BEIJING (AP) — China on Tuesday denounced an appeal by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen for a U.S.-European “unified front” against Chinese “unfair economic practices” and human rights abuses. “China strongly deplores and rejects Treasury Secretary … [Continue reading] about China slams Yellen’s call for US-European ‘unified front’
Google fined $592 million in dispute with French publishers
PARIS (AP) — France’s competition regulator fined Google 500 million euros ($592 million) on Tuesday for failing to negotiate in good faith with French publishers in a dispute over payments for their news. The agency threatened fines of another … [Continue reading] about Google fined $592 million in dispute with French publishers
China tightens control over cybersecurity in data crackdown
BEIJING (AP) — Tech experts in China who find a weakness in computer security would be required to tell the government and couldn’t sell that knowledge under rules further tightening the Communist Party’s control over information. The rules would … [Continue reading] about China tightens control over cybersecurity in data crackdown
Firm hacked to spread ransomware had previous security flaws
For 21 years, the software company Kaseya labored in relative obscurity — at least until cybercriminals exploited it in early July for a massive ransomware attack that snarled businesses around the world and escalated U.S.-Russia diplomatic tensions. … [Continue reading] about Firm hacked to spread ransomware had previous security flaws
EU nations approve a dozen pandemic recovery plans
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union nations approved the pandemic recovery plans of the bloc’s four biggest economies and eight other member countries Tuesday, a move seen as a bellwether for an economic revival from the unprecedented recession caused by … [Continue reading] about EU nations approve a dozen pandemic recovery plans