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Getty/Michael Kovac The Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission have subpoenaed Snap for information about its March 2017 initial public offering. The company said in a statement it has responded to the government subpoenas and other requests for information. The federal inquiries follow an ongoing shareholder lawsuit in which investors allege that Snap misled […]
More than 20 major companies have failed to disclose money they paid to nonprofit groups linked to government officials, according to a new report. The disclosures are required by law, but loopholes can be used to avoid them. The findings, which come from a new analysis conducted by the Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit […]
American companies haven’t always been forthright about disclosing data breaches in a responsible way, and regulators want to encourage better behavior. The Securities and Exchange Commission has issued “interpretive guidance” that it hopes will both promote clearer disclosures and fewer ethical conflicts. The guidance asks companies to share more information about cyberattacks and other risks, […]
Enlarge (credit: Samuel Axon) Apple’s battery fiasco continues to grow as the US government gets involved. According to a Bloomberg report, the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission are investigating if Apple violated securities laws with its disclosures surrounding a software update that intentionally slowed down the performance of older iPhones. The DOJ […]
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Nicholas Rigg) Hidden fees that show up on broadband bills after customers sign up for service have long been a source of frustration for Internet users. Because advertised prices often don’t reflect the full cost of service, the Federal Communications Commission in 2015 forced ISPs to be more transparent with […]
As lawmakers discuss new rules for political ads, Twitter says it will reveal who’s paying for ads and who’s being targeted. https://media.wired.com/photos/59ef91f5ce22fd0cca3c538f/master/pass/TwitterTA-503572710.jpg Feed: All Latest
Leaked US military files provided to WikiLeaks by Chelsea Manning did not significantly harm national security, according to a recently released Department of Defense secret report published by BuzzFeed. The whistleblowing website WikiLeaks, providing access to classified intelligence, military and diplomatic documents, has been making headlines since its creation. The US government was hunting and […]
WASHINGTON — On Friday night, the White House began publicly releasing financial disclosure forms for senior officials in the Trump administration. A handful of staff — like Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, and Gary Cohn, the former Goldman Sachs president who is now the National Economic Council director — are very rich. […]
The White House has released financial disclosure documents from 180 officials, showing President Donald Trump’s administration staffers raked in millions of dollars last year STEVE BANNON White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon’s financial disclosure report shows he earned between $ 1.3 and $ 2.3 million last year, according to the New York Times. Much of […]
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The White House released a broad set of financial disclosures that showed the assets for as many as 180 senior officials on Friday evening. The information outlines the sizable wealth of many members of the Trump administration which closes in on a cumulative $ 12 billion, according to a December Bloomberg report. […]
