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Apple expands independent repair programme globally, including India
Apple is expanding its independent repair programme to nearly every location worldwide where its products are sold, including India, where repair teams will be able to fix common issues with devices
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Tech's war with news outlets flares as US lawmakers ready Bill
The legislation would make America the next front in the news industry's war against FB and Google
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US hearing on tech dominance of news outlets will include Microsoft
A US panel focused on antitrust will hear from three witnesses who represent a range of news organisations with concerns about how big tech platforms like Facebook increasingly dominate their industry
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US House approves defense policy bill even as Trump threatens to veto
The Democratic-controlled House has approved a wide-ranging defence policy bill, even as Trump renewed his threat to veto the bill unless lawmakers clamp down on social media companies
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Trump govt sues FB for keeping jobs for H-1B visas, disfavouring US workers
The Trump administration claims Facebook is discriminating against US workers by designating thousands of positions for foreigners with temporary H-1B visas
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Google illegally monitored workers, fired them for organising: US regulator
The National Labor Relations Board issued a complaint accusing Google of unlawfully monitoring and questioning several workers who were then fired for trying to organise a union
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Trump threatens to veto defense bill if it doesn't end tech firms' immunity
President Donald Trump is threatening to veto a defense policy bill unless it ends protections for internet companies that shield them from being held liable for material posted by their users. On Twitter Tuesday night, Trump took aim at Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act, which protects companies that can host trillions of messages from being sued into oblivion by anyone who feels wronged by something someone else has posted whether their complaint is legitimate or not. Trump called Section 230 a serious threat to our National Security & Election Integrity, adding, Therefore, if the very dangerous & unfair Section 230 is not completely terminated as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), I will be forced to unequivocally VETO the Bill. Trump has been waging war against social media companies for months, claiming they are biased against conservative voices. In October he signed an executive order directing executive branch agencies to ask ...
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Google tax row: US technology companies want action against India
IBM, US Chamber of Commerce oppose retaliatory tariffs
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Most H-1B employers use programme to pay workers below median wage: Report
Half of the top 30 H-1B employers use an outsourcing business model to provide staff for third-party clients
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Wall Street snaps 2-day slump amid rally in tech shares, oil prices
Stocks have rebounded sharply since late March from the coronavirus-fueled sell-off, helped by massive monetary and fiscal stimulus
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Let's come together to tax tech cos, say G20 officials eying $100 bn boost
The taxing of digital firms and the effect of the coronavirus outbreak on the global economy are among the hot topic for G20 financial leaders
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Donald Trump effort to keep US tech out of China alarms American firms
The Trump administration's crackdown has already prompted foreign firms to shun American components and technology over concerns that access to parts they need could be abruptly cut off.
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Make sure tech doesn't power 'Orwellian state': Pompeo to US firms
He told the industry that China's rampant theft of intellectual property is real and that it is not just a problem for the particular company affected
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Tech workers backing candidates looking to break up their employers
Elizabeth Warren is outpacing all candidates in contributions from Silicon Valley, according to FEC data
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US Lawmakers ask Google, Facebook, other companies for documents in probe
The move comes as scrutiny of the big tech companies deepens and widens across the federal government and US states and abroad
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Technology investors fear increased regulation of US tech companies
New data privacy laws in the European Union have already raised costs for tech companies
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