Tag: Computers and the Internet

Cryptocurrency Prices Surge, Driven by a Potential Bitcoin Fund

Investors anticipate regulatory approval of an exchange traded fund linked directly to Bitcoin, which they hope will encourage more people to invest in the digital asset.

November 16, 2023
China’s Xi Jinping Draws Elon Musk, Tim Cook and Other U.S. CEOs to Gala in San Francisco

Amid frosty U.S.-China relations, Xi Jinping emphasized friendship in an address to executives from Apple, Boeing, Nike and others.

November 16, 2023
Antisemitic and Anti-Muslim Hate Speech Surges Across the Internet

Fueled by the conflict between Israel and Gaza and stoked by extremists, hate speech has spiked on social media platforms such as X, Facebook and Instagram, researchers said.

November 15, 2023
A Strategy to Treat Big Tech Like Big Tobacco

More than three dozen states have come together in a lawsuit against Meta, the company behind Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.

November 15, 2023
How Microsoft’s Legal Legacy Shapes the Antitrust Case Against Google

Lawyers for the Justice Department and Google as well as the judge in a monthslong trial have invoked the landmark case against Microsoft from the 1990s.

November 14, 2023