Court documents show Google offered Netflix a deal to stick with Play Store billing::Court documents show Google tried to cut a deal with Netflix in 2017
Canada wildfire evacuees say Facebook’s news ban ‘dangerous’ in emergency situation::The ongoing fight between tech company Meta and the federal government over subsidizing news publishers means links to news sources are being blocked on sites like Facebook and Instagram. Wildfire evacuees in the Northwest Territories say...
The contestants in an event like the Excel World Championship are given what’s called a “case,” which could be almost anything. One case from last year’s competition required each player to figure out all the possible outcomes and associated rewards for a slot machine; another required modeling how a videogame character...
‘Put learners first’: Unesco calls for global ban on smartphones in schools::Major UN report issues warning over excessive use, with one in six countries already banning the devices
Google sues people who “weaponized” DMCA to remove rivals’ search results::Google says DMCA fraudsters filed copyright takedown notices for 600,000+ URLs.
Critics renew calls for a TikTok ban, claiming anti-Israel bias on the platform::Critics are renewing calls to ban TikTok, arguing that the most popular content related to the Israel-Hamas war on the app has a pro-Palestinian slant.
Cruise halts SF service as Calif. DMV shuts down driverless car permits::Driverless car firm Cruise is forced to suspend its service in San Francisco as the California DMV calls out safety issues.
FTX thief cashes out millions during Bankman-Fried trial::Chunks of the stolen $470m in cryptocurrency have been laundered every day since the trial began.
Why Human Writing Is Worth Defending In the Age of ChatGPT::A specter is haunting the landscape—the specter of generative AI. First came fears that student cheating would explode, plus that artists and actors would be unemployed. Then the ante was upped: So…
The new company, ChargeScape, will create a platform that can be used by both utilities and EV owners to benefit from the expected surge in mobile batteries plugged into the grid.
A cyberattack has disrupted hospitals and health care in several states::A cyberattack has affected computers at hospitals in multiple states, forcing some emergency rooms to close and ambulances to be diverted.