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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
New Mexico sues Snap over its alleged failure to protect kids from sextortion schemes
New Mexico's attorney general has sued Snap over its alleged failure to protect children from sextortion, sexual exploitation and other harms on Snapchat.
Kris Holt09.06.2024
UK competition watchdog opens Ticketmaster probe after Oasis ticket debacle
The UK's competition regulator is looking into whether Ticketmaster broke consumer law over its use of dynamic pricing for Oasis tickets.
Kris Holt09.05.2024
US charges Russian state media employees over a social media influence scheme
The US government is taking action to clamp down on Russian propaganda and disinformation ahead of November's general election.
Kris Holt09.05.2024
The US government may be preparing to investigate internet retail giants like Shein and Temu
The Consumer Product Safety Commission wants to question the operations of online discount retailers like Shein and Temu.
Danny Gallagher09.05.2024
Verizon is reportedly near a deal to buy broadband provider Frontier Communications
Verizon is reportedly near a deal to buy fiber provider Frontier Communications. An announcement could come as early as this week, provided discussions don’t “hit any last-minute snags.”
Will Shanklin09.05.2024
The Internet Archive loses its appeal of ebook copyright case ruling
The Internet Archive lost an appeal to a federal court ruling that found it violated the copyright of book publishers with its online library of ebooks.
Danny Gallagher09.05.2024
X won't train Grok on EU users' public posts
X has committed to no longer using public posts from EU users to train its Grok chatbot.
Kris Holt09.04.2024
Elon Musk's Starlink will comply with the Brazil X ban after all
Starlink told Brazil's telecom agency it won't comply with an order to block X in the country until officials unfreeze its local bank accounts.
Kris Holt09.04.2024
Clearview faces a €30.5 million for violating the GDPR
The company is accused of illegally obtaining photos to hold in a facial recognition database.
Sarah Fielding09.03.2024
Social media companies can’t be forced to block teens from seeing ‘harmful’ content, judge rules
A federal judge has ruled that social media companies can’t be required to block certain types of content from teens.
Karissa Bell09.03.2024
The UK government will investigate Ticketmaster's dynamic pricing model after Oasis chaos
The UK government said it will investigate dynamic pricing after Oasis ticket costs skyrocketed on Ticketmaster.
Kris Holt09.03.2024