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Elon Musk facing defamation lawsuit in Texas over posts that falsely identified man in protest
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A California man who says he was harassed after Elon Musk amplified posts on his social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, that falsely placed the man at a confrontation involving far-right protesters sued the billionaire for defamation in a lawsuit filed Monday. ...
Microsoft CEO says unfair practices by Google led to its dominance as a search engine
WASHINGTON (AP) — Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said Monday that unfair tactics used by Google led to its dominance as a search engine, tactics that in turn have thwarted his company's rival program, Bing. Nadella testified in a packed Washington, D.C., courtroom as part of the...
Book Review: 'Extremely Online' shows how creators and influencers have shaped social media
There's no shortage of books published in the past several years that have focused on the recent history of social media companies and the founders of the tech giants running them. In “Extremely Online: The Untold Story of Fame, Influence, and Power on the Internet,” Taylor...
The Supreme Court opens its new term with a case about prison terms for drug dealers
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court opened its new term Monday with a case about prison terms for drug dealers and rejections of hundreds of appeals, including one from an attorney who pushed a plan to keep former President Donald Trump in power. The court turned away attorney John...
More suspects to be charged in ransacking of Philadelphia stores, district attorney says
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Additional suspects will be charged with smashing into stores in Philadelphia last week as law enforcement officials review video of the social-media fueled mayhem, prosecutors said Monday. More than 70 people already face a range of charges, such as burglary,...
Sam Bankman-Fried must now convince a jury that the former crypto king was not a crook
NEW YORK (AP) — For a while, Sam Bankman-Fried tried to convince politicians and the public that he was the next J.P. Morgan. Now, he has to convince a jury that he wasn't, in reality, the next Bernie Madoff. The trial of Bankman-Fried, the founder of the failed cryptocurrency...
Facing increasing pressure from customers, some miners are switching to renewable energy
SOROWAKO, Indonesia (AP) — Red hot sparks fly through the air as a worker in a heat-resistant suit pokes a long metal rod into a nickel smelter, coaxing the molten metal from a crucible at a processing facility on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. The smelter run by global mining...
What to stream this week: Drake, 'Fair Play,' Assassin’s Creed Mirage and William Friedkin last film
Drake's latest album called “For all the Dogs,” the corporate movie thriller “Fair Play” starring Phoebe Dynevor, and a game show on CBS that's being described as Mexico’s version of Bingo are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you ...
Apple says it will fix software problems blamed for making iPhone 15 models too hot to handle
Apple is blaming a software bug and other issues tied to popular apps such as Instagram and Uber for causing its recently released iPhone 15 models to heat up and spark complaints about becoming too hot to handle. The Cupertino, California, company said Saturday that it is working on...
James Dolan's sketch of the Sphere becomes reality as the venue opens with a U2 show in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) — It started as a crude sketch — a circle with a stick person inside. Seven years later, that drawing has been made real: A $2.3 billion massive spherical venue, standing 366 feet (111 meters) high and lighting up the Las Vegas skyline. The drawing was initially...
