• European Union says Meta breaking digital rules with paid ad-free option for Facebook and Instagram

    European Union says Meta breaking digital rules with paid ad-free option for Facebook and Instagram

    Jul 01, 2024 05:34 PM EDT

    ... latest in flurry of regulatory activity by Brussels targeting Big Tech companies. The EU leveled its first charges under the DMA a week ago, accusing Apple of of preventing app makers from pointing users to cheaper options outside its App Store. It also recently charged Microsoft with violating the bloc ...

  • Analysis: Fact-checking the CNN Trump-Biden debate

    Analysis: Fact-checking the CNN Trump-Biden debate

    Jun 28, 2024 04:13 AM EDT

    ... Chief Correspondent Louis Jacobson, Senior Correspondent Amy Sherman, Staff Writers Grace Abels, Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Maria Briceño, Jeff Cercone, Madison Czopek, Marta Campabadal Graus, Ranjan Jindal, Mia Penner, Samantha Putterman, Sara Swann, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Researcher Caryn Baird and KFF Health News Senior Correspondent Julie Appleby contributed to this story.

  • Railroad bridge between South Dakota and Iowa collapses among Midwest flooding

    Railroad bridge between South Dakota and Iowa collapses among Midwest flooding

    Jun 24, 2024 02:37 PM EDT

    ... major impacts," said John Remus, water management division chief for the corps in the Missouri River basin. Tornadoes struck Saturday in Wisconsin, leveling the historic Apple Grove Lutheran Church, founded in 1893 in Argyle. The pastor said all were safe. Elsewhere, the heat was the biggest worry, even as temperatures ...

  • How Elon Musk's $44.9B Tesla pay package compares to other top U.S. CEO plans

    How Elon Musk's $44.9B Tesla pay package compares to other top U.S. CEO plans

    Jun 15, 2024 04:30 PM EDT

    ... almost $45 billion. Other CEOs at the top of AP's survey are William Lansing of Fair Isaac Corp, ($66.3 million); Tim Cook of Apple Inc. ($63.2 million); Hamid Moghadam of Prologis Inc. ($50.9 million); and Ted Sarandos, co-CEO of Netflix ($49.8 million). Technically, Musk ...

  • News Wrap: Supreme Court will hear Meta appeal over Cambridge Analytica scandal lawsuit

    News Wrap: Supreme Court will hear Meta appeal over Cambridge Analytica scandal lawsuit

    Jun 10, 2024 10:50 PM EDT

    ... the games have been sellouts. On TV, games are averaging 1.3 million viewers across all networks. That's nearly triple last season's average. Apple rolled out its long-awaited artificial intelligence strategy today as it works to keep pace with rival Microsoft. CEO Tim Cook announced the new ...

  • CEOs got hefty pay raises in 2023 while inflation burdened American workers' budgets

    CEOs got hefty pay raises in 2023 while inflation burdened American workers' budgets

    Jun 03, 2024 04:38 PM EDT

    ... five-year period. Other CEOs at the top of AP's survey are William Lansing of Fair Isaac Corp, ($66.3 million); Tim Cook of Apple Inc. ($63.2 million); Hamid Moghadam of Prologis Inc. ($50.9 million); and Ted Sarandos, co-CEO of Netflix ($49.8 million). At Apple ...

  • The Justice Department is suing Ticketmaster and Live Nation. What does that mean for concertgoers?

    The Justice Department is suing Ticketmaster and Live Nation. What does that mean for concertgoers?

    May 27, 2024 04:31 PM EDT

    ... several ongoing lawsuits accusing big companies of engaging in illegal monopolies that box out competitors and drive up prices.In March, the Justice Department sued Apple, accusing the tech giant of engineering an illegal monopoly in the smartphone market. Earlier this month, closing arguments were made in a lawsuit against ...

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

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

    May 23, 2024 02:59 PM EDT

    ... 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 EDT

    ... 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 EDT

    ... 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 ...