Big Tech

Alphabet to Meta, UK Consumers At Risk From “Predatory” Big Tech Firms, Report Warns

Oct 25, 2022

Earlier in June, Russia had ordered $375k in fines on Facebook and Telegram for failing to remove banned content

Russia fines Facebook 21 million roubles for not deleting banned content

Aug 21, 2022

The creation of an EU-US tech council was agreed at a summit in June and its work begins as both sides are drawing up laws that could profoundly change the ways giants such as Google, Facebook or Apple do business.

US and EU to seek harmony on big tech regulation

Aug 21, 2022

Microsoft is hosting a special event at 11AM ET (8:30PM IST) on June 24 wherein it will launch its next-generation desktop operating system, Windows.

Big Tech: Lawmakers clash over Microsoft's status in US government's upcoming antitrust legislation

Aug 21, 2022

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: A 3D printed Amazon postal package is placed on a keyboard in this illustration taken March 25, 2020.

Trouble for Amazon, Flipkart as CCI doubles down on Big Tech antitrust probe: Here's what you need to know

Aug 21, 2022

As a candidate, President Joe Biden said breaking up big tech companies should be considered, though he hasn't spoken on the issue as president. If such steps were mandated, they could bring the biggest changes to the industry since the federal government's landmark case against Microsoft almost 20 years ago.

Bills that could force Big Tech companies to breakup unveiled in House

Aug 21, 2022

Facebook was fined 26 million roubles ($353,890) in total, on eight separate counts, while Google was ordered to pay a total of 6 million roubles for three different offences.

Russia fines Google, Facebook for failing to delete banned content

Aug 21, 2022

In a cluttered and undifferentiated market, Big Tech companies, like Amazon, have the potential to introduce individualised risk pricing. These companies can revolutionise the way, for instance, automobile premiums have been calculated because some of these companies are privy to unprecedented live data in the space, and are expected to start taping this information, barring regulatory constraints.

All you need to know about the personalised pricing trend as Big Tech enters insurance

Aug 21, 2022
by HT Tech

FILE PHOTO: 3D printed Lady Justice figure is seen in front of displayed Apple and Epic Games logos in this illustration photo taken February 17, 2021.

Epic expert claims Apple's App Store profit margins were as high as 78% in 2019

Aug 21, 2022

A food delivery courier for Meituan rides a motorcycle in Beijing, China, on Wednesday, April 21, 2021.

China widens monopoly crackdown with probe into food delivery giant Meituan

Aug 21, 2022