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Trump says 10% tariffs could be placed on iPhones

Bloomberg Apple Inc, which has lost a fifth of its value in a tech market rout since October, is poi-sed for another setback after US President Donald Trump suggested that 10 percent tariffs could be placed on mobile phones, like the iPhone, and laptops made in China. The company already is facing reports of suppliers cutting forecasts, signalling the new ...

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Google accused of abusing ‘location-tracking’

Bloomberg Google runs the risk of hefty fines from the European Union’s (EU) beefed-up data-protection watchdogs after consumer groups accused the search-engine giant of abusing tools that track users’ location. Seven European consumer organisations on Tuesday said they would file complaints with their national regulators, who now have powers to levy penalties of as much as 4 percent of a ...

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Uber gets $491k fine over 2016 cyberattack

Bloomberg Uber Technologies Inc, which is already facing a range of legal and regulatory headaches in London, got another on Tuesday after it was fined 385,000 pounds ($491,000) over a cyberattack that compromised the data of millions of customers and tens of thousands of drivers. The Information Commissioner’s Office said that Uber the personal details of about 2.7 million UK ...

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