“The Batman” landed a $128.5 million blockbuster in theaters across the United States and Canada this weekend, demonstrating the enduring power of one of Hollywood’s… Read More »‘The Batman’ opens with blockbuster ticket sales
Ars Technica It’s the weekend and that means it’s time for a new Dealmaster. Our latest roundup of the best tech deals from around the… Read More »The Weekend’s Best Deals: Nintendo eShop Gift Cards, Paramount Plus, and More
LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian civilians trying to flee to safety were forced to take shelter from Russian shelling that shelled… Read More »Ukraine says evacuations stall amid Russian shelling
Oil prices rose again on Sunday as the United States considers an embargo on Russian imports in response to the war in Ukraine. The price… Read More »Oil prices rise as US discusses Russian import ban
TikTok said on Sunday it would suspend live streaming and uploading of new content from Russia, making it the latest tech company to pull out… Read More »TikTok suspends live streaming and new uploads from Russia
NEW YORK (AP) — The price of regular gasoline dropped an average of $4 per gallon (3.8 liters) in the US for the first time… Read More »Gas averages $4 per gallon, 1st time since 2008
Gas prices in the United States are rising to their highest levels since 2008 as the Russian invasion of Ukraine disrupts the global energy market.… Read More »US gas prices rise above $4 a gallon
enlarge † A sign outside the Canadian embassy in Beijing in support of Ukraine. It was later defaced and posts about the incident were deleted… Read More »The war in Ukraine keeps Chinese censorship of social media busy
A detained protester displays a ‘No War!’ sign from a police van in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, February 24, 2022.Dmitri Lovetsky/AP Moscow police are holding… Read More »Moscow police stop people and demand to read their text messages, reporter says
BERLIN — When Peter Fenkl heard that Russia had invaded Ukraine, he said his first thoughts were not for the business his German company would… Read More »For German companies, ties to Russia are personal, not just financial
President Biden’s Surgeon General on Thursday formally requested that major tech platforms provide information on the extent of Covid-19 disinformation across social networks, search engines,… Read More »Surgeon General Seeks Covid Misinformation Data From Big Tech
Mike Bowen has spent much of the pandemic saying, “I told you so,” and you can hardly blame him. In 2005, just as low-cost Chinese… Read More »Why American mask makers are going bankrupt
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enlarge † A group of Amazon Echo smart speakers, including Echo Studio, Echo, and Echo Dot models. (Photo by Neil Godwin/Future Publishing via Getty Images)… Read More »Attackers can force Amazon Echos to hack itself with self-issued commands
Another Wells Fargo customer, Julia Gibson, lost $2,500 in October to a similar scam. After reporting the fraud to the bank, she was given a… Read More »Fraud thrives on Zelle. The banks say it’s not their problem.
