U.S. mulling a probe of deceptive advertising on social media
By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is expected to vote next week on whether to send demands for information about deceptive advertising to eight social…
Chinese EV comptition hots up as BYD offers discounts
By Zhang Yan, Meg Shen and Ethan Wang BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s BYD Co, the world’s leading seller of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrids, on Thursday announced discounts…
Human error leaves US defense department emails online
The US Department of Defense has blocked a server that leaked internal US military emails on the Internet for the past two weeks. The unprotected server was hosted in the…
Japan’s new rocket fails after engine issue, in blow to space ambitions
By Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s new medium-lift rocket failed on its debut flight in space on Tuesday after the launcher’s second-stage engine did not ignite as planned, in…
Meta must face trial over AI trade secrets, judge says
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) – Meta Platforms Inc lost a bid on Monday to end a lawsuit in Boston federal court claiming it stole confidential information from artificial-intelligence startup Neural…
Twitter’s lead EU regulator concerned over blue tick roll-out
By Conor Humphries DUBLIN (Reuters) – Twitter’s lead European Union privacy regulator said on Tuesday she was concerned that the Elon Musk-owned U.S. firm had launched its Twitter Blue subscription…
WhatsApp agrees to be more transparent on policy changes, EU says
By Foo Yun Chee and Charlotte Van Campenhout BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Meta Platforms‘ WhatsApp has agreed to be more transparent about changes to its privacy policy introduced in 2021, the…
Tech-sponsored study criticises plan to exclude non-EU cloud vendors
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A proposed European Union cloud security label that could exclude Amazon, Alphabet’s Google, Microsoft and other non-EU cloud services providers from the bloc…
Google ‘Incognito’ users lose appeal to sue for damages as class
By Mike Scarcella (Reuters) – Consumers suing Alphabet Inc‘s Google LLC over its data collection practices have lost their early appeal to pursue money damages as a class action seeking…
Europe’s first driverless driving test in Germany
First driverless driving test: A car without a human being inside has driven on a public road in Europe for the first time. The feat was achieved by Vay, a German…