Crypto scam victims lose more than $1bn since 2021 NEW YORK: More than 46,000 people reported losing over $1 billion in cryptocurrency scams since the start of 2021,... Published 06 Jun, 2022 05:57am
Markets Welcome to Britain, the bank scam capital of the world LONDON: It was an email offering a discount on an electric toothbrush that began the sequence of events that ruined... Updated 14 Oct, 2021 07:03pm
Technology Facebook wants US monopoly suit tossed due to bias SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook on Monday urged a federal judge to toss out a US monopoly lawsuit, arguing that the ... Published 05 Oct, 2021 09:48am
Markets FTC seeks to crack down on ‘unlawful’ US oil and gas industry mergers WASHINGTON: The Federal Trade Commission will seek to deter “unlawful” mergers in the oil and gas industry and... Published 31 Aug, 2021 04:03am
Business & Finance Musk says Tesla's self-driving software update 'not great' The billionaire entrepreneur tweeted that the Full Self-Driving Beta version 9.2 is "actually not great imo (in my opinion) Published 24 Aug, 2021 12:17pm
Technology Broadcom settles US antitrust case on chip market SAN FRANCISCO: US regulators on Friday announced an antitrust settlement with Silicon Valley chip maker Broadcom,... Published 04 Jul, 2021 03:41am
World Pakistan-origin Lina Khan becomes chair of US Federal Trade Commission Confirmation hailed by US Senator Elizabeth Warren Khan, a Big Tech critic, previously worked at the FTC as a legal adviser Published 16 Jun, 2021 01:35pm
Technology Top US antitrust lawmaker targets Big Tech with new bills A fourth would require platforms to set up a way for users to transfer data if they desire, including to a competing business. Published 10 Jun, 2021 12:06pm
Print Congress to grill US internet giants SAN FRANCISCO: The heads of Facebook, Google and Twitter will testify before Congress Thursday on disinformation,... Published 25 Mar, 2021 05:08am
World Congress to grill US internet giants over disinformation "It's still politics and you are still going to have the whole Republicans-versus-Democrats and free speech coming into play." Published 24 Mar, 2021 12:16pm
Markets Amazon to pay $61.7mn to settle charges it stole driver tips Flex drivers are treated like independent contractors, and use their personal vehicles to make deliveries for Amazon. Published 02 Feb, 2021 11:24pm