U.S. Senate Republican asks tech firms to explain account, content removals
The outgoing Republican chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee asked the chief executives of five major U.S. tech firms to answer detailed questions about decisions to restrict or permanently ban…
Beware! Toxic apple, blackcurrant from Australia now in Nigeria – NAFDAC
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has cautioned Nigerians to stop the consumption of an organic apple and black currant originating from Australia. Prof. Moji…
17-year-old charged for masterminding epic Twitter hack
Criminal charges were filed on Friday against the suspected teenage mastermind of an epic Twitter hack and two others who allegedly helped hijack celebrity accounts to swindle people out of…
Twitter says attackers downloaded data from up to eight non-verified accounts
Twitter Inc said on Saturday that hackers were able to download account information for up to eight accounts involved in the hack of its systems this week, but said none…
Showdown looms between Silicon Valley, U.S. states over contact tracing apps using GPS location data
U.S. states promoting apps that could prove essential to ending the coronavirus lockdown may be headed for a showdown with the two Silicon Valley companies that control key software on…
U.S. regulator weighs action against Facebook from integrating its subsidiaries – Report
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is considering asking a court to stop Facebook Inc from moving ahead with plans to integrate its WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger subsidiaries, The Wall Street…
Watchdog groups urge FTC to block Google’s Fitbit deal
Lawmakers pressed top U.S. antitrust enforcers on their probes of tech giants Alphabet’s Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple on Wednesday, with the chair of a House subcommittee expressing frustration over…
House investigators say they have begun receiving data from big tech firms
The leaders of the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee said late on Tuesday that they had begun receiving data from Facebook, Alphabet’s Google, Amazon and Apple as part of their…
U.S. Justice Department to open Facebook antitrust investigation – source
The U.S. Justice Department will open an antitrust investigation of Facebook Inc, a person familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, marking the fourth recent antitrust probe of the social…
Oracle says investigators have asked it for information about GoogleÂ
Oracle Corp, which has clashed with Alphabet’s Google in business disputes, has received requests for information from congressional and state investigators looking into allegations that Google violated antitrust law. Oracle, which…