Attorney General William Barr is taking aim at a legal shield enjoyed by companies such as Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Facebook Inc. as the provision comes under increasing fire from both liberals and conservatives. Barr has accused social media companies of hiding behind a clause that gives them immunity from lawsuits while their platforms carry… Continue reading AG Barr Takes Aim at Legal Shield Enjoyed by Google, Facebook
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Facebook Needs, Wants Regulation, Zuckerberg Says
For years, Facebook Inc. lobbied governments against imposing tough regulations, warning in some cases that they could harm the company’s business model. Now, it’s pleading for new rules for the good of its business. In a white paper published Monday, Facebook detailed its push for internet regulation, calling on lawmakers to devise rules around harmful… Continue reading Facebook Needs, Wants Regulation, Zuckerberg Says
Behind Google’s ‘Project Nightingale’: A Health Data Gold Mine of 50 Million Patients
The detailed health information of millions of Ascension patients is scattered across 40 data centers in more than a dozen U.S. states. In an ambitious, all-in bet, Google and the nonprofit health system are putting all of that data into the cloud—with potentially big changes on tap for doctors and patients. As part of “Project… Continue reading Behind Google’s ‘Project Nightingale’: A Health Data Gold Mine of 50 Million Patients
Google Counts on Fitbit to Make Imprint in Health Market
Behind Google’s $2.1 billion deal for wearables maker Fitbit Inc. is a dream of the search giant to become a major player in health data after a failed attempt to establish a foothold in it several years ago. Big technology companies have long been tantalized by the promise of devices like smartwatches and wireless earbuds… Continue reading Google Counts on Fitbit to Make Imprint in Health Market
Top Senate Republican Wants to Rein In Tech’s Liability Shield
Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham said Tuesday he wants to limit a liability exemption treasured by internet platforms such as Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Facebook Inc. if they don’t comply with industry best practices. The comments by Graham, an ally of President Donald Trump, show increasing congressional skepticism of the legal shield, which says the… Continue reading Top Senate Republican Wants to Rein In Tech’s Liability Shield
How Privacy Rules Will Affect the Ad Industry
This year companies are expected to spend $333 billion globally on online advertising, with plenty of that spending driven by advertisers’ ability to target consumers based on their web-browsing histories, physical location, app usage, income levels and other information. But a surge in privacy regulation around the globe has marketers, publishers and platforms scrambling to… Continue reading How Privacy Rules Will Affect the Ad Industry
Google Wins First FAA Approval for Regular Drone Delivery of Consumer Items
Alphabet Inc.’s Wing Aviation unit has received the first U.S. authorization to operate a fleet of unmanned aircraft for consumer-goods deliveries, a move that could jump-start various companies’ commercial drone services nationwide. The Federal Aviation Administration’s decision represents a regulatory coup for Wing in a budding, fiercely competitive industry. Amazon.com Inc. and other companies are… Continue reading Google Wins First FAA Approval for Regular Drone Delivery of Consumer Items
EU Approves Tougher Copyright Rules in Blow to Google, Facebook
Google will have to pay publishers for news snippets and Facebook filter out protected content under new copyright rules aimed at ensuring fair compensation for the European Union’s $1 trillion creative industries. EU governments on Monday backed the move launched by the European Commission two years ago to protect Europe’s creative industries, which employ 11.7… Continue reading EU Approves Tougher Copyright Rules in Blow to Google, Facebook
Google Fined $1.7B for Search Ad Blocks in Third EU Sanction
Google was fined 1.49 billion euros ($1.7 billion) on Wednesday for blocking rival online search advertisers, the third large European Union antitrust penalty for the Alphabet business in only two years. The European Commission, which said the fine accounted for 1.29 percent of Google’s turnover in 2018, said in a statement that the anti-competitive practices… Continue reading Google Fined $1.7B for Search Ad Blocks in Third EU Sanction
Do Amazon and Google Pose a Threat to Homeowners Carriers?
Amazon has made no secret of its intent to disrupt virtually every industry on the planet, most recently announcing a partnership with JPMorgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway to create an independent healthcare company. Reportedly, the retail giant has also begun to explore the idea of setting up an insurance price comparison site in the UK.… Continue reading Do Amazon and Google Pose a Threat to Homeowners Carriers?