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LexisNexis, which generates consumer risk profiles for the insurers, knew about every trip G.M. drivers had taken in their cars, including when they sped, braked too hard or accelerated rapidly.

After an inquiry by European regulators, Epic Games said Apple would allow it to access the software tools necessary to develop a game store.

Ads for Hallow, with its pitchman Mark Wahlberg, are reaching nonreligious social media users, much to their surprise.

Temu, Shein, and streaming and gaming apps looking to break into the U.S. market are spending huge sums to get their wares in front of American consumers.

The move tests the European Union’s new tech competition law, which was designed to allow competing app stores.

Users reported widespread issues with the platforms from around 10 a.m. Eastern to about noon, according to Down Detector, a website that tracks user reports of internet disruptions.

For years, Apple, Google, Meta and others operated unfettered. But new laws and regulations have finally compelled them to make major shifts to their products and businesses.

As the App Store approaches its 16th anniversary, patchwork rules have turned what was a single store into different shops across many countries.

Apple said it would appeal the penalty, the latest in a series of regulatory setbacks for the tech giant.

The statute, passed by the Florida Legislature last week, would have required sites like TikTok and Instagram to deny accounts to underage users, even if their parents permitted them to do so.

In this year’s presidential election, more people are turning to Instagram for news, even as the platform tries de-emphasizing “political content.”

He spoke English. She spoke Spanish. After the couple was set up on a blind date, an A.I.-powered lip-dubbing app helped them form a connection.

As it races to compete with OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google has retired its Bard chatbot and released a more powerful app.

Billed as the future of computing, the $3,500 goggles can’t replace a laptop for work. At times, wearing them also made our columnist feel nauseated.

The company laid off more than 500 of its employees on Monday, or about 10 percent of its global work force.

To comply with European regulations, Apple has proposed reducing its commission on app sales while adding new fees and hurdles.

Senators criticized the chief executives of Meta, TikTok, Snap, X and Discord for not doing enough to prevent child sexual abuse online, amid rising fears over how the platforms affect youths.

The new headset teaches a valuable lesson about the cost of tech products: The upsells and add-ons will get you.

Ring, a maker of internet-connected cameras that is owned by Amazon, said the police could no longer ask people to share video recordings using the company’s app, Neighbors.

Beeper Mini customers were using their Mac computers to connect to iPhone messaging on their Android phones. Now, they say Apple has blocked the messaging service on their Macs.

Fans of the star and lawmakers condemned the images, probably generated by artificial intelligence, after they were shared with millions of social media users.