FTC to grill Mark Zuckerberg at antitrust trial as it seeks Instagram breakup amid Big Tech crackdown
The Federal Trade Commission hopes to grill meta boss Mark Zuckerberg next month in an anti-trust trial seeking to settle the Instagram acquisition. Zuckerberg is one of the key meta-executives called to testify at trial. List of witnesses submitted by FTC lawyers Court filings on Wednesday. The trial is scheduled to begin in April. The […]
Meta wins ruling in scramble to block memoir on Zuckerberg, Sheryl Sandberg
Meta is rushing to block the release of memoirs of an explosive narrator claiming fraudulent misdeeds by top brass, including CEO Mark Zuckerberg and former manipulation chief Sheryl Sandberg. The social media giant issued an emergency ruling at an arbitration hearing held in Los Angeles on Wednesday, temporarily suspending promotions for “careless people,” written by […]
Trump family held deal talks with Binance as crypto founder seeks pardon: report
Representatives of President Trump's family were in discussions to build economic interests in the US division of Crypto Exchange Binance. Reported by the Wall Street Journal Thursday. Changpeng Zhao, founder of Binance's billionaire, is pushing the Trump administration to give him forgiveness, the report added, citing people familiar with the issue. In November 2023, Zhao […]
Trump’s FTC moves ahead with broad antitrust probe of Microsoft: report
The Federal Trade Commission is moving forward with Microsoft's wide range of anti-trust probes held on the Biden administration's decline day. Bloomberg News reported Wednesday quotes people familiar with the issue. In recent weeks, FTC staff have continued to work on the investigation and continue to meet with businesses and other groups to gather information, […]
Roomba maker iRobot warns it may go out of business, sending shares plunging
Roomba Vacuum Cleaner Maker Irobot, which was Amazon's previous $1.4 billion acquisition target, raised concerns about its ability to stay in business on Wednesday. The company's shares fell by more than 35%, extending the multi-year decline from the peak of the pandemic era. “Given macroeconomic and tariff-related uncertainties, there is a great doubt about iRobot's […]
FBI warns iPhone, Android users delete ‘smishing’ texts
The FBI has it A nationwide warning has been issued About the new wave of “smishing” attacks spreading across the United States. Smithing Text It's a fraudulent message sent via SMS (Short messaging service) or text messaging to trick recipients into revealing personal information such as passwords, credit card details, and other sensitive data. The […]
Ex-Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg ‘lied’ about nearly boarding doomed 2013 flight
Former Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg produced claims that he was planning an Asiana Air flight that collided with in San Francisco more than a decade ago, killing three people and injuring nearly 200 people. Sarah Wynn-Williams worked for Sandberg for six years as director of public policy when the company was known as Facebook, and […]
Apple preparing for a major software overhaul of iPhone, iPad, Mac: report
Apple is preparing a major overhaul of its software, scheduled for later this year. This will change the operating system and the interfaces of your iPhone, iPad and Mac. Bloomberg News reported On Monday, I quote people familiar with the effort. Revamp is roughly based on Vision Pro software and includes style updates for icons, […]
Apple AI stuns grandma with vicious verbal attack: ‘I was shocked’
It was real Botty mouth. An elderly Scottish woman was shocked and applauded after Apple's AI Dictation Software accidentally inserted a blasphemous and vulgar reference into one of her voicemail messages. “The text was clearly very inappropriate,” said Louise Littlejohn, 66. BBC Reminiscing RoboFlop. “At first I was shocked – surprised – but I found […]
Google parent Alphabet’s stock sinks as Trump’s DOJ confirms push for antitrust breakup
Shares in Google Parent Alphabet plummeted nearly 5% early Monday in the first trading session as President Trump's Justice Department confirmed it was seeking to dissolve the online search giant's monopoly. The DOJ lawyers formally asked District Judge Amit Mehta to force Google to sell their Chrome web browser. Mehta decided last August that Google […]