Google, Fitbit deal may hamper competition: Australian regulator
Australia’s consumer watchdog said on Thursday it had concerns that Alphabet Inc-owned Google’s planned $2.1 billion acquisition of fitness tracker company Fitbit may hinder competition...
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...
U.S. proposed pause in OECD talks on international taxation: Treasury
The U.S. government proposed a pause in Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development talks about international taxation while governments work to respond to the coronavirus...
Trump administration proposes rolling back protections for big tech
The U.S. Justice Department proposed on Wednesday that Congress take up legislation to curb protections big tech platforms like Alphabet’s Google and Facebook have had...
U.S. pulled out of 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 since no headway was being made...
Twitter tests new voice tweeting feature
Twitter Inc said on Wednesday it is testing a new feature that will allow users to tweet using their voice, capturing up to 140 seconds...
Zoom to offer end-to-end encryption for all users, trial to begin in July
Zoom Video Communications Inc is planning to offer all its free and paying users end-to-end encryption for video calls and will launch a trial version...
Civil rights groups urge companies to pause ad spending on Facebook
Several U.S. civil rights groups have called upon some of the world’s largest companies to pause advertising on Facebook Inc, saying the social network is...
Zoom to offer end-to-end encryption for all users
Zoom Video Communications Inc is planning to offer all its free and paying users end-to-end encryption for video calls, the video conferencing provider said on...
French watchdog warns against COVID-19 smart surveillance
The use of a new range of surveillance cameras to check adherence to rules in the wake of the novel coronavirus outbreak risks undermining the...