European Union demands $1B penalty from VW, BMW for hiding emissions – TechCrunch

EU fines BMW, VW $1B for running emissions cartel since the 90s – TechCrunch

To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s greatest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3:00 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for July 9th, 2021. We made it to Friday, be proud. But we can’t relax yet – there is a lot to do today. From fraudulent … Read more

U.N. General Assembly Demands Myanmar Junta End Coup and Stop the Killings

U.N. General Assembly Demands Myanmar Junta End Coup and Stop the Killings

The United Nations General Assembly on Friday attempted to ostracize Myanmar’s ruling generals with a strong reprimand, calling on them to end the five-month-old military takeover, cease killing opponents and release imprisoned civilian leaders. The 193-strong panel also called for an arms embargo against Myanmar and unhindered humanitarian access to stop the country from sliding … Read more

Amazon says government demands for user data spiked by 800% in 2020 – TechCrunch

Amazon says government demands for user data spiked by 800% in 2020 – TechCrunch

New transparency figures from Amazon show that the company has responded to a record number of government data requests in the last six months of 2020. The new numbers land in the company’s semi-annual transparency report, which was posted on the Amazon website over the weekend. Amazon said it processed 27,664 government requests for user … Read more