Governement-IT

CMA Secures Google Commitment To Tackle Fake Reviews

British competition watchdog secures undertaking from Google to tackle fake reviews, as Amazon probe continues

3 months ago

Trump Signs AI ‘Free From Idealogical Bias’ Executive Order

After earlier revoking Biden's AI safety executive order, President Trump signs new executive order to develop an 'ideological bias free'…

3 months ago

Pakistan’s Parliament Passes Bill For Strict Control On Social Media

Bill passed to give Pakistani government sweeping controls on social media, but critics argue it will further suppress free speech

3 months ago

Indian Tribunal Suspends Meta’s Data Sharing Ban

After Meta had warned that India's data sharing ban could collapse WhatsApp's business model, tribunal suspends ban

3 months ago

UK’s CMA Begins Probe Into Apple, Google Mobile Ecosystems

British regulator confirms investigation of Apple and Google's domination of app stores, operating systems, and browsers

3 months ago

Google Wins UK Injunction To Halt Russian Enforcement Of Judgements

Google wins permanent injunction from London's High Court to prevent enforcement of Russian YouTube judgements

3 months ago

CMA Chair Replaced By Government Amid Growth Drive

Government replaces chairman of the competition watchdog with former Amazon boss, amid Labour's “growth” drive in UK

3 months ago

Donald Trump Pardons Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht

Not just insurrectionists. Founder of criminal marketplace Silk Road also receives pardon from Donald Trump

3 months ago

Elon Musk Takes Control Of Doge, As Vivek Ramaswamy Steps Down

Musk now in sole charge of Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, with remit to advise on cuts to “wasteful”…

3 months ago

UK Second Most Attractive Country For Investment, PwC Survey Finds

Global survey from PwC places United Kingdom ahead of China, Germany and India as most attractive country for investment

3 months ago

Trump Signs Executive Order To Delay TikTok Ban

TikTok receives executive order from Donald Trump to grant time for a sale to be reach, but will ByteDance agree?

3 months ago

Tech CEOs Front And Centre At Trump’s Inauguration

The inauguration of Donald Trump on Monday was attended by the CEOs of big name tech firms, including the boss…

3 months ago

Elon Musk Questions X’s Ban In China, After TikTok Ban

With Donald Trump moving to strike down US ban on TikTok, Elon Musk questions why X is still banned in…

3 months ago

Russian State-Linked Hackers Target WhatsApp Accounts, Warns Microsoft

Microsoft warns the WhatsApp accounts of US government officials are being targetted by Russian hacking group

3 months ago

TikTok Switched Off In US Ahead Of Ban Deadline

TikTok goes dark in the United States on Saturday, ahead of America's nationwide ban on the Chinese app on Sunday

3 months ago

EU Deepens Investigation Into Elon Musk’s X

European Commission adds “additional investigatory measures to X” as part of its ongoing DSA investigation

3 months ago

Supreme Court Rules TikTok Can Be Banned in US

Ruling from Supreme Court upholds nationwide ban on TikTok unless ByteDance sells, but official says Biden won't enforce it

3 months ago

TikTok Prepares To Shutdown App In US On Sunday – Report

As an advisor says Trump is exploring options to 'preserve' TikTok, reports suggest app is planning to shutter its US…

3 months ago

Age Verification For Porn Websites Needed By July, Ofcom Warns

Ofcom warning. All websites featuring pornographic material must introduce a “robust” age-checking system by July 2025

3 months ago

Biden Signs Order For Energy Provision For AI Data Centres

Executive order for AI signed by President Biden, to reduce bottlenecks to connect AI data centres to clean energy sources

3 months ago

UK Tech Struggling To Innovate Under Labour, Survey Finds

Ayming research finds British tech firms are struggling to source suitable funding and skills – prompting calls for more government…

3 months ago

Supreme Court To Hear Arguments In TikTok Divest Or Ban Appeal

Supreme Court in US on Friday is to hear oral arguments that could well decide the fate of TikTok in…

3 months ago

US Billionaire Proposes Bid For TikTok’s US Assets

As US ban looms this month, TikTok faces a buyout offer for its US assets from American billionaire and a…

3 months ago

Google Donates $1 Million To Donald Trump Inauguration Fund

Bending the knee continues from the tech industry, as Alphabet's Google becomes latest to make inauguration fund donation

3 months ago

Outgoing SEC Chair Gary Gensler Lashes Out At Crypto Industry

Parting shots from outgoing SEC chair Gary Gensler, as he warns in interview that crypto industry is “rife with bad…

3 months ago

Apple Still Prevented From Selling iPhone 16s In Indonesia

Indonesian government minister confirms that despite Apple planning production facility, it still cannot sell its iPhone 16 locally

3 months ago

US Mulls Restrictions On Chinese Drones

China fires back after US Commerce Dept says it is considering new restrictions on Chinese drones in the United States

3 months ago

China Proposes Further Export Restrictions On Critical Mineral Tech, Batteries

Trade war latest sees Beijing proposing export restrictions on some tech used to make battery components and process critical minerals

3 months ago

Beijing Denies Involvement In US Treasury Cyberattack

China's foreign ministry slams “groundless” accusations that a China state-sponsored actor hacked US Treasury systems

3 months ago

Baltic Sea Power Cable Severed In Latest Incident

Undersea internet and power cable in Baltic sea between Finland and Estonia suffers outage. Finland seizes suspected oil tanker

4 months ago