A pedestrian passes an AT&T store in New York, U.S. Scott Mlyn | CNBC AT&T announced Saturday that it is investigating a two-week-old data breach that published millions of customers’ data on the dark web, a portion of the internet that can only be accessed using special software. The company has reset the passcodes of … Read more
New cars today are loaded with high-tech features for car shoppers, from their own operating systems to navigation and remote unlock. But with those advancements come questions about driver privacy, said Ivan Drury, the director of insights at Edmunds, a car site. “As much advancement as we have when it comes to new features, many … Read more
The Department of Justice sued Apple on Thursday, saying its iPhone ecosystem is a monopoly that drove its “astronomical valuation” at the expense of consumers, developers and rival phone makers. The government has not ruled out breaking up one of the largest companies in the world, with a Justice Department official saying on a briefing … Read more
The Justice Department’s top antitrust official said Friday that Apple shareholders should encourage the company to “compete on the merits,” one day after the government sued the iPhone maker over allegedly anticompetitive practices. “Competition on the merits is good for everybody,” Jonathan Kanter, assistant attorney general for antitrust, said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “Good for … Read more
The SpaceX logo is shown on a Falcon 9 rocket as it is prepared for launch to carry NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin to the International Space Station at the Kennedy Space Center, in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., March 2, 2024. Joe Skipper | … Read more
Brand new Dodge Charger cars are displayed on the sales lot at Hilltop Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram on August 17, 2022 in Richmond, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The parent company of Chrysler and Dodge is recalling a total of 318,000 vehicles over airbag parts that can potentially shatter and cause injury. The parent, … Read more
Apple CEO, Tim Cook, testifies before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee’s Investigati Getty Images The U.S. Department of Justice sued Apple on Thursday, accusing it of using the iPhone’s market power to cut off rivals, kicking off a multiyear process involving hundreds of lawyers and threatening Apple’s “walled garden” business model. If … Read more
U.S. President Joe Biden issued an executive order Wednesday intended to safeguard the personal data of American citizens from countries deemed hostile. The executive order centers on the business of selling people’s personal information, in which companies and so-called data brokers collect and trade data. The Biden Administration is worried that data brokers and other … Read more
BURBANK, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 16: Tesla electric cars are parked at a Tesla dealership on January 16, 2024 in Burbank, California. Carbon emissions fell by about 1.9 percent in 2023, a positive signal, but further cuts must be implemented if the U.S. hopes to achieve its climate goal of 50 percent emissions cuts by 2030. … Read more
The logos of Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft displayed on a mobile phone with an EU flag shown in the background. Justin Tallis | AFP via Getty Images A raft of major technology and media companies have signed an open letter accusing tech giants of failing to bring their businesses into full compliance with … Read more
