Epic Games sues Google and Samsung

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Video game maker Epic Games sued Google and Samsung on Monday, accusing the tech companies of coordinating to block third-party competition in application distribution on Samsung devices.

Australia's online dating industry adopts code of conduct

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - A code of conduct will be enforced on the online dating industry to better protect Australian users after research found that three-in-four people suffer some form of sexual violence through the platforms, Australia's government said on Tuesday.

DirecTV to buy Dish to create massive pay-TV company

DirecTV is buying Dish and Sling as the company, a deal it has sought to complete for years, as seeks to better compete against streaming services that have become dominant.

Streaming service Spotify is back after temporary outage

NEW YORK (AP) - The music streaming service Spotify was down temporarily on Sunday, leaving thousands of listeners without access to tunes and podcasts.

Stuck NASA astronauts welcome SpaceX capsule

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The two astronauts stuck at the International Space Station since June welcomed their new ride home with Sunday's arrival of a SpaceX capsule.

SpaceX launches rescue mission for NASA astronauts

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX launched a rescue mission for the two stuck astronauts at the International Space Station on Saturday, sending up a downsized crew to bring them home but not until next year.

Meta hit with $102 million privacy fine from European Union

LONDON (AP) - Meta was punished Friday with a fine worth more than $100 million from the social media giant’s European Union privacy regulator over a security lapse involving passwords for Facebook users.

Amazon's $4 billion partnership with Anthropic gets clearance

LONDON (AP) - Britain’s competition watchdog said Friday that it’s clearing Amazon’s partnership with artificial intelligence company Anthropic because the $4 billion deal didn’t qualify for further scrutiny.