A former engineer Uber Technologies Anthony Lewandowski was sentenced to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to stealing trade secrets from a subsidiary of Google, said in a statement the US Department of justice.
In August 2019 Lewandowski was charged based on allegations that he stole or tried to steal sensitive files from a subsidiary of Google Waymo that helped him to establish a standalone company, which he later sold Uber for about $ 680 million. Against former engineer advanced 33 points charges. The maximum punishment in case of conviction would be 10 years and $ 250 thousand for each item.
The founder of the messenger Telegram Pavel Durov has accused Apple in that it supposedly creates the myths around the App Store and thereby deceiving the users. About this he wrote in his Telegram channel, where he listed seven reasons why the Commission in the Apple App Store should "worry about every iPhone owner".
In particular, he pointed out that a 30 percent Commission for each application, the company increases the value of digital purchases. Moreover, the money consumers have despite the fact that they previously overpaid for the Apple phone "a few hundred dollars more than its cost".
The Russian foreign Ministry urged the relevant international organizations and the human rights community to react to the lock channel "Tsargrad" in Google.
Previously YouTube blocked the account of the network edition of "Tsargrad" and the eponymous TV channel, after which the publication announced the intention to go to court. In "Constantinople" drew attention to the blocking of YouTube account publications "double-Headed eagle". From "Constantinople" and the "double eagle" General guidance: according to the site "Constantinople", the businessman Konstantin Malofeyev - founder of the channel "Tsargrad". He also holds the position of Chairman of the society for the development of Russian historical education, "double-Headed eagle".
The company examines a complaint with YouTube Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, who accused the video service in aiding and abetting the fraud, the company said on Friday.
"As soon as we are considering a complaint we take very seriously the abuse of our platform and quickly take actions when we find violations of our rules, such as cheating or impersonating another person", - reported the company.
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and another 17 people filed a lawsuit in the Supreme court of the state of California against the platform YouTube and owning Google in connection with the service are posted on the video's name is Wozniak used to implement fraudulent schemes through bitcoin, the text of the claim.
"YouTube is laid out in a constant flow of fraudulent videos and advertising campaigns, which falsely used the pictures and videos of plaintiff Steve Wozniak and other prominent entrepreneurs in the technology sector, and that trick YouTube users for millions of dollars", - stated in the text of the claim.
The lawsuit was filed in United States at Google Inc., parent company Google in which she is accused of tracking the actions of users of different applications even when disconnected permits, reports Reuters.
The lawsuit filed in a California law company Boies Schiller Flexner, which in June this year, has filed a lawsuit against the Corporation for $ 5 billion, accusing it of spying on the actions of users of the Chrome browser even in incognito mode. The company represents a group of plaintiffs.
Roskoshestvo the study of mobile applications music services offers to consider solutions to restricting the access of children to songs with obscene language, is spoken in the message of the organization.
Roskoshestvo tested 21 of the most popular app in the Russian segment of the App Store and Google Play (10 for 11 for iOS and Android). The tests were carried out on 80 criteria, with special attention paid to the visual marking of profanity in the songs and the ability to block such content. "Roskoshestvo offers music services to consider solutions to restricting the access of children to songs with profanity," - said in the message.
Users of Google and YouTube in several countries, faced with the failure of the services, from the data on the website Downdetector, which tracks failures and blackouts on popular websites.
According to the portal, the disruptions began at about 13.20 GMT. The greatest number of problems recorded in Russia, also received complaints from some countries of Western Europe.
USA announced the introduction of a 25 percent duty on goods from France with a volume of $ 1.3 billion over a digital tax, reports AFP.
As reported by the United States trade representative, digital tax is unfair to American companies that engage with digital technologies. However, the US tariff will not take effect until January 6, 2021, as the negotiations continue.
The state of California began its own antitrust investigation against Google, according to the newspaper Politico, citing informed sources.
It is noted that the investigation into California state where are located the headquarters of the company is not connected with the investigation launched by the attorneys General of 48 American States as well as Puerto Rico and the district of Columbia. What aspect of interested in California authorities, is currently unknown. Now, according to the newspaper, the only state that does not conduct an investigation of Google, left Alabama.
. Modern IT-companies are forced to "pay tribute" to Apple and Google, said the Vice-President Ilya perekopsky Telegram. A fragment of his speech published by the Kremlin pool RIA Novosti.
"It turns out that early in Tatarstan was the headquarters of the Golden Horde, and everybody brought tribute to Tatarstan. And now there's a bet somewhere in San Francisco, about a "Golden bridge," and all brought tribute there," he said at a panel discussion with the participation of Prime Minister Mikhail mishustina.
Apple users should have the ability to download and install apps from alternative stores and not just through the official AppStore, said the founder of the messenger Telegram Pavel Durov.
"Russian anti-monopoly service yet shows interest in Apple in the context of PE of Russian apps on its smartphones. This lack of action: if we talk about the preset instead of national States, I would have tried to oblige Apple at least preinstall private — alternative — app store that would allow local developers don't have to send 30% of its turnover in California. It would be a more effective measure to support the local IT than discussed in some of the EU digital tax. Before trying to impose 3% digital Corporation tax, States it is the very first stop paying 30 percent "digital tax" to the budget of Apple and Google," wrote Durov in his telegram channel.
The Russians can protect their data and money from hackers, leaving less information about themselves online and using complex passwords, said in an interview with RIA Novosti CEO and founder of the international company Group-IB, specializing in the prevention of cyber-attacks, Ilya Sachkov.
According to him, people need to leave as little personal information about themselves on the Internet. "For example, a customer of the Bank you are, what banking services are. Do not upload photos and scans of your documents and Bank cards in social networks," said Sachkov.
In the West of Ukraine raging storm: flooding washes out roads, drown the infield. Came from the banks of the Tisa, Prut and Nistru. One of the reasons for the disaster, according to ecologists, large — scale felling of trees for export. But the forest turned into a desert and illegal amber mining. About how local people built this business and now beat off attempts by the centre to restore order in the material RIA Novosti.
The emergency service said that without electricity there were seven settlements on the West of the country. Thousands of homes are flooded, hundreds of kilometres of roads damaged. In Ivano-Frankivsk region, three people were killed.
The American media has found something that should cause Washington greater shock than the discovery of life on Mars gardens or blooming on Jupiter. Agency of business information Bloomberg claims that the German political elite showed national pride, because the only way to interpret the reports that inside the government of Germany is maturing a document containing sanctions against the United States, which should be taken in the case, if Washington decides to impose "a hell of sanctions" against participants in the construction of the "Nord stream — 2".
The Agency says: "Germany is preparing to strike back at the United States if President Donald trump makes good on his threat to kill the pipeline "Nord stream — 2" with additional sanctions. As claimed by two German officials familiar with the discussions, the Merkel government is considering the option of exerting pressure with the aim of taking coordinated action at the EU level. According to the documents of the Ministry of economy of Germany, which were reviewed by Bloomberg News, the new us sanctions may hit is much greater (than before), the number of German and European companies and even government agencies."
Experts Avast company specializing in digital security and protection, found in the app store Google Play Store 47 programs advertising Trojans, simulating games, says the company.
"Experts Avast has already informed the representatives of the Google Play Store about the apps, but some apps still available in the Google Play store. Investigating Google for these applications is ongoing," write the experts. Found apps have been downloaded over 15 million times.
Google has announced that creates a licensing program content, under which it will pay a number of media outlets for publishing "high-quality" news.
"Today we are announcing that the licensing program to pay publishers for quality content... will be launched this year", - stated in the release.
The heads of the American companies Google and Apple, Tim cook and Sundar Pichai expressed regret that the President of the United States Donald trump has signed a proclamation to suspend the issuance of a number of categories of work visas.
"This nation of immigrants, like Apple, has always found strength in our diversity, and hope is in the unchanging promise of the American dream. Without both of them cannot be prosperity. Deeply disappointed with this proclamation," wrote cook in his official Twitter account.
Users of Google and YouTube in several countries, faced with the failure of the services, from the data on the website Downdetector, which tracks failures and blackouts on popular websites.
According to the portal, serious disruptions began at about 7.08 GMT. The greatest number of problems recorded in the United States.
Google removed from the store popular in India, the Remove app China App that allows you to detect and remove from your smartphone developed in China program, according to the portal TechCrunch.
As pointed out by portal, Remove China App, which was developed by the Indian company OneTouch AppLabs is one of the most popular applications in India. From the end of may, users in the country have downloaded it over 5 million times. Such interest among the Indian audience portal explains the increase in anti-Chinese sentiment on the background of aggravation of territorial dispute between the two countries.
Donald trump has signed a decree banning censorship in social networks. Twitter and Facebook regarded it as interference in its operations and accused the President of lying. His tweets will now be thoroughly examined. If the Internet company deems that the head of state was not telling the truth, subscribers it will recognize. Who is threatening freedom of speech in the USA — trump or the social network, understood to RIA Novosti.
"When social networks censor views which do not agree, they cease to be just a Bulletin Board. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube have vast potential for censorship and control over information. The popularity of online platforms puts in question the freedom of speech, which is guaranteed by the First amendment of the U.S. Constitution", — stated in the decree signed on the eve of Donald trump.
The US President Donald trump has signed a decree, which is intended to remove the social networks protection from claims editing content, announced on Thursday, the White house.
"In American history there is no precedent to such a small number of corporations control such a large sphere of human interaction," he said before the signing of journalists trump.
