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Facebook sues ILikeAd, alleges ad fraud
Reuters – Facebook Inc on Thursday sued a Hong Kong company that it said baited people into clicking on celebrities’ photos and bogus advertising links, so it could install malware and run ads for counterfeit goods, diet pills and male en...
Survey: consumers are divided on electric and self-driving cars
Reuters – Automakers, ride-hailing and tech companies plowing money into the development of electric, self-driving and shared car services will find more enthusiastic consumers in China than in Europe and the US, a survey on Thursday showed.
European Union agrees tough line on digital currencies
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Private digital currencies like Facebook’s Libra should not be allowed in the European Union until the risks they could pose are clearly addressed, EU finance ministers agreed on Thursday.
Union accuses Google of illegally firing workers to stifle unionism
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The Communications Workers of America union filed a federal labor charge against Alphabet Inc’s Google on Thursday, accusing the company of unlawfully firing four employees to deter workers from engaging in union...
Big Tech faces growing number of US probes
Reuters – Big tech companies such as Facebook Inc, Alphabet Inc’s Google, Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc face a slew of US antitrust probes by the federal government, state attorneys general and Congress.
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Waymo expands app to iPhone devices in Phoenix
Alphabet-owned ride-hailing company Waymo has now stated that its iOS app will now be available to iPhone users in the metro Phoenix area of Arizona. The move by the company, which was founded back in 2009 as Google’s Project Chauffeur represents ano...
Uber to offer courier services for retail businesses?
Dara Khosrowshahi, the Chief Executive of Uber Technologies Inc mentioned at a meeting on Wednesday that the ride hailing company could extend its existing food delivery business to offer courier services for other retail businesses.
Amazon faces US antitrust scrutiny on cloud business: Bloomberg
Reuters – U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has broadened its scrutiny of Amazon.com Inc beyond retail operations to include its cloud-computing business, Bloomberg on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Under Pichai, Alphabet’s moonshot projects may face more scrutiny
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Alphabet’s leadership change has some investors hoping that the owner of Google will take a hard look at the cash-burning ventures championed by its founders.