High-speed train company Hyperloop One shuts down

Walter Prescher, a father with 10 children living at home, says internet access is essential to keep his household running smoothly.   “With all the kids and all the chaos in the family, that [money] could go towards doing other activities for the kids,” Prescher told CBS News. He and his family live in College…

Most of the time, an obituary makes headlines because of how a person lived. But every now and then, it’s because of how they died. That certainly is the case for the five men on the OceanGate Titan submersible, which imploded this past June on its way down to the Titanic. One of them was…

The Justice Department is reportedly in the “late stages” of filing a massive antitrust lawsuit against Apple – the latest sign of mounting regulatory pressure that has roiled the iPhone maker. The DOJ could file a lawsuit against Apple within the first six months of this year, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing…

Meta faced an uproar from two of its most prominent corporate advertisers – Walmart and Tinder parent Match Group – after they caught wind that Instagram and Facebook were running ads next to content that sexualized underage users, according to an amended lawsuit filed Tuesday. In one exchange from early November, Match Group told Meta…

Want to be instantly smarter? Want to bend technology to your will? Want to impress friends and family? You’re in the right spot. This is a compendium of our 12 favorite “Things to Do” from this past year’s Tech Things newsletter. We’ve got plenty of advice for how to make devices more helpful, safe and…

Xfinity hack affects nearly 36 million customers Xfinity hack affects nearly 36 million customers 00:32 A security breach at Comcast-owned Xfinity has exposed the personal data of nearly all the internet provider’s customers, including account usernames, passwords and answers to their security questions.  Comcast said in a filing with Maine’s attorney general’s office that the hack affected…