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Mastercard Ends Binance Card Partnership
Latest blow to crypto giant as Mastercard ends Binance-branded cards in certain regions, following similar move by Visa
Intel Purchase Of Tower Semiconductor Terminated, China Blamed
Intel's proposed acquisition of Tower Semiconductor for $5.4bn terminated after China failed to approve the deal
Binance Seeks Protection From US Financial Regulator
Crypto exchange Binance files for court protective order against US SEC, alleging regulator requests were “unduly burdensome”
Bipartisan Bill Seeks New US Tech Regulator
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham and Democrat Elizabeth Warren, back bill to create new US government tech commission
Twitter Is Top Platform For Online Hate, Says Australia
Australian regulator demands Twitter explain its handling of online hate, as complaints surge after Elon Musk lifted account ban
Irish Regulator Investigates Facebook Over ‘Data Leak’
After the discovery last week of a dataset of 533 million Facebook users, Irish regulator warns firm it may have broken multiple laws and begins probe
French Appeals Court Orders Google To Talk To Publishers
Begin talks now about reusing content. French Appeals Court tells Google it must talk to French publishers over payments to use their content
Equifax To Pay $700m For Data Breach Settlement
Very costly. Equifax reportedly to pay hundreds of millions of dollars for data breach settlement with US regulators
Labour Party Promises To ‘Break Up’ Tech Giants
An impossible promise? Tom Watson says new regulator would break up American tech giants
Qualcomm Abandons Bid For NXP After Chinese Refusal
Announces massive share repurchase program and agrees to halt pursuit of Dutch chipmaker
Facebook Free Internet Hits Indian Regulator Buffers
Net neutrality halts Facebook's attempts to provide India with free Internet service
Quiz Of The Week: Tech Watchdogs
Who watches the watchdogs? TechWeek does - and so can you, with our quiz about regulators!
French Regulators Rule On HP-Oracle Itanium Dispute
The bitter dispute between Oracle and HP over Itanium support has reached French regulators
Watchdog Seeks Mobile App Clampdown
The industry watchdog has warned of a clampdown on rogue mobile apps that charge users without consent
Ofcom Continues TalkTalk/Tiscali Probe
TalkTalk and Tiscali have coughed up millions in goodwill payments after wrongly billing customers
Intel-McAfee Deal To Get EU Blessing Next Week
European regulators are reportedly ready to approve the acquisition of McAfee after Intel's concessions
BT Reprimanded Over Fibre Advert Claims
Another communications provider is in trouble with the advertising regulator, after BT boasted that its fibre-based service could deliver the Internet 'instantly'
Vodafone Told Off For Femtocell Ad Claims
The advertising regulator has rapped Vodafone over the knuckles concerning an advert claim about its Sure Signal femtocell
Carbon Monitoring Vendor Speaks Out Against CRC
While activity around CRC is increasing, businesses are in the dark about achieving compliance, according to CloudApps chief executive
Orange and T-Mobile Merger Gets European Green Light
The European Commission has reportedly given the green light to the proposed Orange/T-Mobile merger, according to various media reports