Binance partners with Taiwan authorities in $6.2M money laundering crackdown

cryptobriefing.com Binance’s Financial Crimes Compliance (FCC) department has recently joined forces with Taiwan’s Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau and the Taipei District Prosecutors…

Binance Assists Taiwan Authorities in Major Crypto Money Laundering Case

coinspeaker.com Coinspeaker Binance Assists Taiwan Authorities in Major Crypto Money Laundering Case Binance has collaborated with Taiwan authorities to tackle a major money laundering case…

Column: After a years-long pause, the FCC resurrects 'network neutrality,' a boon for consumers

latimes.com In the midst of its battle to extinguish the Mendocino Complex wildfire in 2018, the Santa Clara County Fire Department discovered that its internet connection provider,…

Binance Collaborates with Taiwan to Resolve Multi-Million Crypto-Assisted Money Laundering Case

cryptonews.com Binance has teamed up with Taiwan’s Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau and the Taipei District Prosecutors Office to solve a significant case involving…

The CW’s Affiliates Still “Absorbing” Network’s Makeover, President Dennis Miller Says; No Update On Fate Of NY Flagship WPIX Amid FCC Battle

deadline.com CW President Dennis Miller acknowledges the revamped network must still “prove ourselves” to local affiliates, which are still “absorbing” the amount of change. Speaking to…

AT&T deal will make every phone a satellite phone

engadget.com Soon, AT&T subscribers will have the option to ensure that they have access to cell service even in typical dead zones, like deep inside national parks or far-flung rural…

Billionaire real estate mogul organizing 'people's bid' to buy TikTok

foxbusiness.com Billionaire Frank McCourt is organizing a consortium of investors to from its China-based parent company, ByteDance, as the social media platform faces a potential ban in…

Paramount Stock Takes Hit After Reports of Sony Rethinking Bid

thewrap.com Paramount’s stock took a dip on Wall Street amid Tuesday reports that Sony is reconsidering its current joint bid with Apollo Global Management to acquire the studio. On…

FCC names and shames Royal Tiger AI-spoofing robocall crew

theregister.com The US Federal Communications Commission has named its first robocall gang, dubbing the crew "Royal Tiger," and detailed its operations in an attempt to encourage…

Paramount Stock Falls on Report Sony Is ‘Rethinking’ $26 Billion Bid

variety.com Shares of Paramount Global slid Tuesday following a CNBC report that Sony was “rethinking” its bid to acquire Paramount in conjunction with private-equity firm Apollo Global…

The Nanny State Aims To Control Screen Time for Kids

lawliberty.org In The Anxious Generation, psychologist Jonathan Haidt has written what is, to a certain extent, a useful and important book reviewed favorably at Law & Liberty. Numerous…

Connecticut AG sues Altice over Optimum Internet fees, service speeds

thedesk.net The U.S. headquarters of Altice. (Courtesy photo) Altice is facing a consumer lawsuit from officials in Connecticut over its decision to raise a little-known fee on its…

WABC owner: Rudy Giuliani demanded more money for radio show

thedesk.net Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani appears at a political event in 2019. (Photo by Gage Skidmore) Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani asked the owner of a…

US Orders Chinese Crypto Firm to Sell Land Near Missile Base

asiafinancial.com The US government has ordered a company with Chinese links and its partners to sell a property it bought near a US Air Force base in Wyoming. The move was undertaken because…

WABC Radio CEO Defends Decision To Drop Rudy Giuliani From Airwaves

deadline.com The CEO of WABC in New York said that Rudy Giuliani was removed from the station after being repeatedly warned about not discussing unfounded claims that the 2020…

Inside the Fox Upfront: Tom Brady, the F-Word and Jamie Foxx in the Flesh

hollywoodreporter.com Michael Strahan, employee of The Walt Disney Company, logged more minutes than anyone during the Fox upfront on Monday afternoon. But the Fox NFL Sunday analyst wasn’t…

Ancient Wisdom for Big Tech Skeptics

newsweek.com As an ex-Google engineer, perhaps I should be spreading the gospel of tech, preaching about how Silicon Valley will revolutionize everything and "make the world a better…

U.S. airlines are suing the Biden administration over a new rule to make certain fees easier to find

pbs.org U.S. airlines are suing to block the Biden administration from requiring greater transparency over fees that the carriers charge their passengers, saying that a new rule…

Evolv Technologies Had a Bad Week, Is it Time to Buy or Fade?

marketbeat.com A bad week continues to get worse for Evolv Technologies Holdings Inc. NASDAQ: EVLV. The AI-based weapons detection company's stock was subject to a limit up, limit down…

T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T Fined $10.2 Million Over False 'Unlimited' Plan Claims

pcmag.com T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T will pay a combined $10.2 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged the carriers falsely advertised some of their wireless plans as “unlimited"…

Nexstar CEO downplays streaming business after CW launches FAST platform

thedesk.net The “Penn & Teller: Fool Us” FAST channel joins a growing list of linear content streams available on the CW Network website. (Screen capture by The Desk) The top executive…

FCC Votes to Restore Net Neutrality

thedailyupside.com The internet superhighway is flowing freely again. On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 to classify the internet as a public utility, in effect…

FCC slams banhammer on 5G fast lanes with final net neutrality text

theregister.com The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released the final text of its net neutrality order, adding changes that appear to rule out so-called "fast lanes" for…

Nexstar CEO On CBS Stations

deadline.com With Paramount Global and its assets currently in play, Nexstar CEO Perry Sook was asked on a call today if the nation’s biggest broadcast might look at CBS stations.…

Larry Magid: For kids, summertime doesn’t have to mean more screen time

siliconvalley.com Summertime is almost here, which means that kids will soon be out of school, perhaps with plenty of time on their hands. That’s great, but it also means that they’ll have…

Net neutrality restored as FCC votes to regulate internet providers

siliconvalley.com By DAVID HAMILTON | AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO — The Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday to restore “net neutrality” rules that prevent broadband…

Sony Apollo Paramount Merger Wouldn’t Reduce Theatrical Output, Though TV & Streaming Assets Would Be Shed

deadline.com Should Sony and Apollo get their hooks into Paramount Global their strategy would be to keep theatrical release output steady between both studios –not reduced– while…

Net neutrality restored as Federal Communications Commission votes to regulate internet providers

chicagotribune.com SAN FRANCISCO — The Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday to restore “net neutrality” rules that prevent broadband internet providers such as Comcast and Verizon…

FCC explicitly prohibits fast lanes, closing possible net neutrality loophole

arstechnica.com The Federal Communications Commission clarified its net neutrality rules to prohibit more kinds of fast lanes. While the FCC voted to restore net neutrality rules on April…

The FCC’s Net Neutrality Ruling Is Good News for Web3 Startups

coindesk.com While some regulators seem stuck in the 1930s and 40s (sound familiar?), the FCC is showing that it understands that 21st century technologies require 21st century…

Phone.com Unveils New Conversational AI Service: AI-Connect

benzinga.com NEWARK, N.J., May 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via IBN -- Phone.com today introduced AI-Connect, a breakthrough conversational voice artificial intelligence (AI) service. As…

Breaking Free from Honda’s Data Surveillance

tftc.io The modern automobile is often equipped with a range of technology that not only enhances the driving experience but also collects a vast amount of data from users. This has…

Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint all fined by FCC for sharing customer data

youtube.com The FCC has fined the largest U.S. wireless carriers for sharing users' geolocation histories with third parties. T-Mobile was hit the ...

First on : FCC approves WADL sale to Mission Broadcasting with conditions

thedesk.net Kevin Adell, the owner of Adell Broadcasting and WADL in Detroit. (Photo courtesy Adell Media) The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved the purchase of a…

Opening Bell: 5.7.24

dealbreaker.com The Office-Market Meltdown Comes for Trump’s Prized Wall Street Building [WSJ]The tower’s vacancy rate has risen to 21%, compared with about 5% in 2015. Drugstore chain…

8x8 review: Lots of cloud communication plans, but less transparency

fortune.com 8×8 is a voice-over-internet-protocol (VoIP) provider that offers unified communications as a service (UCaaS) and contact center as a service (CCaaS) solutions to businesses…

911 Calls Are Getting A Tech Upgrade. Here’s What You Need To Know

youtube.com By November 30th, 2024, nationwide wireless providers must be able to comply with the FCC's new location-based routing ...

Billions in profits, millions in fines!

om.co The FCC has fined four major US wireless companies for illegally selling customer location data, violating the law and consumers’ privacy. The fines total $200 million…

Apollo-Sony bid for Paramount could face antitrust hurdles from feds: sources

nypost.com Apollo Global Management and Sony’s bid to buy Paramount Global faces significant hurdles to get the deal past Democratic-led federal regulators amid antitrust concerns, The…

Why, though? Maybe don’t bribe reviewers

thehustle.co Last month, YouTuber Marques Brownlee gave Humane’s AI Pin a negative review. Though he wasn’t alone in his remarks, there was some around whether a prominent reviewer could…

Apollo CEO Shrugs Off Regulatory Concerns Over Paramount Bid

thewrap.com Apollo Global Management CEO Marc Rowan is shrugging off potential regulatory concerns around the private equity firm teaming up with Sony Pictures Entertainment on a joint…

FCC Fines Mobile Providers $200 Million for Sharing Location Data

youtube.com The FCC is fining mobile providers Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T, and Sprint a combined $200 million dollars for illegally sharing user ...

Jeffrey Katzenberg On Paramount Drama

deadline.com Another big Hollywood name is rooting for a Paramount-Skydance deal as Jeffrey Katzenberg says that outcome would be “a great win for Paramount and for people in the…