Friday, July 17, 2026

Google co-founders step down as execs of parent Alphabet

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RACHEL LERMAN AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The co-founders of Google are stepping down as executives of its parent company, Alphabet, ending a...

Merry Clickmas: Black Friday online sales hit record $7.4B

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NEW YORK (AP) — This year's Black Friday was the biggest ever for online sales, as fewer people hit the stores and shoppers rang...

EBay selling StubHub to viagogo for $4.05 billion

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The Associated Press EBay is selling StubHub to ticket seller viagogo for $4.05 billion in cash. The transaction is part of a review that eBay undertook...

Grocery-carrying robots are coming. Do we need them?

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MATT O'BRIEN AP Technology Writer BOSTON (AP) — The first cargo-carrying robot marketed directly to consumers is on sale this holiday season. But how many...

Muted launch for Google’s game-streaming service Stadia

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MAE ANDERSON AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Google's new game-streaming service Stadia demonstrates the possibilities of gaming from the cloud, but experts say...

DC attorney general sues DoorDash for pocketing tips

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CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The attorney general of Washington D.C. is suing DoorDash, saying the food delivery service pocketed tips...

HP rejects takeover offer from Xerox

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SARAH SKIDMORE SELL AP Business Writer HP Inc. says its board has rejected a roughly $33.5 billion takeover offer from Xerox. The Palo Alto, California-based company...

Twitter details political ads ban, issue ads allowed

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BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Twitter says its new ban on political ads will cover appeals for votes, solicitations for campaign contributions and any political...

Amazon appeals $10B Pentagon contract won by Microsoft

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Amazon is protesting the Pentagon’s decision to award a $10 billion cloud-computing contract to Microsoft, citing “unmistakable bias” in the...

New Jersey seeks $640M from Uber for misclassifying workers

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MIKE CATALINI and CATHY BUSSEWITZ Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey is seeking more than $640 million from Uber in taxes and penalties,...