Category: <span>Government</span>

Advertising Tech, Antitrust, Google, Government, Lawsuit, Lawsuits, TC, Texas, The battle over big tech

The latest multi-state antitrust lawsuit targets Google’s ad business

Texas announced Wednesday that it will sue Google, accusing the search giant of maintaining an illegal monopoly in online advertising….

Asia, Facebook, Google, Government, India, reliance jio

India cabinet approves setting up a ‘massive network’ of public Wi-Fi hotspots

More than one billion people in India today have a mobile connection, thanks in part to the proliferation of low-cost…

cybersecurity, cyberwarfare; cyberespionage; eu, Government, Uncategorized

EU sanctions for WannaCry, NotPetya, OPCW & Cloud Hopper attackers

Individuals and entities from North Korea, China and Russia, responsible for or involved in ‘WannaCry’, ‘NotPetya’, ‘Operation Cloud Hopper’ and the OPCW (Organisation for the…

Asia, ByteDance, Government, tiktok

TikTok faces ban in the US; pulls out of Hong Kong

The world’s most popular short video app continues to be in the crosshairs of politicians globally. On Monday night, Secretary…

Government

Competing with Disney+ and Quibi, Supreme Court launches streaming service

It’s a tough media world out there, and few institutions have been spared the transformations underway thanks to the internet….

Government, runet, russia, security

Russia starts testing its own internal internet – TechCrunch

Russia has begun testing a national internet system that would function as an alternative to the broader web, according to…

FCC, Government, Mobile, Robocalls

Robocall-crushing TRACED act passes Senate and heads to Oval Office – TechCrunch

Somehow during all the partisan furor of the last few days, the Senate found a moment to vote some bipartisan…

Asia, Devialet, funding, Government, LinkedIn, Policy, Sequoia, Startups, stripe

Sleek raises $5M to help companies incorporate and operate in Singapore and Hong Kong – TechCrunch

Sleek, a startup that is making it easier for other startups and companies to incorporate and operate in Singapore and…

Asia, Facebook, Government, Narendra Modi, Privacy, tiktok

India proposes new rules to access its citizens’ data – TechCrunch

India has proposed groundbreaking new rules that would require companies to garner consent from citizens in the country before collecting…

Asia, China, ethics, Google, Government, Nba, Policy, Project Dragonfly, shutterstock, Stock Photography

In wake of Shutterstock’s Chinese censorship, American companies need to relearn American values – TechCrunch

It’s among the most iconic images of the last few decades — a picture of an unknown man standing before…