LAWSUIT: GOOGLE, FACEBOOK CEOS COLLUDED IN ONLINE AD SALES

Newly unredacted documents from a state-led antitrust lawsuit against Google accuse the search giant of colluding with rival Facebook to manipulate online advertising sales. The CEOs of both companies were aware of the deal and signed off on it, the lawsuit alleges.

NETFLIX UPPING US, CANADA PRICES WITH COMPETITION GROWING

Netflix is raising prices for its video streaming customers in the U.S. and Canada, less than a year and a half since its last price increase, as competition from other streaming services increases.

WHY AIRLINES FEAR 5G WILL UPEND TRAVEL THIS WEEK

AT&T will postpone new wireless service near some airports planned for this week after the nation’s largest airlines said the service would interfere with aircraft technology and cause massive flight disruptions.

MICROSOFT BUYS GAME MAKER ACTIVISION BLIZZARD FOR ABOUT $70B

Microsoft is paying nearly $70 billion for Activision Blizzard, the maker of Candy Crush and Call of Duty, to boost its competitiveness in mobile gaming and virtual-reality technology.

AMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS $931 MILLION FOURTH-QUARTER LOSS

American Airlines lost $931 million in the fourth quarter and the omicron variant of COVID-19 is delaying its recovery from nearly two years of pandemic.

HOW TO CRUSH YOUR HOLIDAY DEBT

The holidays have left without a trace. Well, almost. Long after the decorations have come down, you still have debt hanging around.

FBI, US AGENCIES LOOK BEYOND INDICTMENTS IN CYBERCRIME FIGHT

The FBI and other federal agencies are increasingly looking to counter cyber threats through tools other than criminal indictments, the head of the bureau’s cyber division said in an interview.

AMAZON PLANS A CLOTHING STORE FOR A SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MALL

Amazon says it plans to open a clothing store in a Southern California mall later this year, a first for the online behemoth and a fresh challenge for already struggling traditional retailers.

AMAZON PLANS TO OPEN NEW CENTRAL INDIANA WAREHOUSE THIS YEAR

Mayor Steve Barnett said the exact number of expected jobs has not yet been shared with the city, the Daily Journal reported. City officials said the warehouse will receive inventory and workers will sort and ship orders.

FACT CHECKERS SAY YOUTUBE LETS ITS PLATFORM BE ‘WEAPONIZED'

More than 80 fact-checking organizations are calling on YouTube to address what they say is rampant misinformation on the platform.

HONDA EXEC: HIGH AUTO PRICES MAY DROP, BUT NOT DRAMATICALLY

Honda expects its factories to make more vehicles this year despite a computer chip shortage and supply chain troubles. But because it’s starting the year with so few vehicles at dealers, the company expects U.S. sales to fall below last year’s numbers.

SPACE TELESCOPE'S EYE' OPENS, LAST MAJOR HURDLE ‘GOLDEN

NASA’s new space telescope opened its huge, gold-plated, flower-shaped mirror Saturday (08), the final step in the observatory’s dramatic unfurling.

JUDGE SAYS FTC'S ANTITRUST CASE AGAINST FACEBOOK CAN PROCEED

A federal judge has ruled that the Federal Trade Commission’s revised antitrust suit against Meta, formerly known as Facebook, can proceed, shutting down the social media company’s request for a dismissal.

TAIWAN CHIPMAKER TSMC SAYS QUARTERLY PROFIT $6 BILLION

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the biggest contract manufacturer of processor chips, reported Thursday its quarterly profit rose 16.4% over a year earlier to $6 billion amid surging demand for chips for smartphones and other electronics.

GRAND THEFT AUTO MAKER BUYS FARMVILLE COMPANY IN $12.7B DEAL

Take-Two Interactive, maker of “Grand Theft Auto” and “Red Dead Redemption,” is buying Zynga, maker of “FarmVille” and “Words With Friends,” in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $12.7 billion.

WILL SMITH, LADY GAGA, BEN AFFLECK SCORE SAG NOMINATIONS

The Oscar race may be missing in-person glitz this year, but it doesn’t lack for star power. Will Smith, Lady Gaga and Ben Affleck landed individual nominations for the 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards on Wednesday, while the casts of “Belfast” and “CODA” were among those nominated for the guild’s top award, best ensemble.

5 Steps to Reach Your Money Goals in 2022

In addition to the new year bringing confetti and a fresh calendar, it’s a time to set big money goals for the next 12 months. That might mean finally paying off debt, buying a house or taking a long-delayed vacation.

2021 Box Office Closes With More Fireworks For ‘Spiderman'

Hollywood closed out 2021 with more fireworks at the box office for “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” which topped all films for the third straight week and already charts among the highest grossing films ever.

FRANCE FINES GOOGLE, FACEBOOK MILLIONS OVER TRACKING CONSENT

French regulators on Thursday fined Google and Facebook a total of more than 200 million euros ($226 million) for not making it as easy for people to opt out of online tracking as it is for them to accept it.

NOVEMBER TRADE DEFICIT HITS NEAR RECORD-HIGH $80.2 BILLION

The U.S. trade deficit surged to a near-record high of $80.2 billion in November as exports slowed at the same time that imports jumped sharply.

RUSSIAN COURT SLAPS GOOGLE, META WITH MASSIVE FINES

A Moscow court slapped Google with a nearly $100 million fine and also fined Facebook’s parent company Meta $27 million over their failure to delete content banned by local law, as Russia seeks to step up pressure on technology giants.

RIDDELL'S AXIOM COULD BE BREAKTHROUGH HELMET FOR FOOTBALL

Riddell has developed a football helmet that might not be just the next big step in design and player safety, but a major leap.

US SERVICE INDUSTRY GROWS MORE SLOWLY IN DECEMBER

Growth in the U.S. service industry, where most Americans work, pulled back in December after expanding at a record pace the previous two months.

US JOBLESS CLAIMS RISE BY 7,000, BUT STILL LOW AT 207,000

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week but remained at historically low levels, suggesting that the job market remains strong.

Do We Need Humans For That Job? Automation Booms After Covid

Ask for a roast beef sandwich at an Arby’s drive-thru east of Los Angeles and you may be talking to Tori — an artificially intelligent voice assistant that will take your order and send it to the line cooks.

2022 Apple: Huge Innovations With New Product Categories

With 2021 coming to a close, all eyes are on where Apple is headed next.

MAGNET MILESTONES MOVE DISTANT NUCLEAR FUSION DREAM CLOSER

Teams working on two continents have marked similar milestones in their respective efforts to tap an energy source key to the fight against climate change: They’ve each produced very impressive magnets.

PLENTY OF PITFALLS AWAIT ZUCKERBERG'S ‘METAVERSE' PLAN

When Mark Zuckerberg announced ambitious plans to build the “metaverse” — a virtual reality construct intended to supplant the internet, merge virtual life with real-life and create endless new playgrounds for everyone — he promised that “you’re going to able to do almost anything you can imagine.”

ROADS, TRANSIT, INTERNET: WHAT'S IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE BILL

The $1 trillion infrastructure plan that President Joe Biden plans to sign into law has money for roads, bridges, ports, rail transit, safe water, the power grid, broadband internet and more.

Can Virtual Reality Help Seniors? Study Hopes To Find Out

Terry Colli and three other residents of the John Knox Village senior community got a trip via computer to the International Space Station, a kickoff to a Stanford University study on whether virtual reality can improve the emotional wellbeing of older people.