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Telegram CEO leaves France temporarily as criminal probe continues
Image: TechCrunch (CC BY 2.0)French authorities have allowed Pavel Durov, Telegram’s CEO and founder, to temporarily leave the country while criminal activity on the messaging platform is still under investigation. Earlier today, Durov revealed in a Telegram post that he had returned to Dubai after reportedly leaving France from Le Bourget Airport outside Paris. An official at the Paris prosecutor’s…
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Microsoft faces FTC antitrust probe over AI and licensing practices – Computerworld
“The FTC’s antitrust investigation into Microsoft’s cloud services and AI partnerships could definitely lead to regulatory interventions affecting licensing terms, pricing models, and competition in the enterprise AI and cloud services market,” said Mukesh Ranjan, vice president at Everest Group. “Enterprises relying on Microsoft may face disruptions or increased costs as licensing agreements are revised.” Heightened regulatory scrutiny of Microsoft’s…
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The CMA just dropped its probe into the Microsoft–OpenAI deal
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has dropped its probe into the partnership between Microsoft and OpenAI, saying the deal doesn’t give Microsoft a controlling interest over the AI firm. The competition regulator said that despite Microsoft’s heavy investment in OpenAI and its exclusive deals for some products, the tech giant has only a ‘material influence’ over OpenAI, meaning…
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Apple Breaks Silence on UK Probe, Removes Data Protection Tool From UK Users
In response to a U.K. government inquiry about access to data sequestered on Apple devices, Cupertino has removed access to the Advanced Data Protection encryption feature from U.K.-held devices. “We have never built a backdoor or master key to any of our products or services and we never will,” an anonymous Apple representative wrote in a statement emailed to TechRepublic.…
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China opens Google antitrust probe in retaliation to tariffs
Google’s search and internet services have been blocked in China since 2010, but the antitrust investigation may interfere with its other dealings with Chinese companies. Details about the probe are slim, but according to the Financial Times it relates to the dominance of Android and potential harms caused to Chinese phone manufacturers including Oppo and Xiaomi. The probe was announced…
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US officials probe China’s DeepSeek AI amid security and privacy scrutiny – Computerworld
Market reactions and competitive pressure The emergence of DeepSeek has already rattled the tech industry. On Monday, global investors dumped shares of major US AI companies, fearing the rise of a low-cost Chinese competitor. DeepSeek, which presents itself as a budget-friendly alternative to AI models like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, has quickly gained traction — briefly overtaking ChatGPT as the top AI…
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‘Wholly inaccurate and very significantly overstated’: TalkTalk confirms data breach probe – but says it’s not as bad as claimed
UK telecoms firm TalkTalk has confirmed that it’s suffered a data breach, with a hacker known as b0nd claiming responsibility. According to reports from TechCrunch, b0nd is offering the personal data of more than 18.8 million current and former TalkTalk subscribers for sale on a popular cyber crime forum. The data is claimed to include customer names, email addresses, IP…
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HPE confirms data breach probe after IntelBroker claims
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has confirmed it is investigating data breach claims made by the IntelBroker threat group. Last week, IntelBroker published a statement on a data breach forum saying it had successfully breached HPE’s network and nabbed information, offering it for sale on the dark web. According to reports, the hackers claimed to have successfully snuck into parts of…
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Tech supply chains at risk as the US launches probe into China’s legacy chip dominance
Unfair practices and strategic risks The Biden administration has alleged that China’s dominance stems from anti-competitive practices, including cyber intrusions, forced technology transfers, and underpricing chips by 30% to 50% — often below production costs. Katherine Tai, the US Trade Representative, explained that these artificially low prices are forcing out competitors and consolidating China’s control over the market. “China’s acts,…
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Microsoft facing FTC antitrust probe over cloud, AI competition concerns
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating Microsoft over antitrust issues, according to sources cited in multiple reports. While the reports suggest the FTC is examining multiple facets of Microsoft’s business, including AI, Office, and security, the focus appears to be cloud computing and how its Azure services are bundled with its other products and services. According to the…
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