While the settlement resolves a major regulatory overhead for Facebook, the embattled social media giant still faces potential antitrust probes from the FTC and Justice Department. On Wednesday, in a significant development, the Federal Trade Commission stated, Facebook Inc has agreed to pay $5 billion as part of a sweeping settlement to create a board…
Given bi-partisan concerns over the market power of these major digital technology companies, which include Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple, their potential downsizing is very much a possibility. In a significant development that marks the latest sign of the Trump government stepping up is scrutiny over big tech firms, the U.S. Justice Department disclosed that…
This interesting turn of events is likely to set a legal precedent especially in critical areas of core IT infrastructure such as 5G. In a significant development, the U.S. Justice Department has asked a federal appeals court to pause the enforcement of a sweeping antitrust ruling against Qualcomm Inc citing support from the Department of…
The likelihood of Amazon acquiring Boost is high given that it is already building experience in this industry by offering phone calls through its Echo Connect product which allows Alexa-enabled devices to make phone calls. According to two sources familiar with the matter at hand, Amazon.com Inc is eyeing to acquire Boost Mobile, a prepaid…
Before they give a go-ahead to the merger, regulators will have to factor in the potential loss of competition which will lead to higher consumer prices against the prospect of a more powerful No. wireless carrier which can work to build a faster, better next generation 5G wireless network. According to sources U.S. regulators are…
Huawei will need a U.S. government license to purchase U.S. technology. The order will come into effect in the coming days. In a significant development, the U.S. Commerce Department stated it has added China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd along with 70 of its affiliates to a “Entity List”, thus placing a ban on the telecom…
The most significant part of the indictment is that this is the first time that the United States has tied these economic and intellectual property thefts to the Chinese government. In a significant development, as per an indictment unsealed by the U.S. Justice Department, a Chinese businessman as well as a former engineer working at…
Canada has until midnight on Friday (0500 GMT Saturday) to announce its decision. On Friday, in a potentially significant development, Canada is expected to announce that the extradition hearing against Huawei Technologies Co Ltd’s Chief Financial Officer can proceed, opined legal experts. In December 2018, Canadian police had Meng Wanzhou, Huawei’s CFO in Vancouver at…
The investigating appears to focus on Cambridge Analytica’s financial dealings. As per a New Yorks Times report, the FBI and the U.S. Justice Department are investigating Cambridge Analytica, the now-defunct political data firm that was embroiled in a massive scandal over its handling of Facebook Inc user data. Prosecutors are wanting to question former Cambridge…
Although the Kelihos botnet has grown resilient after every strike, in this attempt the DoJ may have stumbled upon on a critical weakness from which it may never recover. The U.S Justice Department has disclosed, it has launched an effort to take down the Kelihos, a global network of infected computers numbering into tens of…
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