Uber’s computer network was breached Thursday, leading the ride-hailing giant to take several internal communications and engineering systems offline as it investigated the hack, as reported earlier by The New York Times. Uber said its investigation is ongoing as of Friday at 10:30 a.m. PT, but said there’s “no evidence that the incident involved access …

A top European court has largely upheld a record fine imposed on Google by the European Commission over antitrust violations related to its Android mobile operating system. The EU charged that Google was stifling competition by using its Android dominance to forcibly require phone makers to include apps for Google services. The Alphabet-owned Google challenged the 2018 fine, but on …

Google will have to face the bulk of a multistate antitrust lawsuit that accuses the tech giant of reaching an illegal deal with online ad rival Facebook. The lawsuit, filed in 2020 by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and 16 states or territories, alleges that Google entered into a secret agreement, codenamed Jedi Blue, with Facebook in 2018 that would allegedly give …

Purported renderings of the forthcoming Apple Watch Pro were published on the internet Monday, offering credence to rumors that the device will add a new button. There seems to be an extra button her, but for what? 91Mobiles The renders, obtained by notable leaker 91Mobiles, appear to show an extra button on the left side of the frame near a …

A Southwest Airlines pilot was captured in a TikTok video threatening to cancel a flight if a passenger didn’t stop sending unsolicited nude photos to other passengers. The incident, involving Apple’s AirDrop file transfer service, occurred during a flight in late August from Houston’s William P. Hobby Airport to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. “So here’s the deal, if this continues …

Recent applications for a variety of trademarks that include the word “reality” suggest Apple is stocking up on potential names for its much-rumored augmented reality headset, Bloomberg reported Sunday. The applications, for names such as “Reality One,” “Reality Pro” and “Reality Processor,” were filed in the US, EU, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Costa Rica and Uruguay. Apple …

Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee was granted a presidential pardon Friday in South Korea, a largely symbolic move that may allow him to take control of the electronics giant. Lee, Samsung’s de facto leader, was granted parole and released from prison in August 2021, after serving a two and a half years on a five-year sentence on bribery, …

Samsung notched its best second-quarter profit since 2018, on strong sales of chips amid a cooling smartphone market. The Korea-based company said Wednesday that its operating profit for the three-month period ended June 30 came in at 14.1 trillion won ($10.8 billion), an increase of 12% compared with the same time period last year. The company also posted record second-quarter …

T-Mobile has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit filed by customers over a data breach revealed last year that exposed highly sensitive personal information belonging to an estimated 76.6 million people. The wireless carrier said in a court filing Friday it will pay $350 million to settle the customers’ claims and an additional $150 million to upgrade its data …

Samsung expects another bump in its operating profit in the second quarter, the latest in a string of strong financial performances from the electronics giant. The Korea-based company on Wednesday predicted its operating profit for the three-month period ended June 30 would come in around 14 trillion won ($10.7 billion), an increase of about 11% compared with the same time …