When Google Altered Its Ad Rules, Charities Paid the Price

Mike Tirico will be lead play-by-play announcer when NBC begins its NBA coverage next season

Mike Tirico has been selected as NBC’s lead play-by-play announcer when it begins its coverage of the NBA next season

ABC News - 8h

Google agrees to new $1 billion investment in Anthropic

Google has agreed to a new investment of more than $1 billion in generative AI startup Anthropic, a person familiar with the situation confirmed to CNBC.

CNBC - 9h

Single Parents Should Get as Much Paid Leave as Couples, Spanish Court Rules

The decision follows a constitutional court ruling that barred discrimination against babies born into single-parent families.

The New York Times - 15h

Netflix Raises Prices After Adding 19 Million Subscribers in Latest Quarter

The company said those results were buoyed by programming in recent months that exceeded internal expectations.

The New York Times - 1d

Netflix to hike prices on standard and ad-supported streaming plans

Streaming giant Netflix said it is increasing the cost of its plans in the U.S., including its cheaper, ad-supported option.

CNBC - 1d

Bills Mafia raises money for charity connected to Ravens TE Mark Andrews

The Baltimore Ravens tight end dropped a key pass in the AFC divisional round against the Buffalo Bills last Sunday.

ESPN - 13h

Netflix to hike prices on standard and ad-supported streaming plans

Netflix is hiking the price of most of its U.S. plans.

NBC News - 14h

Landmine charity's lifesaving work supported

Yahoo News - 14h

Google invests further $1bn in OpenAI rival Anthropic

Artificial intelligence group closes in on $60bn valuation

Financial Times - 22h

Federal DEI employees to be placed on paid leave

The Trump administration has directed that all federal diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) employees be placed on paid leave by Wednesday evening. In a Tuesday memo, the U.S. Office of Personnel ...

The Hill - 23h

Netflix is raising prices again: Here's when, and how much your bill is going up

Don't look now, but your Netflix bill is about to go up.

The Hill - 1d

These are the best-paid programming languages for 2025

The software developers market is hot. Find out which software languages will earn you the most money this year.

VentureBeat - 1d

Firms pull ads from Japanese network over sex scandal linked to its staff

Dozens of major Japanese companies have pulled their commercials from broadcaster Fuji Television amid allegations company officials tried to cover up a sex scandal involving one of the country’s ...

ABC News - 1d

Trump launches surprise meme coin just before inauguration, and its price soars

President-elect Donald Trump launched his own meme coin early Saturday morning, creating excitement in the cryptocurrency world as the price and market capitalization of the coin immediately soared.

MarketWatch - 3d

Six-figure payout over charity cyclist killing

Tony Parsons, 63, was killed by a drink driver who later hid his body in a shallow grave on a remote Scottish estate.

BBC News - 3d

What happened when a town removed fluoride from its water

On Thursday, the Senate will hold a confirmation hearing for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump's pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Servies. His nomination has raised alarms with health ...

CBS News - 4d

Google Maps is turning 20 — it's mapping three more countries and adding AI capabilities

As Google Maps turns 20, it's mapping more countries and rolling out generative AI capabilities to keep dominance as the world's top navigation app

CNBC - 4d

When kids set their parents’ screen time rules: ‘I hit my limit before I even get out of bed’

Would six-year-old Malakhi be strict? Could the grownups give up their phones? Three writers let their children set the rules. Zoe Williams Continue reading...

The Guardian - 4d

5th Circuit rules DACA is unlawful, but limits its ruling to Texas

A federal appeals court Friday upheld a lower court ruling that found protections for so-called Dreamers to be unlawful, suspending the program in Texas while otherwise limiting its ruling in the ...

The Hill - 5d

Poppy Playtime Dev Sues Google Over Counterfeit "Scam" Versions Of Its Games

Mob Entertainment--the development studio behind the jumpscare-heavy survival horror game known as Poppy Playtime --is suing Google over what it calls "scam" games that are ripping off the ...

GameSpot - 5d

Former European Leaders Call for Google Ad-Tech Breakup

A group of 18 former European heads of state have called on the European Commission to break up Google’s highly lucrative advertising-technology business, claiming it erodes Europe’s media landscape.

The Wall Street Journal - 5d

Google's Resolution for 2025: Catch Up to ChatGPT

Tired of trailing OpenAI, Chief Executive Sundar Pichai wants his Gemini chatbot to be used by 500 million people.

The Wall Street Journal - 6d

Google’s Gemini AI just shattered the rules of visual processing — here’s what that means for you

Google's Gemini AI achieves a milestone with simultaneous video and image processing, unlocking possibilities through AnyChat.

VentureBeat - Jan. 14

Google faces first major probe under UK's tough new antitrust rules

Britain's competition watchdog said Tuesday that it's opening a formal antitrust investigation into Google's search and search advertising business.

CNBC - Jan. 14

1/12: The Takeout: Jonathan Alter

Jonathan Alter, author of a biography of former President Jimmy Carter, joins Major Garrett to talk about Carter's life and legacy, the principles that guided Carter in the White House and his ...

CBS News - Jan. 13

‘It’s about solidarity, not charity’: the Oxfam chief seeking to decolonise the aid sector

Halima Begum outlines her vision for what she sees as a ‘broken model’, with more power over spending given directly to the affected communities. The outdated, elite-dominated international charity ...

The Guardian - Jan. 13

Mark Zuckerberg slams Apple on its lack of innovation and 'random rules'

Zuckerberg told Joe Rogan that Apple hasn't invented anything great in roughly two decades, since Steve Jobs created the iPhone.

CNBC - Jan. 12

Boeing and Google each give $1m for Trump inauguration

The US companies join other major firms donating funds for the ceremony on 20 January.

BBC News - Jan. 10

UK charity that raised funds for Israeli soldier given warning

Regulator acts over complaints about fundraising activity as trustees fail to explain how IDF individual spent the donation

Financial Times - Jan. 9

Amazon aims to expand advertising business by letting retailers use its ad tools on their stores

Amazon Retail Ad Service will allow sites to show "contextually relevant ads in the right place and at the right time" in search results, the company said.

CNBC - Jan. 9

Fake Aldi on Google Maps wreaks 'havoc' on village

Shoppers end up empty handed after driving to a rural village hoping to buy their bread and milk.

BBC News - Jan. 9

American Airlines’ Ex-CEO Always Follows This 1 Ironclad Rule When He Flies. You Should, Too

Doug Parker, a 20-year airline industry veteran, shares the one rule he and his family always follow when they fly.

Inc. - Jan. 9

Why eggs are nearly $9 a dozen in California — and when prices could drop

Egg prices at the grocery store shocked many consumers over the recent holiday season, and those prices are expected to continue to climb after an unanticipated spike in the number of bird flu ...

MarketWatch - Jan. 8

Meta Reveals Plan to Alter Fact-Checking Program

The move will end a third-party fact-checking system and rely on users to add notes or corrections to posts. It is likely to please the incoming Trump administration and its conservative allies.

The New York Times - Jan. 7

Trump reportedly considering important alteration to tariff plans

President-elect Donald Trump is considering a plan that still would apply tariffs to all nations but narrow the impact.

CNBC - Jan. 6

When History Rhymes

We cover the surprising parallels between Donald Trump and a president from the past.

The New York Times - Jan. 3

Experience: I paid £55,000 for a beer

When I asked for the receipt, the bartender printed it out and put her hand over her mouth. I’m a cricket journalist from Sydney, and in 2019 I was in Manchester to cover the Ashes. After dinner, I ...

The Guardian - Jan. 3