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US consumer watchdog to query tech giants over financial data
The US consumer watchdog is expected this week to query tech giants including Facebook, Amazon and Google on how they handle consumer financial data as part of a broader effort to ...
Biden admin seeks corporate America’s help tracking cyber criminals
US Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco has a message for corporate America: The US Justice Department needs its help in order to take down cyber criminals.
US agency submits initial recommendations on app data security to White House
The US Commerce Department has said it submitted an initial set of recommendations on data security under an executive order signed by Joe Biden.
White House weighs broader oversight of cryptocurrency market
The White House is considering a wide ranging oversight of the cryptocurrency market to combat the growing threat of ransomware and other cyber crime, a spokeswoman has said.
US and EU agree to work on chip supplies, tech rules, China trade
The United States and European Union agreed on Wednesday to deepen transatlantic cooperation to strengthen semiconductor supply chains, curb China’s non-market trade practice...
EU says US trade, tech council to boost its clout, set rules for 21st century
The US-EU Trade and Technology Council will give the declining EU more clout and set standards and rules for the 21st century, the EU’s trade and digital chiefs said, undersc...
US Commerce chief: more action to be taken on Huawei if needed
US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo has said the Biden administration will take further action against Chinese telecoms firm Huawei if necessary, after some Republican lawmakers ha...
Xiaomi says its devices do not censor users following Lithuania report
Xiaomi Corp has said that its devices do not censor users’ communications, a day after Lithuania’s Defence Ministry recommended that consumers avoid Chinese phones due ...
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.
US to work with Big Tech, finance sector on new cybersecurity guidelines
The US government said it would work with industry to hammer out new guidelines to improve the security of the technology supply chain, as President Biden appealed to private secto...
White House to tackle cyber challenges with Apple, IBM, insurance CEOs
The White House is hosting an event today that will bring together the largest US tech companies for a discussion about cybersecurity challenges following a raft of high-profile ha...
Facebook removes dozens of vaccine misinformation ‘superspreaders’
Facebook has said it has removed over three dozen pages spreading misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, after the White House called on social media firms to tighten controls on ...
Taliban’s Afghanistan takeover presents a challenge for social media
The Taliban’s rapid takeover of Afghanistan poses a new challenge for big US tech companies on handling content created by a group considered to be terrorists by a number of ...
US warned Brazil that Huawei would leave it ‘high and dry’ on 5G
US national security adviser Jake Sullivan raised concerns about Huawei equipment in Brazil’s 5G telecoms network during his visit to the country last week, a Biden-Harris ad...