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The social networking giant confirmed Friday that sites you use Facebook to login to could have been accessed as a result of its massive breach. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/2R6BlcR

Business software maker Oracle Corp said on Friday Thomas Kurian, its president of product development would be stepping down, effective immediately. from Reuters: Technology News https://ift.tt/2xG2NGn

The Trump administration said on Friday it is seeking to remove hurdles to faster deployment of the next generation of wireless communications, known as 5G, which it touted as revolutionary for a host of industries. from Reuters: Technology News https://ift.tt/2OYw7P1

Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai has agreed to testify before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee later this year over Republican concerns that the company is biased against conservatives and will also attend a meeting with President Donald Trump, government officials said Friday. from Reuters: Technology News https://ift.tt/2NNgFZA

Online rental marketplace Airbnb rejected on Friday a contention by a leading French hoteliers' association that it is a real estate agent and should be subjected to property rules in a case which could affect other online services. from Reuters: Technology News https://ift.tt/2Qk1eVx

The UK's Information Commissioner's Office said on Friday it will make enquiries with Facebook Inc and other overseas regulators to find out if British citizens were affected by a security breach announced by the company earlier in the day. from Reuters: Technology News https://ift.tt/2zEbHWl

Tesla Inc's Elon Musk could settle with U.S. regulators who have sued to remove him from the electric carmaker's leadership, but he is prepared to fight the securities fraud lawsuit against him in court, sources said on Friday as shares plunged about 14 percent. from Reuters: Technology News https://ift.tt/2OpAhT6

Tesla Inc's Elon Musk could settle with U.S. regulators who have sued to remove him from the electric carmaker's leadership, but he is prepared to fight the securities fraud lawsuit against him in court, sources said on Friday as shares plunged about 14 percent. from Reuters: Technology News https://ift.tt/2OXpvAm

Facebook Inc said on Friday that hackers stole digital login codes allowing them to take over up to 50 million user accounts, after what has already been a difficult year for the company's reputation. from Reuters: Technology News https://ift.tt/2zD9w52

U.S. investigators failed in a recent courtroom effort to force Facebook to wiretap voice calls over its Messenger app in a closely watched test case, according to two people briefed on the sealed ruling. from Reuters: Technology News https://ift.tt/2OpSUWG

Up to 50 million Facebook users were affected—and possibly 40 million more—when hackers compromised the social network's systems. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/2y6xvrJ

A U.S. trade judge on Friday declined to block the importation of Apple Inc iPhones with chips from Intel Corp , handing a major defeat to Qualcomm Inc in its high-stakes legal dispute with the iPhone maker. from Reuters: Technology News https://ift.tt/2NMTkXZ

EU antitrust regulators are asking retailers and manufacturers whether Amazon's sales of own brand products similar to theirs have harmed their business, a move which could lead to a formal case and possibly fines against the U.S. tech giant. from Reuters: Technology News https://ift.tt/2DFgvid

Shares of Tesla Inc plunged 13 percent on Friday after U.S. securities regulators accused Elon Musk of fraud and sued to have him banned from the leadership of the electric carmaker, although sources said the high-tech billionaire could still reach a settlement. from Reuters: Technology News https://ift.tt/2xJ4xPe

Apple Inc persuaded a federal appeals court on Friday to throw out a $234 million damages award in favor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's patent licensing arm for infringing a patent on computer processing technology. from Reuters: Technology News https://ift.tt/2OW6qhT