Technology

President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Monday to reiterate his complaints about CNN and suggest a boycott of its parent company, AT&T. Soon after his arrival in London for a pomp-filled state visit, Trump tweeted that CNN is the primary source of U.S. news in the United Kingdom. “After watching it for a short […]

WASHINGTON — The federal government is stepping up its scrutiny of the world’s biggest tech companies, as regulators divvy up oversight of the Silicon Valley giants and lawmakers move to investigate whether they have stifled competition. After recent negotiations, the Justice Department will handle Apple and Google, while the Federal Trade Commission will take Facebook

Facebook’s stock is plunging following a Wall Street Journal is report that the Federal Trade Commission will lead any antitrust investigation into the company as part of an arrangement that would give the Justice Department oversight of Google. The FTC and the Justice Department oversee antitrust issues in the U.S. and must establish who will

Apple shows off new features that restrict how iPhone apps collect your data. Apple took a major swipe at the data-collection practices of other companies, including rivals Apple and Facebook, with several new privacy features for its devices. For years, smartphone apps have been notorious for collecting people’s location and using that data to better

Apple will preview upcoming changes to its phone and computer software Monday as it diversifies to offset eroding sales of its bedrock product, the iPhone. Many of the software updates are expected to be tailored for digital services such as video streaming that Apple is rolling out to lessen its iPhone dependence. The software showcase

Since the F.T.C. investigation closed, the complaints against Google have expanded. Competitors that have complained to American regulators include Yelp, the consumer review site, and travel sites like TripAdvisor. European regulators have accused Google of abusing its dominance in the smartphone industry with its Android operating system, which is used in 80 percent of the

A Swedish court has ruled that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is now jailed in Britain and suspected of rape in Sweden, shouldn’t be detained in absentia. Interested in WikiLeaks? Add WikiLeaks as an interest to stay up to date on the latest WikiLeaks news, video, and analysis from ABC News. Monday’s ruling by the

People in all major cities across the western Balkans face alarming levels of air pollution that are reducing their life expectancies because the underdeveloped, politically fragile region is still heavily reliant on burning coal to generate power, the U.N. said Monday in a new report. The report released by the U.N. Environment Program was prepared

Christiane C. didn’t think anything of it when her 10-year-old daughter and a friend uploaded a video of themselves playing in a backyard pool. “The video is innocent, it’s not a big deal,” said Christiane, who lives in a Rio de Janeiro suburb. A few days later, her daughter shared exciting news: The video had

Gmail, YouTube and other services that rely on Google’s technology were disrupted for several hours on Sunday by what the company said were “high levels of network congestion.” It was not clear what specifically was behind the network problems, which Google said it first began investigating around 4 p.m. Eastern time. Google did not say