Tiny Kenyan start-up Gumzo is a minnow on the booming teleconferencing scene but its creators hope the platform will help companies spend more of their cash in Africa rather than …
Facebook sues individuals for unauthorized use of automation tools
Facebook Inc said on Thursday it filed lawsuits against individuals in Europe and the United States for abusing its platforms by using unauthorized automation software. Go to Source Author:
Australian regulator says Google’s $2.1 billion Fitbit deal could harm competition
Australia’s antitrust regulator warned Google’s planned $2.1 billion acquisition of fitness tracker maker Fitbit may give it too much of people’s data, potentially hurting competition in health and online advertising …
U.S. pulled out of stalled talks on digital services taxes: Lighthizer
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin decided to pull out of negotiations on digital services taxes with European Union officials after they failed to make any progress, U.S. Trade Representative Robert …
U.S. Justice Department to propose rolling back protections for big tech
The U.S. Justice Department will propose legislation as soon as Wednesday to try to remove protections that big tech platforms like Alphabet’s Google and Facebook have had for decades, a …
Cyber spies use LinkedIn to hack European defence firms
Hackers posed as recruiters working for U.S. defence giants Collins Aerospace and General Dynamics on LinkedIn to break into the networks of military contractors in Europe, cybersecurity researchers said on …
Facebook closes political ads loophole ahead of U.S. presidential election
Facebook Inc said on Tuesday it would affix labels to political ads shared by users on their own feeds, closing what critics have said for years was a glaring loophole …
Qualcomm pushes 5G tech into chips for cheaper phones
Qualcomm Inc on Tuesday said it is putting 5G technology into chips for smartphones that will sell for as little as $300 and that will come to market in the …
German coronavirus smartphone tracing app goes live
Germany sought to mobilize the public on Tuesday to download a new smartphone app that seeks to help break the chain of coronavirus infections, one of several such apps in …
Germany launches coronavirus app as EU eyes travel revival
Germany appealed to the public on Tuesday to download a new smartphone app to help break the chain of coronavirus infections, one of several such apps that European governments hope …
Two former Pinterest policy employees say they faced racism at work
Two former Pinterest employees who left the image-sharing company in late May publicly alleged in tweets on Monday that they had experienced racial discrimination in the workplace. Go to Source …
FCC chair calls T-Mobile U.S. network outage ‘unacceptable’, vows probe
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will probe an extensive T-Mobile network outage that impacted customers across the United States, the head of the U.S. telecommunications regulatory agency said on Monday. …
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is willing to testify before congress: letter
Amazon Chief Executive Jeff Bezos is willing to testify to a congressional panel investigating potential violations of antitrust law by big tech firms, according to a letter to the committee. …
Amazon says CEO Bezos willing to testify before Congress: NYT
Amazon.com Inc Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos is willing to testify before a House antitrust investigation into the market power of major tech companies, the New York Times reported https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/15/technology/amazon-jeff-bezos-congress.html …
Crunch time for China’s robot startups as pandemic brings pain and opportunities
With glowing blue eyes and trusting feline features, a new robot cat by Chinese startup Elephant Robotics seems happily oblivious to the worries of CEO Joey Song as he shows …
Germany says coronavirus tracing app ready to go
Germany’s smartphone app to trace coronavirus infections is ready to be launched this week, Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Sunday. Go to Source Author:
Facebook fires employee who protested inaction on Trump posts
Facebook Inc fired an employee who had criticized Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg’s decision not to take action against inflammatory posts by U.S. President Donald Trump this month, citing his tweet …
Facebook’s Giphy deal draws UK competition watchdog’s attention
Facebook’s acquisition of popular GIF website Giphy is being scrutinized by the United Kingdom’s competition watchdog for possibly reducing competition. Go to Source Author:
Japan aims to launch coronavirus contact tracking app next week
Japan aims to launch a smartphone app based on technology from Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google next week to help curb the spread of coronavirus by tracking close contact …
Europe’s Just Eat Takeaway to buy Grubhub for $7.3 billion
European food-ordering firm Just Eat Takeaway.com NV said on Wednesday it had agreed to buy U.S. peer Grubhub Inc in an all-stock deal that, if completed, would create the world’s …