GOOGLE CEO DEFENDS PAYING APPLE AND OTHERS TO MAKE GOOGLE THE DEFAULT SEARCH ENGINE ON DEVICES

Testifying in the biggest U.S. antitrust case in a quarter century, Google CEO Sundar Pichai defended his company’s practice of paying Apple and other tech companies to make Google the default search engine on their devices, saying the intent was to make the user experience “seamless and easy.’’

CRUISE, GM'S ROBOTAXI SERVICE, SUSPENDS ALL DRIVERLESS OPERATIONS NATIONWIDE

Cruise, the autonomous vehicle unit owned by General Motors, is suspending driverless operations nationwide days after regulators in California found that its driverless cars posed a danger to public safety.

YOU CAN NOW ORDER THE USB-C APPLE PENCIL

Apple’s new entry-level Apple Pencil with a USB-C port for charging is now available to order.

FAA WRAPS UP SAFETY REVIEW OF SPACEX'S HUGE STARSHIP ROCKET

SpaceX’s giant Starship rocket just cleared a major hurdle on the road to its second-ever liftoff.

APPLE SUPPLIER FOXCONN SUBJECTED TO TAX INSPECTIONS BY CHINESE AUTHORITIES

Foxconn, a Fortune 500 company known globally for making Apple iPhones, was recently subjected to searches by Chinese tax authorities, according to local reports.

THOUSANDS OF REMOTE IT WORKERS SENT WAGES TO NORTH KOREA TO HELP FUND WEAPONS PROGRAM, FBI SAYS

Thousands of information technology workers contracting with U.S. companies have for years secretly sent millions of dollars of their wages to North Korea for use in its ballistic missile program, FBI and Department of Justice officials said.

CHATBOTS MIGHT DISRUPT MATH AND COMPUTER SCIENCE CLASSES.SOME TEACHERS SEE UPSIDES

For as long as Jake Price has been a teacher, Wolfram Alpha — a website that solves algebraic problems online — has threatened to make algebra homework obsolete.

IN 'NYAD,' JODIE FOSTER SWIMS AWAY WITH A SHOWCASE FOR ANNETTE BENING

In \"Nyad,\" there are two feats of perseverance on display. First, there is the ceaseless determination of Diana Nyad (Annette Bening) to accomplish a marathon swim from Cuba to Florida across 103 miles of open, shark-infested waters.

THE BOOMING BUSINESS OF F1 TO BE EXPLORED IN CNBC DOCUMENTARY AIRING AHEAD OF LAS VEGAS GRAND PRIX

Formula One fanatics will get more behind-the-scenes access to the global motorsports series through a new CNBC documentary that explores the business aspects of the highest form of racing in the world.

CALIFORNIA REGULATORS SUSPEND RECENTLY APPROVED SAN FRANCISCO ROBOTAXI SERVICE FOR SAFETY REASONS

California regulators have revoked the license of a robotaxi service owned by General Motors after determining its driverless cars that recently began transporting passengers throughout San Francisco are a dangerous menace.

TESLA SAYS JUSTICE DEPARTMENT IS EXPANDING INVESTIGATIONS AND ISSUING SUBPOENAS FOR INFORMATION

Federal prosecutors have expanded investigations into Tesla beyond the electric vehicle maker’s partially automated driving systems, and they have issued subpoenas for information instead of simply requesting it, the company disclosed this week.

GOOGLE'S AD SALES GROWTH ACCELERATED IN 3Q, BUT INVESTORS ARE SONIN UNIMPRESSED WITH THE PERFORMANCE

Google’s digital advertising sales growth accelerated during the summer, advancing a recent revival that helped its corporate parent Alphabet Inc. to deliver a quarterly profit that exceeded analysts’ projections.

STATES SUE META CLAIMING ITS SOCIAL PLATFORMS ARE ADDICTIVE AND HARM CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH

Dozens of U.S. states, including California and New York, are suing Meta Platforms Inc. for harming young people and contributing to the youth mental health crisis by knowingly and deliberately designing features on Instagram and Facebook that addict children to its platforms.

DEAL TO FORCE MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES TO PAY A 15% MINIMUM TAX IS MARRED BY LOOPHOLES, WATCHDOG SAYS

An ambitious 2021 agreement by more than 140 countries and territories to weed out tax havens and force multinational corporations to pay a minimum tax has been weakened by loopholes and will raise only a fraction of the revenue that was envisioned, a tax watchdog backed by the European Union (EU) has warned.

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APPLE'S ECOSYSTEM ON THE VERGE OF EMBRACING GENERATIVE ASSISTANCE

HOLLYWOOD READIES FOR A SEASON WITH STARS ON THE SIDELINES

Hollywood is at a standstill. Actors and screenwriters are months into a dual strike. Film sets are dark. But the movies are still coming — or, at least, most of them. Even if that means some potentially solitary red-carpet walks.

APPLE RAISES PRICES FOR ARCADE GAMING SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE, APPLE TV+ STREAMING

Apple Inc. is raising the prices for its AppleTV+ streaming and Arcade gaming plans as well as its bundled Apple One service that includes streaming, music and other subscriptions.

ABLEGAMERS FOUNDER MARK BARLET ON THE IMPORTANCE OF MAKING GAMING ACCESSIBLE

Mark Barlet founded AbleGamers in 2004. It’s a nonprofit that works to combat social isolation among people with disabilities using “the power of video games.”

APPLE ANNOUNCES MAC LAUNCH EVENT, 'SCARY FAST,' FOR OCTOBER 30

Apple announced the second fall event of 2023. Scheduled for Monday, October 30 at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time, this online event is likely going to be focused on new Mac launches. The theme? “Scary Fast.”

"Addictive" Social Media Feeds That Keep Children Online Targeted by New York Lawmakers

New York would restrict the way online platforms like Instagram and YouTube can collect and share children's personal information and let parents keep their kids from being bombarded by "addictive" feeds from accounts they don't follow, under legislation proposed this week.

CHINESE SEARCH ENGINE COMPANY BAIDU UNVEILS ERNIE 4.0 AI MODEL CLAIMS THAT IT RIVALS GPT-4

Chinese search engine and artificial intelligence firm Baidu this week unveiled a new version of its artificial intelligence model, Ernie 4.0, claiming that it rivals models such as GPT-4 in the U.S.

MUSK'S X TESTS $1 FEE FOR NEW USERS IN THE PHILIPPINES AND NEW ZEALAND IN BID TO TARGET SPAM

Elon Musk’s social media platform X has begun charging a $1 fee to new users in the Philippines and New Zealand, in a test designed to cut down on the spam and fake accounts flourishing on the site formerly known as Twitter.

SAG-AFTRA PRESIDENT FRAN DRESCHER REACTS TO HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS BREAKING OFF NEGOTIATIONS

Fran Drescher has steered the actors guild through its monthslong strike. On the heels of Hollywood studios abruptly breaking off talks with the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists this week, the actor and union president says she’s baffled and disappointed.

IN ‘ANATOMY OF A FALL,' A SHARP COURTROOM DRAMA THAT WILL END RELATIONSHIPS

Of all the ways that a relationship can end, a fundamental disagreement about a work of art is in some ways extremely silly.

LINKEDIN CUTS MORE THAN 600 WORKERS, ABOUT 3% OF WORKFORCE

LinkedIn said this week it is laying off hundreds of employees amounting to about 3% of the social media company’s workforce.

AMAZON, TRIPADVISOR AND OTHER COMPANIES TEAM UP TO BATTLE FAKE REVIEWS WHILE FTC SEEKS TO BAN THEM

Some of the most used platforms for travel and online shopping said they’re going to team up to battle fake reviews.

WHAT GOOGLE'S ANTITRUST TRIAL MEANS FOR YOUR SEARCH HABITS

If government regulators prevail against Google in the biggest U.S. antitrust trial in a quarter century, it’s likely to unleash drastic changes that will undermine the dominance of a search engine that defines the internet for billions of people.

US REGULATORS INVESTIGATE GM'S CRUISE DIVISION OVER INCIDENTS INVOLVING PEDESTRIANS IN ROADWAYS

U.S. regulators are investigating General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicle division after receiving reports of incidents where vehicles may not have used proper caution around pedestrians in roadways.

EUROPE IS LOOKING TO FIGHT THE FLOOD OF CHINESE ELECTRIC VEHICLES. BUT EUROPEANS LOVE THEM

When Laima Springe-Janssen was looking to replace her French-made gasoline-powered SUV with an electric car, she considered models from Volvo and Nissan.

MICROSOFT SPENT TWO YEARS TRYING TO BUY ACTIVISION BLIZZARD FOR XBOX CEO, THAT WAS THE EASY PART

After two years co-piloting the biggest acquisition in video game history past an onslaught of challenges, Xbox CEO Phil Spencer now moves on to his next quest: making Microsoft’s takeover of Activision Blizzard worth the hassle.