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CEO Of Pegasus Maker NSO Group To Step Down
Reorganisation to result in the CEO departure at Pegasus maker NSO Group, as the firm moves towards selling to NATO countries only
Police Arrest Four Over BT Cable Theft In North Yorkshire
Police make arrests after Openreach confirms to Silicon UK that a cable theft left 200 homes without telephone or broadband for several days
FTC Investigates Amazon Prime, But Firm Hits Out At FTC Staff Conduct
E-commerce giant accuses Federal Trade Commission of harassing Jeff Bezos,and Andy Jassy, in probe of Amazon Prime service
More People Charged After 2017 Equifax Hack
US financial regulator charges three more people with insider trading concerning Equifax hack, after its former CIO was jailed over the same matter
CMA To Reconsider Order For Meta To Sell Giphy
UK competition regulator, the CMA, tells Silicon UK it has agreed to reconsider over next three months its ruling to Meta to sell off Giphy
Elon Musk Seeks To Block Twitter’s Request For Speedy Trial
No surprise in Twitter showdown, as Elon Musk files motion with US court to oppose platform's request for trial to be fast-tracked
Tesla Ordered To Refund Customer Over Autopilot Problems
Court in Germany orders Tesla to refund a customer thousands of dollars over problems with Autopilot driver's assistance system
Amazon Ring Gave Doorbell Footage To US Police Without Owners’...
Surveillance footage from Amazon Ring doorbells has been provided to US police forces 11 times so far in 2022, without a warrant or owner consent
Google Offers To Spin-Off Ad-Tech Unit – Report
Alphabet unit previously labelled the DoJ antitrust lawsuit 'deeply flawed', but now it is reportedly offering concessions
Man Charged With Selling Fake Cisco Equipment
Man arrested in Florida and charged with importing counterfeit Cisco networking equipment into the United States, worth an estimated $1 billion
Indian Economic Police Raid Offices Of Smartphone Maker Vivo
Indian economic crime agency Enforcement Directorate raids dozens of locations across India belonging to China's Vivo amidst border tensions
Google To Delete Location History Of Users Who Visit Abortion Clinics
Google to automatically delete location history of users who go near sensitive locations such as abortion clinics following Roe v Wade reversal
Swedish Appeals Court Upholds Huawei 5G Ban
Fresh setback for Huawei after Swedish Appeal Court upholds lower court ruling that banned equipment from the Chinese giant
Wikileaks Julian Assange Extradition To US Approved By Home Secretary
Julian Assange loses decade long battle against his extradition to the United States, but Wikileaks says it will appeal decision
EU’s ‘Revised’ Disinformation Code Of Practice...
EU's “strengthened” Code of Practice on Disinformation is signed by 34 tech firms, platforms and civil groups to beef up battle against fake news
Apple Faces £750m Claim Over Battery Slowdown
Battery gate returns. Fresh claim against Apple over its deliberate policy of slowing older iPhones in order to protect handsets with old batteries
Meta Fails To Overturn UK Order To Sell Giphy
Meta has mostly failed in its appeal against the CMA order to sell Giphy, after judges dismissed all but one appeal by the Facebook parent
Ericsson Confirms SEC Investigation Over Iraq Conduct
Swedish firm says it is “fully co-operating” with the US SEC, after it opened an investigation of Ericsson's conduct in Iraq in 2019
US Agency Deepens Tesla Autopilot Investigation
Federal agency upgrades investigation into Tesla's Autopilot, in what is being touted as the first step before issuing a recall
NSO Boss To Be Questioned By Spanish Judge Over Spyware Claim
Spain's High Court on Tuesday called for CEO of Israel's NSO to testify in case about Pegasus spying on Spanish politicians
Texas AG Investigates Twitter For ‘Deceptive Practices’...
Republican attorney general of Texas starts investigation of Twitter, after Elon Musk's public complaints about bots and fake accounts
US Supreme Court Seeks Biden Input On WhatsApp’s NSO Lawsuit
Justices on US Supreme Court mull whether Meta's WhatsApp can pursue its lawsuit against NSO Group, and seek Biden administration input
Amazon Hits Out At US Congress Antitrust Bill
Online retail giant Amazon slams US antitrust bill for unfairly singling it out, while not targetting rival retailers such as Walmart and Target
US Supreme Court Blocks Controversial Texas Social Media Law
Content moderation victory? Tech industry celebrates as US Supreme Court blocks controversial Texas social media law from taking effect
Twitter Fined $150 Million For Sharing User Telephone Numbers
Privacy settlement with the FTC and DoJ sees Twitter agreeing to pay $150 million for using user email addresses, phone numbers for advertising
Mark Zuckerberg Sued By DC AG Over Cambridge Analytica Scandal
Four years later, and Washington DC Attorney General decides to sue Mark Zuckerberg personally over Cambridge Analytica scandal
Crypto Investor Arrested After Visiting Home Of TerraUSD Founder
South Korean crypto investor under police investigation after visiting home of Do Kwon, creator of failed TerraUSD cryptocurrency, to ask for apology
Texas Social Media Law Battle Heads To Supreme Court
Battle between Texas and social networking giants reaches US Supreme Court, and it could decide future of online content moderation decisions
Nvidia Charged By SEC For ‘Inadequate Disclosures’ About...
US financial regulator charges GPU giant Nvidia for “inadequate disclosures” concerning the impact of crypto mining on the company’s gaming business”