Zoom, the popular video communications service, was down for tens of thousands of users Wednesday, according to website tracker Downdetector. At around 3:00 p.m. EST Wednesday, roughly 68,000 users reported problems using the videoconferencing tool. Most Zoom customers reported issues using the web application, while many also said they couldn’t successfully use the mobile app, […]
Uber’s Business Model Remains Tariff-Proof, Says CEO Dara Khosrowshahi
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said his company is watching out for tariff-related disruptions. Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for Concordia Summit Across the U.S., the Trump administration’s global tariffs are starting to affect the automakers, tech giants and even toy manufacturers. But Uber—the country’s market leader in ride-hailing and food delivery—remains an exception, at least for now. […]
How AI is using facial recognition to help bring lost pets home
A new artificial intelligence-based technology is helping thousands of pet owners reunite with their lost animals, addressing a persistent problem that affects millions of American families each year. The national database called Love Lost, operated by the nonprofit Petco Love, has already helped reconnect 100,000 owners with their lost pets since its launch in 2021. “In […]
Google’s digital ad network an illegal monopoly, federal judge rules
Google has been branded an abusive monopolist by a federal judge for the second time in less than a year, this time for illegally exploiting some of its online marketing technology to boost the profits fueling an internet empire currently worth $1.8 trillion. The ruling issued Thursday by U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Virginia […]
Google remedy hearing on search monopoly begins today. Could the tech giant be broken up?
A hearing kicked off today in Washington, D.C., that could determine whether Google remains in its current form, or if it could face penalties such as selling off its popular Chrome web browser. The so-called remedy hearing is the consequence of a court ruling last August that found Google is operating a monopoly and uses […]
EU hits Apple and Meta with hundreds of millions of dollars in new fines, enforcing digital competition rules
London — European Union watchdogs fined Apple and Meta hundreds of millions of euros Wednesday as they stepped up enforcement of the 27-nation bloc’s digital competition rules. The European Commission imposed a 500 million euro ($571 million) fine on Apple for preventing app makers from pointing users to cheaper options outside its App Store. The commission, […]
DoorDash reports record first-quarter revenue, with plans to broaden its reach
DoorDash joins buy now, pay later trend DoorDash users can now delay payments but experts urge caution 02:54 DoorDash said Tuesday that demand for deliveries remained strong in the first quarter even as more Americans feel increasingly uneasy about the U.S. economy. Total orders climbed 18% to 732 million, a quarterly record. Demand for grocery […]