodically thwarted competition to protect its search engine.A judge in the United States has ruled that…
Federal judge calls Google ‘monopolist,’ says it violates U.S. antitrust laws
The Google brand logo hangs above the entrance to the Google Building, formerly known as Union Inland Terminal, on January 20, 2023 in New York…
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway slashes Apple stake by nearly hal
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has slashed its stake in Apple by nearly 50%, according to financial documents filed Saturday after technology stocks across…
Justice Department, FTC sue TikTok, allege violations of children’s privacy laws
Tiktok CEO Shou Zi Chew speaks with the press after meeting with Sen. John Letterman, D-Pa., at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., in March.…
US DOJ files lawsuit against TikTok, ByteDance for failing on child privacy | Social Media News
The US alleges that for years millions of American children under 13 have been using TikTok and the site ‘has been collecting and retaining’ their…