After more than a decade of leaving Big Tech largely to itself, US antitrust enforcers have cranked up the heat, with several high-profile cases underway that could radically change the way the industry's giants do business.Launched under both the Trump and Biden administrations, five major cases from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) are moving forward against major US technology companies -- including two against Google that could see the company split...
Experts say tech outages do seem to be happening more often.
Two months before Europeans vote in 27 countries, Moscow is accused of trying to influence the vote.
The Netherlands will be the first country in Europe to elect its new MEPs, when the polls open on 6 June 2024. The vote takes place across all 27 member states between Thursday and Sunday, June 9, with the first official projections not published until 11pm on Sunday night. The Dutch will elect 31 out of 720 members of parliament, two more than in the current parliament, which has 705 seats. But, with an expected surge in populist and far
India-West News Desk SAN FRANCISCO, CA — In an alarming note, Microsoft on April 17 said Russian online campaigns to influence the U.S. presidential election has kicked into gear. This has been going on over the past 45 days, but at a slower pace than in […]
The Belgian leader said a probe showed that members of the European Parliament were approached and offered money to promote Russian propaganda.
The UK’s competition regulator has warned that a small number of powerful tech firms have the potential to use their size to dominate the AI market. Speaking at a conference in Washington DC, Sarah Cardell, chief executive of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), noted the growing presence in the AI foundation model market of […]
It's increasingly clear we're not allowed to share select thoughts in public. We saw that with Hunter Biden's laptop and contrarian views about the pandemic. The Twitter Files exposed how both topics got censored beyond a reasonable doubt. https://twitter.com/EricAbbenante/status/1775251012481134787 https://twitter.com/nypost/status/1591059661439975424 In each case, Big Tech made sure the truth couldn't dent The Narrative. Now, two separate film projects may be facing Big Tech censorship. And,...
CNBC's Jim Cramer said next week's PCE index report will be the real gauge of inflation.
Tweede Kamer president Martin Bosma has asked the president of the European Parliament to take action to guarantee the integrity of the European elections and the candidates therein. He referred to reports from the Czech Republic that Russia was paying European politicians as part of a propaganda campaign.
Microsoft said on Wednesday that Russian online campaigns to influence the upcoming U.S. presidential election kicked into gear over the past 45 days, but at a slower pace than in past elections. Russia-linked accounts are disseminating divisive content aimed at U.S. audiences, including criticising American support of Ukraine in its war with Russia, researchers at the tech giant said in a report. The Russian embassy in Washington did not respond to a request for comment, but the Kremlin said...
Samsung sold 60.1 million units in Q1 - more than any other manufacturer. Apple took the top spot for the first time last year with strong iPhone sales. Now competition with Android makers like Xiaomi is heating up