Amazon hit with $25M fine for violating child privacy with Alexa voice assistant

The FTC commissioner said in a statement that “when parents asked Amazon to delete their kids’ Alexa voice data, the company did not delete all of it."

Hundreds of Amazon workers protest company's climate impact, return-to-office mandate

Telling executives to “strive harder,” hundreds of corporate Amazon workers protested what they decried as the company's lack of progress on climate goals and an inequitable return-to-office mandate during a lunchtime demonstration at its Seattle headquarters Wednesday.

‘The Little Mermaid’ sings at the box office with $95.5 million opening

Disney’s live-action remake of its 1989 animated classic easily outswam the competition, bringing in $95.5 million on 4,320 screens in North America, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Round 3 of Disney job cuts starting

Disney has said it plans to trim 7,000 from its workforce overall

Netflix to charge extra $7.99 a month for users outside US subscribers' households

Netflix has outlined how it intends to crack down on the rampant sharing of account passwords in the U.S. It's an attempt to reel in more subscribers to its video streaming service amid a slowdown in growth.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Lauren Sanchez engaged: report

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is engaged to his girlfriend, Lauren Sanchez, after nearly five years together, according to Page Six.

TikTok, social media trends push performance crimes into US spotlight

A rise in thefts of Hyundais and Kias is linked to viral videos posted to TikTok and other social media platforms that teach people how to exploit a security weakness to steal the cars.

Starbucks changes ice cubes for drinks, sparking debate

The change — albeit very small — is apparently infuriating some customers who claim the new nugget ice melts faster and can even dilute drinks.

Montana enacts complete ban on TikTok
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Montana has become the first state to effectively ban TikTok completely with the governor signing a measure that goes into effect on Jan. 1. Brian Haugli, the CEO of Sidechannel joined LiveNOW from FOX's Josh Breslow to discuss the ban and how it would work.

Google says it will begin deleting inactive accounts

If you haven’t logged into your Google account in a while, here's what you need to do in order to avoid losing access to Gmail, YouTube or Google Photos accounts.

Texas parents charge 19-year-old daughter rent; reveal criticism and support

People are sounding off on TikTok as parents charging their children rent has become a topic of discussion. Check out how one family navigated their adult daughter living at home.

Google to add pre-written text prompts to suicide-related search results

When someone searches for suicide-related terms, they’ll see a prompt with conversation starters they can send via text in an effort to “reduce the stigma” of reaching out for help.