Bitcoin soars to nearly $63K after crypto-backer Trump survives assassination attempt
Bitcoin surged to a two-week high on Monday after the attempted assassination of presidential candidate Donald Trump raised the odds of the former president, who has presented himself as a champion...
Google nears $23B deal for cybersecurity startup Wiz: report
Google parent Alphabet is in advanced talks to buy cybersecurity startup Wiz for roughly $23 billion, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal...
App simplifies vocab of classic books
It’s McLiterature. A newly-launched iPhone and iPad artificial intelligence app is abbreviating iconic literary works like “Moby Dick” and “A Tale of Two Cities” —...
Shadowy ad cartel that targeted news outlets faces legal firestorm after bombshell House report
At least two Republican state attorneys general are weighing possible legal action against members of a shadowy cabal that reportedly controls 90% of global marketing...
Tech billionaire Mark Pincus is latest Dem donor to call for Biden to drop out
Billionaire Mark Pincus — the founder and former CEO of video game giant Zynga — is the latest major Democratic donor to urge President Biden...
SpaceX Falcon 9 suffers malfunction, imperiling Starlink satellite mission
SpaceX’s workhorse Falcon 9 rocket was grounded by the Federal Aviation Administration on Friday after one broke apart in space and doomed its payload of...
Inventor of Rubik’s Cube turns 80 — 50 years of world’s most popular puzzle toy
Fifty years ago, as he sat in his mother’s apartment in Budapest, Hungary, young professor, Ernő Rubik, finally finished the prototype of his “Magic Cube.”...
Google’s new dark web tool may help users keep data private
Google is helping internet users fight online crime. Users of the ubiquitous search engine will soon have free access to a tool that allows anyone...
Roger Goodell talks NFL private equity deals, Bill Gates spotted with girlfriend in Sun Valley
The NFL could soon allow private equity firms to buy significant team ownership stakes, Commissioner Roger Goodell said in an interview that kicked off the...
Apple lets rivals use tap-and-go payments but still faces multiple EU antitrust probes
Apple will open its tap-and-go mobile payments system to rivals, EU antitrust regulator said on Thursday, even as its chief Margrethe Vestager said the iPhone maker...