Enlarge / A worker picks up trash in front of the new logo in front of Meta’s headquarters on October 28, 2021, in Menlo Park, Calif. (credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) The Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust suit against Facebook may proceed, a federal judge has ruled. The company had filed a motion to dismiss the case, […]
Electric truck manufacturer Rivian missed a key production target and faces rapidly rising competition in its push to become the next Tesla. Read More
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope finally deploys, with some stark lessons in the importance of oversight. Read More
Enlarge (credit: Robin Utrecht | Abaca Press | Alamy) When Susan Schaap, 61, travels from her Dutch hometown of Zeewolde to the nearest city of Leylystad, the 30-minute drive takes her through vast tulip fields, interrupted only by wind turbines and sometimes sheep. But if Facebook parent company Meta’s plans are approved, her view would […]
[Warning: Potentially Triggering Content] The relatives of the two young parents who died by suicide days apart in the last week are speaking out about their loss. As we’ ve been reporting, 24-year-old Florida law enforcement officer Clayton Osteen attempted suicide shortly before midnight on New Year’ s Eve, and two days later, he died […]
A Twitter spat and an international crisis illustrate the challenge of mixing business with blockchain. Read More
Enlarge / Members of the Boogaloo Bois gather for the 12th annual Second Amendment March sponsored by Michigan Open Carry Inc. and Second Amendment March outside of the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing, Michigan, on September 23, 2021. (credit: Getty Images | Jeff Kowalsky) The sister of a slain federal security officer has filed a […]
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Sean Gladwell) French regulators today ordered Google and Facebook in order to make rejecting cookies as simple as accepting them and fined the companies a total of €210 million for failing to be able to comply with France’s Data Protection Act. The CNIL (Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés) […]
President Xi Jinping’s administration will stifle innovation and alienate entrepreneurs as it looks to centralize power. Read More
Enlarge / The Oculus Quest 2, Meta’s most popular VR headset today. (credit: Sam Machkovech) Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, has pulled the plug on its current efforts to develop an operating system for AR and VR devices, The Information reported today. Citing “two people familiar with the decision,” the article claims that […]