Nigel Farage, leader of the UK Reform party, has accused Google of electoral interference after the company blocked the party’s advertising accounts. One ad was removed for a policy violation, although it is unclear which specific policy was violated. Google’s advertising policies include guidelines on political content and inappropriate content, requiring ads to be from … Read more
Intel executives are facing a shareholder derivative lawsuit from investor Stourbridge Investments, who alleges that they were misled about the financial performance of the company’s foundry business. The lawsuit claims that Intel management made false and misleading statements about the success of the foundry business, resulting in a drop in share price once the true … Read more
Google’s Privacy Sandbox initiative to phase out third-party tracking cookies is facing criticism from the Austrian privacy advocacy group noyb (none of their business). The nonprofit argues that the proposed solution still enables user tracking within the Chrome browser, disguised as a privacy enhancement. Noyb has filed a complaint with the Austrian Data Protection Authority, … Read more
Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware has been met with criticism as the company’s strategy appears to focus on losing most of VMware‘s customers while retaining the largest ones for profitability. Mark Boost, CEO of Civo, expressed concerns about Broadcom’s intentions in an interview, highlighting that the company seems to prioritize around 600 accounts and is willing … Read more
Intel Corp. executives are facing a lawsuit filed by shareholders who claim they misled investors about the success of the company’s Foundry Services division. The complaint alleges that the executives provided inaccurate information regarding the division’s performance. The lawsuit, filed by shareholders, accuses Intel Corp. executives of providing false and misleading information about the success … Read more
A former employee of Amazon has alleged that the company violated UK sanctions by providing facial recognition technology to Russia following the invasion of Ukraine. Charles Forrest filed a lawsuit against Amazon Web Services, claiming he was unfairly dismissed after reporting various issues between November 2022 and May 2023. The case is being heard at … Read more
Lenovo recently claimed that the split between Broadcom, Dell, and VMware has had significant repercussions, with Dell currently unable to sell jointly developed systems. When Dell owned VMware, the two companies were closely linked, developing VxRail, a hyperconverged appliance that integrated VMware software into Dell hardware. However, after Broadcom acquired VMware, Dell terminated its distribution … Read more
In a recent cybersecurity breach, hackers exploited a software vulnerability in Citrix, a commercial IT vendor, to gain access to UnitedHealth’s IT systems. This breach allowed employees to remotely view their desktop computers. UnitedHealth, the largest health insurer in America, will be testifying before a House panel following this incident. The CEO of UnitedHealth, Andrew … Read more