Critics Stunned By Apple's Bleak New iPad Ad: ‘Worst. Commercial. Ever.’
The ad for Apple’s new iPad has gone viral but for all the wrong reasons.
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'Damning' report details Biden admin’s Big Tech 'censorship' push
Internal communications of executives from Big Tech companies reveal "damning discoveries" of the Biden administration's attempt to muzzle the platforms, a new House committee report published this week revealed.
TikTok’s Boss Goes From Reserved Tech Exec to Met Gala Chair
Although the Met Gala serves as a branding event for Vogue, it has long accepted sponsorships from the tech giants that have threatened the very survival of legacy media publications.
Google, Justice Department make final arguments about whether search engine is a monopoly
WASHINGTON (AP) — Google’s preeminence as an internet search engine is an illegal monopoly propped up by more than $20 billion spent each year by the tech giant to lock out competition, Justice Department lawyers argued at the closings of a high-stakes antitrust lawsuit.
Landmark Google antitrust case ready to conclude
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for both the Department of Justice and Google will present arguments Thursday and Friday to conclude the biggest antitrust case in a quarter century.
DOJ charges 'Bitcoin Jesus' with $48 million tax fraud, seeks extradition
The Justice Department unveiled criminal tax fraud charges this week against a prolific bitcoin investor named Roger Ver. He came to be known as "Bitcoin Jesus," for getting in early on the digital currency and making a fortune. Ver allegedly evaded at least $48 million in taxes, according to the indictment announced Tuesday. The indictment, filed in California federal court, claims that Ver executed the fraud scheme by failing to report a portion of the 131,000 bitcoin that he owned in 2014, when he renounced his U.S. citizenship after becoming a citizen of the Caribbean nation of St. Kitts and Nevis. At the time, each bitco
Trump fined $9,000 for violating gag order in hush money trial
For this episode of Trump's Trials, All Things Considered host Juana Summers speaks with political reporter Ximena Bustillo.Judge Juan Merchan fined former President Donald Trump $9,000 for violating a gag order that prohibited him from speaking out about potential witnesses and others involved in his hush money trial. Jurors also heard from four witnesses as testimony continues in the trial. Topics include:- The gag order against Trump- Testimonies of Gary Farro, Robert Browning, Phillip Thompson and Keith Davidson- What's next when proceedings pick back up on Thursday Follow the show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify for new episodes each Saturday.Sign up for sponsor-free episodes and support NPR's political journalism at plus.npr.org/trumpstrials.Email the show at [email protected].
Pennsylvania moves to join states that punish stalkers who use Bluetooth tracking devices
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania took a step Tuesday toward becoming the latest state to punish someone for using a Bluetooth-connected device to track someone without their permission.