Berlin passes comprehensive blockchain strategy aimed at thwarting corporate efforts to establish a parallel currency.
Science & Technology
Central bank executive said new currency can also be used without an internet connection, and on WeChat and Alipay.
Social media
The social network offers users potential romantic relationships, but privacy advocates fear company could mine data.
Science & Technology
Social media companies face pressure to beef up security following Russian efforts to influence 2016 campaign.
United States
Google, Amazon, Facebook and possibly Apple face a federal government inquiry into anti-competitive practices.
AJ IMPACT
The company have since said it has stopped doing this as privacy organisations raised concerns over the practice.
Counting the Cost
We look at the new Facebook-backed digital currency and the currency battle being waged within the US-China trade war.
Facebook
Facebook suspends over 350 accounts and pages promoting Saudi state propaganda and attacking regional rivals.
Facebook
The European Union's Court of Justice says websites must warn visitors the tech giant will have access to their data.
Social media
A growing coalition of social groups is pushing back against tech companies that feed digital addiction and overload.
Social media
Chief financial officer says that limits being set by governments on usage of consumer data will hurt revenue.
United States
FTC imposed new rules on the social media giant as part of settlement. However, pressure is on for more drastic reform.
Science & Technology
The department wants to find out if tech firms are hurting consumers by harming competition in the online marketplace.
Opinion
Multinational corporations are increasingly encroaching on the functions of sovereign states.
Crypto
Social media giant's ambitious cryptocurrency proposal receives bipartisan wrath from members of Congress.
Crypto
As it courts policymakers, the social media giant faces heavy criticism over its proposed digital currency, Libra.
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