Free streaming service Tubi is rivaling major players for viewership

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Pavlo Gonchar | Lightrocket | Getty Images Tubi hit profitability this year doing what other streaming services are trying to: attract younger audiences who are willing to sit through ads. The Fox Corp.-owned free streaming platform has long been among a sort of second tier of streaming services alongside lower-budget and less popular offerings like […]


Waymo suspends San Francisco robotaxi service after blackout chaos

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Alphabet-owned Waymo has suspended its driverless ride-hail service in the San Francisco Bay Area after blackouts plagued the city Saturday afternoon. “We have temporarily suspended our ride-hailing services in the San Francisco Bay Area due to the widespread power outage,” a Waymo spokesperson tells CNBC. “Our teams are working diligently and in close coordination with […]


Tesla obtains permit to operate ride-hail service in Arizona

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A Tesla Inc. robotaxi on Oltorf Street in Austin, Texas, on June 22, 2025. Tim Goessman | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tesla has obtained a permit to operate a ride-hailing service in Arizona, the state’s department of transportation said. The electric vehicle company applied for a “transportation network company” permit on Nov. 13, and was […]


Tesla plans ‘friends and family’ service in California, regulator says

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A vehicle Tesla is using for robotaxi testing purposes on Oltorf Street in Austin, Texas, US, on Sunday, June 22, 2025. Tim Goessman | Bloomberg | Getty Images In an earnings call this week, Tesla CEO Elon Musk teased an expansion of his company’s fledgling robotaxi service to the San Francisco Bay Area and other […]


FTC Sues Uber Over Billing for Its Uber One Subscription Service

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The Federal Trade Commission sued Uber on Monday, claiming it used “deceptive billing and cancellation practices” to support Uber One, its premium subscription service. The lawsuit is the first filed by the commission against a major tech company since President Trump returned to office. In the complaint, the F.T.C. said Uber had enrolled some of […]


Alabama Public Library Service Defunds Fairhope Public Library; City Council Will Not Follow Suit

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ESPN ‘flagship’ streaming service will host user-generated content

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A general view of the ESPN Monday Night Countdown booth prior to the game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Cincinnati Bengals at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida, on Dec. 4, 2023. Mike Carlson | Getty Images In an attempt to court younger audiences, Disney’s ESPN is planning to add some user-generated content to its […]


U.S. Postal Service Halts Parcel Service From China as Trump’s Trade Curbs Begin

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The United States Postal Service announced Tuesday that it had temporarily stopped accepting packages from China and Hong Kong, hours after an order by President Trump took effect that ended duty-free handling of many smaller parcels. Mr. Trump ordered on Saturday that all goods leaving China starting on Tuesday must follow the rules for higher-value […]


Apple, Google remove TikTok from stores as app halts service in U.S.

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Apple and Google removed TikTok from their app stores Saturday night, complying with a law requiring China’s ByteDance to divest the social app or see it face an effective ban in the U.S.  The Apple App Store and the Google Play store’s removal of TikTok means people in the U.S. can no longer download the […]


TikTok says it will go dark Sunday unless Biden admin assures service providers they won’t be punished

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TikTok said the popular video-sharing platform will go dark on its 170 million American users on Sunday unless the Biden administration can guarantee service providers won’t be punished for operating the app when the ban takes effect.  The statement came hours after the Supreme Court unanimously upheld a law forcing the app to be divested […]