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Colorado to get $8M from Google as 40 states settle location-tracking charges for $392M

November 14, 2022 at 2:16 p.m.

Search giant Google has agreed to a $391.5 million settlement with Colorado and 39 other states to resolve an investigation into how the company tracked users鈥� locations, state attorneys general...

FTC says Bezos, Jassy must testify in probe of Amazon Prime

September 25, 2022 at 2:13 p.m.

Federal regulators are ordering Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and CEO Andy Jassy to testify in the government's investigation of Amazon Prime, rejecting the company’s complaint that the executives are being...

Former Facebook employee and whistleblower Frances ...

Ex-Facebook manager criticizes company, urges more oversight

October 5, 2021 at 7:22 p.m.

WASHINGTON (AP) — While accusing the giant social network of pursuing profits over safety, a former Facebook data scientist told Congress Tuesday she believes stricter government oversight could alleviate the...

Ex-Facebook employee bringing sharp criticisms to Congress

October 4, 2021 at 11:00 p.m.

A former Facebook data scientist has stunned lawmakers and the public with revelations of the company’s awareness of apparent harm to some teens from Instagram and her accusations of dishonesty...

Rep. Bill Pascrell, D-N.J., left, and ...

Democrats try delicate tax maneuvers for $3.5 trillion bill

September 14, 2021 at 8:57 p.m.

House Democrats on Tuesday began the serious work of trying to implement President Joe Biden鈥檚 expansive spending plan, but getting there will require remarkable legislative nimbleness, since Biden has said...

Judge dismisses gov鈥檛 antitrust lawsuits against Facebook

June 28, 2021 at 3:37 p.m.

A federal judge on Monday dismissed antitrust lawsuits brought against Facebook by the Federal Trade Commission and a coalition of state attorneys general, dealing a significant blow to attempts by...

FILE – In this photo March 22, 2013 file photo, the exterior of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington. Lawmakers are increasingly looking at boosting the IRS to help pay for infrastructure improvements. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

IRS to the rescue? Tax audits eyed for infrastructure cash

May 14, 2021 at 10:45 p.m.

Republicans say they won鈥檛 raise taxes on corporations. Democrats say they won鈥檛 raise taxes on people making less than $400,000 a year. So who is going to pay for the...

GameStop saga makes Wall Street an issue for Biden team

February 1, 2021 at 3:44 p.m.

The drama surrounding the trading in shares of GameStop, AMC Entertainment, Blackberry and other beaten-down companies has suddenly thrust Wall Street near the top of a crowded list of issues...

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies ...

U.S. government, states sue Facebook for “predatory” conduct

December 9, 2020 at 3:17 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. government and 48 states and districts sued Facebook Wednesday, accusing it of abusing its market power in social networking to crush smaller competitors and seeking remedies...

Twitter: 300,000 tweets flagged over election disinformation

November 17, 2020 at 8:37 a.m.

The CEO of Twitter says the social media site flagged some 300,000 tweets as part of efforts to combat disinformation in the period around the 2020 election between President Donald...

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