Category: Computers and the Internet

With Trump In Power, Foreign Crypto Companies Make Inroads in US

The prime example is Tether, a firm that regulators once targeted. Its chief executive recently hobnobbed in Washington with lawmakers and lobbyists.
House Passes Bill to Ban Sharing of Revenge Porn, Sending It to Trump

The Take It Down Act, which united a coalition of conservative and liberal lawmakers, criminalizes the nonconsensual sharing of sexually explicit images of others and requires companies to remove them.
Amazon to Launch First Project Kuiper Internet Satellites: What to Know

The spacecraft are the online giant’s entry into beaming wireless service from space, but the company has much to do before it can compete with SpaceX’s Starlink.
Israel’s A.I. Experiments in Gaza War Raise Ethical Concerns

Israel developed new artificial intelligence tools to gain an advantage in the war. The technologies have sometimes led to fatal consequences.
The Cybercriminals Who Organized a $243 Million Crypto Heist

How luxury cars, $500,000 bar tabs and a mysterious kidnapping attempt helped investigators unravel the heist of a lifetime.
Trump Offers a Private Dinner to Top 220 Investors of His Memecoin

The offer, which caused President Trump’s memecoin to surge in price, was his family’s latest effort to profit from cryptocurrencies.
YouTube at 20: From ‘Lazy Sunday’ to ‘Hot Ones’

The video-streaming platform has revolutionized how we watch things. Here’s a timeline of its biggest moments.
EU Fines Apple and Meta Total of $800 Million in First Use of Digital Competition Law

The European Commission said the Silicon Valley companies violated the Digital Markets Act, a law meant to crimp the power of the largest tech firms.
At Meta’s Antitrust Trial, a Bygone Internet Era Comes Back to Life

In the landmark antitrust case, tech executives have harked back to a Silicon Valley age when social apps like Facebook, Path, Orkut and Google Plus boomed.
After Trump Spares Apple, Other Businesses Want a Tariffs Break

Retail executives huddled with the president amid fears that tariffs could result in higher prices.
Will a Federal Judge Break Up Google?

On Monday, the tech giant and the U.S. government face off in court over how to fix the company’s online search monopoly. The outcome could alter Google and Silicon Valley.
Google Makes History With Rapid-Fire Antitrust Losses

Within a year, two federal judges declared the tech giant a monopoly in search and ad technology. The tide may be turning for antitrust.