Switzerland's competition watchdog has launched a preliminary investigation into Google after the company removed Android's Choice Screen for selecting a default search engine. The post Swiss Regulator opens antitrust probe into Google over Android search defaults appeared first on MEDIANAMA.

The Supreme Court sought the Centre’s response to AAP’s plea to restore its Gujarat Facebook and Instagram accounts, blocked before local polls under Section 79(3)(b) of the IT Act. The post SC seeks Centre’s reply on AAP’s plea to restore Gujarat unit’s accounts blocked under Section 79(3)(b) appeared first on...

New York has become the first US state to pause new hyperscale data centre permits while regulators prepare a comprehensive environmental framework. The post New York becomes the first US state to establish a moratorium on data centres appeared first on MEDIANAMA.

One of the best bulwarks against monopoly is interoperability—that is making a new product or service work with an existing product or service. Interoperability allows users, and not the manufacturers of their devices or largest player in a market, to decide what application best serves them. Unsurprisingly, companies like Apple...

This year the state of New York had the dubious honor of being the first to pass a controversial provision to mandate all 3D printers come with surveillance and censorship. That means not only is there a ticking clock to protect every artist, researcher, engineer, and hobbyist in the state,...

The Russians face multiple charges for allegedly providing cybercriminals with infrastructure and tech support through the St. Petersburg-based business Media Land and a sister company, ML Cloud.