Dara Kerr
Stories
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Law & Courts
DOJ files lawsuit against Apple, accusing tech giant of abusing power as a monopoly
The Department of Justice and 16 states have filed a lawsuit against Apple, accusing the company of abusing its power as a monopoly to edge out rivals and ensure customers keep using its products.
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Technology
U.S. sues Apple for abusing its power to monopolize the smartphone market
The federal government accuses Apple of using its monopoly power to stomp out competitors and keep customers from switching phones.
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National
A tech billionaire has quietly bought hundreds of acres in Hawaii. Locals wonder why
Tech billionaire Marc Benioff has quietly bought vast swaths of land in a small residential town in Hawaii. Local people want to know what's going on.
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Technology
Waymo's robotaxi service set to expand into Los Angeles
Waymo, part of Google's parent company, is responsible for the latest ride-share option. It started driving robotaxis in San Francisco last year. It also has them in Phoenix.
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Technology
Lawmakers grilled the CEOs of top social media companies in a hearing today
During a contentious hearing, lawmakers demanded that social media companies do better to protect children online.
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Technology
Mark Zuckerberg, Linda Yaccarino among tech CEOs grilled for failing to protect kids
The top executives from Meta, X, TikTok, Snap and Discord get the fifth degree from the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Technology
Under growing pressure, Meta vows to make it harder for teens to see harmful content
The social media company says it's introducing new policies to restrict teens from seeing posts about suicide, self-harm and eating disorders on Facebook and Instagram.
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Technology
The year is ending on a very different note for driverless cars than how it started
This year started out with hype for driverless car companies, but it's ending with trouble — especially at GM's Cruise.
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Technology
Driverless car startup Cruise's no good, terrible year
After rapidly expanding its self-driving car program, things took a disastrous turn for Cruise when one of its robotaxis struck a pedestrian.
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Technology
OpenAI reinstates Sam Altman as its chief executive
The company, maker of the popular ChatGPT chatbot, said its board would be remade without many of the members who had opposed Altman and voted for his removal late last week.