Technology

CFPB expands oversight of Apple Pay, other digital payments services

Rohit Chopra, director of the CFPB, testifies during the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing titled “The Consumer…

Baidu Q3 2024 earnings:

Baidu on Nov. 12, 2024, unveiled a pair of glasses with a built-in AI assistant, putting up a Chinese rival…

Trump attending SpaceX launch with Elon Musk

Nov 16, 2024; New York, NY, USA; President-elect Donald Trump talks with Elon Musk (right) during UFC 309 at Madison…

Fintech unicorns watch Klarna IPO for signs of when window will reopen

Hiroki Takeuchi, co-founder and CEO of GoCardless.  Zed Jameson | Bloomberg | Getty Images LISBON, Portugal — Financial technology unicorns…

China’s Tencent sees opportunity in female Honor of Kings mobile gamers

Tencent’s Honor of Kings mobile game drew a record 33,000 fans to watch a final competition in Beijing on Nov.…

Elon Musk endorses Trump’s transition co-chair Howard Lutnick for Treasury secretary

Elon Musk at the tenth Breakthrough Prize ceremony held at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on April 13, 2024…

Democratic senators call for probe into Musk’s Russia calls: Reuters

Elon Musk wears a black “Make America Great Again” cap while attending a campaign rally with Republican presidential nominee and…

VCs say tech investing is ‘tough’ amid IPO lull and ‘nuts’ AI hype

Edith Yeung, general partner at Race Capital, and Larry Aschebrook, founder and managing partner of G Squared, speak during a…

Chinese AI startup Shengshu launches image-to-video tool, rivaling Sora

Pictured here is an AI-generated clip from Vidu’s website. The tool can create videos from text or image prompts. Evelyn…

Alibaba launches AI search for small biz, says purchase intent jumps

Alibaba International promotes its e-commerce platform for small businesses at the Canton Fair in Guangdong, China, on Oct. 16, 2024.…