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Tech Minister Admits UK Social Media Ban For Under-16s “On The Table”

Following Australia? Technology secretary Peter Kyle says possible ban on social media for under-16s in the UK is “on the…

15 hours ago

CMA Halts Google Anthropic Investigation

British competition watchdog decides Alphabet's partnership with AI startup Anthropic does not qualify for investigation

18 hours ago

US DoJ To Push Google To Sell Off Chrome Browser – Report

US Justice Department to ask Judge to force Google to sell off its Chrome browser, and also seeks rulings on…

22 hours ago

India Fines Meta $25m Over WhatsApp Data Sharing

India competition regulator fines Facebook parent Meta $25m over 2021 WhatsApp privacy policy that forced users to allow data sharing

2 days ago

German Facebook Users Eligible For Compensation Over Data Breach

Millions of German Facebook users eligible for financial compensation over data leak in 2018-2019, finds country's highest civil court

2 days ago

Which? Seeks £3bn In Apple iCloud Competition Claim

Apple effectively locked 40 million UK users into iCloud and overcharged them, claims £3bn legal action from consumer group Which?

3 days ago

FTC Plans Investigation Into Microsoft Cloud Business – Report

Microsoft's cloud business practices are reportedly facing a potential anti-competitive investigation by the FTC

6 days ago

Programmer Sentenced To Five Years In Prison For Bitcoin Laundering

Ilya Lichtenstein sentenced to five years in prison for hacking into a virtual currency exchange Bitfinex and stealing 119,000 Bitcoin

6 days ago

Meta Fined €798m Over Alleged Facebook Marketplace Violations

Antitrust penalty. European Commission fines Meta a hefty €798m ($843m) for tying Facebook Marketplace to its social network

7 days ago

Tesla Recalls 2,431 Cybertrucks Over Propulsion Issue

Recall number six in 2024 for Tesla Cybertruck, and this time the fault cannot be fixed with an over-the-air software…

7 days ago

Meta Must Face Antitrust Trial Over Instagram, WhatsApp Purchases

Legal issues continue for Meta, after US judge rules it must face trial over FTC's antitrust concerns about Instagram, WhatsApp

1 week ago

Huawei Asks Judge To Dismiss Charges In US Federal Case

Huawei asks judge to dismiss many charges in US controversial federal case that dates back to 2018 under first Trump…

1 week ago

FTX Sues Binance Over Alleged $1.8bn Fraud

Bankrupt FTX sues former rival Binance for allegedly fraudulent transfer of $1.8bn weeks before crypto company's spectacular collapse

1 week ago

Judge Dismisses Personal Claims Against Meta’s Zuckerberg

US federal judge finds Meta chief excutive Zuckerberg can't be held personally liable in child-addiction legal cases

1 week ago

FTX’s Caroline Ellison Begins Her Two Year Prison Sentence

Star witness for the US prosecution of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, has begun her two year prison sentence this week

2 weeks ago

Apple Set To Be Fined Under EU’s Tough DMA – Report

Tech giant Apple could be facing another hefty financial penalty, amid a report the EU is set to fine it…

2 weeks ago

Serco Tracking Devices On Prison Vans Disabled After Cyberattack

Worrying development. Cyberattack on third party supplier disables tracking systems and panic alarms in Serco prisoner vans

2 weeks ago

Nvidia, Meta Ask Supreme Court To Axe Investor Lawsuits

Nvidia, Meta bring cases before US Supreme Court this month seeking tighter limits on investors' ability to sue over inadequate…

2 weeks ago

Craig Wright Faces Contempt Claim Over Bitcoin Lawsuit

Australian computer scientist faces contempt-of-court claim after suing Jack Dorsey's Block and Bitcoin Core developers for £911 trillion

2 weeks ago

Google Fined More Than World’s GDP By Russia

Good luck. Russia demands Google pay a fine worth more than the world's total GDP, over YouTube bans on pro-Russian…

3 weeks ago

TikTok Seeks ‘Trust’ In Global Markets

TikTok chief executive acknowledges it and other social media companies face 'challenge' in gaining trust as company faces US ban

3 weeks ago

LinkedIn Fined €310m By Irish Data Protection Commission

Heavy fine for LinkedIn, after Irish data protection watchdog cites GDPR violations with people's personal data for targeted ads

4 weeks ago

CMA Begins Probe Into Alphabet Partnership With Anthropic

UK competition regulator begins phase one investigation into Alphabet's partnership with AI startup Anthropic

4 weeks ago

Top Court Sides With Intel Over EU Antitrust Fine

Fresh win for Intel after Europe top court upholds annulment of billion-euro antitrust fine imposed by European Commission in 2009

4 weeks ago

Perplexity Boss Surprised After New Corp Sues

News Corp surprises Perplexity, after the media group sued the AI search engine for allegedly infringing copyright content

4 weeks ago

Nigerian Court Orders Release Of Binance Executive

After charges are dropped, Nigerian court orders the release of Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan who is poor health

4 weeks ago

ARM Cancels Qualcomm Chip Design Licence – Report

Potential huge market disruption after UK chip designer ARM reportedly cancels Qualcomm licence amid escalating feud

4 weeks ago

Elon Musk, Tesla Sued By Blade Runner 2049 Producers

Fallout from Elon Musk's uninspiring 'Cybercab' launch continues, after film producers sue for using certain AI-generated image

4 weeks ago

TSMC Alerts US Of Attempt To Circumvent China AI Chip Restriction

World's largest contract chip manufacturer informs the United States of a potential Chinese attempt to circumvent US export controls

4 weeks ago