Category Archives: (KFGO The Mighty 790) Technology
Trump’s executive order targets political bias at Twitter and Facebook: draft
By Nandita Bose and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to order a review of a law that has long protected Twitter, Facebook and Alphabet's Google from bein...
May 28, 2020
Democrats urge probe of allegations regarding TikTok and children’s privacy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fourteen Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives wrote to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Thursday to urge it to consider probing the short video app TikTo...
May 27, 2020
Google sees resurgence in state-backed hacking, phishing related to COVID-19
(Reuters) - Security experts at Alphabet Inc's Google sent 1,755 warnings in April to users whose accounts were targets of government-backed attackers, following a resurgence in hacking and phishing a...
May 27, 2020
Apple secures deal for Scorsese’s next film starring DiCaprio, De Niro: media
(Reuters) - Apple Inc has secured a deal for Hollywood veteran Martin Scorsese's next film, "Killers of the Flower Moon," U.S. media reported on Wednesday, citing sources. "Killers of the Flower Moon"...
May 27, 2020
Tencent raises $6 billion in largest Asian corporate debt deal this year
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Tencent Holdings Ltd has raised $6 billion in debt, the Chinese technology company said on Thursday, in the largest debt deal by an Asian corporate in 2020. The deal was finalise...
May 27, 2020
U.S. state of Arizona files consumer fraud lawsuit against Google
(Reuters) - Arizona on Wednesday filed a consumer fraud lawsuit against Alphabet Inc's Google alleging that the company used "deceptive" and "unfair" practices to obtain the location data of users. "G...
May 27, 2020
Micron raises third-quarter revenue forecast
(Reuters) - Micron Technology Inc raised its revenue forecast for the third quarter on Wednesday to a range of $5.2 billion to $5.4 billion from $4.6 billion to $5.2 billion, sending its shares about ...
May 27, 2020
French contact-tracing app plan approved by lower house of parliament
PARIS (Reuters) - The French government's contact-tracing app project was approved by the lower house of parliament on Wednesday, paving the way for a launch over the weekend. The plan for the so-call...
May 27, 2020
Carlyle-backed ZoomInfo looks to raise about $800 million in Nasdaq listing
(Reuters) - ZoomInfo Technologies Inc expects to raise up to $801 million in its U.S. initial public offering (IPO), as the market for new issues rebounds after the COVID-19 pandemic put several debut...
May 27, 2020
Factbox: Where do Trump and Biden stand on tech policy issues?
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to regulate or shut down social media companies, a day after Twitter Inc for the first time added a fact-checking...
May 27, 2020
