McDonald’s calls for dismissal of black ex-franchisees lawsuit

Fast-food group says plaintiffs relied on ‘vague anecdotes’ for discrimination claim

Google lawsuit: opening salvo in a battle to restrain Big Tech

With broad political support, antitrust action could lay the groundwork for more cases against tech

Ryan Lance, the oilman defying crash with big bet on US shale

Conoco chief’s $13.3bn Concho deal will create world’s biggest independent oil and gas producer

GitHub takes down YouTube video download tools after an RIAA notice

You won’t find the source code for YouTube-DL, a popular tool that can be used to download videos from YouTube, and for some of its forks and copies on GitHub anymore. When you visit their pages, you’ll find a notice that says the “[r]epository [is]...

DoorDash teams up to open a restaurant in California

DoorDash is no stranger to offering help to restaurants, but now it’s taking a direct stake in their success. The San Francisco Chronicle reports (via The Verge) that DoorDash is investing in Burma Bites, a spin-off restaurant of Oakland’s Burma Supe...

Redbox's Free Live TV comes to Xbox One consoles

Want a free TV option on your console for those moments between gaming sessions? You now have another major choice. Redbox’s Free Live TV has arrived on consoles for the first time with an app for Xbox One systems. As before, you don’t have to sign i...