Amazon buying MGM for $8.45B with hopes of filling Prime video streaming service

Amazon is paying $8.45 billion for MGM, making it the company's second-largest acquisition after it bought grocer Whole Foods for nearly $14 billion in 2017.

Virtual reality goggles for medical healing

Instead of medication for pain or anxiety, could a better remedy be found by using a tool usually thought of as recreational?

VR goggles for medical healing
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Instead of medication for pain or anxiety, could a better remedy be found by using a tool usually thought of as recreational?

Nearly 150 arrested after massive Huntington Beach social media gathering
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Nearly 150 people were arrested at the Huntington Beach Pier after thousands of unruly people, prompted by a viral TikTok video, gathered for a birthday party on the beach.

Citizen app sets off manhunt for Palisades wildfire arson suspect — but they had the wrong guy

A picture posted on the popular "Citizen app" set off a manhunt for an alleged arson suspect in the Palisades fire, but it turns out the photo that was viewed more than a million times was the wrong guy.

AT&T signs deal to merge WarnerMedia operations with rival Discovery

AT&T will combine its media operations that include CNN HBO, TNT and TBS in a $43 billion deal with Discovery, which owns networks like Food Network and HGTV. The deal is expected to close by the middle of 2022.

Wild, dangerous off-road parties popping up in SoCal
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Dangerous, and sometimes ending in shootings, recent off-road parties are getting law enforcement's attention.

Group of TikTok users leading push to free Menendez Brothers
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TikTok users are leading an online push to free Lyle and Erik Menendez, two brothers convicted of killing their parents in Beverly Hills.

Instagram for kids: 44 attorneys general urge Zuckerberg to drop the idea

Dozens of attorney generals across the country are urging Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to abandon plans for a version of Instagram for children under the age of 13.

Ransomware attack on major US pipeline linked to criminal gang known as DarkSide

The shutdown at Colonial Pipeline, which stretches from Texas to the Northeast, is stretching into its third day with an “all-hands-on-deck” effort to restore operations and avoid disruptions in the fuel supply.

Twitter introduces Tip Jar, allowing users to send money to others

Twitter on Thursday unveiled a brand new feature called Tip Jar, which allows users to send money through the app to creators.

Oversight board maintains Trump’s Facebook suspension, but scolds company for indefinite ban

By upholding the suspension, the board has sided with Facebook for just the second time in the last six cases -- but said Facebook must reassess the decision within six months of the panel's decision.

Trump launches new communications platform months after Twitter, Facebook ban

Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday launched a communications platform, which will eventually give him the ability to communicate directly with his followers, after months of being banned from sites like Twitter and Facebook. 

Facebook's oversight board to rule on Trump's account ban on Wednesday

Facebook’s oversight board said it will rule on Wednesday morning whether former President Donald Trump’s social media accounts can be reinstated after an indefinite suspension.

Apple’s app store goes on trial Monday in legal battle with Epic Games, creator of Fortnite

Epic Games is hoping to break through the app store’s “wall” and offer an alternative, which would allow them to break free of Apple’s commissions. It’s one of the most serious legal threats Apple’s faced in years.

Prototype app can distinguish between autistic and neurotypical children, NIH-funded study shows

The technology to screen a child’s eye movement to make an autism diagnosis already exists. But a mobile app version would not only make early diagnosis more practical, but it would also make early intervention easier.

Microsoft wants your help choosing its next default font

Microsoft has commissioned five new fonts, one of which will replace Calibri as the default typeface across its apps.