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Netflix’s $72 billion Warner Bros deal faces skepticism over YouTube rivalry claim

Netflix says it must acquire Warner Bros Discovery to compete with YouTube, but antitrust experts doubt regulators will buy that argument.

Instagram app icon is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken October 27, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Exclusive: US senators call for probe of scam ads on Facebook and Instagram

Senators Josh Hawley and Richard Blumenthal have asked the heads of the FTC and the SEC to probe Meta Platforms.

Attendees visit the Meta booth at the Game Developers Conference 2023 in San Francisco on March 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Meta prevails in historic FTC antitrust case, won’t have to break off WhatsApp, Instagram

Meta has prevailed over an existential challenge to its business that could have forced the tech giant to spin off Instagram and WhatsApp.

This photo provided by BMW shows the 2025 BMW X3. It offers sporty driving dynamics, advanced tech, and ample space for passengers and cargo. (Courtesy of BMW of North America via AP)

One Tech Tip: Modern cars are spying on you. Here’s what you can do about it

Modern cars are computers on wheels that are becoming increasingly connected, enabling innovative new features that make driving safer and more convenient.

US Capitol police officers stand behind a roped-off area with a sign announcing the closure of the visitor center on the first day of the US government shutdown in Washington, DC, on October 1, 2025. Efforts to bring a quick end to the US government shutdown floundered Wednesday when senators rejected a plan to resolve an acrimonious funding stand-off between President Donald Trump and Democrats in Congress. With the government out of money after Trump and lawmakers failed to agree on a deal to keep the lights on, many federal departments and agencies have been closed since midnight. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Government shutdown likely to last until Friday

The federal shutdown will extend at least until Friday, as lawmakers are still at an impasse over a government funding deal.

Packages are transported on a conveyor belt at the Amazon warehouse, busy on Prime Day, in Melville, New York, U.S., July 11, 2023. REUTERS/Soren Larson/ File Photo

Amazon to pay $2.5 billion to settle Prime deception allegations

Amazon.com will pay $2.5 billion in fines and payments to Prime subscribers to settle a FTC case alleging they signed users up for the subscription without their consent.