Secretive game developer codes hit ‘Balatro’ in Canadian prairie province
There are no photos or videos of LocalThunk, an anonymous computer programmer who lives in the vast and desolate prairies…
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Google counters bid by US to force sale of Chrome
Google late Friday countered a US call to sell its Chrome browser, suggesting a judge address antitrust concerns by barring…
Qualcomm scores key win in licensing dispute with Arm
A federal jury in the United States on Friday delivered a key win to mobile commputing titan Qualcomm in a…
Amazon, OSHA reach settlement over warehouse safety citations
Federal safety regulators have dropped nine of 10 citations accusing Amazon of putting warehouse workers at a high risk of…
El Salvador plans to sell or shut its crypto wallet
El Salvador will privatize or close the cryptocurrency wallet “Chivo” created by President Nayib Bukele when he made bitcoin legal…
Australian behind false Bitcoin claim given suspended jail term
An Australian computer scientist who falsely claimed to be the founder of Bitcoin received a suspended jail sentence Thursday in…
AI will continue to grow in 2025, but it may face major challenges along the way
In 2024, artificial intelligence (AI) continued taking large and surprising steps forward.
Amazon workers in US strike days before Christmas
Thousands of workers at Amazon facilities across the United States went on strike Thursday, the Teamsters Union said, halting work…
Apple complains Meta requests risk privacy in spat over EU efforts to widen access to iPhone tech
Apple complained that requests from Meta Platforms for access to its operating software threaten user privacy, in a spat fueled…
Retailers offer last-minute shoppers a Santa’s little helper: AI
Say your nephew needs a Christmas present and you vaguely know what he’s into these days. A new Gift Finder…