Saturday, September 20, 2025

Google buys Fitbit for $2.1B, stepping back into wearables

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MICHELLE CHAPMAN and MATT O'BRIEN AP Business Writers Fitbit is being acquired by Google for about $2.1 billion, a deal that enables the internet company...

The pressure is now on Facebook to ban political ads, too

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MAE ANDERSON and RACHEL LERMAN AP Technology Writers SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter's ban on political advertising is ratcheting up pressure on Facebook and Mark...

Hackers plead guilty in data breach that Uber covered up

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SAN JOSE (AP) — Two computer hackers have pleaded guilty to concocting an extortion scheme that entangled Uber in a yearlong cover-up of a...

Twitter bans all political advertisements

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RACHEL LERMAN AND BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writers SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter is banning all political advertising from its service, saying social media companies...

Survey: Number of kids watching online videos soars

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MARTHA IRVINE AP National Writer The number of young Americans watching online videos every day has more than doubled, according to survey findings released Tuesday....

Concert promoters turn away from facial recognition tech

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MATT O'BRIEN AP Technology Writer BOSTON (AP) — Concert promoters in the U.S. are stepping back from plans to scan festivalgoers with facial recognition technology,...

Facebook sues Israeli company over WhatsApp spyware

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FRANK BAJAK AP Cybersecurity Writer Facebook sued the Israeli hacker-for-hire company NSO Group on Tuesday in U.S. federal court for allegedly targeting some 1,400 users...

Google sued by Australian regulators over location tracking

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ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia's consumer watchdog sued Google on Tuesday alleging the technology giant broke consumer law by misleading Android...