Technology

European Union and British authorities opened dual antitrust investigations Friday into whether Facebook distorts competition in the classified advertising marketplace using data to compete against rival services.German officials, meanwhile, launched a new evaluation of Google using awakened forces to...

China's cyber-watchdog announced Friday that it will conduct an investigation into Didi's cybersecurity. This follows earlier criticisms of Didi's handling of customer data, which caused shares in the New York-traded company to plummet.Two weeks ago, the regulator announced that...

The Group of Seven wealthy democracies agreed Saturday to encourage a worldwide minimum company tax of 15% to discourage multinational firms by avoiding taxes by stashing earnings in low-rate nations.G-7 finance ministers meeting in London also endorsed suggestions to...

Ron DeSantis (Republican governor of Florida) called on President Joe Biden this week to approve a plan to send the internet to Cubans via high-altitude balloons.IS INTERNET AVAILABLE BY BALLOON?Yes. Yes. It ended this project in January because it was not financially viable.Loon...

Ali Hedieloo is a 40-year old woodworker in Tehran. Instagram is more than a collection of beautiful images. It's how Ali Hedieloo finds customers. The app has grown to become a huge e-commerce platform in Iran, where it is used...

Bill Spence became suddenly and catastrophically ill in March 2017. One part of his pancreas was destroyed. His gall bladder was damaged. The doctors discovered that he had kidney cancer when he arrived at the emergency room. His doctor advised him to wait...

Russian government Thursday ordered Facebook and the messaging program Telegram to pay exorbitant fines for failing to eliminate illegal material, a movement which could be a part of growing government attempts to tighten control over societal networking programs amid...

It all began with Rihanna's February tweet. This sparked widespread criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s handling of large farmer protests close to the capital. This strained an already difficult relationship between Twitter and the government.Officials issued multiple injunctions...

German technology firm Bosch on Monday opened a 1 billion euro ($1.2 billion) chip factory in the southern city of Dresden to help meet the growing need for semiconductors.A global shortage of semiconductors has forced major auto companies such...

Everyone's attention was drawn to the Jamaican sprinter with her Olympic-record time. What's under foot, though, might have been a factor when Elaine Thompson-Herah broke a 33-year-old Olympic record in the women's 100 meters.Olympic Stadium is looking to make it a fast...