Counterfeit vaccine cards and what are being billed as Covid-19 vaccines are now for sale on the dark web, according to a report released Tuesday. Security researchers at cybersecurity firm Check Point Software said they've discovered listings for Covid-19 vaccines…
One of the buzziest apps of the moment is now in disarray, with its social media star cofounder stepping down amid a controversy that sparked a backlash from at least one investor in the company and multiple advertisers with ties…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk says his company's cars would never be used for spying in China, in response to reports that the country's military has banned the vehicles over such concerns."There's a very strong incentive for us to be very…
Apple and Epic are nearing their highly anticipated Fortnite trial and plan to bring forward some top executives to testify in-person.The case concerns a fallout between the maker of one of the world's most popular video games and the preeminent…
Fort Lauderdale, Florida tourists may be just a few years away from arriving at the beach in a Tesla driven in a tunnel, provided that Elon Musk can deliver, even with Florida's tricky geology.Local leaders are in talks with Elon…
When Katerina Horwitz started out as a social media influencer in 2016, she didn't earn much money beyond a handful of sponsored posts. A few years later, Horwitz and her husband Yinon quit their day jobs, started a joint Instagram…
A popular annual consumer rights show in China has sparked a national debate about privacy and surveillance and sent companies scrambling to stay on Beijing's good side.The firestorm first erupted Monday during a two-hour primetime program called "315" that coincides…
After helping to furnish your home office in 2020, Amazon now wants to help provide your healthcare.The tech giant is expanding Amazon Care — which currently provides its Washington-based employees with access to virtual and in-person health services — to…
Google is the latest tech company to commit to more office space despite the ongoing pandemic and the rise of remote work.On Thursday, Google said it plans to invest more than $7 billion in offices and data centers in the…
YouTube's TikTok competitor has come to the United States.On Thursday, the company said it's expanding the beta program for its short-form video offering, called Shorts, to the United States now and over the next several weeks. Previously, it tested the…
Pinduoduo's founder stepped down suddenly this week, shaking investors who had watched him take the Chinese e-commerce company from nothing to a potential Alibaba competitor in less than a decade.Colin Huang's decision to resign as chairman wasn't a complete surprise.…
"I'm a Mac" actor Justin Long is now a PC guy.Nearly two decades ago, Long extolled the benefits of Mac computers while playing one opposite John Hodgman's PC in Apple's iconic "Get a Mac" commercials. Now, in a pointed jab…
An Amazon warehouse employee testified before the Senate Budget Committee on Wednesday about the "grueling" working conditions that led her and others to organize the milestone union election currently underway in Bessemer, Alabama."Amazon brags it pays workers above the minimum…
The global chip shortage is continuing to pummel global business, with Samsung, Honda and Volkswagen among the latest major companies to warn of sustained disruption.On Wednesday, Samsung co-CEO Koh Dong-jin told investors that the South Korean tech giant was having…
Uber is reclassifying its 70,000 drivers in the United Kingdom after the UK Supreme Court upheld a ruling last month that they should be classified as workers and not independent contractors.The company said Tuesday that as "workers" — a classification…
Chinese President Xi Jinping called on the country's regulators this week to step up their crackdown on tech companies and extend scrutiny to all areas of financial activity.Xi stressed the need to regulate "platform" companies to maintain social stability during…
Melinda Walsh, a former marketing consultant, gets up to eight robocalls on her cell phone on any given day -- not counting the few that come through on her landline.The constant chorus of robocalls -- "your account has been compromised"…
Nokia will slash the size of its workforce over the next two years to free up money to invest in its 5G networks business.The Finnish telecommunications group said in a statement on Tuesday that it will cut between 5,000 and…
Microsoft says its workplace communication platform, Teams, and other Microsoft 365 services should be returning to normal after an earlier software update issue caused outages for many users.Microsoft said Monday afternoon that users may be unable to access Microsoft 365,…
Xiaomi has won at least a temporary reprieve from a US ban on Americans investing in the Chinese smartphone maker.The Trump-era ban was halted Friday by a US federal judge, who ruled that Washington lacked "substantial evidence" to support its…
