Google’s search defaults prey on power of habit, expert says in antitrust trial

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Antonio Rangel, a behavioral economist and professor at the California Institute of Technology, knows how to get you to grab a cereal box off a supermarket…

Chip designer Arm targets $52 bn valuation in year’s largest IPO

Arm’s semiconductor design is integrated into the vast majority of smartphones worldwide. British chip designer Arm is targeting a valuation of more than $52 billion for its initial public offering…

Amazon says its increasing pay for contracted delivery drivers

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Amazon says it’s boosting pay for contracted drivers who deliver millions of packages to customers every day. The company announced at a conference for delivery firms…

US takes on Google in landmark antitrust trial

Over ten weeks of testimony involving more than hundred witnesses, Google will try to persuade a federal judge that the landmark case brought by the US Department of Justice is…

Elon Musk’s X sues over having to post moderation policies

The platform formerly known as Twitter argues in a federal lawsuit that it is wrong for California to make the Elon Musk owned platform publicly post its policies about moderating…

Amazon to require some authors to disclose the use of AI material

The Amazon app is seen on a smartphone, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, in Marple Township, Pa. After months of complaints from the Authors Guild and other groups, Amazon.com started requiring…

Microsoft says it will protect customers from AI copyright lawsuits

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Microsoft Corp. says it will defend buyers of its artificial intelligence products from copyright infringement lawsuits, an effort by the software giant to ease concerns customers…

Google faces £7 bn claim on behalf of UK consumers

A claim has been filed in the UK accusing Google of breaching competition law. Google is facing a new lawsuit in Britain, which accuses the US tech giant of stifling…

Musk threatens to sue anti-defamation group for falling revenue

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Elon Musk, the owner of social media platform X, formerly Twitter, said the site is considering suing the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) over accusations of anti-Semitism, which…

Youthful, gaming-obsessed Saudi seeks homegrown hit

Saudi trainees attend a training course at the Saudi Esport Academy in Riyadh. Young Saudis wander through a museum of video game history stretching from the original Pac-Man to PlayStation…