Best Buy’s computer repair workers have been aiding the FBI for at least 10 years, new documents suggest. They indicate that several of the US company’s Geek Squad staff were paid for reporting child abuse imagery. The rights group Electronic Frontier Foundation said that the relationship “circumvents computer owners’ Fourth Amendment rights” to privacy. The […]
The Walt Disney Company will be committing “more than $100 million in company resources, including cash, products and services, to reinvent the patient and family experience in children’s hospitals across the globe.” This plan will cover the media giant’s efforts to increase its wish-granting program each year. Chairman and Executive Officer Robert A. Iger announced that […]
Looking to assuage fears in the U.S. government, Broadcom today committed to creating a $1.5 billion fund that it will use to invest in technology and engineers. Broadcom claims part of its business model is to acquire companies and focus resources to strengthen that company’s core franchise. In the case of Qualcomm, Broadcom says it will help […]
Amazon is making another move in its courtship of lower-income shoppers, announcing a discount on its Amazon Prime monthly membership fee for recipients of Medicaid. The discount works out to 54 percent. Under the offer, customers on Medicaid can get Amazon Prime for $5.99 a month, or $7 less than the new regular monthly fee […]
A deal to rescue The Weinstein Company from bankruptcy has collapsed at the last minute after it was found the firm’s debt was $65million higher than the $225m previously disclosed. An investor group, led by Maria Contreras-Sweet, was poised to buy the struggling film production and distribution company and signed onto the confirmatory diligence phase. […]
BlackBerry has filed lawsuits against Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, claiming all three violate its patented messaging technology. “Defendants created mobile messaging applications that co-opt BlackBerry’s innovations, using a number of the innovative security, user interface, and functionality enhancing features,” said the company in its filings. BlackBerry says it has spent years negotiating with all three […]
Washington State on Monday approved its own set of laws regulating net neutrality after the FCC voted in December to scrap such laws at the federal level. The law bans internet providers from throttling and/or blocking content, and also mandates that they make public their network management policies. Companies that violate the rules would be […]
The U.S. government ordered Qualcomm to cancel a vote scheduled for Tuesday to allow the government more time to review a potential merger between Qualcomm and Broadcom. Specifically, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (CFIUS) will examine the possible merger. CFIUS is run by the Treasury Department with officials from Defense, Energy, Homeland […]
Google’s Street View team has added 11 Disney Parks to its repertoire of ground-level tourism. Curious would-be park goers can explore Walt Disney World, Epcot Center, Hollywood Studios and more all from the comfort of home. The tool allows people to see everything that’s visible from public walkways and spaces. It does not offer ride-level […]
With the support of 50 Senators, Democrats are advancing a bill to bring back the rules governing net neutrality that were cut by the Republican-led FCC. The FCC voted to repeal net neutrality in December and the rules reached the Federal Registry earlier this month. The relaxed regs will go into effect April 23. The […]
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