Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing to Examine Big Data POOLUpdated Jun 7, 2023 Sen. Richard Blumenthal speaks during a hearing. He and Sen. Marsha Blackburn are asking TikTok to explain what they called 'misleading or ina…
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Business DC, 3 states sue Google saying it invades users' privacy By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer Jan 24, 2022 WASHINGTON (AP) — The District of Columbia and three states are suing Google for allegedly deceiving consumers and invading their privacy by m…
Business Explainer: What caused Amazon's outage? Will there be more? By MATT O'BRIEN and FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writers Dec 8, 2021 Robotic vacuum cleaners halted in their tracks. Doorbell cameras stopped watching for package thieves, though some of those deliveries were ca…
Business Google ads gain fuels profit for parent company Alphabet By The Associated Press undefined Oct 26, 2021 A continued rebound in digital ad spending at Google drove its parent company's profit up 68% in the third quarter.
National Google cracks down on climate change denial by targeting ads By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer Oct 8, 2021 LONDON (AP) — Google is cracking down on digital ads promoting false climate change claims or being used to make money from such content, hopi…
Business Apple, Google raise new concerns by yanking Russian app By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writers Sep 22, 2021 BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Big Tech companies that operate around the globe have long promised to obey local laws and to protect civil rights whi…