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Here’s Why California Is One Of The Few States Staying Mum On Probes Targeting Big Tech
California is one of two states not to publicly announce an antitrust investigation into some of the largest big tech…
Read More »Texas AG Ken Paxton Leads The Way On Google Antitrust Investigation: ‘It’s Creating National Interest’
A total of 50 attorneys general from across the U.S. have signed onto a probe into Google and its potential…
Read More »Apple’s Labor Practices To Build New iPhones Violated Even Chinese Standards
Apple and its manufacturing partner, Foxconn, violated Chinese labor rules by hiring temporary workers to produce its latest iPhone model,…
Read More »New York Attorney General Leads Eight State Coalition To Open Antitrust Probe Into Facebook
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Friday morning an eight-state coalition to open an investigation into Facebook that will…
Read More »Facebook Integrates Instagram into First of a Kind Dating App
Facebook officially launched its new dating feature, Facebook Dating, in the United States on Thursday. The tech giant says the…
Read More »Thieves Used Voice-Mimicking Software To Pull Off An Incredible Heist, Raising Concerns About Deepfakes
Thieves used voice-mimicking software to dupe a company’s employees into putting hundreds of thousands of dollars into a secret account,…
Read More »Google To Pay $170 Million To Settle FTC YouTube Investigation
Google agreed to pay a record $170 million fine Wednesday to settle an investigation into YouTube by the Federal Trade…
Read More »‘He Hurt A Lot Of People’: Ron Wyden Floats Putting Mark Zuckerberg In Prison For Facebook’s Alleged Privacy Violations
Sen. Ron Wyden is floating the possibility that imprisoning Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg might be the best way to hold…
Read More »The brain, the criminal and the courts
By Eryn Brown, Knowable Magazine On March 30, 1981, 25-year-old shot President Ronald Reagan and three other people. The following…
Read More »Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Allegedly Hacked, Tweets Offensive Posts About Black People [NSFW]
Warning: This article contains images displaying graphic language. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey alleges that he was hacked Friday afternoon when…
Read More »Want To Skip The Genius Bar? Apple Plans To Offer Independent Repair Shops iPhone Parts
Apple said it plans to provide supply parts to independent repair shops in an effort to ease pressure on its…
Read More »Apple Apologizes For Listening To Users’ Conversations With Siri
Apple apologized Wednesday for listening to recordings of people talking to Siri, the company’s digital voice assistant. The tech giant’s…
Read More »Facebook Clamps Down On Political Ad Buyers Ahead Of The 2020 POTUS Election
Facebook announced Wednesday a new policy requiring people and groups who buy ads promoting political candidates or hot-button issues to…
Read More »Facebook’s New ‘Clear History’ Tool Hits A Legal Roadblock Over Criminal Evidence Concerns
A Texas judge temporarily blocked Facebook’s new “Off-Facebook Activity” tool Monday over concerns of erasing evidence connected to criminal suspects.…
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