In 2020, in the wake of the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement, IBM announced it was refusing to sell its facial recognition technology. But contrary to its own claims, the company has placed a US$69.8 million order with the UK government to...
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Apple has announced it will shut down FaceTime and iMessage services in the UK if authorities pass amendments to the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 that would allow the UK Home Office to require security features in apps to be disabled without...
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) today announced its decision to extend the review period for Microsoft’s deal with Activision Blizzard to August 29 after receiving new bids from the Redmond-based company. reported...
Microsoft and Activision Blizzard May Partially Phase Out Cloud Gaming in the UK to Approve a Merger
Microsoft and Activision Blizzard are considering partially relinquishing control of the UK cloud gaming business to appease local regulators and gain approval for the merger. The decision could be made by July 18, the publication reported...
Yesterday, Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) agreed to stay litigation with Microsoft and Activision to continue negotiations after a US court refused to ban the deal. But at the same time CMA with “Cautious about the idea of...
Mastercard, the owner of the payment system of the same name, has developed an artificial intelligence-based consumer fraud risk solution that enables banks to more effectively detect fraud in real time and prevent their customers from sending money...
Apple spoken Criticism of UK authorities’ plans to pass Internet Safety Bill (Online Safety Law), joined the camp of its opponents, including instant messengers WhatsApp, Signal, etc. The company asked the country’s parliament to think...
M**a will limit the use of advertising data for F******k Marketplace to avoid new antitrust lawsuits
Facebook parent company* has given key assurances to UK antitrust authorities to address concerns about how the company is using advertising data to benefit its own products. To do this, the company will restrict the use of advertising data from...
Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum are not backed by underlying assets, meaning they lack “true value”. Therefore, trading in digital assets should be regulated as gambling, said the UK House of Commons Finance Committee. Image Source:...
WhatsApp Messenger may exit the UK market if new internet safety law comes into force. We are talking about a large piece of legislation that will affect many aspects related to interaction with the web space. Among other things, the bill would...
Google, owned by Alphabet, has invited Android app developers to choose their own payment schemes in the UK, local competition watchdog CMA (Competition and Markets Authority) said. Image source: Pixabay On Wednesday, the agency said: “By...
The regulator of the British telecommunications market, Ofcom, announced the completion of the audit of the activities of the American companies Amazon and Microsoft in the field of cloud services. As a result of the investigation, Ofcom recommended...
The British Broadcasting Corporation, also known as the BBC, with more than 20,000 employees, asked them not to use the TikTok app on company devices unless it was somehow justified for official purposes. In particular, it is still possible to use...
It became known that Great Britain for reasons of national security will ban the use of the popular short video service TikTok on smartphones and other government devices. About it writes Bloomberg, citing a statement by UK Cabinet Secretary Oliver...
Short-video platform TikTok has unveiled a new program, Project Clover, designed to reassure UK officials that users’ personal data across Europe is well protected. To this end, two data centers are being built in Ireland. Image source:...
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) saw evidence of a monopoly in Apple’s requirement that developers use only the WebKit engine to build browsers for iOS, and the existence of only one application store for that platform...
Microsoft’s acquisition of games maker Activision Blizzard could dampen competition in the console and cloud gaming markets, say Preliminary report (PDF)published by the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). Image source: efes / pixabay...
If the UK launches an official digital currency, Crown Subjects will not be able to hold more than £20,000 in that form. This will be reported Reuters with reference to the deputy governor of the Bank of England John Cunliffe (Jon Cunliffe). Image...
