Lily JamaliNorth America Technology correspondent, San Francisco BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/Getty Images Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg is one of the big tech executives who will give evidence during the trial A landmark social media addiction trial in which top tech executives are expected to testify begins on Tuesday in California. The plaintiff, a 19-year-old woman identified by…
US President Donald Trump announced on Monday he is sending a top official to Minnesota as outrage grew over his administration’s militarised immigration raids and the shooting dead of a second protester in Minneapolis. Trump said that Tom Homan, his point man for border security, would arrive in the state later and “will report directly…
Priti GuptaTechnology Reporter Tejas Networks Tejas Networks supplies equipment for mobile phone networks and broadband connections A reliable supply of computer chips is essential for Arnob Roy, the co-founder of Tejas Networks. His company, based in Bangalore, India, supplies the equipment behind mobile phone networks and broadband connections. “Essentially, we provide the electronics that carry…
Taylor Clemons/ZDNET Follow ZDNET:Add us as a preferred sourceon Google. For a few years after I graduated from college, I worked at MTD Products, a manufacturer that assembles powered lawn equipment, such as snow blowers, lawn mowers, and string trimmers. Having built, torn apart, and refurbished countless snow blowers, I have become familiar with how…
Laurie Watson Laurie Watson’s flight back from a sailing holiday was cancelled Airlines are paying out millions of pounds in compensation to passengers every year after initially saying no as consumer groups accuse firms of trying to put customers off making claims for severe delays or cancellations. Almost £11m was paid to passengers in the…
Kumail Nanjiani is set to host the 78th annual DGA Awards, the Directors Guild of America announced on Monday. The annual awards ceremony is taking place this year on Feb. 7 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. Nanjiani is an Oscar, Golden Globe and Emmy-nominated writer, actor and comedian, best known for…
The remains of the final hostage in Gaza have been recovered, Israel’s military said on Monday, clearing the way for efforts to rebuild Gaza and disarm Hamas in the next phase of the ceasefire that paused the Israel-Gaza war. The announcement that the remains of police officer Ran Gvili had been found and identified came…
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is guesting on Stephen Colbert‘s The Late Show Monday, and there isn’t anything FCC head Brendan Carr can do about it — or as a result of it. Last week, the Federal Communications Commission released new guidance that could revoke the exemption to its “equal time” rules that daytime and late-night…
The parent of AMC Theatres appears to have left a big chunk of money on the table when it announced in early December it had sold around 80 percent of its equity stake in Hycroft Mining Holding Corp. to fellow investor Sprott Mining for $24.1 million. That sale alone allowed the cinema operator to essentially…
Big guys beating bad guys, and occasionally each other, to a pulp is the basic idea behind the new Prime Video action movie starring Dave Bautista and Jason Momoa. In the unimaginatively titled The Wrecking Crew (not to be confused with the 2008 music doc or the cheesy 1968 Dean Martin movie), the two oversized,…
