The European Union charged Meta Platforms with breaching its new digital-competition law, saying the company’s pay-or-consent business model gives users inadequate choice.
Amazon’s future growth from its position as a $2 trillion company will likely be determined by the billions of dollars it has designated to fund its artificial-intelligence ambitions.
Uber and Lyft agreed to pay ride-share drivers in Massachusetts a minimum wage and give them other benefits while continuing to classify them as independent contractors.
Major music companies are suing two generative AI startups that allow users to compose new tracks using text prompts, alleging they infringed on copyrights in creating the tools.
Higher fees on food-delivery apps, which were a response to cities’ wage laws, are being blamed for customer dissatisfaction and a sharp drop in orders.
Longtime rivals Apple and Meta have been holding discussions about integrating the Facebook parent’s generative AI technology into a system being made for Apple’s iPhones.
Apple said it likely won’t roll out AI features to millions of customers in Europe this year because of concerns over the EU’s technology industry regulations.
Instagram regularly recommends sexual videos to accounts for teenagers that appear interested in racy content, according to tests by The Wall Street Journal and an academic researcher.
CDK Global has shut down its systems serving nearly 15,000 auto dealers, and some of the businesses are resorting to pen and paper to carry out their sales operations.
ChatGPT and other Western AI models aren’t available in China, and that is likely to prompt Apple to turn to a Chinese partner to help offer its Apple Intelligence services there.
The issues offer a hint of the challenges some tech companies might face as they introduce new AI-powered computers and smartphones while seeking to maintain compatibility with existing software.
Earning a decent, reliable income as a social-media creator is getting harder, as platforms pay less for popular posts and brands get pickier about sponsorship deals. A possible TikTok ban is adding to anxiety over job stability.
The Federal Trade Commission alleges Adobe and its executives hid an early termination fee for its most popular subscription plan and made it difficult for consumers to cancel their subscriptions.