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Apple Critics Form Coalition to Challenge App Store Fees
A group of Apple Inc.’s critics, including Spotify Technology SA, Match Group Inc. and “Fortnite” creator Epic Games, have joined a nonprofit group that plans to advocate for legal and regulatory action to challenge the …
DetailsLong-awaited Facebook Oversight Board to Launch in October
Facebook’s highly anticipated independent oversight board, a group that will be empowered to overrule the company’s leadership on issues pertaining to the platform’s content moderation decisions, plans to launch in October, just in time for …
DetailsUS Justice Department Proposes Changes to Internet Platforms’ Immunity
President Donald Trump met with nine Republican state attorneys general on Wednesday to discuss the fate of a legal immunity for internet companies after the Justice Department unveiled a legislative proposal aimed at reforming the …
DetailsTikTok Asks Judge to Block US From Barring App for Download
TikTok asked a U.S. judge on Wednesday to block a Trump administration order that would require Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google to remove the short video-sharing app for new downloads starting Sunday. A federal judge …
Details75th UNGA Virtual Format Creates Cybersecurity Challenges
The 75th U.N. General Assembly is breaking new ground by going virtual this year due to the coronavirus. Along with that comes a whole new set of challenges and security risks. Aaron Fedor reports for …
DetailsGerman Coronavirus App Transmits 1.2 million Test Results in First 100 Days, Officials Say
Germany’s health ministry Wednesday said its coronavirus smartphone app has been downloaded more than 18 million times and transmitted 1.2 million test results from labs to users during the first 100 days of use.Health Minister …
Details75th UNGA Move Online Creating Cybersecurity Challenges
The 75th U.N. General Assembly is breaking new ground by going virtual this year due to the coronavirus. Along with that comes a whole new set of challenges and security risks. Aaron Fedor reports for …
DetailsWhat Fight Over TikTok Portends for Tech
The battle between China and the U.S. over the fate of video sharing app TikTok raises questions for the tech industry worldwide. What might the struggle over TikTok portend for global companies? Michelle Quinn reports.Producer: Matt …
DetailsUS Challenges Injunction Against WeChat App Store Bans
The U.S. Commerce Department said Monday it is challenging a federal judge’s injunction against its order that Apple and Google remove WeChat from their U.S. app stores due to data privacy and national security concerns.The …
DetailsUS Judge Blocks Order to Remove WeChat From App Stores
A U.S. judge early Sunday blocked the Commerce Department from requiring Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google to remove Chinese-owned messaging app WeChat for downloads by late Sunday. U.S. Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler in San Francisco …
DetailsNewspaper: Facebook Tells Irish Court That Probe Threatens Its EU Operations
Facebook has told Ireland’s High Court it cannot see how its services could operate in the European Union if regulators freeze its data transfer mechanism, the Sunday Business Post reported, citing court documents seen by …
DetailsRobert W. Gore, Inventor of Gore-Tex Fabric, Dead at 83
Robert W. Gore, whose invention of what created the breathable-yet-waterproof fabric known as Gore-Tex revolutionized outdoor wear and helped spawn uses in numerous other fields, has died. He was 83.Gore, who was president of W. …
DetailsTech Glitches Abound as a New US School Year Gets Underway with Remote Instruction
Across America, a new school year has begun. For many, that means remote, online instruction day after day. Deana Mitchell checks in on how students and parents are coping with education in the COVID era. …
DetailsTrump Administration Announces Bans of TikTok, WeChat
The Trump administration issued a sweeping ban Friday that will begin barring downloads and use of the Chinese-owned mobile apps WeChat and TikTok from U.S. app stores as of midnight Sunday. The announcement is the …
DetailsOfficials: Trump to Block US Downloads of TikTok, WeChat on Sunday
The U.S. Commerce Department said it will issue an order Friday that will bar people in the United States from downloading Chinese-owned messaging app WeChat and video-sharing app TikTok starting on September 20.Commerce officials said …
DetailsByteDance Plans TikTok IPO To Win US Deal as Deadline Looms, Sources Say
President Donald Trump has threatened a US ban on TikTok could happen as early as next week …
DetailsChina Data Leak Points to Massive Global Collection Effort
A Chinese firm with suspected ties to the Chinese government has been amassing a database of detailed personal information on 2.4 million people, including more than 50,000 Americans, according to findings by an independent researcher …
DetailsSocial Media Firms Deleting Evidence of War Crimes, Human Rights Watch Says
Social media companies are taking down videos and images that could be vital in prosecuting serious crimes, according to a new report from Human Rights Watch. Facebook, YouTube and Twitter are increasingly using artificial intelligence …
DetailsUS Sanctions 2 Russians in Crypto Theft Scheme
The U.S. government announced sanctions Wednesday on two Russian nationals for their role in the theft of at least $16.8 million worth of cryptocurrency.In the phishing scheme, which was conducted in 2017 and 2018, Danil …
DetailsSoftware Helps People Waiting in Lines to Social Distance
Indonesia has had more than 220,000 COVID-19 cases and the country still hasn’t reached its peak. Social distancing is an important part of controlling the virus and new technology aims to help people stay safely …
DetailsUS Charges 5 Chinese Hackers, 2 Malaysian Businessmen in Global Computer Intrusion Campaign
U.S prosecutors announced charges on Wednesday against five suspected Chinese hackers and two Malaysian businessmen in connection with cyber-attacks on more than 100 companies in the United States and abroad.The five Chinese hackers, one of …
DetailsTikTok to Partner With Oracle in US, Foregoing Microsoft
On September 14, famous video-sharing app TikTok confirmed it will become business partners with Oracle, foregoing Microsoft’s bid. The decision comes weeks after the Trump administration said the Chinese-owned TikTok is a security risk. Anush …
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