UK Warns Facebook Executives to Keep Users Safe or Risk Criminal Charges November 5, 2021 By Nate Lanxon UK Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries warned Facebook Inc. and its chiefs are on course for criminal prosecution for failing to...
Uber’s London License Ban Marks Global Regulatory Backlash for Ride-Hailing Firms November 27, 2019 By Amy Thomson and Nate Lanxon Uber Technologies Inc. and its rivals disrupted global transport, riding on a lack of regulation to drive exponential growth. Now,...
Uber in London Awaits Decision on License Renewal in Its Important European Market November 22, 2019 By Nate Lanxon London’s transit authority is set to announce as soon as Monday whether it will grant Uber Technologies Inc. a new...
Ransomware Attack on Aluminium Producer Norsk Hydro Is Similar to Other Breaches March 20, 2019 By Nate Lanxon Norsk Hydro ASA confirmed that a ransomware attack was behind production outages across the aluminum producer’s operations in Europe and...
Emails Released in U.K. Probe Show How Facebook Wielded Users’ Data December 7, 2018 By Nate Lanxon and Sarah Frier Facebook Inc. wielded user data like a bargaining chip, providing access when that sharing might encourage people to spend more...
Uber Court Case in London Could Determine Future of UK’s Gig Economy October 30, 2018 By Kaye Wiggins and Nate Lanxon Just months after Uber Technologies Inc. persuaded a London judge to allow it to keep operating in the city, the...
Uber Girds for Court Battle to Continue Operating in London June 25, 2018 By Nate Lanxon and Kaye Wiggins In a TV ad currently airing in the U.K., a young woman leaves a bar alone and prepares to step...
Basic IT Best Practice Would Have Limited WannaCry Cyber Attack: UK Report October 30, 2017 By Nate Lanxon and Tim Ross The U.K. government holds North Korea responsible for the global WannaCry ransomware attack that crippled parts of the state-run National...
Bitcoin Startup, Blockchain, Raises $40M in New Funding from Heavy Hitters June 22, 2017 By Nate Lanxon Blockchain, the London-based bitcoin currency service provider, has raised $40 million of fresh funding, representing one of the largest investment...