Microsoft gaming ambitions hobbled as US seeks to block Activision deal
WASHINGTON - The Biden administration on Thursday moved to block Microsoft's $69 billion bid to buy "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard, throwing a stumbling block in front of the tech giant's plans...
Why the cars of our self-driving future will be electric
Cars aren’t going away any time soon. So the ultimate green move will be combining two emerging technologies: autonomous driving and fully electric cars. Autonomy brings efficiency in driving and battery use, while electric cars drastically cut emissions, fuel costs, and maintenance.
POCO X8 Pro review: flagship feels at the price of a mid-ranger
Global tech brand POCO is ending the first quarter with the release of its new midrange lineup, the POCO X8 Pro Series, which consists...
Musk-led group makes $97.4 billion bid for control of OpenAI
A consortium led by Elon Musk said on Monday it has offered $97.4 billion to buy the nonprofit that controls OpenAI, another salvo in...
Microsoft relaxes data center grip on OpenAI amid $500 bln joint venture
Microsoft on Tuesday said it has changed some key terms of a deal with OpenAI after the ChatGPT creator announced a joint venture with...
SpaceX Starship rocket explodes in setback to Musk’s Mars mission
SpaceX's massive Starship spacecraft exploded into a dramatic fireball during testing in Texas late on Wednesday, the latest in a series of setbacks for...
Twitter misled US regulators on hackers, spam, whistleblower says
Twitter Inc. misled federal regulators about its defenses against hackers and spam accounts, the social media company's former security chief Peiter Zatko said in...
Malware attacks on IoT, Android devices in the country increase
ATTACKS on smart devices in the Philippines ballooned 192.24% in the first half, Kaspersky said.
Facebook invests billions in metaverse efforts as ad business slows
By Elizabeth Culliford and Nivedita Balu
Facebook Inc said on Monday it will start publishing the financial results of its augmented and virtual reality labs as a separate unit, where...
Samsung profit surges 44% as mobile sales cushion fab loss
SAMSUNG Electronics Co.’s profit for the first quarter rose 44% from the prior year as the early release of a new flagship smartphone and strong gadget sales softened the blow from a Texas power failure that took one of its factories offline.
Chinese hackers breached State, Commerce Depts, Microsoft and US say
WASHINGTON/LONDON - Chinese state-linked hackers since May have secretly accessed email accounts at around 25 organizations, including at least two US government agencies, Microsoft and US officials said on Wednesday.
The United States...
FTC to appeal judge’s decision to let Microsoft buy Activision
WASHINGTON - The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said on Wednesday it was appealing a federal judge's ruling that Microsoft could go forward with its $69 billion purchase of "Call...