PayPal to offer cryptocurrency support on its network
But cryptocurrency payments will be settled in traditional fiat currencies with merchants not touching the digital currencies
DoJ hits Google with antitrust lawsuit
The government alleges that Google is spending billions of dollars to ensure that its search engine is the default choice on different browsers and phones
Japan to work closely with the US and EU to regulate tech giants
Japan is prepared to take appropriate measures if it finds that technology firms are abusing their powers to hamper competition
EU drawing up a list of tech firms that are 'too big to care' to target with tougher regulations
The bloc is reportedly creating a 'hit list' of 20 companies that will be subjected to stricter regulation
Google could be forced to sell Chrome
The search giant currently faces investigation in the US for alleged antitrust violations
Tech giants' anticompetitive practices investigation - US lawmakers report their findings
Report concludes that big tech firms like Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon are monopolies that need to be broken up
EU could force tech giants to share data with smaller rivals
The Digital Services Act is expected to come into force by the end of this year
Curbing the rise of fake domains and misinformation campaigns
A failure to curb the growing problem of misinformation could have serious repercussions for the Internet and for society as a whole
Trump campaign used Cambridge Analytica data to deter millions of black voters from voting for Hillary Clinton, report
5 TB database used in secret efforts focused on dissuading voters in 16 swing states
EU seeks sweeping powers to tame tech giants
The European Union says the powers it wants, including the ability to break up large tech firms, would only be used in extreme circumstances
Facebook threatens to quit EU after spat with Irish regulator
Facebook has threatened to halt operations in Europe, after Ireland's data regulator told it to stop sending citizens' data to the USA
US antitrust lawmakers question Google over its online advertising dominance
Hearing comes a month after US Congress House Antitrust Subcommittee grilled chief executives of Facebook, Google, Apple and Amazon
Chinese intelligence is building detailed profiles on tens of thousands of citizens worldwide, leaked database suggests
Names include 52,000 Americans, 35,000 Australians, 10,000 Indians, 9,700 British, 5,000 Canadians, 1,400 Malaysians and 793 New Zealanders
Google and Amazon will pass digital service tax on to advertisers
The company is adding new fees for advertisers in the UK, Austria and Turkey
British Treasury denies plan to repeal digital services tax for US trade deal
Britain introduced the Digital Services Tax in April, due to slow progress on a global agreement about how to tax tech giants like Facebook
US and EU like 'two trains colliding' on privacy says activist Schrems
Schrems 'pretty much done with waiting' for a resolution to the Facebook privacy case after seven years and five court cases
Facebook, Amazon, Google and Apple CEOs face tough questions over anticompetitive practice
US politicians are investigating whether tech giants have misused their market dominance to kill competition
Google employees to work from home until at least July 2021 amid Covid-19 pandemic
Initially, the company directed staff to work from home until April, before extending it to July and then the end of 2020. Now it's summer next year
Facebook shows off heat-recovery system for its Danish data centre
District heating system transfers heat generated at by Facebook's servers to buildings in the city of Odense
Facebook-Giphy deal being probed by UK competition watchdog
The CMA is concerned about possible 'substantial lessening of competition' due to the acquisition
IBM will no longer develop or sell facial recognition software
Big Blue says it's worried about racial profiling and mass surveillance
EU regulators seek public feedback before drafting new rules to regulate tech giants
It will help the European Commission to draft new Digital Services Act
Twitter to place warning messages on misleading Covid tweets
The company says it will prioritise labelling tweets that could lead to quick spread of coronavirus
Facebook SDK blamed for malfunctioning of popular iOS apps
Facebook SDK enables users to login to their apps through a Facebook account