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    Google opposes the EU fact-checking commitments for Search and YouTube
    17 Jan, 2025

    Google opposes the EU fact-checking commitments for Search and YouTube

    Google has announced it will no longer feature fact-checking organisations on its platforms, as the EU prepares to formalise tougher rules under the Digital Services Act (DSA)

    China launches antitrust investigation into Nvidia
    Dec 09

    China launches antitrust investigation into Nvidia

    China's market regulator is investigating Nvidia's acquisition of Mellanox, a high-performance chip company.

    GitHub launches $1.25M open source fund with a focus on security
    Nov 20

    GitHub launches $1.25M open source fund with a focus on security

    GitHub has launched the GitHub Secure Open Source Fund, with an initial capital injection of $1.25 million from investors including American Express, 1Password, Shopify, Stripe, and Microsoft.

    Space tech giant Maxar confirms hacker accessed employees’ personal data
    Nov 18

    Space tech giant Maxar confirms hacker accessed employees’ personal data

    Maxar, a US space and satellite technology company, has confirmed a data breach involving its workers' information.

    Elon Musk’s X is moving its legal disputes to Northern Texas
    Nov 11

    Elon Musk’s X is moving its legal disputes to Northern Texas

    A lawsuit against X, formerly Twitter, is set to be heard in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

    Mozilla Foundation cuts 30% of its staff
    Nov 06

    Mozilla Foundation cuts 30% of its staff and discontinues its advocacy division

    Mozilla Foundation has laid off 30% of its employees due to a "relentless onslaught of change" in the tech industry.

    Microsoft said that it lost weeks of security data
    Oct 18

    Microsoft said that it lost weeks of security data for its customers' cloud products

    Microsoft has reported a lack of security logs for some of its cloud products, leaving community protectors without essential information for detecting potential intrusions.

    Google asks 9th Circuit for emergency stay
    Oct 17

    Google asks 9th Circuit for emergency stay, says Epic ruling ‘is dangerous’

    Google has requested a stay of judgment from Judge James Donato's decision in Epic v.

    Data breach
    Oct 08

    Data breach leaks SSNs of over 230,000 Comcast customers

    Over 237,700 Comcast customers' personal data was compromised in a data breach linked to Financial Business and Consumer Solutions (FBCS), a collection agency.

    Sep 30

    Epic is suing Google again and now Samsung, too

    Tim Sweeney alleges they are working together to prevent new app shops from being installed on Samsung phones.