Justice

Amazon Fined Record $1.3 Billion By Italian RegulatorsAmazon Fined Record $1.3 Billion By Italian Regulators

Amazon Fined Record $1.3 Billion By Italian Regulators

Mamma Mia! Italy's antitrust watchdog fines Amazon a massive 1.13 billion euros ($1.28 billion) for alleged abuse of market dominance

3 years ago
FTC Sues Nvidia To Block ARM AcquisitionFTC Sues Nvidia To Block ARM Acquisition

FTC Sues Nvidia To Block ARM Acquisition

US Federal Trade Commission sues Nvidia to block its acquisition of the UK's ARM Holdings, stating it will “stifle next…

3 years ago
NY AG Seeks Overseer For Amazon Worker SafetyNY AG Seeks Overseer For Amazon Worker Safety

NY AG Seeks Overseer For Amazon Worker Safety

New York's attorney general asks US judge to appoint someone who will oversee worker safety at Amazon, and to force…

3 years ago
Orange CEO Resigns After Court ConvictionOrange CEO Resigns After Court Conviction

Orange CEO Resigns After Court Conviction

Stephane Richard steps down from his CEO and chairman positions of French mobile giant Orange, after his conviction by a…

3 years ago
US Adds More Chinese Firms To Trade BlacklistUS Adds More Chinese Firms To Trade Blacklist

US Adds More Chinese Firms To Trade Blacklist

Trade war between the world's two biggest economies worsens, as the United States adds more Chinese firms to its Entity…

3 years ago
Apple, Amazon Fined $225m By Italian Watchdog Over Beat HeadphonesApple, Amazon Fined $225m By Italian Watchdog Over Beat Headphones

Apple, Amazon Fined $225m By Italian Watchdog Over Beat Headphones

Tech giants Apple and Amazon fined by Italian watchdog for anti-competitive behaviour in relation to the sale of Beats headphones…

3 years ago
US States Investigate Instagram Over Youth RiskUS States Investigate Instagram Over Youth Risk

US States Investigate Instagram Over Youth Risk

Group of US states launches consumer protection probe into the way Instagram targets young people and affects them following whistleblower…

3 years ago

FBI Investigates After Internal Server Sent Fake Emails

Investigation begins after internal server at the FBI sends thousands of fake email messages warning of possible cyberattack

3 years ago
President Biden Tightens Restrictions On Huawei, ZTEPresident Biden Tightens Restrictions On Huawei, ZTE

President Biden Tightens Restrictions On Huawei, ZTE

Tightening the screw. US President Joe Biden signs legislation to stop Chinese firms from receiving new equipment licences from US…

3 years ago
Wikileaks Julian Assange Granted Permission To Marry In PrisonWikileaks Julian Assange Granted Permission To Marry In Prison

Wikileaks Julian Assange Granted Permission To Marry In Prison

Fresh twist in the life of Julian Assange as he is granted permission by Belmarsh governor to marry partner Stella…

3 years ago
Google Loses Appeal Against EU Antitrust RulingGoogle Loses Appeal Against EU Antitrust Ruling

Google Loses Appeal Against EU Antitrust Ruling

Google's appeal against $2.8 billion antitrust fine issued in 2017 after investigation of its price comparison shopping service, has been…

3 years ago
More Arrests In Ongoing Campaign Against REvil Hacking GangMore Arrests In Ongoing Campaign Against REvil Hacking Gang

More Arrests In Ongoing Campaign Against REvil Hacking Gang

Two more arrested by police in Romania, as global crackdown against Russia's Sodinokibi/REvil ransomware hackers continues

3 years ago
US Senate Looks To Limit Big Tech Companies’ AcquisitionsUS Senate Looks To Limit Big Tech Companies’ Acquisitions

US Senate Looks To Limit Big Tech Companies’ Acquisitions

Bill introduced in US Senate would make it easier for regulators to block deals they see as anticompetitive by placing…

3 years ago
US Government Offers $10m Bounty For Colonial Pipeline HackersUS Government Offers $10m Bounty For Colonial Pipeline Hackers

US Government Offers $10m Bounty For Colonial Pipeline Hackers

DarkSide criminals who hacked Colonial Pipeline are firmly in American crosshairs, after $10 million bounty is offered for their ID…

3 years ago
Tech Giants Defend Record Against Online ScamsTech Giants Defend Record Against Online Scams

Tech Giants Defend Record Against Online Scams

Amazon, eBay, Facebook and Google respond to MPs over their role in facilitating online scams, as fraud activity skyrockets during…

3 years ago

Facebook Orders Staff Not To Destroy Internal Documents

Amid the ongoing whistleblower fallout, Facebook orders all its staff to preserve internal documents, in case of legal inquiries

3 years ago

Donald Trump Loses Bid To Sue Twitter In Florida

Judge rules Donald Trump has to sue Twitter over his suspension not in Florida, but rather in the platform's home…

3 years ago

FCC Revokes China Telecom Licence In US

US communication regulator has officially revoked and terminates the license of China Telecom to provide services in the United States

3 years ago

Apple ‘Very Likely’ To Face DoJ Antitrust Lawsuit – Report

Two year investigation by Department of Justice of tech giants has seen acceleration of Apple probe, reportedly increasing likelihood of…

3 years ago

Facebook Making Online Hate Worse, Whistleblower Tells MPs

Frances Haugen answered questions from the UK parliament's Joint Committee on Monday, after cache of internal documents is released

3 years ago

US Watchdog Questions Tech Giants On Electronic Payments

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau questions Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, PayPal, and Square over electronic payments

3 years ago

Facebook Fined $70 Million By UK’s CMA

After Facebook questions the authority of the British competition watchdog, the CMA fines the social network £50m over Giphy purchase

3 years ago

EU To Investigate Nvidia’s Purchase Of ARM – Report

Concessions offered last week by Nvidia have reportedly failed to offset an extended antitrust investigation by European Union officials

3 years ago

Did Russia Hack UK’s AstraZenica Covid Vaccine?

Did they hack the UK's vaccine? Newspaper reports Russia stole blueprint for the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine in order to make Sputnik…

3 years ago

Amazon Sued By Workers Over Lengthy Covid Screening Times

Workers at Colorado warehouses allege they have to wait up to an hour of their own time, in order to…

3 years ago

Tesla Ordered To Pay $130 Million To Former Worker

Federal jury orders Tesla to pay more than $130 million in damages to black former worker for failing to stamp…

3 years ago

Top Search On Bing Is ‘Google’, Google Tells Court

Top search term on Microsoft's Bing is 'Google', Google tells European Union court as it argues record £4bn antitrust fine…

4 years ago

Google Appeals EU’s 2018 Antitrust Fine

Google seeks dismissal of EU's 4.3bn euro antitrust fine, tells court payments to phone makers were needed in Android's fight…

4 years ago

CNN Blocks Australian Access To Facebook Pages After Court Ruling

Not unexpected. After Australian court made publishers liable for user comments on their Facebook page, CNN pulls the plug

4 years ago

Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou Returns To China After US Deal

Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou reaches deal with Justice Department allowing her to return to China, as US plans…

4 years ago