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Republican U.S. House likely to investigate Facebook, Google, Big Tech over censorship
Republicans are increasingly likely to secure a majority in the U.S. House of representatives, putting the GOP in control of House…
Republican House leaders meet with Apple CEO to discuss Big Tech censorship, China, privacy
Apple CEO Tim Cook attended a private meeting with several U.S. House Republican leaders on Wednesday to discuss issues surrounding…
Big Tech’s market dominance spurs numerous U.S. antitrust probes
The four U.S. “Big Tech” companies — Alphabet’s Google, Amazon, Apple, and Facebook — face an array of antitrust investigations at the…
China’s high app store fees make Apple’s look cheap
The words “app store” appeared 340 times in a report accusing Big Tech of abusing its market power. They should see China’s app stores …
Without a ‘blue wave,’ Big Tech faces limited risk from antitrust push out of Washington D.C.
The “Big Tech” companies — Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, and Facebook — face limited risk from a renewed antitrust push out of Washington D.C…
Apple ‘vehemently disagrees’ with House Democrats’ antitrust conclusions as 95% of employee contributions go to Biden
After a 16-month antitrust investigation into competitive practices at Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, and Facebook, the U.S. House Democrat …
House Democrats say Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, and Facebook enjoy ‘monopoly power’
After a 16-month antitrust investigation into competitive practices at Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, and Facebook, the U.S. House of Representatives…
Apple’s Phil Schiller defends tight control of App Store
When the App Store launched in 2008, Apple executives viewed it as an experiment in offering a compellingly low commission rate to attract developers…
Democrat congressman calls Apple’s App Store policies ‘highway robbery’
Hanging over Apple’s 2020 Worldwide Development Conference, which begins Monday, is the recent announcement by European regulators of an investigation…
Will Apple CEO Tim Cook testify before U.S. congressional antitrust panel?
Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg and Alphabet Inc. CEO Sundar Pichai are willing to testify before a congressional panel…
U.S. lawmakers propose $22.8 billion to spur construction of chip factories in America
U.S. lawmakers want to provide more than $22.8 billion in incentives for semiconductor manufacturers, aiming to spur the construction of chip factories …
Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq close at record highs as Wall Street shrugs at Trump impeachment
Stocks set closing and intraday records Thursday even after the House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald Trump…
U.S. Senators threaten Apple and Facebook with mandated encryption backdoors
U.S. senators grilled Apple Inc and Facebook Inc executives over their encryption practices on Tuesday and threatened to regulate the technology unless…
U.S. House passes anti-robocall bill
The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved an anti-robocall bill by an almost unanimous vote…
U.S. House of Representatives passes bill to block robocalls
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the bipartisan “Stopping Bad Robocalls Act” which requires calls to be verified…
Silicon Valley congressman: ‘It is embarrassing how technologically illiterate most members of Congress are’
The congressman is working on the framework of legislation that would offer sweeping data-privacy laws in the form of network neutrality, greater transparency in data-collection practices…
Why stock-market investors say ‘gridlock is good’ in Washington D.C.
Stock-market bulls are cheering midterm election results that, as expected…
Dow surges 500 points after President Trump signals bipartisan cooperation
The major averages hit their session highs after President Donald Trump indicated he is willing to work with Democrats on policy initiatives…
Wall Street set to rise as investors take split Congress in stride
U.S. stocks were on course to open higher on Wednesday after the midterm elections…
California strikes deal with FCC to delay state’s ‘net neutrality’ law
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai cast the delay as a victory for the Commission…
Apple to Australia: This is no time to weaken encryption; access only for ‘good guys’ is a false premise
Apple has filed its formal opposition to a new bill currently being proposed by the Australian government…
Apple urges Australian government not to destroy encryption with ‘backdoors’
Apple has submitted its formal response to a draft bill undergoing debate by the Australian government…
Internet provider groups sue over California ‘net neutrality’ rules
Four industry groups representing major internet providers and cable companies filed suit…
Apple, other tech giants denounce proposed Australian law seeking encryption ‘backdoor’
Four global tech giants – Facebook, Apple, Alphabet and Amazon – will oppose an Australian law…
Trump administration sues California over ‘net neutrality’ law
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai described California’s law as illegal and bad for consumers…
U.S. broadband investment is up after end of FCC’s so-called ‘Net Neutrality’ rules
Despite many studies showing that consumers would be worse off under command-and-control internet regulations, the Obama administration…
Apple’s mobile privacy letter to U.S. Congress omits an awful lot of context
Apple’s official letter of response to the chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce…
U.S. House Republicans demand answers from Apple, Google on privacy, data practices
Four senior U.S. House Republicans sent letters on Monday to the chief executives of Apple Inc…
More proof that iPhone backdoors are a stupid idea: Massive cache of law enforcement personnel data leaks
A data breach at a federally funded active shooter training center has exposed the personal data of thousands of US law enforcement officials…
U.S. Supreme Court rules states can require online retailers to collect sales tax
Online shopping will soon become more expensive after the U.S. Supreme court ruled Thursday that states…
Applying the Trump Doctrine to net neutrality
President Trump’s approach to trade qualifies as a master class in political negotiation…
Apple highlights user privacy as Facebook exec steps down
Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook takes every opportunity to highlight his company’s commitment to privacy…
FCC’s repeal of so-called ‘net neutrality’ rules now official
The Federal Communications Commission’s repeal of net neutrality rules is now official…
Verizon shows 5G going the distance
Verizon may not have to put a 5G cell site every four blocks to provide high-speed coverage to homes…
U.S. Senate democrats stage a phony vote on so-called ‘net neutrality’
One extreme part of the anti-Trump ‘resistance’ is outrage, including death threats…
Bipartisan ‘Secure Data Act’ would make it illegal for U.S. government to demand backdoors
A new bill introduced in Congress gets encryption right…
Woz speaks out on ‘net neutrality,’ privacy, and Star Trek vs. Star Wars
Wozniak got the loudest applause from the nearly 5,000 people in the audience at the USF Sun Dome…
U.S. FCC reversal of so-called ‘net neutrality’ rules expected to be published Thursday
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is expected to publish on Thursday its December order…
Bill Gates thinks Apple should unlock iPhones at the government’s request
In an interview with Axios, Bill Gates warned Apple and other tech giants that they risk the kind of nightmarish government…
FBI forensic expert blasts Apple ‘jerks’ for encrypting iPhones
Ever since Apple made encryption default on the iPhone, the FBI has been waging a war against encryption…
FBI Director Wray calls inability to access electronic devices an ‘urgent public safety issue’
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is increasingly unable to access data from some electronic devices…
