Facebook paid $4.9 billion to the FTC to protect Mark Zuckerberg from being sued individually by the US agency in the Cambridge Analytica scandal, says a group of shareholders in one process that was made public this Tuesday and that was reported by Politico. These
Apple is against the proposal of the European Union (EU) to introduce a universal charger, based on the USB-C type and suitable for all electronic equipment, including smartphones, tablets, cameras and other devices. After 12 years of voluntary commitments from the technology sector, which allowed
Apple is expected to enter the foldable smartphone market in 2023, according to sources quoted by Giz China. Entry into this market should happen with two foldable mobile phones, which are already being developed and which will replicate Samsung’s ideas with the Galaxy Z Fold
The Russian opposition accused the giants Google and Apple of “censorship” for having caved in to government pressure, removing the app created by the movement of imprisoned opponent Alexei Navalny. The decision comes after months of repression that have removed critics of Russian President Vladimir
The Wall Street Journal is moving forward with news that Apple has considered kicking Facebook out of its App Store in 2019. The hypothesis was considered after being shared a BBC investigation into how Facebook was being used by human trafficking networks. Apple has even
An internal investigation conducted by Instagram and obtained by The Wall Street Journal indicates that the company is aware of the impact social networking has on the mental health of younger people. “We make the issues of body image worse for one in three girls”,
The competition authority in South Korea has fined Google a sum of $177 million, they accused the US technology company of abusing its dominant position in the market. According to Yonhap News (via Engadget), the issue is the anti-fragmentation agreement (AFA) Google makes manufacturers sign
Apple reportedly decided to fire senior program engineer Ashley Gjøvik, justifying the decision with the fact that the employee violated the rules regarding the disclosure of confidential information. Gjøvik also started to be talked about for disclosing situations of harassment, surveillance and questioning the company’s
Google has temporarily blocked some e-mail accounts of members of the Afghan government in what will be an attempt to prevent the Taliban from discovering the identity of former employees who worked with the recently collapsed, US-backed administration. “In consultation with experts, we are continually
Facebook is studying the possibility of creating a special commission within the company that would make decisions on the platform regarding elections. According to The New York Times, Facebook has already talked to experts and academics about this commission, which will aim to deal with