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The Supreme Court heard arguments in Google v. Oracle on Wednesday, a blockbuster case concerning copyright law's applications to computer code.

Third Point Capital's Dan Loeb is calling on Disney to permanently suspend annual dividend, use funds for Disney+ content.

People watched 4.7 billion hours of video through Twitch in the third quarter. That's down 8% from the second quarter when the coronavirus lockdowns kept more people home, providing additional time to watch game streams online.

Despite bipartisan agreement that Big Tech has monopoly power, differences on how to fix the problem raise doubts about sweeping tech regulation.

Ballmer spoke a day after the House Judiciary antitrust subcommittee said Amazon, Alphabet, Apple and Facebook enjoy monopoly power.

Subcommittee member Rep. Pramila Jayapal told CNBC new bills could be introduced within the first six months of the next Congress.

Amazon's two-day shopping event kicks off Oct. 13 but, amid the pandemic, consumers may be less willing to shop.

The 450-page report from the Democratic majority staff of the House Judiciary Committee looks at Apple's control of its App Store, the only way for consumers to install apps or software on an iPhone, along with Apple's proclivity to buy smaller technology companies and turn them into features for Apple products.

Eddie Van Halen, guitarist and co-founder of the band Van Halen, has died after a long battle with throat cancer. He was 65.

Carousell last month said it received an $80 million investment from a consortium led by South Korean tech company Naver, the firm behind messaging app Line.

The House Judiciary antitrust subcommittee determined Facebook wields monopoly powers in social network and has maintained its position by acquiring, copying or killing its competitors, according to a report released by the subcommittee on Tuesday. 

Republicans have voiced objections to some of the bolder proposals in the report, such as imposing structural separations.

The House Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust said in a Tuesday report that Amazon's retail dominance gives it monopoly power over third-party sellers.

Google 'overwhelmingly' dominates search market, antitrust committee states

TikTok has surpassed Instagram as teenagers' second favorite social media app, according to a report published Tuesday. 

The divergence leaves an opening for the powerful tech companies to oppose legislation that could install greater regulatory burdens.

"I do think this time we'll learn and we'll have innovations so the next time this happens, we'll do better, but we're still dealing with the mistakes of February and March," Bill Gates said of the U.S. coronavirus response.

The change to Apple's identifier for advertisers, or IDFA, will give iPhone users the option to block tracking when opening an app. Facebook calls it a threat to the ad-supported business model that's helped the internet grow.

Google, Oracle and Ford are at the Supreme Court in disputes expected to have broad impacts on American businesses and consumers. 

"We remove incorrect information about the severity of Covid-19, and have now removed this post," a Facebook spokesperson said in a statement to CNBC.