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Big Tech Firms Slammed In US Antitrust Report
Bombshell development. Scathing US antitrust report recommends structural separations of big tech firms, and slams monopolistic behaviour
US Antitrust Report Hints At Tech Firm Breakup – Report
Would they dare? US House of Representatives antitrust report includes “thinly veiled call to break up” big tech name firms
Coronavirus: Amazon Admits 20,000 Staff Infected By Covid-19
Nearly 20,000 staff have been infected by Coronavirus, Amazon reveals after concerns about warehouse conditions during pandemic
Amazon One Scanner To Use Veins In Palm For Payments
Amazon One device will scan the veins in a human hand to authorise supermarket checkout payments for example, or entry to buildings
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 and 64 firearms
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 spying whistle
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 the UK to cope with demand
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 inaccurate
Amazon Gains FAA Drone Delivery Approval
Critical certificate issued by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), nudges actual Amazon drone deliveries one step closer
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 heart rate
Tech Antitrust Probe Going ‘Full-Tilt’ – DoJ Official
Official antitrust investigation of technology giants is a major priority, deputy head of US Justice Department has confirmed
Amazon Gains FCC Approval For $10 Billion Broadband Satellite Project
Watch out SpaceX and OneWeb, as Amazon's Project Kuiper gains official approval from the FCC for 3,200 broadband satellites
Tech Giants Accused Of Harming Competition By US Lawmakers
Google and Facebook singled out for alleged market power abuse, in some of the sharpest exchanges with US lawmakers on Wednesday
Tech Firm CEOs To Face US Congress Grilling
The CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google are to appear on Wednesday before a US Congress hearing on antitrust issues
COVID Commerce: How Retailing Will Be Reshaped By The Pandemic
COVID-19 may have changed the retail landscape forever. What will retailing look like in a post-COVID-19 world? Will the high street be able to survive and, how will retailers evolve their strategic use of the omnichannel?
Apple Report Defends 30 Percent App Store Fees
Developers - Apple commissioned report finds that 30 percent commission is about average, as tech giant launches App store fee defence
Apple Faces Italian Antitrust Probe Over Beats Headphones, Other Kit
Offices in Italy belonging to Apple and Amazon have this week been raided as authorities open investigation into sale of Beats headphones and other Apple kit
Role Of Wirecard Supervisors To Be Probed By EU
The actions of financial supervisors responsible during the Wirecard collapse should be investigated, says senior EU official
US Pulls Out Of Global Digital Tax Talks
European Union warns it will impose its own digital tax on technology giants, after the United States withdraws from global tax reform negotiations
Apple App Store, Apple Pay Hit By EU Antitrust Investigations
Double whammy. Apple now facing two separate official European Commission investigations into its App Store and Apple Pay
Amazon Joins Police Ban Of Facial Recognition Tech
E-commerce giant Amazon joins other tech firms with announcement it will pause police use of its facial recognition software
DoJ Investigates Google Search Domination, Approaches DuckDuckGo
US competition authorities have approached Google search rival DuckDuckGo, in a sign its antitrust investigation is advancing
Spanish Lawmakers To Draft 3 Percent Digital Tax
More bad news for US-based tech businesses as Spanish lawmakers ready a draft law calling for a 3 percent tax on digital services
Amazon Sued After Warehouse Worker Brings Home Covid-19
Fresh lawsuit filed against Amazon over alleged lack of protection against Coronavirus at its troubled Staten Island facility
France Hits Back At US Trade Threat Over Digital Tax
After the United States begins investigations this week into digital tax scheme of some countries, France warns of unity risk
Coronavirus: Apple To Re-open Most US Stores
Post Coronavirus: With enhanced deep cleaning and kerbside pickups, Apple is to re-open most of its stores in the United States
Shopify To Allow Staff To Work From Home Permanently
Post Coronavirus world. Canadian e-commerce firm Shopify joins Twitter in saying it will allow staff to work from home forever
Coronavirus: Amazon To Make Affordable Face Shields
Amazon to use engineers from its drone and hardware divisions to make face shields for medical professionals, before selling them to general public
France Requires Social Media Firms To Remove Content Within One Hour
That could difficult. French parliament passes a law that requires social media companies to delete certain content within an hour