Technology News
Associated Press global investigation into government surveillance efforts wins Pulitzer Prize
NEW YORK (AP) - The expansion of government surveillance efforts in China - and the role that U.S. tech firms played in it - was the foundation of investigative stories from The Associated Press that won a Pulitzer Prize Monday for international repo...
4h ago
OpenAI president discloses his stake in the company is worth $30B
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Greg Brockman, OpenAI's president and CEO Sam Altman's top lieutenant, disclosed in court Monday that his stake in the artificial intelligence company is worth nearly $30 billion. Brockman, who also said he did not personally ...
4h ago
Roomba pioneer aims to crack the household market again with an AI-powered pet robot
The robotics pioneer who helped unleash the Roomba vacuum is now betting that you might one day replace your beloved dog or cat with a plush robot that follows you around your home and adapts to your daily habits. Colin Angle unveiled a four-legged p...
8h ago
Shares of eBay take off on a $56 billion buyout bid from GameStop's Ryan Cohen
Shares of eBay are soaring before the opening bell Monday as Ryan Cohen's GameStop pursues an approximately $56 billion takeover of the company, seeing it as a vehicle to compete with online retail giant Amazon. The national gaming retailer said that...
14h ago
Shares of eBay jump take off on a $56 billion buyout bid from GameStop's Ryan Cohen
Shares of eBay are soaring before the opening bell Monday as Ryan Cohen's GameStop pursues an approximately $56 billion takeover of company, seeing it as a vehicle to compete with online retail giant Amazon. The national gaming retailer said that its...
14h ago
New Mexico seeks child safety restrictions on Meta apps and algorithms in trial's 2nd phase
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - New Mexico state prosecutors are seeking fundamental changes to Meta's social media apps and algorithms to safeguard children in the second phase of a landmark trial on allegations that platforms such as Instagram have created a...
22h ago
In the PR battle for AI data centers, tech giants got a blue-collar ally
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Building trades unions - long fashioned as the voice of the American worker - are now intertwined with the richest companies in the world as they create America's artificial intelligence economy. Unionized workers are employed ...
May 02, 2026
Trump likes the idea of the government owning some US companies but took a pass on Spirit Airlines
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump had no qualms about a government takeover of Spirit Airlines, so long as the terms could be portrayed as a financial victory in what would have been the latest addition to a taxpayer-backed conglomerate of bus...
May 02, 2026
Building trades unions emerge as a key ally of tech giants in push for AI data centers
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Building trades unions - long fashioned as the voice of the American worker - are now intertwined with the richest companies in the world as they create America's artificial intelligence economy. Unionized workers are employed ...
May 02, 2026
Africa's cellphone towers turn to solar as diesel costs surge
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Rising diesel prices linked to the Iran war are adding urgency to a shift already underway across Africa to move cellphone towers off fossil fuels and onto solar power. Diesel, which powers the majority of Africa's roughly 500,0...
May 02, 2026




