The US Department of Justice announced on Tuesday that it is investigating if leading online platforms have undertaken anti-competition, anti-innovation, and other consumer harming practices.
The US Commerce Department has held a press conference to announce some companies can now trade with Huawei, but no-one knows who, how, what or where.
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has asked governments and regulators to play a more active role in developing new rules for the internet.
Former MP Sir Nick Clegg has joined Facebook to take over as VP of Global Affairs and Communications. In other words, it’s chief lobbyist.
Two US Senators have signed a letter addressed to India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi suggesting new rules to tighten up data practices in the country could lead to a weakened trade relationship with the US.
The White House is set to host a conference with Silicon Valley’s best and brightest to learn how laws and regulations should be adapted to fuel the growth of artificial intelligence in years to come.
Few will be surprised the US government is looking to weaken the already limited position of Huawei in the US, the emergence of a probe from the US Department of Justice is just another stepping stone in US/Chinese tensions.
Google has unveiled the numbers for the first quarter of 2018, which also happens to be the first period of 11% corporation tax, with the search giant pocketing profits of $9.4 billion, up from $5.4 billion in 2017.
Another letter to the European Commission from the major telcos has emerged today, raising the questions whether regulators believe telcos should be philanthropic organizations not money-making machines.
It was only going to be a matter of time before Facebook brought other technology firms into the privacy debacle, as it points the finger at Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Google and Amazon.
If ZTE has acted in violation of US trading regulations there is no question it should be punished, but investor reaction to the ZTE ban perhaps shows US companies depend more on China than vice-versa.
The European Commission has unveiled a new proposal, the New Deal for Consumers, will aim to increase consumer protections and hold offending companies more accountable.
Governor Kate Brown has signed House Bill 4155 making Oregon the latest US state to push back against FCC moves to repeal net neutrality laws, but are these challenges undermining premise of the FCC?
The European Commission (hereafter known as the Gaggle of Red-tapers) has announced plans to tackle one of the most complicated problems in technology; guidelines on AI ethics.
Three and Vodafone have found themselves on the wrong side of an Ofcom net neutrality investigation following complaints made against the pair back in December.
CityFibre has rubbished research from the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) that inferred consumers aren’t that bothered by fibre, and claimed other providers are directly misleading potential customers.
New requirements from Ofcom tightening up the rules around service guarantees from broadband providers might have put the consumer back in the driving seat.
In a shock move, the UK Government is preparing rules to address the rise of drones before they actually hit the mass market.
5G, artificial intelligence and autonomous vehicles; the UK government hasn’t missed a single buzzword in its mission to re-establish its position as a heavyweight in the global economy.
MEPs in the European Parliament’s Legal Affairs (JURI) Committee has approved a watered down version of its pan-European TV ambitions in what some might assume is a result of lobbyist pressure.
