• WATCH: Garland announces Ticketmaster, Live Nation anti-trust lawsuit

    WATCH: Garland announces Ticketmaster, Live Nation anti-trust lawsuit

    May 23, 2024 02:59 PM EST

    ... targeting companies accused of engaging in illegal monopolies that box out competitors and drive up prices. In March, the Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Apple alleging that the tech giant has monopoly power in the smartphone market. The Democratic administration has also taken on Google, Amazon and other tech ...

  • Biden White House to tech industry: Shut down market for sexually abusive AI deepfakes

    Biden White House to tech industry: Shut down market for sexually abusive AI deepfakes

    May 23, 2024 02:07 PM EST

    ... its Thursday release calls for action from not just AI developers but payment processors, financial institutions, cloud computing providers, search engines and the gatekeepers — namely Apple and Google — that control what makes it onto mobile app stores. The private sector should step up to “disrupt the monetization” of image-based ...

  • Tech companies unveil rapid AI advancements, sparking wonder and concern

    Tech companies unveil rapid AI advancements, sparking wonder and concern

    May 20, 2024 10:35 PM EST

    ... s what they're branding them as. They have got a new chip in them which they claim will be faster than the chip in Apple's MacBook Air that has been a benchmark for the industry for a very long time. And they're rolling out a new version ...

  • What's behind the historic stock market highs and how it relates to the overall economy

    What's behind the historic stock market highs and how it relates to the overall economy

    May 17, 2024 10:50 PM EST

    ... less 40000. There's another school's thought that says the Dow should be far higher if it was more rationally planned, for example, if Apple or Amazon was added, or if there were other components right now that more represent this economy than the old economy components that are ...

  • U.S. job market still hot but weekly jobless claims hit highest level since August of 2023

    U.S. job market still hot but weekly jobless claims hit highest level since August of 2023

    May 09, 2024 02:31 PM EST

    ... S. consumers. Though layoffs remain at low levels, companies have been announcing more job cuts recently, mostly across technology and media. Google parent company Alphabet, Apple and eBay have all recently announced layoffs. Outside of tech and media, Peloton, Stellantis, Nike and Tesla have recently announced job cuts. In total ...

  • Congress grills district leaders on rise in antisemitic incidents at high schools

    Congress grills district leaders on rise in antisemitic incidents at high schools

    May 08, 2024 10:30 PM EST

    ... Hillcrest High School in New York took over halls, yelling about and looking for a Jewish teacher who had posted a pro-Israel photo. New York Mayor Eric Adams condemned the incident. Today, the Big Apple's schools chief, David Banks, said his agency takes this and other incidents seriously.

  • Wisconsin Democrats plan to spend $7 million on television ads on key Senate races

    Wisconsin Democrats plan to spend $7 million on television ads on key Senate races

    May 08, 2024 09:17 PM EST

    ... Waupaca counties. Democrats Sarah Keyeski is running against GOP incumbent Joan Ballweg there. The committee also will target the 18th District, which now runs from Appleton south to Oshkosh along Lake Winnebago's western shore. The seat is open, with Democrats Kristin Alfheim and Joseph Carmen and Republicans Anthony Phillips ...

  • Protest song 'Glory to Hong Kong' now banned in city after appeals court overturns ruling

    Protest song 'Glory to Hong Kong' now banned in city after appeals court overturns ruling

    May 08, 2024 08:06 PM EST

    ... mid-afternoon on Wednesday, “Glory to Hong Kong," whose artist is credited as “Thomas and the Hong Kong people,” was still available on Spotify and Apple Music in both English and Cantonese. A search on YouTube for the song also displayed multiple videos and renditions. Google said in an email ...

  • 9 of 10 wrongful death suits over Astroworld concert crowd surge have been settled, lawyer says

    9 of 10 wrongful death suits over Astroworld concert crowd surge have been settled, lawyer says

    May 08, 2024 05:57 PM EST

    ... that nearly all of the wrongful death lawsuits have been settled came after the trial in Dubiski’s case was put on hold last week. Apple Inc., which livestreamed Scott’s concert and was one of the more than 20 defendants being sued by Dubiski’s family, had appealed a ...

  • Oklahoma town sees second tornado in 5 weeks as deadly storms hit central U.S.

    Oklahoma town sees second tornado in 5 weeks as deadly storms hit central U.S.

    May 07, 2024 02:30 PM EST

    ... National Weather Service said. Throughout the area, wind farm turbines spun rapidly in the wind and blinding rain. In Kansas, some areas were pelted by apple-sized hail 3 inches (7.6 centimeters) in diameter. The storms tore through Oklahoma as areas, including Sulphur and Holdenville, were still recovering from ...