Mark Zuckerberg to be deposed in Texas suit targeting Meta of using facial recognition without customer consent
Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg will be deposed as part of a Texas lawsuit accusing the Facebook and Instagram parent of using facial recognition technology without...
‘Trump is going to crush Biden’
Hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman reacted to former President Donald Trump’s landslide victory in Monday’s Iowa caucuses by warning Democrats that incumbent President Joe Biden...
Uber to shut down booze app Drizly after buying it for $1.1B
Uber is shutting down its alcohol delivery app Drizly just three years after buying it for $1.1 billion. The service boomed during the pandemic, seeing...
Washington state sues to halt $25B Kroger-Albertsons merger
Washington state has asked a judge to block a proposed $25 billion merger between two of America’s largest grocery chains, Kroger and Albertsons, claiming the...
Southwest cancels more than 700 flights over winter weather
Southwest Airlines cancelled more than 700 flights as of Monday afternoon, blaming unusually harsh winter weather. Dallas-based Southwest topped the list of the airlines most...
OpenAI seeks to ally election meddling fears in blog post
Artificial intelligence lab OpenAI published a blog post Monday seeking to address fears that its technology will meddle with elections, as more than a third...
Apple offers iPhone 15 at rare discount in China as competition intensifies
Apple is offering rare discounts on its iPhones in China, cutting retail prices by as much as $70 amid growing competitive pressure in the world’s...
Last Sears in NY area shutting down, just 12 stores remain
The last-standing Sears in the New York area is shutting down, bringing the 138-year-old department store’s US footprint down to a measly dozen locations. At...
Fed’s Bostic warns US progress on inflation is likely to slow
Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic said inflation could “see-saw” if policymakers cut interest rates too soon, warning that inflation’s descent towards the central bank’s...
Davos party secrets: Caviar, magic mushrooms, champagne
Forget the fondue. Caviar, magic mushrooms, gold-leaf desserts, A-list selfies, $2,500-per-night hookers and secret dinners are likely to be on the menu as scores of...