Sam Bankman-Fried, U.S. prosecutors near new bail agreement
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Lawyers for Sam Bankman-Fried are nearing an agreement with U.S. prosecutors on revised bail conditions for the indicted FTX cryptocurrency exchange founder, who…
South Korea’s battle against digital sex crimes is far from over
In September 2024, South Korean news agencies rushed to cover the case of teenagers and university students producing and distributing sexually explicit deepfake images using photographs of young women via…
US seizes over 350 websites used to import gun parts from China
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) – U.S. authorities said on Wednesday they had seized more than 350 websites selling gun silencers and parts from China used to covert semiautomatic pistols…
Ex-Google exec said goal was to ‘crush’ competition, trial evidence shows
By Jody Godoy ALEXANDRIA, Virginia (Reuters) – A Google executive told colleagues the goal for the company’s then-nascent online advertising business in 2009 was to “crush” rival advertising networks, according…
Google search monopoly US case remedies to come by December
By Jody Godoy (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice plans to issue an outline by December on what Alphabet‘s Google must do to restore competition after a judge earlier…
Behind the arrest of Telegram boss, a small Paris cybercrime unit with big ambitions
By Gabriel Stargardter PARIS (Reuters) – The investigation into Telegram boss Pavel Durov that has fired a warning shot to global tech titans was started by a small cybercrime unit…
Two more Wirecard executives charged over accounting scandal
By Alexander Huebner and Joern Poltz MUNICH (Reuters) – German prosecutors have charged another two former Wirecard executives, according to a statement from their Munich office on Tuesday, casting their…
Google monopoly ruling could help Apple defense in antitrust case
By Jody Godoy (Reuters) – Apple could be the winner after Alphabet’s Google lost its fight with the U.S. antitrust enforcers earlier this week, with a ruling that supports the…
Reasons behind the fall of the biggest e-commerce companies in South Korea
Two big e-commerce platforms in South Korea have experienced serious downturns in their liquidity in the past few weeks, delaying their payments to vendors or refunds for customers’ undelivered orders.…
South Korea to support vendors hit by Qoo10 payment delays, founder pledges compensation
By Jihoon Lee and Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea will provide $400 million in financial support to small businesses hit by payment delays on two Qoo10 e-commerce platforms…