Tag: Media & Big Tech

Ginni Thomas ‘Not Trying to Overturn the Elections’: Attorney

An attorney said that Democrats and the media are trying to use recently surfaced text messages of Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, to attack the justice and that she was not trying to overturn the 2020 election. “Ginni Thomas is not trying to overturn the elections,” attorney Joseph McBride told…


Ginni Thomas ‘Not Trying to Overturn the Elections’: Legal Expert

A legal expert said that Democrats and the media are trying to use recently surfaced text messages of Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, to attack the justice and that she was not trying to overturn the 2020 election. “Ginni Thomas is not trying to overturn the elections,” attorney Joseph McBride…


Republicans Plan to Investigate Hunter Biden Laptop Story: Issa

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) said he will lead an effort to investigate 2020 election-related suppression of news coverage about Hunter Biden’s laptop and its contents if Republicans win back the House later this year. “Big Tech will resist accountability like it always does—but we are more determined than ever to make certain that we get…


EU Regulators Draft New Rules to Rein in Big Tech

Officials of the European Union reached an agreement on Friday for the wording of the Digital Markets Act, a new proposal that would crack down on Big Tech and limit the powers of these companies in the region. France, which holds the rotating presidency of the European Commission, announced via a tweet on Friday that…


Apple Closes Russian Mir Card Loophole for Apple Pay, Says Sberbank

U.S. tech giant Apple has suspended its Apple Pay service for Russia’s Mir card payment system, Russia’s largest lender and payments system said on Friday, closing a loophole that had allowed Russians to keep using the service. Apple Inc restricted the use of Apple Pay, which began operating in Russia in 2016, on March 1…


New Rules for US Tech Giants to Come Into Force in October, EU’s Vestager Says

BRUSSELS—Tough new rules targeting U.S. tech giants agreed late on Thursday are expected to come into force in October, EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager said on Friday. The rules, which Vestager proposed a year ago, are called the Digital Markets Act and set out a list of dos and don’ts for Amazon, Apple, Meta, Alphabet…


Read How Analysts Reacted to Google’s Pact With Spotify

Alphabet Inc.’s Google decided to allow Spotify Technology SA and other app developers to offer users an alternative third-party payment option alongside Google Play’s option. KeyBanc analyst Justin Patterson saw the move as a win for digital content providers. He viewed alternative payment options as a happy compromise that calmed regulators and large developers without sacrificing Google Play…


Toshiba Faces Unclear Future After Shareholders Knock Back 2 Rival Proposals

TOKYO—Toshiba Corp shareholders on Thursday voted down competing proposals—one presented by management and the other backed by activist shareholders, leaving the future direction of the embattled Japanese conglomerate uncertain. Management’s plan to spin off Toshiba’s devices unit and the separate call to seek buyout offers had both failed to gain the required 50 percent of…


Google Urges Judge Hearing US Antitrust Lawsuit to Reject Sanctions Request

WASHINGTON—Alphabet’s Google urged a judge hearing a U.S. antitrust case against it to reject the Justice Department’s request that it be sanctioned, saying it had not abused attorney-client privilege. The department had asked Judge Amit Mehta to sanction Google, saying the company’s “Communicate with Care” program was sometimes a “game” to shield communications that did…


BBC Granted £4.1 Million Extra Funding to Counter ‘Disinformation’ on Ukraine War

The BBC World Service will receive more than £4 million extra government funding to support its Ukrainian and Russian language services and help counter “disinformation” about the war in Ukraine. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport (DCMS) and the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO) on Wednesday confirmed the £4.1 million ($5.41 million) in emergency funding following a request from…