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Tag: U.S. Senate
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…
Apple’s corporate debt holdings drop for first time since 2013
A whale in the corporate bond market is going on a diet…
Investors look to Apple’s cash, services as analysts fret over iPhone unit sales
Apple Inc’s multi-hundred billion cash stockpile and stalling growth in services such as iCloud present…
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…
Stocks rise to new highs on U.S. Senate deal to end brief federal government shutdown
President Donald Trump will sign the deal into law, ending a three-day shutdown…
Apple expected to issue less debt in 2018 now that President Trump has signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
We expect IG tech issuance to be down year-over-year for the first time in about eight years…
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…
Why would any shareholder complain about Apple using repatriated funds for buybacks?
Sure, many of the leaders from Silicon Valley won’t experience a massive tax break…
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…
U.S. job-cut announcements hit lowest level since 1990
The passage of the tax bill has prompted unprecedented hiring plans for 2018…
China offers tax incentives to persuade U.S. companies like Apple to stay
In a bid to keep American businesses from taking their profits out of China following Washington’s overhaul of the United States tax code…
Apple expected to repatriate $214 billion to the U.S.; expect increased buybacks and dividends, not big acquisitions
With the new tax structure we expect Apple will bring $214 billion back to the U.S…
How Apple will win (and lose) under President Trump’s tax cuts
The Republican tax bill now awaiting President Trump’s signature has two major pieces of good news for Apple…
Apple notches big league win with U.S. Republican tax cuts, but faces snag with taxes on foreign patents
The U.S. Republican tax overhaul passed by Congress this week will allow Apple Inc. to bring back its $252.3 billion…
Congressional Republicans deliver epic overhaul of U.S. tax laws to President Donald Trump
The House overcame a final hurdle by voting Wednesday to approve a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s tax code…
Republican-controlled U.S. Congress poised to approve biggest tax system overhaul in 30 years
There is little standing in the way of the Republican party’s first major legislative triumph under President Donald Trump…
President Trump signs law banning Russian Kaspersky Labs software from U.S. government agencies
President Trump has signed into law an order banning the use of Kaspersky Lab products…
GOP tax cut plan sets 15.5% repatriation rate on offshore cash; 8% if invested in plants and equipment
The top tax rate that U.S. companies would pay on an estimated $3.1 trillion in earnings…
GOP eyes taking bigger bite from Apple, others holding cash overseas to seal President Trump’s tax cuts
Republican tax negotiators, aiming to finalize their nearly $1.5 trillion in tax cuts on Friday…
Apple CEO Tim Cook: Russian Facebook ads didn’t elect President Trump
As Washington lawmakers investigate how Russia exploited social media to influence the 2016 presidential election…
U.S. Senate panel approves self-driving car legislation
A U.S. Senate panel on Wednesday unanimously gave the green light to a bill aimed at speeding the use of self-driving cars…
Trump administration orders purge of Kaspersky products from U.S. government
The Trump administration on Wednesday told U.S. government agencies to remove Kaspersky Lab products…
The FBI wants U.S. companies to stop using Kaspersky software
The FBI has admitted that it is actively discouraging businesses to not use security products from Kaspersky Lab…
U.S. Senators seek military ban on Kaspersky Lab products amid FBI probe
U.S. senators sought on Wednesday to ban Moscow-based cyber security firm Kaspersky Lab…
How the U.S. Congress is secretly trying to crush the bull market in Apple and the entire stock market
The clear winner, so far, is the status quo…
Use a VPN to protect your internet privacy
Worried about your ISP? Is someone on your coffee shop’s Wi-Fi? A virtual private network (VPN) can help protect your privacy…
The new age of Ayn Rand: How she won over President Trump and Silicon Valley
As they plough through their GCSE revision, UK students planning to take politics A-level…
Protecting against possible ISP snooping by using a VPN and https
The Obama Administration created a new set of restrictions on Internet service providers…
Why Congress’s rejection of proposed FCC data rules will not affect your privacy in the slightest
Congress was right to disapprove them…
Privacy 101: Why you need a VPN
Earlier this week, the Republican-led Congress voted to repeal FCC rules that blocked ISPs…
Congress to US citizens: Online privacy isn’t dead, those who want it will just have to pay for it
Tuesday’s congressional vote to repeal U.S. restrictions on broadband providers doesn’t mean…
U.S. Congress sends repeal of FCC broadband privacy rules to President Trump for signature
The U.S. House voted on Tuesday 215-205 to repeal regulations requiring internet service providers…
Congress votes to repeal FCC Internet privacy rules
The U.S. House of Representatives voted primarily along party lines 215 to 205 Tuesday…
U.S. Senate votes to overturn Internet privacy rules
The Senate voted 50-48 Thursday to overturn the rules…
How to watch President Trump’s first address to a Joint Session of Congress online tonight
U.S. President Donald J. Trump will be delivering his first address to a Joint Session of Congress tonight…
Apple is headed for a clash with President Trump on some crucial issues
If President-elect Donald Trump stays true to his word, Apple should hope that a big wad of extra cash…
President Trump’s attorney general pick Jeff Sessions could restart the encryption fight
After weeks of speculation, President-elect Donald Trump today named Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) as his choice for attorney general…
Hardware hack bypasses iPhone passcode security
The work contradicts a claim made by the FBI earlier this year that this approach would not work….
