APR
4
2017

Hungary passes bill targeting Central European University

It is the latest battle declared by the right-wing Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orban, against liberalism

APR
4
2017

Trump signs repeal of U.S. broadband privacy rules

The signing, disclosed in White House statement late on Monday, follows strong criticism of the bill, which is a win for AT&T Inc, Comcast Corp and Verizon Communications Inc.

APR
4
2017

South Africa unions asks to Zuma: Time to go

Mr Zuma has been under growing pressure following a major cabinet reshuffle which included the sacking of trusted Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan

APR
3
2017

Europe becomes ´hub´ for child sexual abuse content

Europe is becoming the global hub for the hosting of child sexual abuse images and videos, suggests a report

APR
3
2017

German court rebuffs VW complaint over prosecutors´ searches

Munich prosecutors said the decision by the local court to reject VW´s complaint would also be checked by a Munich district court

MAR
31
2017

UK publishes bill to replace EU laws

Some worry that the "sweeping powers" of the bill are too swift

MAR
31
2017

Apple wins Australia ruling to retain Apple Pay dominance

Apple has won a major regulatory battle in Australia that will likely see it retain control of its contactless payment technology

MAR
31
2017

Seattle sues Trump administration over threat to ´sanctuary´ cities

Trump administration officials say the immigration crackdown is focused on illegal immigrants convicted of serious crimes

MAR
30
2017

ConocoPhillips sells oil sands assets for $13.3bn

Deal is third this month of international groups selling to Canadian specialists

MAR
30
2017

Federal judge in Hawaii extends court order blocking Trump travel ban

Hawaii claims its state universities would be harmed by the order because they would have trouble recruiting students and faculty

MAR
29
2017

China’s Tencent buys 5% stake in Tesla

Chinese tech giant Tencent has spent $1.78bn on buying a 5% stake in electric carmaker Tesla

MAR
29
2017

US bank Wells Fargo agrees $110m lawsuit settlement

The agreement comes after America´s biggest bank was fined $185m in September last year for illegally opening about two million accounts

MAR
29
2017

Article 50: UK set to formally trigger Brexit process

Theresa May has signed the letter that will formally begin the UK´s departure from the European Union

MAR
29
2017

Trump scraps Obama climate policies

The order´s main target is former President Barack Obama´s Clean Power Plan, which required states to slash carbon emissions from power plants

MAR
28
2017

Chinese court rules in favour of Apple in local design patent disputes

Apple and Zoomflight took the Beijing Intellectual Property Office´s ban to court

MAR
28
2017

Tesco’s UK arm to pay £129m fine over accounting scandal

Supermarket retailer to set up £85m scheme to compensate investors

MAR
27
2017

UK minister says encryption on messaging services is unacceptable

Technology companies must cooperate more with law enforcement agencies and should stop offering a "secret place for terrorists to communicate" using encrypted messages

MAR
27
2017

United Airlines bars teenage girls in leggings from flight

United pass travelers are typically company employees or their friends or family members

MAR
27
2017

Uber suspends self-driving cars after Arizona crash

Uber has pulled its self-driving cars from the roads after an accident which left one of the vehicles on its side

MAR
27
2017

Iran imposes sanctions on 15 US companies

The companies named did not immediately respond to requests for comment Sunday

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