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Netflix's 2Q dud rattles investors as competition heats up

Netflix's video streaming service suffered a dramatic slowdown in growth during its traditionally sluggish spring season, a ...

Judge: Michael Cohen campaign finance probe over

Federal prosecutors have told a judge in New York they have concluded their investigation into campaign finance crimes ...

Dems pan 'Zuck buck,' want Facebook to rein in currency plan

Facebook endured a second day of criticism from Congress over its plan to create a digital currency as senior House Democrats ...

Wu Ke-xi

Asian entertainment industries grappling with #MeToo issues

When Wu Ke-xi was looking for a frightening plotline for her latest film, she didn't need to look further than her own ...

Facebook's currency plan gets hostile reception in Congress

Under sharp criticism from senators, a Facebook executive on Tuesday defended the social network's ambitious plan to create ...

The Latest: Facebook denies that it's a monopoly

The Latest on congressional hearings on the reach of big tech (all times local): 4:50 p.m. Rep. Joe Neguse, a Democrat from ...

The top 10 books on Apple Books-US

Apple Book charts for week ending July 14, 2019: (Rank, Book Title by Author Name, ISBN, Publisher) 1. Under Currents by Nora ...

Steve Cannon, writer and patron of the arts, dead at 84

Steve Cannon, a writer, visual artist, gallery owner and patron of multiculturalism, has died. Cannon's sister, Evelyn ...

Martin Maldonado

Cubs get catcher Maldonado from Royals for LHP Montgomery

With their All-Star catcher sidelined, the Chicago Cubs quickly found some experienced help behind the plate. The NL Central ...

Steve Mnuchin

Treasury chief: Facebook currency plan ripe for illicit use

The Trump administration came out strongly Monday against Facebook's ambitious plan to create a new digital currency, as the ...

Scarlett Johansson

Scarlett Johansson: Comments on diversity were misconstrued

Scarlett Johansson says comments she made on the "authentic casting" debate have been taken out of context and asserts that ...

Kevin Mullin

California lawmakers consider new rules for political ads

Elections come and go, but the season for political advertising sometimes seems to never end. Facebook users in California, ...

Reports: Facebook faces $5B FTC fine, largest ever in tech

At $5 billion, the fine the FTC is about to levy on Facebook is by far the largest it's given to a technology company, easily ...

FTC approves record $5B fine for Facebook

At $5 billion, the fine the U.S. Federal Trade Commission is about to levy on Facebook is by far the largest it's given to ...

Interference or not, NFL refs preparing for replay reviews

Veteran NFL referee Tony Corrente was quick to make the distinction about what changes now that pass interference can be ...

Donald Trump, Dan Scavino

Trump applauds far-right social media provocateurs

President Donald Trump used a White House conference Thursday to applaud far-right social media provocateurs even as he ...

Donald Trump

The Latest: Trump says big tech can't be allowed to censor

The Latest on President Donald Trump's conference on social media (all times local): 4:50 p.m. President Donald Trump says ...

France adopts pioneering tax on tech giants after US threat

France adopted a pioneering tax on internet giants like Google, Amazon and Facebook on Thursday, despite U.S. threats of new ...

'Robot umpires' debut in independent Atlantic League

"Robot umpires" have arrived. The independent Atlantic League became the first American professional baseball league to let ...

Broadcaster demands Australia police drop probe of reporters

Australian government assurances that public sector leakers rather than journalists are the targets of raids on two media ...