As Meta is in charge The company faces trial in the state of New Mexico for allegedly failing to protect minors from sexual exploitation. The… Read More »Meta is trying to keep mentions of mental health – and Zuckerberg's Harvard past – out of the child safety investigation
For Meta, the renewed battle comes at a time when most tech companies are walking a tightrope to avoid any potential retaliation from Trump, and… Read More »Zuck stayed on Trump's bad side: FTC appeals loss in meta-monopoly case
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said it was a mistake for Jerome Powell to attend arguments in a case over Fed independence. But Mr Bessent attended… Read More »Bessent attended oral argument at the Supreme Court. Now he's telling Powell not to do that.
The agency aims to reverse a setback in the government's campaign to rein in the power of the biggest tech companies.
The biggest beneficiaries of China's renewable energy revolution may well be consumers, both inside and outside China. In sun-drenched Australia, where almost a third of… Read More »China's renewable energy revolution is a huge mess that could save the world
President Trump's policies have done little to change the overall state of the U.S. economy so far, but economists warn that they will ultimately weaken… Read More »Trump's first year could have lasting economic consequences
The Helix Nebula is one of the best known and most photographed planetary nebulae because it resembles the 'Eye of Sauron'. It is also one… Read More »Webb reveals a planetary nebula of phenomenal clarity, and it is spectacular
Villages looked for niches they could fill in the global market. The city of Zhuangzhai became the largest supplier of caskets to Japan, partly due… Read More »How China's 'crystal capital' cornered the market because of a Western obsession
The settlement means Snap will avoid a lawsuit in which the plaintiffs planned to argue that social media platforms are inherently defective and subject to… Read More »Snap settles lawsuit over social media addiction and avoids landmark lawsuit
Netflix will pay all cash for the $83 billion deal to buy major parts of Warner Bros. Discovery, rather than a mix of cash and… Read More »Netflix is renewing its offer from Warner Bros. in an attempt to thwart Paramount
As Ars reported last week, NASA's plan to replace the International Space Station with commercial space stations is running out of time. The sprawling International… Read More »The first commercial space station, Haven-1, is currently being assembled for launch
THE symbolism was evident last June when Emmanuel Macron, surrounded by factory workers, held a sleek lithium battery in his right hand and a mining… Read More »Chinese EV batteries are eating the world
The S&P 500 fell more than 1 percent on Tuesday morning, the lowest drop at the start of the trading day since April, when President… Read More »Stocks and bonds fall because of Trump's Greenland threats
The new company Humans&, founded by researchers from Anthropic, Google and xAI, is already valued at $4.48 billion.
Jimmy Wales from Wikipedia has been called the last decent technology baron. It sounds like a flattering label, although I usually associate it more with… Read More »Jimmy Wales will never edit Donald Trump's Wikipedia page: he 'drives me crazy'
