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'Unimaginable' for Austria's Kurz to Stay on if Convicted, Vice Chancellor Says

It would be "unimaginable" for Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz to stay in office if convicted of perjury, the country's vice chancellor and leader of the Greens, Wer

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UK, EU launch antitrust probes into Facebook 

Both the UK and the European Commission have opened anti-trust probes into whether social media giant Facebook illegitimately uses data and takes unfair advantage in ar

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Don’t miss these startups exhibiting at TC Sessions: Mobility 2021

We’re just five days away from TC Sessions: Mobility 2021 where thousands of mobility movers and shakers will dive deep into the game-changing technology that’s reinventing the way we move people — an

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Facebook under new investigation by competition authority

The Competition and Market Authority is probing whether the company abuses its dominant market position.

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Trump suspended from Facebook for two years after 'praising people at US Capitol riot'

Donald Trump has been suspended from Facebook until at least January 2023 after he "praised people" who took part in violence during the US Capitol riot.The social media giant's independent oversight

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UK, EU launch antitrust probes into Facebook

Both the UK and the European Commission have opened anti-trust probes into whether social media giant Facebook illegitimately uses data and takes unfair advantage in areas such as online classified a

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Facebook's marketplace in EU, UK antitrust crosshairs

Europe and Britain launch formal antitrust investigations into Facebook, June 4, 2021. /CFP Europe and Britain launched formal antitrust investigations into Facebook on Friday to determine if

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Rebranded Toyota Ventures invests $300 million in emerging tech and carbon neutrality 

Toyota AI Ventures, Toyota’s standalone venture capital fund, has dropped the “AI” and is reborn as, simply, Toyota Ventures. The fund is commemorating its new identity by investing an add

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White House expands investment ban on Chinese tech and telecom companies

The Biden administration has replaced and expanded Trump-era restrictions on investing in certain Chinese firms deemed supportive of that country’s surveillance and military apparatus. Major tec

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Supreme Court limits US hacking law in landmark CFAA ruling

The Supreme Court has ruled that a police officer who searched a license plate database for an acquaintance in exchange for cash did not violate U.S. hacking laws.The landmark ruling concludes a long-

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Hormonal health is a massive opportunity: Where are the unicorns?

Gaslighting is a form of psychological abuse, but Elizabeth Ruzzo says she experienced it firsthand after telling a doctor that she suffered from suicidal ideation after taking birth control pills.Ruz

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Fujifilm becomes the latest victim of a network-crippling ransomware attack

Japanese multinational conglomerate Fujifilm has been forced to shut down parts of its global network after falling victim to a suspected ransomware attack.The company, which is best known for its dig

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Gong going gangbusters, grabs $250M Series E on $7.25B valuation

Gong, the revenue intelligence startup, has been raising capital at a rapid pace, and today the company announced another $250 million on a $7.25 billion valuation, a number that triples its previous

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NATO chief stresses need to 'fully implement' Belarus sanctions

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said its members would work on cementing agreed sanctions against Belarus and consider further action, following the forced landing of the Ryanair flight carry

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Hundreds of worms being sent into space for research on human muscle loss

As part of a new project involving UK scientists, the worms will be flown to the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday.

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Blinken says U.S. will soon distribute coronavirus vaccines in first visit to Latin America, but details are slim

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that the United States would soon distribute millions of doses of coronavirus vaccines around the world, including in Lat

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Twitter starts rolling out Birdwatch fact checks inside tweets

Twitter is looking to crowdsource its way out of misinformation woes with its new product Birdwatch which taps a network of engaged tweeters to add notes to misleading tweets. Today, Twitter announced