Epic Apple trial isn’t about Fortnite, it’s about app monopoly
Apple has accused video-game developer Epic Games of simply trying to turn around "flagging interest" in its flagship Fortnite game…
09 Apr 2021
Biden pushes for new world order in bid to actually collect tax from Big Tech
President Joe Biden has proposed an agreement that would see Big Tech companies pay more tax, both in the USA and in other nations where they make their money. Large…
07 Apr 2021
Amazon HR hits keep on coming, as US agency calls out sacking blunder
Amazon's relationship with its employees took another turn for the worse this week as the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) found that it had illegally retaliated against two internal critics.…
07 Apr 2021
It all ads up: DMU to combat competition concerns against Big Tech
The UK’s Digital Markets Unit (DMU) has started creating new codes of conduct for powerful tech companies such as Google and Facebook that are intended to improve competition. Its initial…
06 Apr 2021
We simply can’t afford this luxury lifestyle for our drivers – Uber
Last year, Uber empowered its Californian drivers to pick which rides to accept. The ride-hailing business is now considering rolling back this added flexibility because drivers were actually using it.…
06 Apr 2021
Java wars: Supreme Court rules Google use of Oracle APIs is “fair”
Oracle has lost a decade-long copyright battle against Google over its use of Oracle Java application programming interfaces (APIs) in the search engine giant’s Android operating system. In a landmark…
29 Mar 2021
Lies are just another revenue stream at Google, say UK politicians
A parliamentary committee wants to stop Google from making money out of online fraud after the introduction of pension freedoms left regulators "playing catch-up" against scammers. The UK Work and…