Canadian agency asks federal court to declare Facebook contravened privacy law
Canada’s privacy commissioner asked a federal court to declare that Facebook had broken federal privacy law for the private sector, according to a notice of...
U.S. trade panel opens patent probe into Google speakers after Sonos complaint
The U.S. International Trade Commission said on Thursday it was launching a patent investigation into certain audio players and controllers sold by Alphabet Inc’s Google...
FCC chairman backs $9.7 billion in incentive payments to satellite firms to shift spectrum
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai on Thursday proposed $9.7 billion in incentive payments to accelerate the freeing up spectrum in the key C-band by...
U.S. securities regulator unveils legal framework for digital coin offerings
Technology trading start-ups may be permitted an exemption to raise capital using digital currencies or “tokens” under the current securities law framework, a top U.S....
Pizza-toting robots: U.S. lets Nuro deploy driverless delivery vehicles
In a first-of-its-kind approval by U.S. regulators, a federal agency on Thursday gave permission for autonomous vehicle startup Nuro Inc over the next two years...
Huawei warns Brazil further delays in 5G auction could hurt competitiveness
Brazil’s economy risks becoming less competitive if a long-awaited 5G spectrum auction is further delayed, an executive of China’s Huawei Technologies said in an interview....
Satellite firms expected to back FCC plan on spectrum incentive payments: source
Major satellite firms including Intelsat SA are expected to back Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai’s proposal to provide incentive payments to free up spectrum...
U.S. House Democrats want to create nationwide EV charging network
Two U.S. lawmakers on Thursday will unveil legislation that would create a nationwide electric vehicle (EV) charging network to promote the shift from gasoline-powered vehicles...
U.S. allows SoftBank-backed Nuro to deploy driverless delivery vehicles
A U.S. safety regulator said on Thursday it has allowed SoftBank Group-backed autonomous vehicle startup Nuro Inc to temporarily deploy up to 5,000 low-speed electric...
ChargePoint teams with U.S. truck stops to expand electric vehicle adoption
A leading electric vehicle charging network and a trade group that represents America’s travel plazas and truck stops said on Thursday they plan to leverage...
