Google owes $338.7 million in Chromecast patent case, US jury says
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) – Alphabet‘s Google violated a software developer’s patent rights with its remote-streaming technology and must pay $338.7 million in damages, a federal jury in Waco, Texas…
Actors decry ‘existential crisis’ over AI-generated ‘synthetic’ actors
By Dawn Chmielewski AI-generated: (Reuters) – Filmmakers have put monsters on screen for more than a century. In 2023, the real bogeyman looks just like us. Since June, Hollywood studios…
Black Mirror: Actors and Hollywood battle over AI digital doubles
By Dawn Chmielewski Black Mirror: (Reuters) – Like a plot from the anthology television series “Black Mirror,” the Screen Actors Guild says it is battling the studios for control over…
Dish’s Charlie Ergen looks to merge Dish and EchoStar – Semafor
By Yuvraj Malik (Reuters) – Dish Network Chairman Charlie Ergen is considering merging the two halves of his telecom empire, Dish and EchoStar, news publication Semafor reported on Thursday, citing…
Canada forces big tech to pay publishers, Meta blacks out news
Meta has announced that it will block access to links containing news articles on Facebook and Instagram in Canada. The decision comes in response to the passing of the Online News Act,…
Amazon duped millions of consumers into enrolling in Prime
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday accused Amazon.com of enrolling millions of consumers into its paid subscription Amazon Prime service without their consent…
Eurovision 2023: All you need to know about the Grand Final
The Grand Final of the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest takes place on Saturday, May 13 (21:00 CEST) in Liverpool, England. In total, 37 countries participated in the competition, of which 26 made…
Foxconn, Sharp shares slide after Japan firm’s surprise writedown
By Kiyoshi Takenaka and Sarah Wu TOKYO/TAIPEI (Reuters) – Shares of Taiwan’s Foxconn and its display affiliate Sharp Corp fell on Friday after the Japanese firm reported a surprise $1.9…
Disney shares slip as streaming losses narrow but some subscribers leave
By Lisa Richwine and Dawn Chmielewski LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Walt Disney Co reduced streaming losses by $400 million from the prior quarter but also shed subscribers, the company reported…
Everything you need to know about the Coronation of King Charles III
King Charles III Coronation: The enthronement ceremony of the new King of England, Charles III, is expected to be the most popular event internationally. Formally taking over the reins as…