MAY
3
2018

Australia´s largest bank loses records of 20 million accounts

Commonwealth Bank has admitted it has lost financial records for almost 20 million accounts in a major security blunder. The records were supposed to be destroyed, but did that really happen?

MAY
3
2018

Iowa approves America´s ´toughest´ abortion law

The US state of Iowa has approved a ban on most abortions when a fetal heartbeat is detected, as early as six weeks.

MAY
2
2018

MPs threaten Mark Zuckerberg with summons over Facebook data

Parliament may formally call CEO to face Cambridge Analytica questions next time he is in UK

MAY
2
2018

T-Mobile-Sprint deal will be a tough sell to antitrust regulators

Sprint and T-Mobile want to get married, but to gain the approval of US antitrust regulators, they´ll have to make a pretty compelling case.

MAY
2
2018

Company tax cut plan doomed, chair of directors group says

Elizabeth Proust calls for focus to shift from business cuts to broader tax reform

MAY
2
2018

California ruling in favor of gig workers could deal big blow to Uber and Lyft

Court adopts a broader definition of who qualifies as an employee, at a time when workers in the gig economy are demanding more rights

MAY
2
2018

U.S. Supreme Court to hear Google privacy settlement dispute

The justices will take up an appeal by opponent

MAY
2
2018

Scotland sets minimum price for alcohol to fight drinking problems

Scotland´s government has set up a bottom limit for pricing alcohol content.

APR
26
2018

Ford ordered to pay $10 million fine for ´unconscionable conduct´

It’s the equal highest penalty handed down under Australian Consumer Law, matched only by a $10 million penalty handed to Coles in 2014.

APR
26
2018

EU starts monitoring aluminum imports after U.S. tariffs

Data collected on the quantity and value of incoming aluminum products will help the bloc decide whether to take measures to limit imports.

APR
26
2018

Supreme Court appears ready to uphold Trump´s travel ban

Trump has said the ban is needed to protect the United States from attacks by Islamic militants.

APR
25
2018

Supreme court upholds teenager´s 241-year prison term

They cited the Eighth Amendment, which forbids "cruel and unusual punishments" and demanded a retrial, but in vain.

APR
25
2018

Facebook releases content moderation guidelines

Mark Zuckerberg said that the publication of the guidelines was a step toward his personal goal “to develop a more democratic and independent system for determining Facebook’s Community Standards”.

APR
25
2018

Apple ordered to pay €13bn after EU rules Ireland broke state aid laws

The world’s largest company was presented with the huge bill after the European commission ruled that a sweetheart tax deal between Apple and the Irish tax authorities amounted to illegal state aid.

APR
25
2018

WhatsApp to raise minimum age limit to 16 in EU

The app, which is owned by Facebook, will ask users to confirm their age when prompted to agree new terms of service in the next few weeks.

APR
24
2018

India approves death penalty for rape of girls under 12

The new ordinance is part of an attempt to respond to new cases of violence against young girls and women—most notably, the case where an 8-year-old girl was gang raped and murdered.

APR
24
2018

Florida detectives used dead man´s finger in attempt to unlock phone

Linus Phillip, 30, was killed by a Largo police officer last month. Authorities say he tried to drive away before an officer could search him.

APR
24
2018

Apple´s Shazam deal faces European probe

The European Commission said an initial probe found Apple may encourage Shazam users to switch to its own music streaming service following a takeover.

APR
24
2018

Woman ´fined $500 over free Delta Air Lines flight apple´

Crystal Tadlock, travelling to the US from Paris, said she was saving the fruit for her onward flight to Denver.

APR
24
2018

European Commission proposes whistleblower protection law

The commission´s proposal seeks to strengthen legal protection of whistleblowers regardless of their employment status in the public or private domain throughout EU states.

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