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Trump admin tariff threats spur exodus of manufacturers from China
Electronics makers are shifting manufacturing from China in order to side-step Trump administration tariffs…
FTC chairman says he’s willing to break up Big Tech companies
The head of the US Federal Trade Commission said he’s prepared to break up major technology platforms if necessary…
Android settlers besieged by factory pre-installed malware
There’s a flow of Android malware that those who settle for pretend iPhones cannot defend themselves against: malicious apps that have been factory pre-installed…
Apple hit with lawsuit for storing iCloud data on third-party servers
Apple faces a class-action lawsuit filed in California which accuses the company of false advertising….
Three years of misery inside Google
Sexual harassment. Hate speech. Employee walkouts. The Silicon Valley giant is trapped in a war against itself. And there’s no end in sight…
Trump administration is drafting an executive order to take on alleged anti-conservative bias at social-media companies
President Trump vowed to study “all regulatory and legislative solutions” to combat the anti-conservative bias that he argues runs rampant on platforms such as Twitter and Facebook…
Huawei unveils Harmony operating system, but keeps Android for phones for now
Huawei Technologies unveiled on Friday its proprietary operating system for smartphones and other devices…
Attorney General Barr elevates antitrust lawyer Lauren Willard to coordinate ‘Big Tech’ review
Attorney General William Barr has elevated a lawyer from the Justice Department’s antitrust division to be his point person…
Apple just dealt a major blow to Facebook with new iOS 13 feature
Apple has a new feature in its upcoming iOS 13 that could pose major issues for messaging and calling apps such as Facebook and WhatsApp….
Apple, not Google or Facebook, the target of global antitrust regulators
Apple – not Facebook or Google – is rapidly emerging as the test case for how officials in Brussels, Washington and beyond clamp down on Big Tech’s digital empires…
U.S. appeals court voids Google ‘cookie’ privacy settlement that paid Safari, Explorer browser users nothing
A federal appeals court on Tuesday struck down Google’s class-action settlement meant to resolve claims it invaded the privacy of millions of computer users…
Google and Amazon follow Apple’s lead on voice assistant grading policies
Following Apple’s decision to temporarily halt Siri grading as it evaluates the program’s privacy safeguards, Amazon and Google this week followed suit…
U.S. Senate Democrats seek ‘serious’ fines for antitrust violations by big tech
U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Richard Blumenthal introduced legislation on Friday to allow harsher penalties for companies…
Apple’s AWDL protocol plagued by flaws that enable tracking and man-in-the-middle attacks
NAN, commonly known as Wi-Fi Aware, is a new standard supported by Android which draws on AWDL’s design and, thus, might be vulnerable to the similar attacks…
Google researchers disclose exploits for ‘interactionless’ iOS attacks; likely worth $10 million on black market
Two members of Project Zero, Google’s elite bug-hunting team, have published details and demo proof-of-concept code for…
Huawei+Google smart speaker project shut down by Trump administration restrictions
Huawei was working with Google to take on Apple’s HomePod and Amazon’s Echo smart speaker range…
Google to knock off Apple iPhone yet again with ‘Face Unlock’ Face ID clone in Pixel 4 phone
Google on Monday previewed a pair of features coming to its Pixel 4 smartphone, including “Face Unlock,” to compete with Apple’s Face ID technology…
76% of retail IT decision makers believe that Apple devices are better than Windows or Android
More than three-quarters of respondents (82%) who use Windows or Android in their retail environments experience problems…
Google needs Apple so much more than most people think
Apple is fundamental to the Android company’s business plan…
Apple, other tech firms may also face antitrust investigations by individual U.S. states
Eight state attorneys general met with U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Thursday to discuss the effect of big tech companies on competition…
Researchers: ‘No individual brand is as predictive of being high-income as owning an Apple iPhone’
Apple’s iPhone has become the best indicator of wealth from among everyday items…
U.S. DOJ’s ‘Big Tech’ investigation could actually turn out to be good news for the tech giants
The Justice Department’s surprise Big Tech investigation was highly unusual and it could actually turn out to be good news for the tech giants…
U.S. DOJ announces broad antitrust review examining Apple, Google, and others
The Justice Department is opening a broad antitrust review into whether dominant technology firms are unlawfully stifling competition…
NSO Group says it can scrape data from Apple, Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Microsoft cloud services
The Israeli company whose spyware hacked WhatsApp has told buyers its technology can surreptitiously scrape all of an individual’s data…
Google and Facebook are quietly tracking visits to porn websites, even those in incognito mode
Silicon Valley’s biggest companies are always watching you — even when you’re browsing pornography websites in incognito mode…
Alexa wins the Apple App Store as voice control takes over
We are all spending more time talking to our computers. This is a changing interaction with machines…
Trump targets Google following Thiel allegations
Trump administration plans to look into Google to see if it has been infiltrated by Chinese military…
Apple, Google, Facebook execs face anti-trust grilling
Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and Google go before the House Judiciary Committee’s antitrust panel…
Yet another Android scare shows how little Google protects your privacy
Over 1,000 Android apps continue to harvest your personal data even after you tell them not to. Google says it won’t fix this until…
Apple makes privacy jab at Google smart city plan
Apple takes a jab at Google’s smart city (data-grabbing) plans in Toronto, Canada.
UK investigates Google, Facebook for potential ‘abuse of power’
Google and Facebook may control over 70% digital ads spend next year, making it harder for rivals to compete, to the detriment of consumers…
Apple’s App Store still makes more cash than Google Play
Apple’s App Store continues to massively outpace Google Play on consumer spending, even though iOS app installs are lower…
HP, Microsoft, Google, others plan China production reduction
Like Apple, HP, Microsoft, Google and other tech firms plan to reduce their dependence on Chinese manufacturing…
OpenID Foundation claims ‘Sign In with Apple’ poses security and privacy risks
At WWDC 2019 earlier this month, Apple unveiled its new Sign In with Apple platform, which gives users a privacy-friendly alternative…
President Trump suggests European Union out of line in suing U.S. tech firms
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested the European Union was out of line in suing U.S. technology companies…
U.S. Senate Democrats ask for details on antitrust probes into Apple, other tech firms
Seven U.S. Senate Democrats asked the Trump administration on Friday to disclose details of possible Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department…
Apple publicly acknowledges contributors to iCloud
Apple has now publicly acknowledged the many software developers whose work has been used under licence…
Apple’s iPad claims another victim: Google exits tablet business
Tech giant Google has officially announced its exit from the tablet business…
Buyer Beware: Used Google Nest cams can let people spy on you
Even performing a factory reset may not be enough to protect privacy for owners of the popular Nest Cam Indoor.
Senator Bernie Sanders: ‘We should definitely take a look at’ breaking up Google, Amazon, Apple
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said Tuesday “we should definitely take a look at” splitting up Google, Amazon and Apple…
Top Apple’s App Store developers are earning 64% more than Google Play’s
We analyzed quarterly consumer spending in apps from the top 100 publishers on the App Store and Google Play between Q1 2014 and 2019…
