US justice officials say TikTok often failed to honor requests by parents to have their young children’s accounts and data removed. The United States in a lawsuit on Friday accused…
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British Airways parent IAG drops bid for Air Europa
Air Europa will not join the IAG Group after owner of British Airways and Ibera abandoned the acquistion in the face of competition concerns by regulators. Airline giant IAG, owner…
Australian airline Rex enters administration as finances sag
Australian regional airline Rex has suspended flights between major cities as it enters voluntary administration. The Australian regional airline Rex cancelled flights as it entered voluntary administration Wednesday, leaving the…
Texas says Meta to pay $1.4 bn to settle photo-tagging lawsuit
A Texas law requires tech companies to get user permission before collecting biometric data such as that used to ‘tag’ people in Facebook photos. Meta has agreed to pay $1.4…
Amazon is responsible for hazardous items sold by third-party sellers, US agency says
A package moves along a conveyor belt at an Amazon’s DAX7 delivery station during Amazon’s annual Prime Day event, Tuesday, July 16, 2024, in South Gate, Calif. Amazon is responsible…
Apple has reached its first-ever union contract with store employees in Maryland
An Apple store employee stands inside the store in New York on Feb. 5, 2021. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers’ Coalition of Organized Retail Employees, which represents…
AI startups swap independence for Big Tech’s deep pockets
Big tech companies are increasingly in the spotlight for their appetite to eat up smaller firms, prompting some concerns in Silicon Valley. It’s the case of the vanishing startup: some…
Technology’s grip on modern life is pushing us down a dimly lit path of digital land mines
Tiffany McAllister and Andres Bernal try to rebook their flight to Iowa while at Hartsfield Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, Friday, July 19, 2024, as a major internet outage disrupts…
Warner Brothers Discovery sues NBA over Amazon rights deal
The NBA is being sued by Warner Brothers Discovery for rejecting an offer for a new deal and instead signing a rights contract with Amazon. Warner Brothers Discovery filed a…
Video game makers see actors as AI ‘data,’ says union on strike
Sarah Elmaleh (R) is the chair of SAG-AFTRA’s negotiating committee for the video games contract. Artificial intelligence was key to last year’s Hollywood strikes, and it has now sparked a…
