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Banks and the federal government point fingers as Americans lose billions to online scams
Banks and the federal government are debating the best way to address rampant online scams, which h…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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How a teenager used a spoof cell tower to steal personal information from thousands of people
Police in New Zealand say they caught a teen carrying out a massive "smishing" scam using a device …
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Amazon just won a partial victory against the FTC
In a sealed order, a federal judge ruled the FTC can pursue some claims against the e-commerce gian…
Shubhangi Goel
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Jamie Dimon is the latest CEO to weigh in on RTO — this time, for DC federal workers
JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon became the latest CEO to weigh in on RTO, saying that federal workers in Was…
Alex Bitter
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US sting operation catches crypto firms 'wash trading' to boost token values
Federal prosecutors set up a fake company to bust four crypto market makers, who they say artificia…
Kelly Cloonan
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Will Caroline Ellison get jail time for her role in the $11 billion FTX fraud scheme? Here's what the judge must weigh.
Caroline Ellison likely won't do time for her role in FTX's collapse, ex-prosecutors say, though th…
Jacob Shamsian
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FTC chair Lina Khan explained how Americans lost their privacy protections to Big Tech
FTC Chair Lina Khan said in a "60 Minutes" interview that hundreds of acquisitions by Big Tech play…
Lloyd Lee
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Google's monopoly drama should have Apple, Meta, and Amazon nervous
Tech analysts and legal experts weigh in on what a ruling that Google is a "monopolist" means for B…
Ana Altchek,Jacob Shamsian
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Zelle says it's up to the police to stop scams
Lawmakers say reimbursements for Zelle users who disputed payments have decreased, and this week ca…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Big Tech reform is coming from the courts, not Congress. Is that good?
Politicians make a lot of noise about taking on Big Tech giants like Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai. In…
Peter Kafka
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Harris wants to lower grocery prices with a 'first-ever' federal ban on unfair costs for everyday goods
Vice President Kamala Harris proposed a ban on price gouging on food and groceries as Trump continu…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Adobe executive compared early termination fees to heroin for the company: court docs
Last month, US regulators sued Adobe, accusing the company of violating federal laws designed to pr…
Natalie Musumeci
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Cameo was once valued at $1 billion. Now it's so broke it can't pay a $600,000 fine.
In 2021, Cameo reached a $1 billion valuation, but it has since fallen on hard times, according to …
Jacob Shamsian,Jack Newsham
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Wiz is walking away from a $23 billion deal with Google
Wiz CEO Assaf Rappaport told employees he wants the company to reach a key sales metric and go publ…
Shubhangi Goel
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CrowdStrike's terms and conditions say most customers would just get a refund due to the massive outage, cybersecurity lawyer says
CrowdStrike and cybersecurity insurers can expect years of lawsuits after a botched update sparked …
Jacob Shamsian
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Don't be like JD Vance. Make your Venmo contacts private.
Venmo only started allowing you to keep your contacts private recently. Here's a step-by-step guide…
Katie Notopoulos
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Microsoft and Apple may be playing the long game by ditching OpenAI board roles
Microsoft has given up an observer role on the ChatGPT maker's board, and Apple is not expected to …
Jyoti Mann
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Is Big Tech wrong to train AI models on 'messy' public data? A chat with synthetic data evangelist Ali Golshan.
Ali Golshan, cofounder and CEO of synthetic data platform Gretel, says using synthetic data to tra…
Lakshmi Varanasi
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AI could become a lawyer's greatest help in the courtroom
Lawyers spend their days doing tedious and repetitive tasks. AI has the potential to help them focu…
Matthew S. Smith
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Adobe is having a terrible month
The US government sued Adobe, saying it violated consumer protection laws by hiding expensive fees …