regulation

SEC Head Calls For Power To Regulate Cryptocurrencies

Chairman of the US financial regulator calls on Congress for authorisation to police cryptocurrency trading, lending and platforms

3 years ago

Elon Musk Sides With Epic In Apple App Store Fees Dispute

Entrepreneur Elon Musk sides with Epic Games in legal dispute with Apple over App Store fees, calling charges 'de facto…

3 years ago

US Tightens Rules For Chinese IPOs After Didi Debacle

US Securities and Exchange Commission requires disclosure of risks from Chinese regulators for Chinese companies' IPOs following Didi selloff

3 years ago

US Targets YouTube, Facebook In Covid Misinformation Push

US presidential administration targeting YouTube as well as Facebook and other social media companies over Covid-19 vaccine misinformation as cases…

3 years ago

Ericsson Sees China Revenues Fall As Trade War Bites

Ericsson reports revenue hit in China and predicts 'materially lower market share' there, following Sweden's move to ban Huawei 5G…

3 years ago

Binance Pulls Digital ‘Stock Tokens’ After Crackdown

Hong Kong becomes latest in string of regulators around world to issue warnings about Binance 'stock tokens' as company pulls…

3 years ago

China Expands Regulatory Crackdown On Didi As Investors Sue

China expands regulatory crackdown on ride-hailing firm Didi Global following IPO last month, as US investors sue over share price…

3 years ago

US Regulator Proposes More Restrictions For Huawei

Federal Communications Commission grants initial approval for rules banning new Huawei and ZTE equipment, and requiring carriers to 'rip and…

3 years ago

Google ‘Faces Formal EU Probe’ Into Advertising Business

European Union antitrust regulator reportedly preparing formal investigation into Google's online advertising business by end of year

3 years ago

Regulator ‘Deeply Concerned’ Over Live Facial Recognition

Information Commissioner concerned that live facial recognition could be linked to social media to create 'supercharged CCTV'

3 years ago

Tim Cook Warns Sideloading Apps Will Hurt iPhone Security

During a rare interview, Apple's Tim Cook warns EU that allowing the sideloading of apps by avoiding the App Store…

3 years ago

US Bills Target Tech Giants’ Unchecked Power

Five draft bills in US House of Representative build on last years' antitrust hearings with measures that target tech giants'…

3 years ago

Finance Ministers Reach Corporate Tax Deal At G7 Summit

US says it expects UK, France and others to scrap digital taxes in favour of broader agreement on 15 percent…

3 years ago

Bitcoin Heads For Worst Slide In Nearly 10 Years

Bitcoin loses nearly 40 percent of value this month over regulatory and environmental concerns, in worst performance since September 2011

3 years ago

Bitcoin Sinks Further After China Extends Crackdown

Senior Chinese official announces more restrictions on cryptocurrencies, prompting Bitcoin and other coins to extend week of losses

3 years ago

Apple Chief Tim Cook Takes Stand In Epic Games Trial

Apple chief executive Tim Cook takes stand in legal dispute with Epic Games over whether App Store constitutes an illegal…

3 years ago

EU Charges Apple Over App Store ‘Monopoly’

European Commission says Apple breaches EU competition law by levelling 'high' fees on music streaming services while promoting its own…

3 years ago

US Proposal Would Ban Big Tech Firms From Buying Anything, Ever

Proposal by US Senator Josh Hawley would permanently ban companies over $100bn in market capitalisation from all mergers and acquisitions

3 years ago

Alibaba Makes Changes Following Record Fine

Chinese tech giant Alibaba Group lowers fees and charges for vendors following record $2.8bn fine over 'abusive' exclusivity arrangements

3 years ago

Apple App Store Security ‘Like Bringing Butter Knife To Gunfight’

Apple senior engineer compared App Store security to 'butter knife in a gunfight', says Epic Games as companies square off…

3 years ago

US Senate Chastises Apple Over ‘Abrupt’ Testimony U-Turn

US Senate criticises Apple for 'abruptly' ending negotiations to provide testimony at upcoming competition hearing with little over two weeks'…

3 years ago

Russia Extends Punitive Twitter Slowdown Into May

Russia extends punitive slowdown of Twitter services in country into next month as it tries to force social media company…

3 years ago

Amazon Apologises For Denying Staff Pee In Bottles

Amazon apologises to US politician for denying its workers are at times forced to pee in bottles, amidst controversy over…

3 years ago

US Labour Officials Find Amazon Illegally Fired Internal Critics

US labour officials find Amazon illegally retaliated against two staff who led protests over company's environmental and pandemic safety practices

3 years ago

Uber Ordered To Pay $1.1m To Disabled Passenger

Uber found legally liable for discrimination against drivers' discrimination against blind passenger and her guide dog, in spite of contractor…

3 years ago

US Congress Probes ‘Risky’ SpaceX Launch

US Congress says it is investigating regulators' handling of SpaceX flight that violated safety rules and other launches that 'raise…

3 years ago

Amazon Goes On Offensive Against Critics In Washington

Amazon takes offensive on social media against senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren as it faces battles over labour issues…

3 years ago

Tech Chiefs Face Latest Grilling By Congress

Jack Dorsey, Sundar Pichai and Mark Zuckerberg appear before Congress for fourth time this year amidst lawmaker fury over January…

3 years ago

US Justice Department Quizzes Ad Execs Over Chrome Changes

US Department of Justice said to be interviewing ad industry executives over Google's proposed Chrome cookie ban, amidst competition complaints

3 years ago

India ‘To Propose Ban’ On Crypto-Currencies

India reportedly planning to criminalise trading and even holding crypto-assets, even as Bitcoin continues to set records

3 years ago