Feb 15 (Reuters) – Facebook agreed to pay $90 million to settle a decade-old privacy lawsuit accusing it of tracking users’ internet activity even after they logged out of the social media website. A proposed preliminary settlement was filed on Monday night with the U.S. District Court in San Jose, California, and[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, Feb 14 (Reuters) – The Texas attorney general’s office sued Meta’s FB.O Facebook on Monday, alleging that the social media giant violated state privacy protections with facial-recognition technology that collected the biometric data of millions of Texans without their consent. The lawsuit accuses Facebook of capturing biometric information from photos and videos that[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, Feb 9 (Reuters) – Tesla Inc is recalling 26,681 vehicles in the United States because a software error may result in windshield defrosting problems, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Wednesday. Tesla told U.S. regulators the error may cause a valve in the heat pump to open[Read More…]

LONDON, Jan 7 (Reuters) – Bitcoin slumped as much as 5% on Friday to its lowest since late September, amid a broader sell-off for cryptocurrencies driven by concerns about tighter U.S. monetary policy. Bitcoin was last down more than 3% at $41,704 after touching $40,938, its lowest since Sept. 29,[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (Reuters) – Expressing concern about distraction-affected vehicle crashes, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Wednesday it is discussing with Tesla Inc the electric carmaker’s software update that lets users play video games on a touch screen mounted in front of the dashboard. Tesla[Read More…]

NEW YORK, Nov 29 (Reuters) – Opening statements in Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex abuse trial are expected to begin on Monday, nearly 17 months after prosecutors alleged the British socialite recruited and groomed underage girls to give “sexualized massages” to deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein. Here is a summary of the individuals[Read More…]