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Tag: U.S. DOJ

Apple, other techs wary of full disclosure of secrets in Google antitrust case

Monday, November 23, 2020 9:12 amNo Comments

Apple said confidential material they provided for the U.S. antitrust probe of Google should not be shared because secrets they include…

Big tech stocks climb as ‘blue wave’ fails to materialize, easing antitrust concerns

Wednesday, November 4, 2020 10:03 amWednesday, November 4, 202044 Comments

Stock futures surged to a tech-led rally on Wednesday as ongoing U.S. election uncertainty signaled the White House was still up for grabs…

U.S. DOJ antitrust lawsuit against Google is imminent

Tuesday, September 22, 2020 12:42 pm19 Comments

The U.S. DOJ is expected to brief state attorneys general this week about its imminent plans to file an antitrust lawsuit against Google …

Apple CEO Tim Cook praises narrow Supreme Court decision on DACA

Thursday, June 18, 2020 4:16 pm33 Comments

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday said President Trump’s 2017 move to cancel his predecessor Barack Obama’s DACA order failed to follow administrative…

U.S. lawmakers’ ‘EARN IT Act’ threatens end-to-end encryption

Friday, February 21, 2020 3:11 pmSaturday, February 22, 202027 Comments

U.S. legislation – the “EARN IT Act” – will be introduced in the coming weeks that could hurt technology companies’ ability to offer end-to-end encryption…


U.S. DOJ contacting app developers in Apple antitrust probe

Tuesday, February 4, 2020 2:11 pm12 Comments

The U.S. Justice Department has reached out to app developers as part of its Apple antitrust probe, one of the four big tech companies being probed for…

Senator Lindsey Graham’s encryption bill could expose Apple to lawsuits

Thursday, January 30, 2020 12:11 pmThursday, January 30, 202030 Comments

Lindsey Graham’s encryption attack masquerading as a “child protection” bill could threaten Apple’s use of encryption and a liability exemption they prize…

Apple’s Tim Cook files brief with U.S. Supreme Court to support DACA

Wednesday, October 2, 2019 5:33 pm35 Comments

On Wednesday, Apple filed a friend of the court brief with the Supreme Court in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy…

FTC chairman says he’s willing to break up Big Tech companies

Wednesday, August 14, 2019 9:30 amWednesday, August 14, 201922 Comments

The head of the US Federal Trade Commission said he’s prepared to break up major technology platforms if necessary…

Attorney General Barr elevates antitrust lawyer Lauren Willard to coordinate ‘Big Tech’ review

Thursday, August 8, 2019 4:12 pm8 Comments

Attorney General William Barr has elevated a lawyer from the Justice Department’s antitrust division to be his point person…

Apple, other tech firms may also face antitrust investigations by individual U.S. states

Friday, July 26, 2019 10:31 am5 Comments

Eight state attorneys general met with U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Thursday to discuss the effect of big tech companies on competition…

U.S. DOJ’s ‘Big Tech’ investigation could actually turn out to be good news for the tech giants

Wednesday, July 24, 2019 8:21 am9 Comments

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

Tuesday, July 23, 2019 6:20 pmTuesday, September 22, 202010 Comments

The Justice Department is opening a broad antitrust review into whether dominant technology firms are unlawfully stifling competition…

U.S. DOJ nears approval of T-Mobile’s merger with Sprint

Tuesday, July 23, 2019 9:26 amTuesday, July 23, 2019No Comments

The U.S. Department of Justice is nearing approval of T-Mobile’s merger with Sprint. An announcement could happen as soon as…

Dish Network nears $6 billion deal for T-Mobile, Sprint assets including Boost Mobile brand

Tuesday, June 18, 2019 5:35 pmWednesday, June 19, 2019No Comments

Dish Network Corp. is in talks to pay at least $6 billion for assets that T-Mobile US Inc. and Sprint Corp….

Apple CEO Cook: U.S. government scrutiny is ‘fair,’ but we’re not a monopoly

Tuesday, June 4, 2019 12:02 pmTuesday, June 4, 20197 Comments

Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook denied that the company is a monopoly as the U.S. government gears up for a potentially unprecedented probe…

U.S. moving toward major antitrust probe of tech giants Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google

Tuesday, June 4, 2019 9:07 am13 Comments

The U.S. government is gearing up to investigate whether Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google misuse their massive market power

U.S. Department of Justice gearing up for antitrust investigation of Google

Friday, May 31, 2019 10:28 pmFriday, May 31, 20195 Comments

The Justice Department is gearing up for an antitrust investigation of Alphabet Inc.’s Google, a move that could present a major new layer of regulatory scrutiny for the search giant…

U.S. DOJ warns Academy over potential rule changes that threaten Oscars eligibility for streaming services like Apple TV+, Netflix

Wednesday, April 3, 2019 5:08 pmWednesday, April 3, 201921 Comments

The Justice Department has warned the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences that its potential rule changes…

Laurene Powell Jobs ready to invest more in journalism, says democracy at risk

Saturday, March 2, 2019 11:44 amFriday, April 26, 201971 Comments

Laurene Powell Jobs, billionaire philanthropist and wife of late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs…

Apple headlines coalition of companies urging Congress to save ‘Dreamer’ immigrants

Monday, February 11, 2019 10:00 amMonday, February 11, 201920 Comments

More than 100 major companies including Apple are renewing their push for immigration reform…

Apple bans Alex Jones’ Infowars app for ‘objectionable content’

Sunday, September 9, 2018 5:20 pm41 Comments

Apple Inc said on Friday that it had banned from its App Store the Infowars app belonging to popular U.S. conspiracy theorist Alex Jones…

U.S. Senator Warner: Tech regulation is coming, ‘the era of the wild west in social media is coming to an end’

Friday, September 7, 2018 10:28 amFriday, September 7, 201839 Comments

To Sen. Mark Warner, it’s not a question of whether Congress will regulate the tech industry but when…

U.S. Justice Department says probing social media companies for stifling ‘free exchange of ideas’

Thursday, September 6, 2018 10:43 pm35 Comments

The Justice Department said on Wednesday that it will meet with state attorneys general to discuss concerns…

Australia plans law for tech firms to hand over encrypted private data or face millions in fines, jail time for execs

Tuesday, August 14, 2018 12:02 pmTuesday, August 14, 201816 Comments

Australia on Tuesday proposed a new law requiring technology firms…

Fired FBI director James Comey reveals how Apple’s encryption efforts drove him crazy

Monday, April 16, 2018 12:03 pmMonday, April 16, 201820 Comments

Fired FBI director James Comey writes about President Trump while also addressing other aspects of his career…

Apple CEO Cook says DACA shouldn’t have been revoked and that he’s ‘personally offended’ by the situation

Thursday, April 5, 2018 2:02 pmThursday, April 5, 201856 Comments

Apple CEO Tim Cook reaffirmed his strong support for DACA…

Cellebrite: We keep iPhone exploits secret for the public’s safety

Thursday, March 1, 2018 4:44 pmThursday, March 1, 201818 Comments

Earlier this week, Forbes learned that Israel-based U.S. government contractor Cellebrite was touting…

The U.S. government can now (probably) unlock every iPhone model in existence

Monday, February 26, 2018 2:01 pmMonday, February 26, 201857 Comments

In what appears to be a major breakthrough for law enforcement…

Apple to challenge Amazon with all-new ‘Books’ app

Thursday, January 25, 2018 9:00 amThursday, January 25, 201829 Comments

Apple Inc. is ready to take on Amazon.com Inc. in the digital book market again…

More than 100 business leaders, including Apple CEO Tim Cook, urge U.S. Congress to pass bipartisan legislation dealing with ‘dreamers’

Wednesday, January 10, 2018 3:33 pm113 Comments

More than 100 top business leaders, including Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Apple’s Tim Cook and IBM’s Ginni Rometty…

Tim Cook and Charles Koch: U.S. Congress must act on the ‘dreamers’

Thursday, December 14, 2017 3:33 pmThursday, December 14, 201753 Comments

We have no illusions about how difficult it can be to get things done in Washington…

Laurene Powell Jobs backs ‘Dreamers,’ says ‘hundreds of thousands of young people’s lives are on the line’

Friday, December 8, 2017 1:43 pmFriday, December 8, 201779 Comments

Years of protests and lobbying by immigrants persuaded President Barack Obama in 2012…

U.S. judge orders new trial to decide how much Samsung owes Apple for copying iPhone

Monday, October 23, 2017 1:00 pmMonday, October 23, 201717 Comments

U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose, California issued an order late on Sunday…

Trump administration backs Apple, says Supreme Court should deny Samsung’s most recent cert petition

Thursday, October 5, 2017 1:14 pmThursday, October 5, 201730 Comments

A few months after the Supreme Court of the United States requested the Trump Administration’s perspective…

Apple CEO Tim Cook ‘encouraged’ by President Trump’s movement on ‘Dreamers’

Thursday, September 21, 2017 1:49 pm28 Comments

Apple CEO Tim Cook said he is ‘encouraged’ by President Donald Trump…

Apple CEO Tim Cook talks climate change, immigration, and more with Michael Bloomberg

Wednesday, September 20, 2017 3:48 pmWednesday, September 20, 201744 Comments

Apple CEO Tim Cook spoke with Michael Bloomberg in a session moderated by Megan Murphy…

After Trump administration sunsets DACA, Apple CEO Cook vows to work with U.S. Congress to protect ‘Dreamers’ in email to employees

Tuesday, September 5, 2017 3:02 pmTuesday, September 5, 2017113 Comments

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, more commonly referred to as DACA, is a controversial Obama-era immigration program…

President Trump ends DACA, but gives Congress 6-month window to deliver solution; Apple CEO Tim Cook ‘stands with’ 250 DACA-protected employees

Tuesday, September 5, 2017 1:25 pmTuesday, September 5, 201764 Comments

The Trump administration on Tuesday formally announced the end of DACA…

iCloud changes put Apple on collision course with overreaching governments

Thursday, July 20, 2017 2:44 pmThursday, July 20, 201711 Comments

Apple has consistently argued against laws that would require tech companies to build so-called ‘back doors’ into their software…

Apple flies in top executives to lobby Australia’s Turnbull government on encryption laws

Wednesday, July 19, 2017 5:17 pm10 Comments

Apple’s top privacy executives have flown out to Australia twice in the past month…

Apple meeting with Australian government to discuss proposed encryption ‘back doors’

Tuesday, July 18, 2017 2:33 pmTuesday, July 18, 201732 Comments

Attorney-General George Brandis will meet with global tech-giant Apple this week…

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