Apple’s olive branch to small developers, announced late Thursday night as a proposed lawsuit settlement, is unlikely to shield it from the growing regulatory heat in Washington and around the world, interviews indicated on Friday.
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The unusually public and ambitious gathering was part of a broader Biden administration effort to prioritize cyberattacks as a national security and economic threat.
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Lawmakers are again probing how quickly companies take action against dangerous or terrorist content.
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Facebook has tackled the "low-hanging fruit," one analyst said. What's next is the real challenge.
All eyes are on the Federal Trade Commission chair as she approaches a deadline to refile the Facebook lawsuit, a case that has become a bellwether of both Khan's legacy and the success of Washington's big swing at tech.
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One former staffer said he’s seen aides triple their salaries by decamping for a tech company.
The development could prompt fresh debate about whether TikTok poses national-security risks to American users.
The allocations are a reflection of the growing realization in Congress that a computer attack could leave Americans without water, power or other essentials.
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Senators unveiled a bruising new bill to rein in the tech giants’ powerful app stores.
The Open App Markets Act would fundamentally alter the way smartphone apps function, limiting large tech companies’ control of smaller developers.
Now that the Senate has passed an infrastructure bill, cellular carriers plan to turn their advocacy efforts to the House, with the hope of gaining more funding for mobile connectivity.
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It's a major "missed opportunity" to boost telecom competition, some backers say.
Paul said he had been suspended for seven days from uploading any videos to his official YouTube account.
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The Technology 202: Democrats urged Google to get itself vetted for racial biases. It hasn’t budged.
Sen. Cory Booker said the company’s silence on the matter speaks volumes.
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It’s a rare area where lawmakers have found agreement in the battle against misinformation.
The agency rejected Facebook’s assertion in a letter sent to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.



















