• EU antitrust chief previews new era of Big Tech oversight

    EU antitrust chief previews new era of Big Tech oversight (Second column, 13th story, link)

  • EU antitrust chief Vestager to hold press conference, big tech likely in focus

    EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager and EU industry chief Thierry Breton will hold a joint press conference at 1000 GMT, the European Commission said on Monday. Sources said they will likely announce investigations into potential breaches of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) targeting Big Tech companies.

  • BREAKING: Kansas City Chiefs Land Big-Time Superstar Who Can Play Running Back & Wide Receiver

    The Kansas City Chiefs are signing a star from another sport. The Kansas City Chiefs will sign former Wales rugby star Louis Rees-Zammit on Friday to play running back and wide receiver, according to NFL reporter Jordan Schultz. Schultz added that Rees-Zammit “fielded interest from quite a few NFL teams” and also visited the New …

  • Big Mac goes Big Tech, with a few hiccups

    When McDonald's first opened for business in the 1940s, its workers stood at physical counters, its burgers and fries were listed on paper menus, and its customers paid cash to its human cashiers. How quaint. Today technology so infuses every aspect of McDonald's business that it would only be a slight exaggeration to call it a tech company that happens to sell burgers. McDonald's mobile app; its human-less, order-taking kiosks; its digitized menus that change based on trends, the weather and...

  • Big Mac goes Big Tech, with a few hiccups

    When McDonald’s first opened for business in the 1940s, its workers stood at physical counters, its burgers and fries were listed on paper menus, and its customers paid cash to its human cashiers. Today, technology so infuses every aspect of McDonald’s business that it would only be a slight exaggeration to call it a tech […]

  • CLT Airport Prepares For Record-Breaking Crowds During Spring Break

    Spring Break is expected to be the busiest one yet at Charlotte Douglas International Airport as local school districts dismiss for an eight-day recess beginning Thursday, March 28.

  • Joe Biden has just dealt a big defeat to big tech

    US president’s new executive order is an important step towards protecting sensitive personal dataLast year, Joe Biden’s administration infuriated lobbyists representing big tech firms and others that profit from our personal data by denouncing a proposal that would have gutted domestic data privacy, online civil rights and liberties, and competition safeguards. Now, the US president’s new executive order on Americans’ data security reveals that the lobbyists had good reason to worry.After...

  • Cryer helps No. 1 Houston ride big second half to 82-59 rout of No. 25 Texas Tech in Big 12 tourney

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — L.J. Cryer hit six 3-pointers and scored 20 points as top-ranked Houston, playing most of the way without injured big man J’Wan Roberts, used a big second half to rout

  • European regulators crack down on Big Tech

    European regulators have launched a series of probes against Big Tech. In the latest, Apple, Meta Platforms and Alphabet's Google could receive hefty fines by the end of the year for alleged breaches including disparaging rival products on their platforms. Here are some of the actions taken by European watchdogs against big technology companies: EUROPEAN UNION Apple, Meta Platforms and Google will be investigated for potential breaches of the European Union's Digital Markets Act (DMA), EU...

  • Big Tech shocks electric utilities

    If John D. Rockefeller were around today, he’d be screwing a Google Nest – the pioneering smart thermostat — into the wall of his home. The notoriously thr..

  • What’s up with Ericsson, big tech in Europe, MTN

    Ericsson to cut 1,200 jobs in SwedenEC clamps down on Alphabet, Apple and Meta Pan-African operator MTN reports a massive slump in profits

  • Breaking – Circleville Police Acting Chief Placed on Leave

    Circleville – On Monday Circleville Acting Chief Doug Davis was placed on leave amid controversies in the department Davis who was placed on paid leave on Apr 11, 2022, for 9 months was returned to work after an investigation for claims of illegal body cavity searches, “manufactured” probable cause for traffic stops, and claims of […]