‘Satori’ IoT Botnet Operator Pleads Guilty

A 21-year-old man from Vancouver, Wash. has pleaded guilty to federal hacking charges tied to his role in operating the “Satori” botnet, a crime machine powered by hacked Internet of Things (IoT) devices that was built to conduct massive denial-of-service attacks targeting Internet servi...

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Indonesia plans tax overhaul to make tech firms pay VAT - finance minister

Indonesia is preparing a bill that will make tech firms such as Alphabet Inc's Google and Amazon pay value added tax (VAT), Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said.

Samsung's Galaxy Fold will go on sale on September 6 in South Korea: source

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd’s first foldable smartphone, the Galaxy Fold, will go on sale on Friday in South Korea, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday.

DoorDash spreads beyond North America with Australia launch

Meal delivery service DoorDash Inc said it will begin taking orders in the Australian city of Melbourne on Wednesday, its first foray outside North America, adding to the competition in the country's home-delivery service market.

Israel's Cortica teams with Toyota, BMW in autonomous AI car tech

Israeli high-tech firm Cortica has partnered with some leading players in the automotive industry to form an artificial intelligence venture for autonomous driving, the company said on Wednesday.

Amazon fined 4 million euros in France over competition issues - report

Online retail giant Amazon was fined 4 million euros ($4.5 million) by the Paris commercial court on Monday for introducing abusive clauses in its contracts with third-party vendors, French website Nextinpact reported.

VanEck SolidX bitcoin trust to sell shares to institutional buyers

Investment firm VanEck and financial technology company SolidX Management LLC will sell shares in their bitcoin trust to "qualified institutional buyers," the companies said on Tuesday, in a move aimed at further attracting institutional money into the cryptocurrency segment.

Coupa Software revenue beats as subscriptions rise

Payment management software firm Coupa Software Inc beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly revenue on Tuesday, as more firms signed up to its business spend management platform, which helps manage expenses.

Huawei says U.S. enticing, coercing staff to provide company info

China's Huawei Technologies on Tuesday said the U.S. government had instructed law enforcement to "coerce" and "entice" its employees to turn against the company, as it steps up its pushback against a U.S. campaign that could threaten its survival.

Google target of new U.S. antitrust probe by state attorneys general

More than half of U.S. state attorneys general are readying an investigation into Alphabet Inc's Google for potential antitrust violations, a source knowledgeable about the probe said on Tuesday.

VanEck SolidX bitcoin ETF to sell shares to institutional buyers

Investment firm VanEck and financial technology company SolidX Management LLC will sell shares in their proposed bitcoin exchange-traded fund to "qualified institutional buyers," the companies said on Tuesday, in a move aimed at further attracting institutional money into the cryptocurrency segment.

Spam In your Calendar? Here’s What to Do.

Many spam trends are cyclical: Spammers tend to switch tactics when one method of hijacking your time and attention stops working. But periodically they circle back to old tricks, and few spam trends are as perennial as calendar spam, in which invitations to click on dodgy links show up unbidden in ...

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Google target of new antitrust probe by state attorneys general: Washington Post

More than half of U.S. state attorneys general are readying an investigation into Alphabet Inc's Google for potential antitrust violations, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday.

Tesla Autopilot engaged in 2018 California crash; driver's hands off wheel: NTSB

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said on Tuesday that a Tesla Model S was in Autopilot mode and the driver's hands were off the wheel when it struck a fire truck in Culver City, California, one of a series of crashes the board is investigating involving Tesla's driver assistance syste...

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Congressional antitrust panel to discuss Big Tech competition

The Senate's antitrust panel will meet later this month to discuss concerns that tech giants, such as Google or Amazon, seek to buy smaller rivals in order to head off competition.

Facebook brings face recognition to all users, discontinues 'Tag Suggestions'

Facebook Inc said on Tuesday its face recognition technology will now be available to all users with an option to opt out, while deciding to discontinue a related feature called 'Tag Suggestions'.

Illinois joins lawsuit to stop T-Mobile, Sprint merger

Illinois has joined a multistate lawsuit aimed at stopping the merger of U.S. wireless carriers T-Mobile US Inc and Sprint Corp , the New York attorney general's office, which is leading the effort along with California, said on Tuesday.

Illinois joins lawsuit to ask court to stop merger of T-Mobile, Sprint

Illinois has joined a multistate lawsuit aimed at stopping the merger of U.S. wireless carriers T-Mobile US Inc and Sprint Corp , the New York attorney general's office, which is leading the effort along with California, said Tuesday.

NTSB says Autopilot engaged in 2018 California Tesla crash

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said on Tuesday that a Tesla Model S was in Autopilot mode when it struck a fire truck in Culver City, California, one of a series of crashes the board is investigating involving Tesla's driver assistance system.

AT&T names John Stankey as chief operating officer

U.S. wireless carrier AT&T Inc on Tuesday named John Stankey as its chief operating officer effective Oct. 1.