Biden administration sprints to tie up tech loose endsThe Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced late last month that it would begin to regulate e-payment services by companies like Goo...
11 Dec, 2024, 08.11 AM IST
Google asks FTC to break up Microsoft's cloud deal with OpenAI: reportTech companies that compete with Microsoft in renting out cloud servers, such as Google and Amazon, also want to host OpenAI's models so th...
11 Dec, 2024, 07.52 AM IST
US FTC plans to investigate Microsoft's cloud businessThe agency is examining allegations that the software giant is potentially abusing its market power in productivity software by imposing pu...
15 Nov, 2024, 10.02 AM IST
Bits and Bytes: Meta unveils glasses pitched as smartphone rival and moreAccording to CEO Mark Zuckerberg, the bulky, black-framed prototype called ‘Orion’ is able to overlay holographic images on a wearer’s fiel...
29 Sep, 2024, 06.01 AM IST
US sues Adobe over hard-to-cancel subscriptionsThe Justice Department said in its lawsuit that Adobe hid details of an expensive cancellation fee from consumers "in fine print and behind...
18 Jun, 2024, 08.17 AM IST
Antitrust battle: Google, Amazon, Apple face heat amid growing market dominationThe United States FTC has sued Amazon, arguing it broke antitrust laws, the Justice Department sued Google in another case over its control...
03 Oct, 2023, 04.11 PM IST
Lina Khan vs Jeff Bezos: This is Big Tech's real cage matchBezos, 59, is no longer in charge of Amazon on a day-to-day basis. He surrendered the CEO reins to Andy Jassy two years ago. But make no mi...
27 Sep, 2023, 10.01 PM IST
Amazon sued in US over allegations it inflates online prices and overcharges sellersUS regulators and 17 states have filed a lawsuit against Amazon, accusing the e-commerce giant of abusing its market position to inflate pr...
27 Sep, 2023, 09.09 AM IST
US House Republicans interrogate FTC's Lina Khan over regulation of Big TechRepublicans charged that Lina Khan is "harassing" Twitter since its acquisition by Elon Musk, arbitrarily suing large tech companies and de...
13 Jul, 2023, 11.41 PM IST
Microsoft to pay $20 million to settle US charges for violating children's privacyThe company had been charged with violating the US Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) by collecting personal information from...
06 Jun, 2023, 09.17 AM IST
Microsoft to pay $20 million to settle US charges for violating children's privacyThe company had been charged with violating the U.S. Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) by collecting personal information fr...
06 Jun, 2023, 07.48 AM IST
Dark cloud over ChatGPT revolution: the costWhen Microsoft, which poured billions of dollars in investment into OpenAI, was asked about how much its AI adventure will cost, the compan...
21 May, 2023, 08.00 AM IST
US FTC to enforce law to curb risks of artificial intelligenceThe sudden popularity of Microsoft-backed OpenAI's ChatGPT this year has prompted global calls for regulation amid concerns about its possi...
04 May, 2023, 10.05 AM IST
Microsoft's 'good guy' approach frays in UK gaming battleMicrosoft's policy chief responded by calling it a "bad day for Britain" that could make it an unattractive place to do business and warned...
28 Apr, 2023, 10.59 AM IST
Microsoft inks Nvidia game deal to assuage regulators over Activision mergerBritain earlier this month said the deal could harm gamers by weakening the rivalry between Xbox and PlayStation, result in higher prices, ...
22 Feb, 2023, 01.45 AM IST
Epic Games to pay $520 million over children's privacy and trickery chargesThe Federal Trade Commission accused the company of illegally collecting children's personal information, of harming young players by match...
20 Dec, 2022, 07.59 AM IST
- US crackdown on online fraud schemes from India
The US today cracked down on several online fraud schemes, mainly operating from India, that duped consumers into paying to clean their com...
04 Oct, 2012, 02.49 AM IST