Google on Friday threatened to remove its search engine from Australia as the country attempts to make into law a code that would force tech companies to share royalties with news publishers. Australia is aiming to pass the law to help finance its struggling publishing industry, which is suffering due to a decline in advertising …

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. The first all-digital CES has come and gone, and it was a very different event than the ones we’ve experienced in the past. But it wasn’t just the format that was different; the tech was different too. There was a discernible …

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Update, 10:56 p.m. PT: It’s official: The LG Rollable is a real smartphone and it’s coming out this year. Kicking off CES on Monday with a bang, Korean tech giant LG teased its rollable phone during its early-morning press conference. LG’s rolling phone …

Facebook confirmed on Wednesday that users in the UK will shift over to the same user agreements the social network uses in California when the country parts way with the EU next year. Facebook’s current relationship with the UK, as with other EU countries, is managed through Ireland, where the company has its European headquarters. But as the country’s legal …

Ireland’s privacy watchdog on Tuesday hit Twitter with a fine of 450,000 euros ($547,000) over GDPR violations. The fine is the result of a landmark decision by the regulator to penalize the social platform for violating Europe’s strict data protection law, which is likely the first of several that will target tech giants in the coming months and years. The …

The European Commission unveiled two major pieces of legislation on Tuesday that could dictate how tech companies are regulated in Europe in the coming years. The Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act, which were originally expected at the beginning of December, were unveiled by Commissioners Thierry Breton and Margrethe Vestager during a press conference in Brussels. Together the pair …

Mark Zuckerberg threatened a UK government minister that he might pull investment from the country in a secret meeting that took place in Paris just two months after the Cambridge Analytica scandal broke. The Facebook CEO met with Matt Hancock, who was at the time the UK’s digital secretary, but who has since been promoted to health secretary, in May …

It’s doubtful 2020 will be remembered by any of us as a vintage year for living our best lives. As the coronavirus pandemic has raged around the world, most of us have struggled and just-about-coped rather than thrived. But there are exceptions to that rule. As we’ve come to rely more heavily than ever on online products and platforms, many …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. As the UK is on the brink of starting to administer COVID-19 vaccinations, Facebook has updated its misinformation policy to reflect that it will remove false claims about vaccines. The tech giant updated its Coronavirus Newsroom post on Thursday with its commitment to …

The biggest strategic tech challenge facing President-elect Joe Biden as he enters office will be uniting major powers including the US, Europe and India to shape the future of the internet so they’re capable of facing down threats from China, according to Facebook executive Nick Clegg.  Speaking at Web Summit on Thursday, the social media company’s VP for policy and communications …