EU Antitrust Charges Formally Rejected by Google

Paving the way for EU regulators to rule next year on these issues and potentially impose hefty fines, Google had formally rejected European Union antitrust charges of unfairly promoting its shopping service and blocking rivals in online search advertising. It was six years ago that an investigation was prompted by complaints from rivals such as…

The European Commission’s vision of shopping not in sync with reality – Google

Google has slammed the European Commission for its misleading findings, saying it is barking up the wrong tree. As far as online shopping is concerned, it just another site, unlike Amazon, the world’s largest retailer. Earlier this year in April, the European Commission had started an antitrust inquiry into Google’s Android development. It soon broadened its…

$2.2 Million in Fees Received by FIFA’s Ethics Investigator

FIFA was billed for 2.2 million Swiss francs ($2.2 million) in hourly fees for 2014 and 2015 by the independent investigator probing scandals at the soccer’s governing body, said media reports quoting people familiar with the matter. Cornel Borbely has headed the investigatory chamber of its ethics committee since 2014 and FIFA has never disclosed…

Russian hacking group exploiting 0 day vulnerability in Windows – Microsoft

Microsoft will issue a patch on November 8. Microsoft Corp has said a hacking group which has been previously linked to the Russian government is behind the recent cyberattacks. Recent hacking attacks have exploited newly discovered vulnerabilities founding in Windows. In an advisory on its website, Microsoft has said a small number of attacks have…