At Time Warner trial, Dish executive says AT&T arbitration offer not sufficient
(Reuters) – A proposal AT&T made to the U.S. government last year to avoid going to trial over its $85 billion deal to buy Time Warner Inc would not sufficiently protect competitors, a Dish executive testified on Tuesday.
Facebook’s Zuckerberg to testify before Congress: source
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg plans to testify before U.S. Congress, a source briefed on the matter said on Tuesday, as he bows to pressure from lawmakers insisting he explain how 50 million users’ data ended up in t…
Asian shares buckle as tech firms come under more scrutiny
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares pulled back on Wednesday as Wall Street was knocked hard on concerns about tighter regulations on the tech industry, denting a brief global equities recovery driven by hopes of easing fears of a trade war between China an…
Three Facebook users sue over collection of call, text history
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Three users of the Facebook Messenger app sued Facebook on Tuesday, saying the social network violated their privacy by collecting logs of their phone calls and text messages, in the latest legal challenge facing the company….
Companies clamp down on crypto ads as regulators play catch-up
LONDON (Reuters) – A growing number of internet companies are banning cryptocurrency advertising, fearing reputational damage if their users are duped or left penniless, even as regulators struggle to get to grips with the fast-emerging industry.
At Time Warner trial, Dish exec says AT&T arbitration offer not sufficient
(Reuters) – A proposal AT&T made to the U.S. government last year to avoid going to trial over its $85 billion deal to buy Time Warner Inc would not sufficiently protect competitors, a Dish executive testified on Tuesday.
Uber’s use of fewer safety sensors prompts questions after Arizona crash
TEMPE, Ariz./PITTSBURGH (Reuters) – When Uber decided in 2016 to retire its fleet of self-driving Ford Fusion cars in favor of Volvo sport utility vehicles, it also chose to scale back on one notable piece of technology: the safety sensors used to dete…
Appeals court revives Oracle’s copyright claim against Google
(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday resurrected a multi-billion dollar copyright case brought by Oracle Corp against Alphabet Inc’s Google.
India tax department freezes certain Cognizant bank accounts: report
(Reuters) – India’s Income Tax department has frozen Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp’s bank accounts and deposits in Chennai and Mumbai for allegedly evading a dividend distribution tax (DDT), according to a report on Tuesday.
Lyft co-founder: Fatal Uber crash should have been prevented
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The co-founder of ride hailing company Lyft Inc said on Tuesday a fatal collision in which an Uber Technologies Inc self-driving vehicle struck a pedestrian could have been prevented.
