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EU Regulators Extend Fitbit Antitrust Probe

Fitness data probe. European antitrust regulators have given themselves more time to investigate Google's acquisition of Fitbit

4 years ago

Police Raid Dark Web Marketplaces, Seize 500kg of Drugs

Worldwide police operation against dark web vendors results in 179 arrests, seizure of 500kg of drugs, $6.5m (£5m) in cash…

4 years ago

Aussie Regulator Refuses To Back Down After Facebook News Warning

Blunt warning from Facebook about blocking news sharing down under, receives equally blunt response from antitrust officials

4 years ago

Facebook Celebrity Boycott Joined By Kim Kardashian West

Kardashian joins Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence and others in celebrity boycott of Facebook's Instagram on Wednesday

4 years ago

Facebook Acquires More Office Space, Despite Remote Working Plan

Social networking platform acquires more office space in Washington, despite allowing staff to work from home until July 2021

4 years ago

Apple Modifies App Store Rules Amidst In-App Payments Row

Apple changes App Store guidelines to respond to criticism over in-app payment restrictions, but Epic Games is still left out…

4 years ago

Amazon Hires Former NSA Director In Charge During Snowden Revelations

Amazon names former NSA director to board of directors, who was also the man in charge when Edward Snowden blew…

4 years ago

EU Tells Facebook, Twitter, Google To Clamp Down On Fake News

Tech companies must do more to clamp down on fake news, amid a surge of disinformation during the global Coronavirus…

4 years ago

Palantir Opens Books To Investors Ahead Of NYSE Listing

Controversial loss-making data intelligence company to lay out its business to investors ahead of unusual direct listing on New York…

4 years ago

Amazon Deletes Thousands Of ‘Fake’ Reviews After Probe

Amazon deletes tens of thousands of reviews from its sites after two studies focus on use of fraudulent five-star reviews…

4 years ago

US Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google Coming ‘Within Weeks’

US Justice Department pushes ahead with competition lawsuit against Google as some within the department battle for more time to…

4 years ago

Apple Delays Advertising Privacy Changes

After pushback from Facebook and advertising associations, Apple delays implementation of new privacy controls on advertisers tracking ability

4 years ago

Facebook Halts Oculus Sales In Germany Over Privacy Concerns

German regulator slams decision to require virtual reality headset users to have FB account, so Facebook halts sales in Germany

4 years ago

Growing Demand Sees Amazon Promise 7,000 UK Jobs

Rare bit of good news on the jobs front as Amazon says it will create another 7,000 new jobs in…

4 years ago

Facebook To Halt Last Minute Political Adverts In US

Facebook said it will not take on any new political ads in the seven days prior to the US election,…

4 years ago

The Tech Of Charity

How do charities use technology to manage their organizations and, raise their funds? In an environment dominated by COVID-19, how…

4 years ago

Intel Unveils 11th Gen Core CPU, And Redesigns Logo

Chip giant conducts only its third brand refresh in the past 51 years, as it unveils its 11th generation Core…

4 years ago

Amazon Withdraws Job Listing For Union ‘Analyst’ – Report

Did Amazon attempt to hire people to spy on union activity within workforce? E-commerce giant says wording for position was…

4 years ago

Facebook Dismantles Russian Influence Operation After FBI Tip

Russian meddling in the United States has been detected again and dismantled, after Facebook receives tip off from the FBI

4 years ago

Amazon Gains FAA Drone Delivery Approval

Critical certificate issued by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), nudges actual Amazon drone deliveries one step closer

4 years ago

Facebook To Block News Sharing In Australia Over Proposed Law Change

Blunt message for Australian politicians, as Facebook warns it will block news sharing down under if proposed law is approved

4 years ago

Walmart Joins Microsoft In Bid For TikTok

American owner of ASDA supermarket joins forces with Microsoft in bidding to acquire the US and overseas operations of TikTok

4 years ago

Amazon Enters Wearables With Halo Band

Health market entry for e-commerce giant after it unveils the Amazon Halo Band, which can track a user's sleep and…

4 years ago

Facebook Hits Out At Apple’s Advertising Changes

Apple iOS 14 promises world of pain for small developers, warns Facebook, with option to give app users the option…

4 years ago

TikTok CEO Steps Down Amid Fight With US President

The American face of TikTok has stepped down after just two months in the job, as the firm battles Presidential…

4 years ago

Facebook To Pay France £96 Million In Back Taxes

France continues pursuit of back taxes from big name tech firms, after Facebook agrees to hand over £96 million to…

4 years ago

Facebook Considers ‘Kill Switch’ On Political Ads After Election

Facebook is wary of its platform being used to contest the US election results in November and is reportedly looking…

4 years ago

Apple Tells Judge Fortnite Row ‘Of Epic’s Own Making’

Apple tells court Fortnite can return to App Store as soon as Epic removes its independent payment system, amidst antitrust…

4 years ago

Facebook Voices Support For Data Portability Law

Facebook says it would support dedicated data portability legislation in the US as an antitrust measure, ahead of key regulatory…

4 years ago

Epic To Be Removed From Apple’s Developer Program After Lawsuit

The Empire strikes back. Epic Games files an injunction to stop it being removed from Apple's Developer Program later this…

4 years ago