Europe’s Enforcer Wants Big Tech to Play by His Rules
Thierry Breton was visibly pleased after meeting with Mark Zuckerberg. The 68-year-old Frenchman was suppressing a smile, his
2023-09-12 12:59
Meta's Threads is temporarily blocking searches about Covid-19
Threads, the much-hyped social media app from Facebook-parent Meta, is taking heat for blocking searches for "coronavirus," "Covid," and other pandemic-related queries.
2023-09-12 06:15
Google's dominance of internet search faces major challenge in legal showdown with U.S. regulators
The U.S. government is taking aim at what has been an indomitable empire: Google’s ubiquitous search engine
2023-09-11 23:52
Credit Card Disputes Keep Rising at Visa as E-Commerce Booms
Credit card disputes at Visa Inc. continued rising past their pandemic boom despite the proliferation of prevention software,
2023-09-11 18:18
Cash App and Square down? Payment services are 'steadily' recovering after hours-long outages
Thousands Cash App and Square customers were unable to access their accounts or send money Thursday and early Friday due to system outages impacting both payment services
2023-09-09 03:26
Leadership Doubts Threaten Fortescue Founder’s Green Reinvention
Three years after he first embarked on a mission to transform an iron ore giant into a clean-energy
2023-09-08 07:49
AI that alters voice and imagery in political ads will require disclosure on Google and YouTube
Political ads using artificial intelligence on Google and YouTube must soon be accompanied by a prominent disclosure if imagery or sounds have been synthetically altered
2023-09-08 01:16
Court sides with Norwegian regulator's $100K daily fine imposed on Meta over ad privacy concerns
Meta has lost a legal battle to freeze an order from Norway’s data protection authority that imposes hefty fines on the Facebook and Instagram owner over advertising practices deemed to violate user privacy
2023-09-06 23:46
Africa Seeks Finance, Debt Relief to Battle Climate Change
African leaders called for wide-ranging debt relief and a flood of climate finance to help the continent boost
2023-09-06 21:17
Schools are cutting advisers and tutors as COVID aid money dries up. Students are still struggling
An unprecedented infusion of aid money the U.S. government provided to schools during the pandemic has begun to dwindle
2023-09-06 12:28
Information theft is on the rise. People are particularly vulnerable after natural disasters
Information theft is on the rise
2023-09-05 23:45
Forget the Ulez Row and Get On Your Bikes, Says Brompton Boss
Will Butler-Adams doesn’t have much patience for cars, or public transport for that matter. Especially on a warm
2023-09-03 13:55