Billions of dollars in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan advanced in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, as well as a potential ban on the social media app TikTok, measures for the transfer of seized Russian assets to Ukraine, and new sanctions on Iran. Apple’s smartphone shipments in China tumbled 19 percent in the […]
A man set himself on fire outside a New York courthouse. Inside, former President Donald Trump’s “hush money” trial wrapped up jury selection. Not homeless anymore, one man built a makeshift house along a Los Angeles freeway, gaining national attention. In a court battle between a California group and the attorney general, the group argues […]
Apple is looking to manufacture more of its products in Indonesia after making investments in India and Vietnam, as a global trend of tech giants relocating production away from China continues. Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook met Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Wednesday, and said the company will “look at” manufacturing in Indonesia. “We talked […]
FBI Director Christopher Wray said Thursday that hackers linked to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) have infiltrated America’s critical infrastructure and are biding their time as they wait for the right moment to strike a “devastating blow.” Tesla is recalling 3,878 Cybertrucks to fix an accelerator pedal pad that could come loose and get lodged […]
Apple has confirmed that it has removed Meta-owned applications WhatsApp and Threads from its App Store in China after being ordered to do so by the country’s top internet regulator. The tech giant told Reuters in a statement on April 19 that the Cyberspace Administration of China ordered the removal of the apps due to […]
Shares of former President Donald Trump’s media company tumbled again Tuesday, after closing much lower Monday. The Justice Department is planning to file an anti-trust lawsuit against Live Nation. The pilots union at American Airlines says there has been “a significant spike” in safety issues with the airline. Those problems include fewer routine inspections and […]
Samsung has claimed the title of the world’s No. 1 cell phone maker for the first quarter of this year, thereby surpassing Apple for the lead spot. The iPhone maker appears to be suffering as rivals step up competition.
Tensions are soaring after Iran’s unprecedented attacks on Israel. Could Chinese-made components have lent Iran a hand? Beijing is hinting for the first time that the man it executed for spying sold secrets to Washington. The Biden administration is betting big on microchip making in the United States. We take a closer look at an […]
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) sent a series of letters on Tuesday, seeking to stay current on the FBI and U.S. Justice Department officials’ efforts to communicate with and potentially sway the behavior of major technology companies like Google and Facebook. The FBI and DOJ have come under past scrutiny for their outreach […]
Apple is laying off more than 600 workers in California, marking the company’s first big wave of post-pandemic job cuts amid a broader wave of tech industry consolidation. The iPhone maker notified 614 workers in multiple offices on March 28 that they were losing their jobs, with the layoffs becoming effective on May 27, according […]
Former competitive swimmer Riley Gaines returns to the San Francisco area for a tour. A California congressional primary has a rare tie. Who are the three candidates vying for the seat left vacant by Democratic Congresswoman Anna Eshoo? A 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck New Jersey earlier Friday. How common are quakes on the East Coast? […]
The U.S. economy added a higher-than-expected 303,000 new jobs in March, while the unemployment rate was still below 4 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Tech industry layoffs continue, with the most recent being Apple. It’s letting go of over 600 workers in California. The cuts are reportedly from its Apple Car and […]
The European Union launched anti-competitive investigations on Monday against tech behemoths Apple, Alphabet, and Meta for potential breaches of the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The companies are alleged to have run afoul of the DMA, a law designed to monitor large online platforms or ‘gatekeepers.’ These are businesses with a large user base, active in […]
Apple faces a blockbuster antitrust lawsuit. Find out what the Justice Department and over a dozen states are accusing the tech company of doing. Is the IRS spying on Americans using artificial intelligence? The House Judiciary Committee is launching an investigation into the concern. Idaho police have captured an inmate and his suspected accomplice following […]
A 13-year-old boy in northern China was brutally murdered and discovered in a shallow grave. Three of the boy’s classmates are suspected of committing the crime. We have more on the stark reality that the incident is revealing, faced by a unique group of children living in rural China. The grim case is part of […]
The New York Times is under scrutiny for following the Chinese regime’s narrative when it comes to the persecution of Falun Gong. Our guest walks us through the newspaper’s track record on this issue. Congressional leaders unveil the second batch of spending bills for fiscal year 2024. Will lawmakers meet the midnight Friday deadline? President […]
The United States is investing in domestic chip manufacturing after the pandemic revealed a deep dependence on chips made in Asia. On March 21, the Biden administration said that Intel would receive nearly $20 billion in grants and loans, supercharging the company’s domestic semiconductor chip output and marking the government’s largest outlay to subsidize leading-edge […]
The Department of Justice (DOJ) and 16 states on Thursday filed a civil lawsuit against Apple Inc. and accused the company of illegally monopolizing the smartphone market. The DOJ and 16 state attorneys general claimed Apple attempted to limit competition, which harms consumers, small businesses, and app developers via the firm’s App Store and other […]
The Department of Justice (DOJ), along with 15 states and the District of Columbia, filed a civil lawsuit against Apple Inc. on March 21, accusing the company of illegally monopolizing the smartphone market. They claim that Apple has attempted to limit competition via the firm’s App Store and other Apple features, harming consumers, small businesses, […]
The Supreme Court denied an injunction against Apple that might have allowed iPhone apps to be distributed outside the company’s proprietary App Store. App makers had sued Apple claiming it had violated antitrust laws but the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit rejected the lawsuit late last year. The Supreme Court’s decision came […]
