Category: Computers and the Internet

A Kentucky Boy Mistakenly Orders Almost 70,000 Dum-Dums Lollipops

Holly LaFavers said she was eventually refunded $4,200 for her 8-year-old son’s order of Dum-Dums candy.
TikTok, Facing a U.S. Ban, Tells Advertisers: We’re Here and Confident

The company’s executives tried to reassure potential advertisers about the app’s future in the United States without directly addressing a looming ban under a federal law.
Elon Musk Tried Keeping Issues at His Texas Mansion Private, Emails Show

The tech billionaire’s staff were concerned that correspondence about his home in West Lake Hills would become public after neighbors complained.
How Trump’s Closing a Tariff Loophole Will Hurt UPS and FedEx

President Trump has ended a tariff loophole that generated lots of business for delivery companies shipping inexpensive goods from China to the U.S.
Elon Musk, His 16-Foot Wall and the Feud With His Texas Neighbors

Residents of an upscale enclave outside Austin, Texas, learned the hard way what it’s like when a multibillionaire moves into the mansion next door. Some of them have started a ruckus over it.
What’s Behind Technology’s Disembodied Female Voices?

If you listen to the many artificial, automated voices that have become prevalent online, the answer doesn’t really matter, as long as she’s helping you.
China’s Garment Factories Face a Tipping Point After New Tariffs

As a U.S. tax loophole ends, the apparel makers that sell to America are forced to consider alternative markets or cheaper locations in and outside China.
Sam Altman’s Start-Up Launches Eye-Scanning Crypto Orbs in the U.S.

World, a start-up backed by Sam Altman, has launched in the United States with the goal of verifying your humanity.
Google Plans to Roll Out Gemini A.I. Chatbot to Children Under 13

The tech giant said it would make its Gemini chatbot available to children next week, and warned families in an email about the changes.
Amazon Says Operating Profits May Decline Amid Economic Uncertainty

The company reported overall mixed results, sending share prices down in after-hours trading.
At a Dubai Conference, Trump’s Conflicts Take Center Stage

A deal for a state-backed Emirati firm to use a Trump-affiliated digital coin was announced in a panel that included the president’s son and his business partner, who promised, “This is only the beginning.”
As a Tariff Loophole Closes, Sellers Who Import From China Brace for Chaos

Independent vendors who sell on sites like Etsy and eBay are trying to blunt the pain from tariffs on low-cost Chinese-made goods.