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The US Justice Department is weighing in on Qualcomm’s appeal of a ruling that declared the chip giant to be a monopoly. And the government’s citing national security and 5G leadership as reasons for an appeals court to let Qualcomm delay renegotiating its licensing contracts. The Justice Department on Tuesday filed an amicus brief with …

Until its appeal is heard, Qualcomm has asked for a delay to reforms ordered by a district court, including the requirement that the chipmaker must renegotiate licensing deals with phone makers. And it’s using the 5G race to help justify a reprieve.  The company on Monday filed a motion with the US Appeals Court for the Ninth Circuit, asking the …

Qualcomm has to renegotiate licensing agreements with handset makers before its appeal is heard, a judge ruled Wednesday, dealing another blow to the chipmaker in the antitrust case that could upend its entire business model.  The company, which in May lost an antitrust case and was found to be a monopoly in wireless chips, had asked US District Court Judge …

Government imposter scams are continuing to rise, the US Federal Trade Commission says, with more reports of scam calls in May 2019 than ever before. So far this year, there have been more than 176,000 reports, amounting to $56 million in total losses. The average loss per person is $1,000, the FTC said Monday. In these calls, scammers pretend to …

A US senator and a pair of consumer privacy groups sent letters Tuesday to the Federal Trade Commission expressing concern over YouTube‘s practices surrounding kids content. They called on the agency to take action against the Google-owned video site for any wrongdoing. Sen. Ed Markey, a Democrat from Massachusetts, urged the FTC to “hold YouTube accountable for any illegal activity affecting children that …

YouTube may face fines from a late-stage investigation by the US government into the video giant’s handling of children’s videos, according to a Wednesday report by The Washington Post, which cites unnamed people familiar with the probe. The investigation at the Federal Trade Commission has propelled YouTube to reconsider some of its most fundamental elements, like its influential algorithm that …

Facebook is already under fire over privacy issues and said users shouldn’t have an expectation of privacy on social media. A new report says emails found as part of a government investigation might show that the company’s CEO was aware of certain questionable practices. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly did know of the company’s questionable privacy practices according to The Wall …

The bad news keeps coming for Facebook, as a government agency reportedly obtained the right to investigate whether the company engaged in monopolistic practices. The US Federal Trade Commission secured rights to a potential antitrust investigation of Facebook, according to a Monday report in The Wall Street Journal. Through an agreement with the Justice Department, the FTC would lead such …

Qualcomm is a monopoly and has to change the way it does business, a US district court judge ruled late on May 21. The ruling, by Judge Lucy Koh, said Qualcomm wrongfully suppressed competitors in the wireless chip market, using its dominant position to force unnecessary licensing fees. The ruling requires Qualcomm to change its business practices and renegotiate the license agreements …

Qualcomm illegally hurt competitors in the wireless chip market and used its dominant position to force unnecessary licensing fees on handset makers like Apple, US District Court Judge Lucy Koh said in a long-awaited ruling issued late Tuesday. Qualcomm must change how it does business and renegotiate license deals with its customers, according to the ruling, which came four months …