Big Tech
The latest news on the biggest tech companies in the world.
Qualcomm is reportedly eyeing a takeover of Intel
Intel announced plans to cut 15,000 jobs last month.
Sweeping FTC study finds that social media sites engage in ‘vast surveillance’ of its...
This includes children and teens.
The EU gives Apple six months to make cross-device interoperability easier
The European Commission will tell Apple the measures it has to take, and the company is expected to follow them.
Report: Google offered to sell AdX to end EU antitrust suit
The company is facing monopoly accusations around online advertising all around the globe.
Google wins appeal against $1.7 billion EU fine for 'abusive' advertising practices
The company was fined in 2019 for adding anti-competitive exclusivity clauses to its ad contracts.
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Qualcomm is reportedly eyeing a takeover of Intel
Qualcomm has reportedly expressed an interest in taking over Intel “in recent days,” according to a new report in The Wall Street Journal.
Karissa Bell09.21.2024
Sweeping FTC study finds that social media sites engage in ‘vast surveillance’ of its users
Sweeping FTC study finds that social media sites engage in ‘vast surveillance’ of its users. This includes children and teens.
Lawrence Bonk09.19.2024
The EU gives Apple six months to make cross-device interoperability easier
The European Commission plans to come up with its own measures that Apple has to follow to ensure interoperability if it doesn't want to pay huge fines.
Mariella Moon09.19.2024
Report: Google offered to sell AdX to end EU antitrust suit
In an effort to quell monopoly concerns in the EU, Google reportedly offered to sell its AdX advertising marketplace, sources have told Reuters.
Anna Washenko09.19.2024
Google wins appeal against $1.7 billion EU fine for 'abusive' advertising practices
European Union's General Court sided with Google in its appeal against a $1.7 billion EU antitrust fine over its ad practices.
Mariella Moon09.18.2024
Meta could face massive EU fines over Marketplace competition
The report comes as a new antitrust commissioner has been announced.
Sarah Fielding09.18.2024
Zynga says it will fight $45 million fine for infringing decades-old IBM patents
A court ruled last week that gaming company Zynga infringed on IBM patents dating back to the pre-internet telecom platform Prodigy in the 1980s.
Anna Washenko09.18.2024
Amazon accused of deceptive 'sales' of its own products in lawsuit
Amazon gets slapped with a lawsuit accusing it of deceptive pricing practices. The suit alleges that the company misled shoppers by showing inflated prices for Fire TVs.
Lawrence Bonk09.18.2024
Hundreds of Amazon drivers in NYC join the Teamsters union
Third-party delivery drivers working out of an Amazon warehouse in New York City have joined the Teamsters union in the hope of obtaining better pay and working conditions.
Kris Holt09.17.2024
Former MoviePass CEO reportedly pleads guilty to securities fraud
Mitch Lowe, one of two MoviePass execs indicted by the Justice Department in 2022, has pleaded guilty to securities fraud charges. The former MoviePass CEO admitted to conspiring to deceive the public and investors about the service’s sustainability.
Will Shanklin09.17.2024
iPads will support third-party app stores in Europe starting September 16
Starting on September 16, iPad users in the EU will be able to easily install third-party app stores. Apple will enable that as part of iPadOS 18.
Kris Holt09.14.2024
Google announces deal with direct-air capture startup to remove carbon emissions
Google announced that it has entered a partnership with Holocene to support its direct-air capture technology for collecting and removing carbon dioxide emissions from the atmosphere.
Anna Washenko09.11.2024
Apple ordered to pay back its illegal $14.4 billion Irish tax break
Europe's highest court ruled that Apple must pay back its €13 billion ($14.4 billion) Irish tax break deemed illegal by the EU Commission way back in 2016.
Steve Dent09.10.2024
Google loses its seven-year fight against $2.7 billion EU antitrust fine
Google has lost a seven-year battle with the European Commission as the EU's highest court upheld a $2.7 billion antitrust fine against the search giant.
Steve Dent09.10.2024
Apple event live updates on iPhone 16 launch, iOS 18, Apple Watch 10, AirPods 4, Apple Intelligence and more
Live updates from the September 2024 event at Apple Park.
An Apple Store in Oklahoma City is close to approving an union agreement for its workers
Employees of the Apple Store in Oklahoma City have reached a tentative labor agreement.
Danny Gallagher09.07.2024
YouTube terminates five right-wing channels linked to the DOJ’s Russia indictments
YouTube confirmed its termination of five right-wing political channels connected to the Department of Justice’s Russia-linked US media indictments this week. The platform pulled the channel of Tenet Media, widely believed to be the unnamed company named in the indictment.
Will Shanklin09.07.2024
UK watchdog claims Google’s ad tech practices are harming competition
Google is facing more scrutiny over its ad tech practices, this time from a UK competition watchdog.
Kris Holt09.06.2024
The US, UK, EU and other major nations have signed a landmark global AI treaty
The treaty focuses on three main areas: protecting human rights, including privacy and preventing discrimination, safeguarding democracy, and upholding the rule of law.
Pranav Dixit09.06.2024
Microsoft joins coalition to scrub revenge and deepfake porn from Bing
Microsoft announced it has partnered with StopNCII to help remove non-consensual intimate images — including deepfakes — from its Bing search engine.
Anna Washenko09.06.2024