Apple raised the specter of the end of a technological era after reporting Tuesday the slowest growth sales ever of its market-leading, life-changing iPhone and warning it expects worse to come. The California technology colossus…
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EU Privacy Watchdogs Raise Concerns Over US Data Pact
European privacy regulators said on Wednesday a new commercial data transfer pact between the European Union and the United States needed to provide more reassurance over US surveillance practices and the independence of a new…
Microsoft Sues US Government Over Data Requests
Microsoft Corp has sued the US government for the right to tell its customers when a federal agency is looking at their emails, the latest in a series of clashes over privacy between the technology…
Smoked fish products recalled over botulism concerns
Image captionThe recall involves batches of smoked halibut, trout and salmon An East Dunbartonshire smokehouse is recalling batches of smoked fish products from supermarkets over food poisoning concerns. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) said the…
FTC Charges Five ‘Natural’ Products Firms Over Claims
Agency says companies falsely promoted shampoos, lotions, sunscreens containing synthetic ingredients ENLARGE The Federal Trade Commission brought charges against five sellers of skin-care and hair-care products, saying they falsely promoted their goods as being ‘all…
PayPal Withdraws Project Over US State’s ‘Anti-LGBT’ Law
US online payment giant PayPal dropped plans Tuesday to invest millions of dollars in North Carolina, joining a growing chorus of protests by major companies against recently passed state legislation targeting transgender people. PayPal’s move…
Microsoft Reportedly Meets With Private Equity Over Yahoo Deal
Microsoft Corp executives are in early talks with potential Yahoo Inc investors about contributing to financing to buy the troubled Internet company, a person familiar with the situation said. The talks are preliminary, the person…
Over 300 Cybersecurity Incidents on US Healthcare.gov Website
The web portal used by millions of consumers to get health insurance under President Barack Obama’slaw has logged more than 300 cybersecurity incidents and remains vulnerable to hackers, nonpartisan congressional investigators said Wednesday. The Government…
France Fines Google Over ‘Right to Be Forgotten’
The French data protection authority said it has fined Google EUR 100,000 (roughly Rs. 74 lakhs) for not scrubbing web search results widely enough in response to a European privacy ruling. The only way for…
Amazon Web Services Says Over 1,000 Databases Moved to Cloud Since January 1
Amazon.com’s cloud business, Amazon Web Services, said that more than 1,000 databases have been moved to the AWS cloud by customers since the beginning of the year. The AWS Data Migration Service, which allows migration…