Internet of Things (IoT) News
Our ongoing coverage of smart technologies, internet connected devices and objects able to collect and exchange data and the platforms that support them.
States rally around proposed US laws to rein in Big Tech
A bipartisan group of US state attorneys general sent a letter to lawmakers urging them to pass a series of bills that tighten antitrust laws aimed at Big Tech companies like Faceb...
UK Trade Minister is seeking to break down digital trade barriers
The UK will look to break down digital trade barriers to help its businesses export their services, the country’s newly appointed trade minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan will say...
India antitrust probe finds Google abused Android dominance
Google abused the dominant position of its Android operating system in India, using its “huge financial muscle” to illegally hurt competitors, the country’s antit...
Ireland raises privacy question over Facebook smart glasses
Ireland’s data privacy regulator on Friday said it had asked Facebook to demonstrate that an LED indicator light on the social media giant’s newly launched smart glasse...
Big Tech’s little mergers draw more US antitrust scrutiny
US Federal Trade Commission staff presented data on small acquisitions by five big technology companies, and the agency scrapped guidelines on vertical mergers which combine a comp...
Microsoft shares edge higher on $60 billion buyback program
Microsoft Corp shares rose 1% in early trading after the company announced a $60 billion share repurchase plan, its biggest ever.
Snap Inc hires first global head of platform safety
Snapchat’s owner has hired a longtime online safety advocate as its first global head of platform safety, Snap Inc told journalists, as the company continues to ramp up effor...
Here are the top announcements from Apple event
Apple Inc has launched a new series of iPhones and iPads, featuring a faster processor and better cameras.
US panel votes to approve $1 billion for FTC privacy probes
The US House Energy and Commerce Committee voted to give the Federal Trade Commission $1 billion to set up a bureau dedicated to improving data security and privacy and fighting id...
China tells Alibaba, Tencent to open platforms up to each other
China’s industry ministry has told technology companies including Alibaba and Tencent to stop blocking each other’s website links from their platforms, the 21st Century...
Italy data authority asks Facebook for clarifications on smart glasses
Italy’s data protection authority has said it has asked Facebook to provide clarifications over the social media giant’s newly launched smart glasses to assess whether ...
Facebook unveils its first smart glasses
Facebook Inc launched its first smart glasses on Thursday in a step toward its aim of offering true augmented-reality spectacles.
Microsoft to take site-by-site approach to US office reopening
Microsoft Corp has said it will no longer target a specific date for reopening all of its US offices and instead will reopen each site based on whether it meets a set of company cr...
Federal Trade Commission meeting will investigate Big Tech’s small deals
The US FTC will hold its next open meeting on the 15th of September to hear staff findings on deals that Big Tech businesses such as Facebook and Apple make which are sometimes too...