Technology

EBay rejects GameStop’s $56-billion takeover offer
May 12, 2026
California online marketplace EBay said Tuesday its board rejected GameStop’s unsolicited $56-billion takeover offer.The proposal was “neither credible nor attractive,” EBay’s board said in a statement. The San José...
Oversight chair seeks information from OpenAI’s Sam Altman about potential financial conflicts
May 12, 2026
WASHINGTON — The chair of the House Oversight Committee has sent a letter to OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman requesting information about potential conflicts of interest between Altman’s personal investments and...
Fears of an AI breakthrough force the U.S. and China to talk
May 11, 2026
CHONGQING, China — Three years ago, in the idyllic town of Woodside south of San Francisco, the United States and China held their first high-level talks on the dangers posed by...
Justin Bieber played ultra A-list Montecito party, with AI defense execs in the crowd
May 9, 2026
Just weeks after Justin Bieber’s well-received Coachella headline gig, the singer played a small private event for tech, entertainment and defense industry moguls. Executives at controversial firms, such as...
General Motors to pay $12.5 million to settle claims that it illegally sold California driver data
May 8, 2026
General Motors has agreed to pay $12.5 million dollars to settle claims that the automaker illegally sold location and driving data of hundreds of thousands of Californians, state officials...
California tech company Cloudflare to lay off more than 1,000 workers, cites AI
May 8, 2026
Cloudflare is laying off 20% of its staff, the latest technology company to announce big cuts as it uses more artificial intelligence-powered tools.The San Francisco web performance and cybersecurity...
Crew walks out on ‘CoComelon: The Melon Patch,’ citing labor conditions
May 7, 2026
The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees is striking against “CoComelon: The Melon Patch” in protest over wages and working conditions.The union representing crew members working on the live-action...
If you’re an iPhone user, you could get $95 from this Apple settlement
May 6, 2026
Some iPhone users could be eligible to collect up to $95 per device as part of a settlement over allegations that Apple misled consumers about the abilities of its...
Crypto exchange Coinbase to lay off 14% of staff as AI reshapes work
May 5, 2026
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase said it’s slashing roughly 14% of its workforce, or about 700 workers, partly because artificial intelligence is reshaping the way people work.“The biggest risk now is...
Commentary: This year’s Met Gala proved one thing: The real devil who wears Prada is Jeff Bezos
May 5, 2026
Apparently not content with bankrupting Sears, Toys R Us, Radio Shack and countless other businesses; buying and then maiming the Washington Post; and leading the Tech Bro right turn...