Apple removes Advanced Data Protection for iCloud in the UK after the government ordered it to build a backdoor, something the company says it will never do
Better no security than a false sense of one. Ari Cohn / @aricohn.com : Apple's UK user data is now more vulnerable. It's not Apple's fault; they're PROTECTING users by not giving a false sense of se...
The UK CMA raises concerns after uncovering an “interconnected web” of 90+ AI deals and investments involving Google, Apple, Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, and Nvidia
As the Artificial Intelligence (AI) race heats up primarily due … Finextra : CMA outlines competition concerns with AI Foundation Models GOV.UK : CMA outlines growing concerns in markets for AI Founda...
Sources: the UK is considering a crackdown on social media access for kids under 16, including potential bans, and is planning a consultation as soon as January
- Government plans consultation as soon as January, person says — Comes as National Crime Agency warns parents about Facebook X: @matthewlesh , @kitty_donaldson , @bmlbod , @kitty_donaldson , @willgu...
Experts say Russia could use cryptocurrency tools to lessen the impact of US sanctions, including a forthcoming digital ruble and spoils from ransomware attacks
or Russia Allison Morrow / CNN : Financial sanctions are easier than ever for Russians to evade. Thank Bitcoin Jessica Sier / Australian Financial Review : Russia could use crypto to evade sanctions B...
Recording of Senate Commerce Committee hearing on Section 230 where Jack Dorsey, Mark Zuckerberg, and Sundar Pichai testified
bringing in Zuckerberg, Pichai, & Dorsey to defend their content moderation under threat of gutting Section 230, days before the election—feels like a last-ditch effort to spook them out of enforcing ...
Apple has agreed to allow Facebook to process payments for its paid online events feature via Facebook Pay, without taking a 30% cut, until December 31
for now — when Facebook sells online classes Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat : Facebook takes a shot at Apple over stance on paid online events for game creators Bloomberg : Apple to Let Facebook Online ...
Libra scales back ambitions of launching a global currency and will now focus on creating a traditional payment network with coins tied to local currencies
The big news of the week is Libra's announcement. Blockfolio / The Market Refresh : Under Pressure, Libra Ditches The Basket Wanguba Muriuki / coinspeaker.com : Libra Association Abandons Global Curre...
After the deaths of five people at a “party house”, Airbnb unveils new safety policies: verifying 100% of listings, a 24/7 “neighbor hotline”, and more
Earlier today, Airbnb Co-Founder … Maxwell Strachan / VICE : Airbnb Promises to Verify All 7 Million Listings After VICE Report Exposes Scam New York Times : DealBook Conference Live Updates: Airbnb P...
Sen. Warren proposes tech regulation, including breaking up big tech and rolling back acquisitions at Amazon, Google, and Facebook, as part of her 2020 bid
Silicon Valley is unimpressed VentureBeat : Elizabeth Warren vows to break up Amazon, Facebook, and Google John Koetsier / Forbes : Why Apple Got Spared As Elizabeth Warren Targets Amazon, Facebook, G...
UK Digital Minister Matt Hancock says Uber's October 2016 hack affected UK citizens and the government plans to publish a report in the coming days
but it's still not clear how many Mohul Ghosh / Trak.in : Uber, Ola's Fare Will Be ‘Fixed’ By Maha Govt.; Uber Secretly Settled Data Leak Of 57 Mn Users For $100,000! Haroon Siddique / The Guardian : ...