All eyes are on Nvidia as it prepares to report its earnings. Here's what to expect
Nvidia has led the artificial intelligence boom to become one of the stock market’s biggest companies, as tech giants continue to spend heavily on the company’s chips and data centers needed to train and operate their AI systems.
What is Telegram and why was its CEO arrested in Paris?
Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the messaging app Telegram, has been arrested in Paris over allegations that his platform was being used for illicit activity including drug trafficking and the distribution of child sexual abuse images.
Iranian hackers targeted WhatsApp accounts of staffers in Biden, Trump administrations, Meta says
The same Iranian hacking group believed to have targeted both the Democratic and Republican presidential campaigns have tried to go after the WhatsApp accounts of staffers in the administrations of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.
What to stream: Adam Sandler, John Legend, 'Only Murders in the Building' and Star Wars Outlaws
This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include Adam Sandler’s first comedy special since 2018, Ryan Gosling's “The Fall Guy” comes to Peacock, and DJ and dance producer Zedd is back with an album after nearly a decade.
Cruise will dispatch some of its trouble-ridden robotaxis to join Uber's ride-hailing service
Cruise’s trouble-ridden robotaxis are on the road to joining Uber’s ride-hailing service next year as part of a multiyear partnership bringing together two companies that once appeared poised to compete for passengers.
Police raid Andrew Tate's home in Romania as new allegations emerge involving minors
Masked police officers in Romania have carried out fresh raids at the home of internet influencer Andrew Tate, who is awaiting trial on charges of human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women.
Kim Dotcom loses 12-year fight to halt deportation from New Zealand to face US copyright case
Kim Dotcom, founder of the once wildly popular file-sharing website Megaupload, lost a 12-year fight this week to halt his deportation from New Zealand to the U.S. on charges of copyright infringement, money laundering and racketeering.
Google confirms an Iranian group is trying to access emails linked to both US presidential campaigns
Google says an Iranian group linked to the country’s Revolutionary Guard has tried to infiltrate the personal email accounts of roughly a dozen people linked to President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump since May.
Trump falsely claims a crowd photo from Harris' campaign rally in Detroit was created using AI
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is falsely claiming that an image of thousands of people waiting at Detroit's airport for a campaign rally by Democrat Kamala Harris was fabricated with the help of artificial intelligence.
MrBeast wants 'full assessment' of internal culture amid allegations of impropriety and unsafe sets
A confidential memo shows that MrBeast has ordered a full assessment of the internal culture in his YouTube empire and an investigation into “allegations of inappropriate behavior by people in the company."
UK government calls on Elon Musk to act responsibly amid provocative posts as unrest grips country
The British government has called on Elon Musk to act responsibly after the tech billionaire used his social media platform X to unleash a barrage of posts that risk inflaming the violent unrest gripping the country.
French museum network hit by ransomware attack, but no disruptions are reported at Olympic events
The Paris prosecutor’s office says a ransomware attack has targeted the central data systems of the Grand Palais and other museums in the Réunion des Musées Nationaux network, some of which are hosting events for the Summer Olympics.
Google loses massive antitrust case over its search dominance
A judge on Monday ruled that Google’s ubiquitous search engine has been illegally exploiting its dominance to squash competition and stifle innovation in a seismic decision that could shake up the internet and hobble one of the world’s best-known companies.
TikTok agrees to withdraw rewards feature after EU raised concerns about potential online addiction
Officials from the European Union’s executive commission said Monday that TikTok has agreed to end a rewards feature that raised concerns about encouraging excessive screen time and its effects on children.
MrBeast's giant reality competition faces safety complaints from initial contestants
YouTube’s biggest star MrBeast is facing complaints about the safety of contestants from the preliminary round of his ambitious “Beast Games” game show, which boasts 1,000 competitors hoping for a $5 million grand prize.
What to stream this week: Matt Damon on a heist, 'Dance Moms' jazz it up and J Balvin parties
This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include the Boston-set caper “The Instigators” starring Matt Damon and Casey Affleck, Netflix premiering the final season of “The Umbrella Academy” and J Balvin has an album he likens to a house party.