Google has become yet another high profile Silicon Valley tech giant to be engulfed in a privacy breach scandal. A bug in the API for Google+ had been allowing third-party applications and their developers to access data from Google+ users without permission.
Uber has agreed to pay a $148 million fine over data breach. The ride-hailing company has also promised to take steps to tight data security to ensure that this breach doesn’t happen again in the future.
Brett Kavanaugh has recently been accused of sexual assault that took place when he was in high school. This accusation seems to be enough to delay his senate appointment for now.
Amazon confirmed on Monday that it’s investigating internal leaks of confidential information by some of its employees in exchange for bribes. The company is trying to fight off seller scams on its platform including fake reviews.
President Trump has hit back at veteran writer Bob Woodward criticizing his highly anticipated book called “Fear.” Trump sent a tweet on Monday morning blasting Woodward and called the book a “joke.”
Apple shares hit a record high on Thursday after the American smartphone giant confirmed that it will be hosting an event on September 12th to unveil new iPhone models.