Nation Sep 11 U.S. regulators to challenge Google’s search engine dominance in federal trial The 10-week trial comes years after the Justice Department alleged Google abused the power of its search engine in ways that stifle competition. The government says Google's practices increasingly force consumers to settle for inferior search results.
Nation Jun 22 Microsoft heads to court over $69 billion deal that could reshape video gaming The battle will pit Microsoft's ambition to expand its video game imprint beyond its Xbox console against the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's bid to block a deal that it contends will stifle competition and innovation to the detriment of consumers.
Science Jun 06 A timeline of Apple’s most influential product announcements The iPhone, released in 2007 four years before Jobs died, remains Apple's biggest game changer.
Nation May 30 Elizabeth Holmes enters Texas prison to begin 11-year sentence for Theranos hoax The arrival comes more than a year after a jury convicted Holmes on four felony counts of fraud and conspiracy in January 2022. She was sentenced to prison time in November.
Nation May 30 Elizabeth Holmes, former Theranos CEO, reports to federal prison for 11 year sentence Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes on Tuesday will be moving to her new home — a federal prison where she has been sentenced to spend the next 11 years for overseeing a blood-testing hoax that became a parable about greed…
Economy May 23 Waymo, Uber set aside past rift to team up on self-driving taxis in Phoenix The partnership announced comes five years after Uber reached a $245 million settlement with Waymo to resolve a lawsuit alleging former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick conspired with former Google engineer Anthony Levandowski to steal Waymo's technology.
Economy May 10 Google is giving its dominant search engine an artificial-intelligence makeover Google has disclosed plans to infuse its dominant search engine with more advanced artificial-intelligence technology. The effort is in response to one of the biggest threats to its long-established position as the internet's main gateway.
Economy Apr 21 Lyft employees brace for ‘significant’ layoffs as new CEO takes the reins Lyft is preparing to lay off hundreds of employees just days after new CEO David Risher began steering the ride-hailing service with a eye of driving down costs to help bring its fares more in line with its biggest rival, Uber.
Arts Apr 18 Netflix to end DVD-by-mail service that changed video rental industry Netflix is poised to shut down the DVD-by-mail rental service that set the stage for its trailblazing video streaming service.
Economy Mar 14 Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse rattles tech industry leaders, entrepreneurs “They were the gold standard, it almost seemed weird if you were in tech and didn’t have a Silicon Valley Bank account,” Stefan Kalb, CEO of Seattle startup Shelf Engine, said during an interview.