James Farrell, Author at SiliconANGLE

Policy

Lawmakers blast big tech at antitrust hearing, but how much will change remains in doubt

By James Farrell Jul 30, 2020

The chief executives of Google LLC, Amazon.com Inc., Apple Inc. and Facebook Inc. took a grilling from Congress today over antitrust issues, with each boss facing some difficult questions on their respective businesses. Those…

Policy

Here’s what tech CEOs are telling Congress in antitrust probe

By James Farrell Jul 29, 2020

Four chief executives of most of the world’s biggest tech companies will testify before Congress Wednesday to discuss antitrust issues as some observers believing a shakeup is in the cards. The CEOs of Google…

Policy

India bans 47 Chinese apps and may ban 275 more

By James Farrell Jul 27, 2020

After banning 59 Chinese apps last month because of national security concerns, India has added 47 more apps to the list. Included in last month’s ban was the very popular video-sharing app TikTok, which…

Apps

TikTok could be sold off to U.S. investors to avoid ban

By James Farrell Jul 23, 2020

U.S. investors are considering acquiring Chinese-owned video app TikTok to avert a ban in the country, according to reports today. Venture capital firms General Atlantic and Sequoia Capital are presently in talks with U.S. regulators…

Security

Twitter hackers got into direct messages of users, including a government official

By James Farrell Jul 22, 2020

Twitter Inc. announced today that last week’s hack accessed the direct messages of a few dozen people, including one government official. In a series of tweets, the company said the investigation is ongoing as to the…

Policy

Twitter purges 7,000+ accounts related to QAnon conspiracy theories

By James Farrell Jul 21, 2020

Twitter Inc. announced today that it is cracking down on QAnon, a far-right conspiracy theory movement, saying the content has the potential to do harm. The company said it has banned more than 7,000…

Security

Bitcoin scammers hack Twitter accounts of Obama, Biden, Musk, Bezos, Gates and more

By James Farrell Jul 15, 2020

The Twitter accounts of some of the world’s most recognizable people were hacked today by cryptocurrency scammers. The accounts were about as high profile as it gets, consisting of people and entities mostly related…

AI

Elon Musk responds to German court’s decision to ban Tesla’s use of certain terms in ads

By James Farrell Jul 14, 2020

Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Elon Musk fired back at a German court today after it was ruled that the company should be barred from using certain terms in advertising. The court ruled that Tesla…

Policy

Apple advises many US retail workers to stay at home until year-end

By James Farrell Jul 13, 2020

Apple Inc. said Monday that many of its retail staff in the U.S. should stay at home as COVID-19 cases spike, according to a report by Bloomberg. The company closed many of its retail…

Apps

Facebook heavily criticized after civil rights audit

By James Farrell Jul 8, 2020

Facebook Inc. today released a 100-page report on its efforts to embrace civil liberties, and the news wasn’t good. In a blog post, the company said that the audit started about two years ago,…

James Farrell

Lawmakers blast big tech at antitrust hearing, but how much will change remains in doubt

Here’s what tech CEOs are telling Congress in antitrust probe

India bans 47 Chinese apps and may ban 275 more

TikTok could be sold off to U.S. investors to avoid ban

Twitter hackers got into direct messages of users, including a government official

Twitter purges 7,000+ accounts related to QAnon conspiracy theories

Bitcoin scammers hack Twitter accounts of Obama, Biden, Musk, Bezos, Gates and more

Elon Musk responds to German court’s decision to ban Tesla’s use of certain terms in ads

Apple advises many US retail workers to stay at home until year-end

Facebook heavily criticized after civil rights audit

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