FollowFine in Cambridge Analytica settlement should have been closer to $100 million, about $4.9 billion less than it paid, shareholders allege.Steven MusilNight Editor / NewsSteven Musil is the night news editor at CNET News. He's been hooked on tech since learning BASIC in the late '70s. When not cleaning up after his daughter and son, Steven can be found pedaling around the San Francisco Bay Area. Before joining CNET in 2000, Steven spent 10 years at various Bay Area newspapers.2 min readFacebook agreed to pay billions of dollars extra on top of an initial fine sought by the Federal...…FollowFine in Cambridge Analytica settlement should have been closer to $100 million, about $4.9 billion less than it paid, shareholders allege.Steven MusilNight Editor / NewsSteven Musil is the night news editor at CNET News. He's been hooked on tech since learning BASIC in the late '70s. When not cleaning up after his daughter and son, Steven can be found pedaling around the San Francisco Bay Area. Before joining CNET in 2000, Steven spent 10 years at various Bay Area newspapers.2 min readFacebook agreed to pay billions of dollars extra on top of an initial fine sought by the Federal...WW…

FollowJosh Hawley wants to ban companies with a market value of $100 billion from acquiring or merging with other companies.Steven MusilNight Editor / NewsSteven Musil is the night news editor at CNET News. He's been hooked on tech since learning BASIC in the late '70s. When not cleaning up after his daughter and son, Steven can be found pedaling around the San Francisco Bay Area. Before joining CNET in 2000, Steven spent 10 years at various Bay Area newspapers.3 min readUS Sen. Josh Hawley, a staunch critic of Big Tech, unveiled an antitrust bill on Monday that would prohibit all mergers...…FollowJosh Hawley wants to ban companies with a market value of $100 billion from acquiring or merging with other companies.Steven MusilNight Editor / NewsSteven Musil is the night news editor at CNET News. He's been hooked on tech since learning BASIC in the late '70s. When not cleaning up after his daughter and son, Steven can be found pedaling around the San Francisco Bay Area. Before joining CNET in 2000, Steven spent 10 years at various Bay Area newspapers.3 min readUS Sen. Josh Hawley, a staunch critic of Big Tech, unveiled an antitrust bill on Monday that would prohibit all mergers...WW…

FollowInvestigators are looking at whether the security feature makes it difficult to switch to another platform, The Information reports.Steven MusilNight Editor / NewsSteven Musil is the night news editor at CNET News. He's been hooked on tech since learning BASIC in the late '70s. When not cleaning up after his daughter and son, Steven can be found pedaling around the San Francisco Bay Area. Before joining CNET in 2000, Steven spent 10 years at various Bay Area newspapers.2 min readThe US Justice Department is investigating Apple's Sign In with Apple feature as part of an antitrust probe...…FollowInvestigators are looking at whether the security feature makes it difficult to switch to another platform, The Information reports.Steven MusilNight Editor / NewsSteven Musil is the night news editor at CNET News. He's been hooked on tech since learning BASIC in the late '70s. When not cleaning up after his daughter and son, Steven can be found pedaling around the San Francisco Bay Area. Before joining CNET in 2000, Steven spent 10 years at various Bay Area newspapers.2 min readThe US Justice Department is investigating Apple's Sign In with Apple feature as part of an antitrust probe...WW…

Broadband trade groups sued to block the law, considered stricter than previous federal rules.California's net neutrality law will soon be allowed to go into effect after a federal judge said Tuesday he won't block the law, which is designed to safeguard the open internet. The state law, considered stricter than federal rules adopted during the Obama administration, could set the baseline for future federal rules.  in 2018 after a that had been established under President Barrack Obama. The new rules were prevent from taking effect when the broadband industry's four main lobbying...…Broadband trade groups sued to block the law, considered stricter than previous federal rules.California's net neutrality law will soon be allowed to go into effect after a federal judge said Tuesday he won't block the law, which is designed to safeguard the open internet. The state law, considered stricter than federal rules adopted during the Obama administration, could set the baseline for future federal rules.  in 2018 after a that had been established under President Barrack Obama. The new rules were prevent from taking effect when the broadband industry's four main lobbying...WW…

The social media platform was booted offline in January after the Capitol Hill insurrection.Social media platform Parler announced its return to the internet on Monday, more than a month after it was  for allowing inflammatory posts about the .The alternative, which had become a haven for racist and right-wing extremist content, was forced offline in January when Web Services cut services to it. It wasn't immediately clear who is hosting the relaunched site, though pointed to cloud hosting company SkySilk. The Los Angeles-based company didn't immediately respond to a request for...…The social media platform was booted offline in January after the Capitol Hill insurrection.Social media platform Parler announced its return to the internet on Monday, more than a month after it was  for allowing inflammatory posts about the .The alternative, which had become a haven for racist and right-wing extremist content, was forced offline in January when Web Services cut services to it. It wasn't immediately clear who is hosting the relaunched site, though pointed to cloud hosting company SkySilk. The Los Angeles-based company didn't immediately respond to a request for...WW…

FollowThe social media platform was booted offline in January after the Capitol Hill insurrection.Steven MusilNight Editor / NewsSteven Musil is the night news editor at CNET News. He's been hooked on tech since learning BASIC in the late '70s. When not cleaning up after his daughter and son, Steven can be found pedaling around the San Francisco Bay Area. Before joining CNET in 2000, Steven spent 10 years at various Bay Area newspapers.2 min readSocial media platform Parler announced its return to the internet on Monday, more than a month after it was  for allowing inflammatory...…FollowThe social media platform was booted offline in January after the Capitol Hill insurrection.Steven MusilNight Editor / NewsSteven Musil is the night news editor at CNET News. He's been hooked on tech since learning BASIC in the late '70s. When not cleaning up after his daughter and son, Steven can be found pedaling around the San Francisco Bay Area. Before joining CNET in 2000, Steven spent 10 years at various Bay Area newspapers.2 min readSocial media platform Parler announced its return to the internet on Monday, more than a month after it was  for allowing inflammatory...WW…

FollowAction due to violations of service terms that prohibit businesses that promote or encourage violence from using the service, the Wall Street Journal reports.Steven MusilNight Editor / NewsSteven Musil is the night news editor at CNET News. He's been hooked on tech since learning BASIC in the late '70s. When not cleaning up after his daughter and son, Steven can be found pedaling around the San Francisco Bay Area. Before joining CNET in 2000, Steven spent 10 years at various Bay Area newspapers.Online payments processor Stripe has for President Donald Trump's campaign website in the...…FollowAction due to violations of service terms that prohibit businesses that promote or encourage violence from using the service, the Wall Street Journal reports.Steven MusilNight Editor / NewsSteven Musil is the night news editor at CNET News. He's been hooked on tech since learning BASIC in the late '70s. When not cleaning up after his daughter and son, Steven can be found pedaling around the San Francisco Bay Area. Before joining CNET in 2000, Steven spent 10 years at various Bay Area newspapers.Online payments processor Stripe has for President Donald Trump's campaign website in the...WW…

FollowBut the company denies its systems were used to attack other victims.Steven MusilNight Editor / NewsSteven Musil is the night news editor at CNET News. He's been hooked on tech since learning BASIC in the late '70s. When not cleaning up after his daughter and son, Steven can be found pedaling around the San Francisco Bay Area. Before joining CNET in 2000, Steven spent 10 years at various Bay Area newspapers.2 min readMicrosoft says it has identified more than 40 customers that were targeted in a this week.The software giant said in a company blog post Thursday that 80% of those...…FollowBut the company denies its systems were used to attack other victims.Steven MusilNight Editor / NewsSteven Musil is the night news editor at CNET News. He's been hooked on tech since learning BASIC in the late '70s. When not cleaning up after his daughter and son, Steven can be found pedaling around the San Francisco Bay Area. Before joining CNET in 2000, Steven spent 10 years at various Bay Area newspapers.2 min readMicrosoft says it has identified more than 40 customers that were targeted in a this week.The software giant said in a company blog post Thursday that 80% of those...WW…

FollowAnd it's not planning any new Slingbox products, either.Steven MusilNight Editor / NewsSteven Musil is the night news editor at CNET News. He's been hooked on tech since learning BASIC in the late '70s. When not cleaning up after his daughter and son, Steven can be found pedaling around the San Francisco Bay Area. Before joining CNET in 2000, Steven spent 10 years at various Bay Area newspapers.Dish Network announced on Monday it's immediately and will shut down its servers in two years, effectively bricking owners' devices."Until then, most Slingbox models will continue to work...…FollowAnd it's not planning any new Slingbox products, either.Steven MusilNight Editor / NewsSteven Musil is the night news editor at CNET News. He's been hooked on tech since learning BASIC in the late '70s. When not cleaning up after his daughter and son, Steven can be found pedaling around the San Francisco Bay Area. Before joining CNET in 2000, Steven spent 10 years at various Bay Area newspapers.Dish Network announced on Monday it's immediately and will shut down its servers in two years, effectively bricking owners' devices."Until then, most Slingbox models will continue to work...WW…

FollowDuke's Twitter account was "permanently suspended" for violating the company's policy against hateful conduct, a spokesperson for the social network says.Steven MusilNight Editor / NewsSteven Musil is the night news editor at CNET News. He's been hooked on tech since learning BASIC in the late '70s. When not cleaning up after his daughter and son, Steven can be found pedaling around the San Francisco Bay Area. Before joining CNET in 2000, Steven spent 10 years at various Bay Area newspapers.White supremacist David Duke has been permanently banned from for violating the platform's...…FollowDuke's Twitter account was "permanently suspended" for violating the company's policy against hateful conduct, a spokesperson for the social network says.Steven MusilNight Editor / NewsSteven Musil is the night news editor at CNET News. He's been hooked on tech since learning BASIC in the late '70s. When not cleaning up after his daughter and son, Steven can be found pedaling around the San Francisco Bay Area. Before joining CNET in 2000, Steven spent 10 years at various Bay Area newspapers.White supremacist David Duke has been permanently banned from for violating the platform's...WW…