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In a significant blow to big tech, the EU is investigating Apple, Google’s parent companyAlphabet, and Meta over potential violations of the new regulations set by the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The DMA — with its compliance deadline set on March 7 — is a landmark pro-competition law, designed to ensure a fair digital market for both companies and consumers. To establish a level digital playing

A tourbillon (French for "whirlwind") is a centuries-old mechanism built inside some of the world's most expensive watches. It was originally designed to improve the accuracy of pocket watches by rotating the escapement and balance wheel to help counter the effects of gravity.

Today, collectors consider tourbillon watches works of fine art. The construction and assembly of the mechanism are very

Dave Calhoun, the CEO of Boeing, announced plans to step down at the end of 2024 on Monday morning. Larger issues with the company’s 737 Max planes were spotlighted this year after the door on an Alaska Airlines flight came loose mid-air.

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• AG Letitia James plans to go after Trump's cash and property if he doesn't pay his civil fraud debt.
• Trump's bank accounts could be garnished and his properties sold at sheriff's auction.
• One of New York's top judgment enforcement attorneys explains how that process would

Apple has always been stingy when it comes to Home Screen customization on the iPhone. Yes, you can move the icons and folders around, but that's about it; it's far from the level of customization you get on Android phones, or even that same iPhone's Lock Screen.

This is probably about to change. According to MacRumors, which cites sources familiar with the matter, Apple is planning a big Home

• Nadeem Anjarwalla escaped police custody in Nigeria on Friday, Binance said.
• Binance's Africa manager reportedly fled the country after being taken to pray at a mosque.
• Nigeria charged Binance, Anjarwalla, and another employee of the crypto exchange with tax evasion.

A Binance executive is reportedly on the run after

• A huge new "Dragon Ball" theme park is coming to Saudi Arabia, the franchise owner said. 
• The series — one of the most successful Japanese cultural exports — has a dedicated fanbase.
• Saudi Arabia is trying to become a flashy tourism hub — an image that clashes with its

• The mayor of Patrica in Italy told CNN he's struggling to implement a one-euro home initiative.
• The success of similar programs in places like Mussomeli led to lifeless towns being revitalized.
• However, Patrica's mayor said people in the town aren't prepared to sell their abandoned homes.

The mayor of a quaint medieval Italian town wants to

I spent a lot of time watching YouTube on my TV, so you can imagine my surprise when app researcher Nima Owji shared an early look at X’s upcoming TV app: It looks almost exactly like YouTube.

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There was once a time when you went to one place for music, another for education, and so on, but many companies are now attempting to turn themselves into a jack of all trades to compete for survival. The latest example is Spotify, which has announced a test for video-based learning courses. The new feature joins the platform's music, podcasts and audiobooks lineup. 

Spotify has teamed up with a

• The Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots have hit a combined $1.9 billion.   
• No tickets have matched all six numbers on either lottery in the most recent drawings. 
• This is Powerball's sixth largest prize draw in history. 

The Powerball and Mega Millions Powerball jackpots are now at a combined value of almost $2 billion after no

Last summer, TikTok said it planned to form a “youth council” of teens to advise the company as part of a broader push to beef up safety features for the app’s youngest users. That group is now official, and they have already started meeting with the company, including CEO Shou Chew, the company announced.

The announcement comes as TikTok is fighting a bill that would force parent company