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Apple is now the first public company to be valued at $3 trillion 06/30/2023 04:09pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple became the first publicly traded company to close a trading day with a $3 trillion market value, marking another milestone for a technology juggernaut that has reshaped society with a line-up of products that churn out eye-popping profits. Apple shares closed up 2.3% at Bogus online reviews are targeted by US regulators with new, proposed bans 06/30/2023 01:20pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators are looking to crack down on fake reviews and other deceptive internet practices. The Federal Trade Commission proposed a new rule Friday that would ban paying for reviews, suppressing honest reviews, selling fake social media engagement and more. Businesses wo Company executives urge Europe to rethink its world-leading AI rules 06/30/2023 09:46am • LONDON (AP) — More than 150 executives are urging the European Union to rethink the world's most comprehensive rules for artificial intelligence, saying Friday that upcoming regulations will make it harder for companies in Europe to compete with rivals overseas, especially when it comes to the tec Fate of record tech industry tie-up heads to judge as Microsoft defends $69B Activision deal 06/29/2023 08:31pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The fate of what could be the priciest merger in tech industry history is now in the hands of a federal judge who must decide whether to stop Microsoft from closing its deal to buy video game company Activision Blizzard. Federal antitrust enforcers have sued to block the $69 b Google set to remove news links in Canada over online news law 06/29/2023 06:59pm • OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Google said Thursday it will remove links to Canadian news on its platforms across Canada over a new law that will require digital giants to compensate media outlets for content they share or otherwise repurpose. The tech giant said it will remove Canadian news links from Go Data Doctors: Apple's My Photo Stream is shutting down — here's what to do 06/29/2023 06:43pm • Q: I got a notice from Apple saying My Photo Stream is shutting down, but I don’t know what I’m supposed to do about it. A: Storing and managing photos is one of the most important tasks anyone with a smartphone needs to understand. Apple's feature My Photo Stream stopped automatically upl Tech group sues Arkansas over law requiring parental OK for minors creating social media accounts 06/29/2023 05:16pm • LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A tech industry trade group sued Arkansas on Thursday challenging a new state law that requires parental permission for minors to create social media accounts. NetChoice, a group whose members include Facebook parent Meta, TikTok and Twitter, filed a federal lawsuit over t Former Google executive enters 2024 US Senate race to succeed California's Feinstein 06/29/2023 11:31am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former tech executive Lexi Reese announced Thursday that she is entering California’s 2024 U.S. Senate contest, adding another Democrat to a growing field of candidates that already includes three members of Congress. The Google and Facebook veteran enters the contest to repla Microsoft CEO Nadella tells a judge his planned Activision takeover is good for gaming 06/28/2023 09:15pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella told a judge Wednesday that his company's proposed $69 billion takeover of video game-maker Activision Blizzard will be good for the gaming industry, remarks that came as he defended the deal against an attempt by federal regulators to block it. Nad Will the Stock Market Crash in 2023? 7 Risk Factors 06/28/2023 08:00pm • While moving at a glacial pace, the U.S. economy seems to have stabilized somewhat after two years of significant turmoil. Whether or not that stabilization will mean avoiding recessionary icebergs in the second half of 2023 or early 2024 depends on myriad economic and financial factors. Those issue 12 Shopping Tricks to Keep You Under Budget 06/28/2023 08:00pm • What do inflation, interest rates, gas prices and groceries all have in common? They're all high. With many goods and services costing more these days, your money has to stretch further to pay for everything you need. That's why you need a few good shopping tricks to stay within your budget. Shoppin Your DoorDash driver? He's the company's co-founder 06/28/2023 11:35am • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — On a recent afternoon in San Francisco, a DoorDash driver was circling the neighborhood — first in his car, then on foot — trying to find the restaurant where he needed to pick up two orders. Finally, he Googled the location and realized DoorDash’s app sent him to the wr NFL RedZone channel will be available on DirecTV after agreement with NFL Media 06/27/2023 09:25pm • EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — The NFL RedZone channel will be available to DirecTV customers for the first time as part of a multiyear renewal of its carriage agreement with NFL Media. The renewal, which was announced on Tuesday, keeps NFL Network on DirecTV and adds distribution on DirecTV Stream and 7 Best Semiconductor ETFs to Buy in 2023 06/27/2023 08:00pm • The U.S. technology sector bucked its 2022 slump to rally strongly this year so far, with the technology-heavy Nasdaq-100 index surging 37% as of June 27. As hype around artificial intelligence, or AI, has steadily built, numerous mega-cap tech stocks such as Alphabet Inc. (ticker: GOOG, GOOGL), Mic Still hiring: Big Tech layoffs give other sectors an opening 06/27/2023 12:50pm • For the thousands of workers who'd never experienced upheaval in the tech sector, the recent mass layoffs at companies like Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Meta came as a shock. Now they are being courted by long-established employers whose names aren't typically synonymous with tech work, including