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US lawmakers back Big Tech regulation bills in marathon session
Jun 24, 2021 (AFP)
House Judiciary Committee members clashed while tweaking bills with potentially massive implications for large online platforms and their users. Legislation bei...
France takes Apple to court over 'abusive' practices
Jun 24, 2021 (AFP)
The lawsuit, filed in 2018 by France's competition and anti-fraud agency in the name of Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, seeks a halt to the practices and a fin...
US lawmakers advance major antitrust package targeting Big Tech
Jun 24, 2021 (AFP)
In a marathon session spanning two days, House Judiciary Committee members approved six bills which take aim at the business practices of Google, Apple, Amazon ...
Amazon 'Prime Day' spend soars amid reopening
Jun 23, 2021 (AFP)
The event known for discounted prices and quick deliveries from Amazon and third-party retailers hawking goods at its website spanned two days, topping last yea...
US lawmakers take first step toward Big Tech regulation
Jun 23, 2021 (AFP)
The House Judiciary Committee scheduled a "markup" on a series of antitrust reform bills, setting the stage for consideration by the full House of Representativ...
Google gives workers tool for remote work planning
Jun 23, 2021 (AFP)
With the company's new hybrid workplace, "more employees are considering where they live and how they work," a Google spokesperson said in response to an AFP in...
Huge changes for internet and Big Tech under US antitrust proposal
Jun 20, 2021 (AFP)
The five bills, due for a committee vote on Wednesday, could pave the way for a reorganization or breakup of giants such as Google, Facebook, Apple and Amazon w...
End of road for controversial Snapchat 'speed filter'
Jun 17, 2021 (AFP)
The feature referred to as a "speed filter" let Snapchat users capture their speed in an image they could then fire off to friends, prompting concerns and lawsu...
Facebook beefs up tools for keeping group chats civil
Jun 16, 2021 (AFP)
The leading social network hammered by critics over vitriolic content in news feeds has played up groups as enclaves where people with conflicting views on hot-...
Microsoft gives more power to chief Satya Nadella with board election
Jun 16, 2021 (AFP)
Nadella was unanimously elected head of the Microsoft board of directors, where he will guide the agenda "leveraging his deep understanding of the business to e...
Apple warns EU law 'risks destroying iPhone security'
Jun 16, 2021 (AFP)
The European Union last year unveiled tough draft rules targeting tech giants like Apple, Google, Amazon and Facebook that could shake up the way Big Tech does ...
Big Tech critic takes lead US regulatory spot
Jun 16, 2021 (AFP)
Lina Khan was sworn in Tuesday as chair of the Federal Trade Commission after the Democrat nominated by President Joe Biden was confirmed by the US Senate. "It ...
Microsoft bolsters video game line-up as Xbox turns 20
Jun 13, 2021 (AFP)
The Xbox maker showed off 30 new games coming to its console, which in November will celebrate two decades on the market. "Our team strives to make Xbox a place...
US lawmakers, wary of Big Tech, propose antitrust overhaul
Jun 11, 2021 (AFP)
A bipartisan group of House members introduced five separate bills that propose changes so comprehensive they could reshape the largest US technology and entert...
Microsoft taking Xbox games directly to TVs
Jun 10, 2021 (AFP)
The news came as Microsoft and other video game industry heavyweights prepare to show off coming titles at an annual Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) being he...
Facebook working on smartwatch
Jun 10, 2021 (AFP)
Facebook Reality Labs is investing in ways to make AR glasses more useful, unit head Andrew "Boz" Bosworth said in a tweet responding to a Verge report that the...
US state sues to have Google declared a public utility
Jun 09, 2021 (AFP)
Google should be designated a public utility subject to government regulation regarding its search engine and other services, Ohio attorney general Dave Yost co...
Global internet outage caused by customer change of setting
Jun 09, 2021 (AFP)
Nick Rockwell of US-based tech firm Fastly said in a blog post that the outage was "broad and severe" after the glitch resulting from "a valid customer configur...
Biden drops plan to ban Chinese-owned apps TikTok, WeChat
Jun 09, 2021 (AFP)
A statement said that instead of banning the popular apps, the Biden administration would carry out a "criteria-based decision framework and rigorous, evidence-...
Apple doubles down on privacy in new iPhone software
Jun 07, 2021 (AFP)
The Silicon Valley technology colossus opened its annual developers conference by teasing improvements to security, privacy and interoperability of its devices,...
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