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Elon Musk Sides With Epic In Apple App Store Fees Dispute
Entrepreneur Elon Musk sides with Epic Games in legal dispute with Apple over App Store fees, calling charges 'de facto global tax on the internet'
High Court Blocks Crowdfunded Action To Halt 5G
High Court judge blocks case seeking judicial review of 5G rollout due to lack of evidence, after backers raised more than £160,000 on crowdfunding platform
US Tightens Rules For Chinese IPOs After Didi Debacle
US Securities and Exchange Commission requires disclosure of risks from Chinese regulators for Chinese companies' IPOs following Didi selloff
EU Fines Amazon Record £637m Over Alleged Data Violation
European Union imposes record fine on Amazon over alleged violations of GDPR privacy law relating to advertising data, as company says it will challenge decision
Israeli Government Officials ‘Visit’ NSO Offices
Not a raid. Authorities in Israel 'visit' the offices of surveillance specialist NSO Group, amid ongoing Pegasus spyware row
Kaseya Denies Paying REvil Hackers For Decryption Tool
Kaseya refused to negotiate with REvil ransomware gang, and has strongly denied paying a ransom in order to obtain decryptor tool
US Targets YouTube, Facebook In Covid Misinformation Push
US presidential administration targeting YouTube as well as Facebook and other social media companies over Covid-19 vaccine misinformation as cases rise
Printer Ink Can ‘Cost More Than Champagne’
Manufacturer-branded printer cartridges can be priced 286 percent more than third-party alternatives, costing consumers hundreds of pounds a year, Which? finds
France’s Macron Changes Phone, After NSO Pegasus Report
Just in case. French President Emmanuel Macron changes both his physical phone, and his phone number, after Pegasus hack reports
Government To Compensate Victims Of Post Office Horizon Fiasco
Compensation promised by government for wrongly convicted postmasters, after Post Office Horizon scandal over past two decades
NSO Group: Blame The Customer, Not Us
Enough is enough says NSO, as it denies French President Macron was a target, and said people should rather blame its customers
Briton Arrested Over Twitter Hack Of Public Figures
Another arrest over the hack of high profile Twitter accounts of Joe Biden, Barak Obama, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and others
China Denies Microsoft Hacking Claim By The West
Microsoft Exchange hacking claims by the West are 'groundless' Chinese authorities say, after email compromise earlier this year
Binance Pulls Digital ‘Stock Tokens’ After Crackdown
Hong Kong becomes latest in string of regulators around world to issue warnings about Binance 'stock tokens' as company pulls the offering
Cambridge Data Finds Bitcoin Miners Shifting Away From China
Bitcoin mining operations began shifting out of China even before country began crackdown earlier this year, while Kazakhstan and US see mining surge
REvil Gang Websites Go Dark After Attacks
Websites for the criminal ransomware hackers linked to Russia suddenly disappeared on Tuesday, prompting takedown speculation
Google Ordered To Pay $600m By French Watchdog
Ouch. Copyright dispute over online content in France sees competition regulator impose a 500 million euro (£427m) fine on Google
Apple Threatens UK Exit Over Patent Dispute
Patent trolling...Lawyers for American tech giant say Apple could quit UK market over patent dispute with Optis Cellular Technology
TikTok To Automatically Delete Some Content
TikTok trials automatic deletion of some content, as social media companies face pressure to stem misinformation and illegal material
China Expands Regulatory Crackdown On Didi As Investors Sue
China expands regulatory crackdown on ride-hailing firm Didi Global following IPO last month, as US investors sue over share price slide
Google Faces Court Action By US States Over Play Store Fees
Not another lawsuit. 37 US states slap Google with another antitrust lawsuit over the fees its charges for its Play Store
Twitter Hiring To Comply With New Indian Rules
Local fall guys? Twitter appoints interim chief compliance officer and seeks two other executives for troubled Indian office
Trump Sues Twitter, Facebook, Google, And Their CEOs – Update
Former US President Donald Trump is expected to announce a lawsuit against Twitter, Facebook and Google, as well as their respective CEOs
Tech Giants Could Withdraw Services Over Hong Kong Doxxing Bill
China's bill that will clampdown on 'doxxing' in Hong Kong, could force Facebook, Google, Twitter and others tech giants to withdraw from the city
Kaseya Hackers Demand $70 Million Ransom
Number of organisations affected by damaging Kaseya ransomware attack grows from just 50, to roughly 1,500 businesses globally
British Airways Settles Data Breach Claims Case
Costly exercise. British Airways pays an undisclosed settlement to passengers and staff impacted by massive 2018 data breach
UK NCSC, US Agencies, Warn Of Russian Cyber Campaign
America's NSA, CISA, FBI, alongside the United Kingdom's NCSC have warned about an ongoing brute force campaign by Russia's GRU hackers
Government Welcomes EU Data Protection Agreement
Personal data will continue to 'seamlessly flow' between the United Kingdom and Europe, after European Union agreement
Mexico Bans Cryptocurrency Trades Or Services
Mexico's central bank and the country's finance ministry says financial institutions are not allowed to utilise cryptocurrencies