The District of Columbia has just announced fresh litigation targeting Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, for his role in the Cambridge Analytica Facebook data misuse episode — alleging it has evidence […]
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Back to news homeGoogle dials up focus on portability ahead of rule changes
Google has signalled it’s dialling up efforts around portability, announcing a plan yesterday to spend $3 million and “hundreds of hours” of its engineers time over the next five years […]
Justice Dept. Sues to Block $13 Billion Deal by UnitedHealth Group
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Thursday sued to block a $13 billion acquisition of a health technology company by a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, in the latest move by […]
A Gene Sequencing Pioneer Battles Over What It Can Buy
Illumina, the leading maker of gene-sequencing machines, is tiny compared with the tech giants of Silicon Valley. But like Google and Facebook, Illumina now finds itself in the cross hairs […]
Google asks a judge to dismiss Texas antitrust lawsuit about its ad business
Google filed a motion Friday asking a federal court to dismiss most of the counts in an antitrust lawsuit led by the state of Texas. In the filing, the company […]
The FTC is reportedly probing Meta’s VR business for antitrust violations
Following news that the FTC’s antitrust suit against Meta cleared a critical hurdle earlier this week, the agency is apparently also taking a sharp interest in the company’s VR business. […]
UK class action lodged against Meta seeks $3.1B for breach of competition law
A competition legal expert, backed by a powerful litigation fund, is set to mount a multibillion-dollar class action suit against Facebook/Meta for breach of competition law on the basis that […]
FTC settles with data analytics firm after millions of Americans’ mortgage files exposed
Two redacted files among millions of mortgage and financial documents found on the exposed server (Image: TechCrunch) The Federal Trade Commission has approved a settlement with a mortgage data analytics […]
6 things in cybersecurity we didn’t know last year
The past 12 months in cybersecurity have been a rough ride. In cybersecurity, everything is broken — it’s just a matter of finding it — and this year felt like […]
Beef Prices Are Soaring, But Cattle Ranchers Aren’t Cashing In
SHEPHERD, Montana — Judging from the prices at supermarkets and restaurants, this would appear to be a lucrative moment for cattle ranchers like Steve Charter.America is consuming more beef than […]