Google must open its Android app store to competition from smaller rivals such as “Fortnite” maker Epic Games, a federal judge said Monday in a bombshell ruling that could topple the company’s dominance of the app market. The sweeping remedies outlined by US District Judge James Donato in San Francisco federal court came months after … Ler mais
Billionaire tech investor Ben Horowitz is planning to make a “significant” donation to Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris’ campaign — a major shift just months after he and business partner Marc Andreessen endorsed former President Donald Trump. Horowitz revealed his face in a letter to Andreessen Horowitz staff, writing that he and his wife, Felicia, … Ler mais
Two men defrauded Apple by tricking the company into sending them thousands of iPhones worth $2.5 million asking them to fix fake ones, according to the feds. Haotian Sun, a Chinese national living in Baltimore, and Pengfei Xue, who also immigrated from China and settled in Germantown, Md., managed to trick Apple into thinking the … Ler mais
The unveiling of the office lease Downtown has been waiting for could happen by the end of the year. Global trading firm Jane Street is looking to grow at Brookfield Place, we’ve learned. The electronically-driven market mover, which has about 500,000 square feet at 250 Vesey St., is in talks with landlord Brookfield for more … Ler mais
Former President Donald Trump has vowed his administration will seek to prosecute Google if he wins in November, claiming the company’s search engine only promotes “bad stories” about him. Trump made the threat on his Truth Social account on Friday after a damning study found the Big Tech giant was burying results for his campaign … Ler mais
Google, Meta and their Big Tech allies have sparked outrage on both sides of the aisle in a desperate scramble to dismantle the Children’s Online Safety Act — and critics say it’s a cynical attempt to protect their profits in at the expense of minors. Critics of KOSA have portrayed the legislation – which would … Ler mais
“Fortnite” maker Epic Games filed its second antitrust lawsuit against Google on Monday, accusing the search giant of illegally colluding with smartphone giant Samsung to stifle app developers. Led by CEO Tim Sweeney, Epic won a stunning antitrust victory last December after a jury determined that Google was operating illegal monopolies in its Google Play … Ler mais
The office tower once at 1290 Sixth Ave. is joining the fast-growing parade of street entertainment, food and games. Owner Vornado Realty Trust signed a 15,300-square-foot lease with Five Iron Golf, the growing empire of indoor golf simulators and instructional facilities designed “to bring out the golfer in everyone,” as its founders describe it . … Ler mais
The top actuaries for Social Security and Medicare testified before a House panel Thursday about the financial woes of two safety net programs that could see key trust funds run out in about a decade, leaving beneficiaries to face with a benefit reduction if the funding gap is not resolved by Congress. The Trustees for … Ler mais
Telegram Chief Executive Pavel Durov said his messaging service has been handing over user data to authorities for years to crack down on criminal activity and that “little has changed” in the app’s privacy policies since his arrest. The tech mogul, who faces charges in France of facilitating child pornography and other offenses related to … Ler mais