U.S. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan on Wednesday subpoenaed Apple CEO Tim Cook and the CEOs of Alphabet, Amazon, Facebook- and Instagram-parent Meta Platforms, and Microsoft for documents and communications relating to free-speech issues. Jordan and other conservatives accused the companies of suppressing conservative speech… “These subpoenas are the first step in holding Big […]
Apple Inc restricted the use of Apple Pay, which began operating in Russia in 2016, on March 1 in the wake of Russia’s decision to send tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24, preventing Russian Mastercard and Visa cardholders using the service. But Russia’s home-grown system, Mir, remained connected to Apple Pay […]
Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s new social media app, “Truth Social,” has begun a beta rollout to about 500 beta testers who are now using an early version of the app. Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) has pledged to deliver an “engaging and censorship-free experience” on the app, which Chief Executive Devin Nunes has […]
The chief executives of major U.S. passenger and cargo carriers warned of an impending “catastrophic” aviation crisis in less than 36 hours, when Verizon and AT&T plan to deploy new C-Band 5G service. The airlines warned the new C-Band 5G service set to begin on Wednesday could render a significant number of widebody aircraft unusable, […]
