Locked-Down Lawyers Warned Alexa Is Hearing Confidential Calls March 23, 2020 By Crystal Tse and Jonathan Browning Hey Alexa, stop listening to my client’s information. As law firms urge attorneys to work from home during the global...
Alphabet’s Waymo Raises $2.25 Billion For Driverless Cars March 3, 2020 By Mark Bergen and Ira Boudway Waymo raised $2.25 billion from a slate of private equity investors, venture capitalists and automotive companies, the first time Alphabet...
U.S. Lawmakers to Introduce Bill that Threatens Encryption on Tech Platforms February 21, 2020 By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON, Feb 21 — U.S. legislation will be introduced in the coming weeks that could hurt technology companies’ ability to...
Barr Takes Aim at Legal Shield Enjoyed by Google, Facebook February 19, 2020 By Ben Brody and Naomi Nix Attorney General William Barr is taking aim at a legal shield enjoyed by companies such as Alphabet Inc.’s Google and...
Google’s ‘Wi-Spy’ Accord Gives Consumers Nothing, States Say January 27, 2020 By Malathi Nayak Attorneys general from nine states urged a federal judge to toss out Google’s $13 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit...
Google’s ‘Thanksgiving Four’ to File Federal Labor Complaint December 3, 2019 By Mark Bergen and Josh Eidelson Four software engineers fired by Google last week plan to file complaints with the National Labor Relations Board, in which...
Lawmakers Urge Trade Officials to Remove Tech Liability Shield October 17, 2019 By Naomi Nix and Rebecca Kern A bipartisan group of lawmakers is stepping up efforts to have U.S. trade officials eliminate a legal liability shield that...
To Live or Die by Google Search Brings an Escalating Cost October 9, 2019 By Amy Thomson “Where’s the best place to hide a body? The second page of a Google search.” The gallows humor shows that...
Carriers Demonstrate Insuretech Innovations that Simplify Adjusting September 26, 2019 By Jim Sams LAS VEGAS — The theme on the opening day of the InsureTech Connect conference was that the insurance industry is...
Craigslist Founder, Facebook’s Ex-Security Chief Team Up Over 2020 Online Fears July 29, 2019 By Elizabeth Culliford SAN FRANCISCO — The project by Facebook Inc. former chief security officer Alex Stamos to battle online abuses has received...