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General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicle unit is backing off plans to start a self-driving ride service by the end of this year, with its CEO saying more time is needed to make sure it runs safely. Cruise CEO Dan Ammann, in a blog post on Wednesday, said the company still plans to deploy the service […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook on Wednesday was ordered to create new layers of oversight for its collection and handling of users’ personal data by the Federal Trade Commission, as the agency detailed a privacy settlement with the social network that signals Washington’s newfound energy in reining in powerful technology companies. As part of the agreement,

The Latest on U.S. fine against Facebook over privacy (all times local): 9:30 a.m. Facebook’s top lawyer says the company’s settlement with the Federal Trade Commission will lead to more rigorous management of user privacy — including more technical controls to better automate privacy safeguards. But outgoing General Counsel Colin Stretch does not admit wrongdoing

SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook on Wednesday was ordered to create new layers of oversight for its collection and handling of users’ personal data by the Federal Trade Commission, as the agency detailed a privacy settlement with the social network that signals Washington’s newfound energy in reining in powerful technology companies. As part of the agreement,

Like Europe before it, the U.S. government looks ready to try reining in its technology giants. But doing so may be more difficult than it seems. On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Justice opened a sweeping antitrust investigation of major technology companies and whether their online platforms have hurt competition, suppressed innovation or otherwise harmed

With a year to go until the Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo, meet the robots that will be used on site at the events. These include a robot based on the official Olympic mascot, which will greet people when they get to venues and another that will give virtual access to people who can’t attend

Is Big Tech headed for a big breakup? Interested in Technology? Add Technology as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Technology news, video, and analysis from ABC News. The U.S. Justice Department has announced a major antitrust investigation into unnamed tech giants, while the House Judiciary Committee has begun an unprecedented

YouTube probably generates $16 billion to $25 billion in annual revenue, making the video service big enough to crack the top half of the Fortune 500. But that’s just a guess. Even though financial analysts on Wall Street think YouTube makes about as much money as the Gap, General Mills or Netflix, the video service’s

BBC Click’s Marc Cieslak looks at the latest news in video games including: Nintendo has announced a new smaller handheld version of its Switch console Detective Pikachu becomes the highest grossing video game related movie of all time Developers The Coalition have removed tobacco products from their upcoming Gears of War 5 See more at

The new documentary “The Great Hack” captures how Facebook’s cavalier handling of user data in the Cambridge Analytica scandal posed a threat to democracy. But it doesn’t prove the filmmakers’ claims that the ill-gotten data helped elect Donald Trump. The movie, out on Netflix and some theaters Wednesday, follows former Cambridge Analytica executive Brittany Kaiser