Enlarge / Street sign for K Street, the Wall Street of political influence in the US capital. (credit: Bjarte Rettedal | Getty Images) Growing tensions between Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, and Apple lie behind the death of the Internet Association (IA), the nine-year-old lobby group that was Big Tech’s voice in Washington, according to insiders […]
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The British are coming for Silicon Valley
The past month shows the UK is serious about regulating American tech mergers. Read More
Why tech companies must come clean about the latest cybersecurity crisis
A major software vulnerability puts countless companies at risk. The public deserves to know the fallout. Read More
Global stocks and U. S. futures gain as investors look to extend last week’s record-breaking rally
U. S. futures have been gaining throughout the morning following Friday’s record close on the S& P 500. Read More
Meta raises the curtain on Horizon Worlds
The company’s debut of its first public virtual reality experience marks a safe entry into what it calls the future. Read More
Microsoft pushed Apple for compromise to get Game Pass on the App Store
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty Images) Last year, Apple rolled out a set of onerous guidelines that required streaming game subscription services like Xbox Game Pass to package each available title as a separate app in the iOS App Store. At the time, Microsoft said this solution “remains a bad experience for customers. Gamers […]
Elon Musk hopes China will chill out
Tesla’s CEO says the Communist country should relax. Don’t bet on it. Read More
Microsoft seizes domains used by “highly sophisticated” hackers in China
Enlarge / Computer chip with Chinese flag, 3d conceptual illustration. (credit: Steve McDowell / Agefotostock) Microsoft said it has seized control of servers that a China-based hacking group was using to compromise targets that align with that country’s geopolitical interests. The hacking group, which Microsoft has dubbed Nickel, has been in Microsoft’s sights since at […]
OneDrive joins Dropbox in committing to native M1 Mac support
Enlarge / The 2021 14-inch MacBook Pro stacked on top of the 2021 16-inch MacBook Pro. (credit: Samuel Axon) Microsoft has announced a public preview of OneDrive sync for ARM devices, signaling that a public release of a native version of OneDrive on M1, M1 Pro, and M1 Max Macs will arrive eventually. 9to5Mac first […]
Elizabeth Holmes concedes mistakes—to a point
The Theranos founder wishes she’d done things differently, but largely side-steps responsibility. Read More