The year of social media soul-searching: Twitter dies, X and Threads are born and...
We lost Twitter and got X. We tried out Bluesky and Mastodon (well, some of us did). We fretted about AI bots and teen...
Chinese automaker BYD plans a new EV plant in Hungary as part of its...
BANGKOK (AP) — Chinese automaker BYD said Friday that it plans to build a new electric vehicle plant in Hungary, its first car factory...
China drafts new rules proposing restrictions on online gaming
HONG KONG (AP) — China released draft guidelines Friday aimed at curbing excessive spending on online gaming in the latest move by the ruling...
Apple loses latest bid to avert patent dispute that has halted online U.S. sales...
CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple on Thursday stopped online sales of two popular models of its internet-connected watch in the U.S. after losing its...
Electric scooter Bird Global steers into bankruptcy protection in bid to repair its finances
MIAMI (AP) — Electric scooter company Bird Global announced Wednesday that it has filed for bankruptcy protection in an attempt to stabilize its wobbly...
FTC proposes strengthening children’s online privacy rules to address tracking, push notifications
The Federal Trade Commission is proposing sweeping changes to a decades-old law that regulates how online companies can track and advertise to children, including...
Right-wing social media platform Parler plans to relaunch early next year
NEW YORK (AP) — The social media platform Parler, which caters to right-wing voices and was temporarily booted offline following the Jan. 6 insurrection,...
AI systems can’t be named as the inventor of patents, UK’s top court rules
LONDON (AP) — An artificial intelligence system can't be registered as the inventor of a patent, Britain's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in a decision...
China’s Alibaba names CEO Eddie Wu to head its e-commerce business as its growth...
HONG KONG (AP) — China's Alibaba Group says its CEO Eddie Wu will head its core e-commerce business, as the company seeks to drive...
Google to pay $700M in antitrust settlement reached with states before recent Play Store...
Google has agreed to pay $700 million and make several other concessions to settle allegations that it had been stifling competition against its Android...
