The US has reportedly reached a deal with France over a new French law that would see American tech giants pay more in taxes. French President Emmanuel Macron told reporters Monday that US tech companies paying the tax would be able to deduct it, according to Reuters. On July 11, France’s Senate passed the bill …
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During weekend’s G7 summit, French President Emmanuel Macron reportedly said the US didn’t sign on to a charter against online hate speech. Why? Macron said “legal reasons,” according to a report from Reuters on Monday. “We formalized an agreement for the first time with several Anglo-Saxon and European platforms and with support from nearly all (G7) countries,” Macron told reporters, …
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A group of LGBTQ YouTubers is suing YouTube parent Google, alleging that the two companies discriminate against their videos and community. “They flagged our pride,” one YouTuber alleges in a video posted to the site Wednesday to announce the lawsuit. “They did not allow us to buy ads. They restricted us. They demonetized us. And they did not stand up …
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The White House met with tech giants Friday to discuss how tools might be developed to scan social media posts and predict mass shootings, according to a report by The Washington Post. The meeting, which followed two such shootings last weekend that have left 31 people dead, included Facebook, Twitter, Google, Microsoft and Amazon, all of which were asked to …
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The FBI has reportedly been unsuccessful this week in trying to crack the PIN on a phone belonging to the suspect in Sunday’s mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio. FBI Deputy Director David Bowdich said if the suspect used a six- or eight-digit passcode, it could take months or years to break, The Hill reported Thursday. The shooting left nine people dead and …
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A Chinese national living in the US has been sentenced to 37 months in prison for taking part in a scheme to import counterfeit Apple products, the Department of Justice has announced. The products, which included fake iPhones and iPads, were smuggled from China into the US. After serving time, Jianhua “Jeff” Li, 44, will also get one year of …
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The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is reportedly in talks with states to gain their support for the Sprint merger with T-Mobile. The talks include attorneys general of states that didn’t join the antitrust lawsuit to block the merger last month, The Wall Street Journal said citing sources. Led by New York Attorney General Letitia James and California Attorney General …
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Charter Communications, owner of cable brand Spectrum, apparently never heard back from the US Department of Justice after submitting a proposal to acquire Sprint and T-Mobile’s wireless assets. Satellite TV provider Dish is believed to be the frontrunner in a $6 billion acquisition, with the deal rumored to be announced Wednesday or Thursday this week. T-Mobile and Sprint are nearing …
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John McAfee has apparently gone missing and is believed to have been detained by authorities, according to a series of tweets Tuesday from the Twitter account of the 2020 presidential candidate and maker of an “unhackable” cryptocurrency wallet. Operating McAfee’s Twitter account, his campaign manager Rob Benedicto Pacifico Juan Maria Loggia-Ramirez said data hidden across the world by McAfee will be …
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The US Department of Justice has announced an antitrust review of how online platforms achieved market power, and whether they are reducing competition, stifling innovation and harming consumers. While the Justice Department hasn’t named specific companies, it’s targeting tech giants including Apple, Alphabet, Amazon and Facebook, according to The Wall Street Journal. Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim of the antitrust division …
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