The U.S. government is gearing up to investigate the massive market power of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google, setting up what could be an unprecedented wide-ranging probe of some of the world's largest companies.
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![]( "U.S. moving towards major antitrust probe of tech giants")
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![]( "Facebook's potential settlement with FTC will likely include WhatsApp")
Facebook's potential settlement with FTC will likely include WhatsAppFacebook Inc's potential settlement with federal regulators over breaches of consumer data privacy is nearing completion, and will likely cover related services like its WhatsApp messenger, according to a report.
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![]( "Mine versus lab - how green is your diamond?")
Mine versus lab - how green is your diamond?Mined diamonds are less carbon-intensive than man-made, but their producers should use more green energy, according to a study commissioned by the natural diamond industry.
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![]( "Facebook users care less about privacy than regulators")
Facebook users care less about privacy than regulatorsFacebook is preparing for a record-setting fine from U.S. regulators over privacy issues, but Wall Street shrugged at the looming penalty after the company added users and beat profit expectations for the first quarter.
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![]( "When it comes to disclosing sponsors, Google Assistant may be mute")
When it comes to disclosing sponsors, Google Assistant may be muteOn stage at an investor conference last month, Google's Chief Business Officer Philipp Schindler identified a vexing challenge for the company's most prized app: its virtual assistant.
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![]( "Facebook restores services after global outage")
Facebook restores services after global outageFacebook Inc said on Thursday it had restored service to its main app and Instagram, after the world’s largest social network suffered a major outage that frustrated users across the globe for about 24 hours.
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![]( "Amazon lifts restriction on sellers criticized as anti-competitive")
Amazon lifts restriction on sellers criticized as anti-competitiveAmazon.com has decided to stop telling third-party sellers on its platform that they cannot offer lower prices on competing websites, a source said on Monday.
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![]( "Facebook shares drop as data privacy fallout spreads")
Facebook shares drop as data privacy fallout spreadsFacebook shares sank on Wednesday as concerns about its ability to safeguard user data sparked a government lawsuit.
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![]( "Walmart, Target, Best Buy take steps to curb gift card fraud")
Walmart, Target, Best Buy take steps to curb gift card fraudWalmart Inc, Target Corp and Best Buy Co have made changes to their gift card programs to reduce the risk of fraud as consumers enter the holiday shopping season.
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![]( "Google to acknowledge privacy mistakes as U.S. seeks input")
Google to acknowledge privacy mistakes as U.S. seeks inputLeading internet search engine Google will acknowledge that it has made “mistakes” on privacy issues in testimony an executive of the Alphabet Inc unit will deliver to a U.S. Senate committee on Wednesday.