Neowin News Feed for: Investigation

Microsoft confirms annoying Outlook Classic bug impacting many

Usama Jawad — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 08:32:01 +0000

Microsoft is actively investigating an Outlook bug happening in the classic version of the app and annoying many. Read more...

Microsoft, Google, and Apple are being probed over online scam protections

Usama Jawad — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 13:12:02 +0000

The EU is probing three U.S. tech firms and one European company regarding how well they protect users against online scams. Read more...

Senator blames Microsoft for weak security in Windows despite having enterprise monopoly

Usama Jawad — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 15:16:01 +0000

A U.S. Senator wants to hold Microsoft accountable for building weak cybersecurity mechanisms in Windows that allow it to profit from hacks by selling secondary security services. Read more...

Ofcom investigates more porn sites for age-check failures

Paul Hill — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 10:28:01 +0000

Ofcom, the UK digital regulator, has said it's investigating five companies that run 22 porn sites for not implementing age verification. Read more...

AMD investigating reports of Ryzen CPUs "frying" under intensive workload

Usama Jawad — Sat, 30 Aug 2025 04:16:01 +0000

AMD is looking into reports of multiple units of Ryzen CPUs failing under intensive workload related to arithmetic. Read more...

Report: ByteDance's VS Code fork Trae is a resource hog that spies on you

Usama Jawad — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 05:30:01 +0000

A detailed investigation into the VS Code fork, Trae, developed by TikTok's parent company ByteDance has revealed that the IDE is a resource hog and spies on you even when telemetry is disabled. Read more...

Report: Microsoft, OpenAI investigating whether DeepSeek was trained on stolen U.S. data

Karthik Mudaliar — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 05:38:02 +0000

Microsoft and OpenAI are currently investigating whether the Chinese AI startup DeepSeek improperly accessed data from OpenAI's proprietary technology. Read more...

Ford's hands-free system BlueCruise prompts investigation following two fatal accidents

Martin Hodás — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 16:40:01 +0000

Federal safety regulators are investigating Ford's advanced driver assistance system BlueCruise which allows driving hands-free. Three were killed in two Mustang Mach-E accidents with stationary cars. Read more...

EU opens second probe into TikTok Lite, accusing it of breaking the Digital Services Act

Steve Bennett — Mon, 22 Apr 2024 17:30:01 +0000

The European Union has opened up a second investigation into TikTok, primarily targeted at the low power, data saving TikTok Lite, as the EU suspects that the app breaks the Digital Services Act. Read more...

NASA confirms space junk from ISS crashed through a house in Florida

Martin Hodás — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 12:16:01 +0000

In March, a Florida man was alerted by his son after an unknown object crashed through two layers of the ceiling of their house. It turned out the object was released from the ISS three years ago. Read more...

FCC launches investigation into AT&T nationwide outage that cut off emergency services

Martin Hodás — Sun, 10 Mar 2024 11:14:01 +0000

The Federal Communications Commission announced that it plans to take a closer look at AT&T's hours-long network disruption, which caused trouble for millions of customers in late February. Read more...

U.S. to investigate national data security risks posed by Chinese connected vehicles

Anushe Fawaz — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 13:42:01 +0000

President Joe Biden has shared new efforts to investigate Chinese automobiles that incorporate technology and connect to smartphones. It is a precautionary step to avoid threats to national security. Read more...

SpaceX details Starship's feisty mid-flight explosion after FAA closed mishap investigation

Martin Hodás — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 14:44:01 +0000

Elon Musk's SpaceX has finally revealed all the details we wanted to know about Starship's November test flight explosion. Additionally, the company agreed with the FAA on proposed corrective actions. Read more...

UK charity group files complaint against YouTube for illegally collecting data on children

Usama Jawad — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 13:22:01 +0000

An official complaint has been filed against YouTube in the UK for collecting locations, viewing habits, and preferences of up to 5 million children, in violation of the UK Children's Code. Read more...

U.S. Marshals Service hit by major security breach compromising sensitive information

Karthik Mudaliar — Tue, 28 Feb 2023 18:44:01 +0000

The United States Marshals Services has suffered a major security breach that compromised the department's sensitive law enforcement information followed by a ransomware attack. Read more...

Tesla confirms DoJ request for Autopilot documents in criminal investigation

Usama Jawad — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 06:08:01 +0000

Tesla has confirmed that it has been required by the U.S. Department of Justice to hand over documents regarding its Auotpilot system. The company is under a criminal investigation right now. Read more...

UK CMA launches investigation into $61 billion Broadcom-VMware deal

Usama Jawad — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 16:58:01 +0000

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has kicked off an investigation into Broadcom's $61 billion acquisition of VMware. Results of Phase 1 are expected after a couple of months. Read more...

LastPass confirms another security breach, customer data accessed this time

Usama Jawad — Thu, 01 Dec 2022 03:48:01 +0000

Password management company LastPass has confirmed another cybersecurity incident following the August hack. However, unlike the previous instance, customer data has been accessed this time. Read more...

EU reportedly gearing up to investigate Microsoft over Teams antitrust complaints from Slack

Usama Jawad — Fri, 25 Nov 2022 01:46:01 +0000

The European Commission (EC) is reportedly preparing to launch an antitrust probe into complaints made against Microsoft Teams by competitor Slack. The two firms have clashed many times in the past. Read more...

FTX investigating "abnormalities" in wake of bankruptcy filing

Steve Bennett — Sun, 13 Nov 2022 11:08:01 +0000

Following the recent bankruptcy filing by cryptocurrency exchange FTX, there have now been investigations opened into abnormalities, with findings of assets being moved in "suspicious circumstances." Read more...

FTC dismisses Amazon's request to not force Jeff Bezos and Andy Jassy to testify

Usama Jawad — Thu, 22 Sep 2022 12:26:01 +0000

The U.S. FTC has rejected Amazon's request to forego the testifying process for Jeff Bezos and Andy Jassy. The company had previously claimed this order to be needlessly burdensome on the executives. Read more...

Amazon demands FTC to go easy on Jeff Bezos and Andy Jassy... kind of

Usama Jawad — Tue, 16 Aug 2022 07:22:01 +0000

Following subpoenas issued by the FTC during the ongoing probe of Amazon, the company has accused the regulator of making unjust demands to harass its top executives, including ex-CEO Jeff Bezos. Read more...

Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard is now being probed in the UK

Usama Jawad — Wed, 06 Jul 2022 14:18:01 +0000

A UK regulator has begun its investigation of Microsoft's $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard to determine its potential impacts. The deal is already being probed in the U.S. too. Read more...

The FTC is reviewing Microsoft's $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard

Mehrotra A — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 09:48:01 +0000

The FTC is looking into Microsoft's acquisition of Activision from a competitive standpoint. As things stand, Microsoft plans to close the deal by 2023 but this could change due to the investigation. Read more...

Tesla set to release update to stop games being played while its cars are moving

Alap Naik Desai — Thu, 23 Dec 2021 23:32:01 +0000

Tesla cars have Passenger Play, a feature that will soon be blocked by an OTA update to ensure there's no gameplay while the electric cars are moving, but the NHTSA investigation will continue. Read more...

Climate change is being thrown into doubt on foreign-language editions of Wikipedia

Paul Hill — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 02:44:01 +0000

A BBC investigation has found that climate change conspiracies are widespread on foreign-language editions of Wikipedia. The problem is due to those Wikipedia editions having fewer editors. Read more...

Japan forces Apple to allow reader apps to link to their websites and make external payments

Usama Jawad — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 07:12:01 +0000

Apple has announced that it will soon allow reader apps to link to their websites and make purchases. The change follows the ruling from a recently closed Japan Fair Trade Commission investigation. Read more...

Google to improve ad practices after being slapped with $268 million fine

Usama Jawad — Mon, 07 Jun 2021 10:40:01 +0000

Google has vowed to improve interoperability with third-party ad platforms after a French antitrust watchdog found it to be biased towards Google's own marketplace and fined it €220 million (~$268m). Read more...

Apple is investigating an issue related to 'pink squares' with the M1 Mac mini

Usama Jawad — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 07:40:02 +0000

According to internal documents, Apple is actively investigating an issue where "pink squares" appear on the display when the M1 Mac mini is connected to it via HDMI rather than Thunderbolt. Read more...

Microsoft reveals details of requests filed by U.S. government to access customer data

Usama Jawad — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 06:26:01 +0000

Microsoft has disclosed details of three cases where it fought secrecy orders issued by the U.S. government accessing customer data. The orders came from federal courts in Maryland and New York. Read more...

New York officials launch probe on Apple's FaceTime privacy issue

Jay Bonggolto — Thu, 31 Jan 2019 06:18:01 +0000

Apple has now caught the attention of public officials in New York following the discovery of a bug that allowed FaceTime users to hear the person they're calling even before the call was picked up. Read more...

EU opens investigation into how Amazon uses data from merchants

Ruel Revales — Wed, 19 Sep 2018 17:18:01 +0000

Amazon's business practice is in hot water in Europe after the EU's antitrust watchdog Margrethe Vestager launches an initial probe on how the e-commerce giant handles data from third-party sellers. Read more...

Amazon probes employees in China reportedly leaking internal data in exchange for cash

Ruel Revales — Mon, 17 Sep 2018 08:00:01 +0000

Fresh reports have emerged suggesting bribery practices being conducted by some Amazon employees in China. Those employees are reportedly selling internal sales data to merchants in exchange for cash. Read more...

Google slapped with record €4.34 billion fine for breaching EU antitrust rules

Hamza Jawad — Wed, 18 Jul 2018 13:18:01 +0000

The European Commission has issued a hefty €4.34 billion fine to Google over illegal Android antitrust practices, with three type of restrictions imposed by the company being regarded in particular. Read more...

Uber executive resigns in the wake of racial discrimination investigation

Hamza Jawad — Wed, 11 Jul 2018 19:02:01 +0000

Uber's Chief People Officer has resigned from her post without mentioning any apparent reason. This resignation comes shortly after a probe into racial discrimination charges against her. Read more...

Samsung investigating touch screen problems on the Galaxy S9 and S9+

Dreyer Smit — Fri, 23 Mar 2018 11:00:01 +0000

It seems Samsung is suffering yet another issue relating to its flagships, but this time it's not as explosive as prior incidents, with a number of users complaining of dead zones on the displays. Read more...

EU to investigate Cambridge Analytica's alleged misuse of Facebook users' private data

Sharath Ravishankar — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 13:42:01 +0000

The EU will be investigating allegations against Cambridge Analytica regarding its misuse of Facebook users' private data. The analytics firm is known for having assisted the Trump campaign. Read more...

Microsoft admits to gaming performance issues in Windows 10 Creators Update [Update]

Usama Jawad — Mon, 11 Sep 2017 00:50:01 +0000

After months of complaints regarding poor gaming performance in the Windows 10 Creators Update, Microsoft has finally acknowledged the issue, stating that it is investigating the sources behind it. Read more...

The author behind an 'anti-diversity' memo has been fired by Google

Dreyer Smit — Tue, 08 Aug 2017 09:04:01 +0000

The author of the controversial 'anti-diversity' memo that called women inherently inferior to men has been fired by Google after Sundar Pichai, CEO of the company denounced the document. Read more...

A manhunt is underway for the Vault7 leaker

Paul Hill — Thu, 20 Apr 2017 12:30:01 +0000

The FBI and CIA are conducting a joint investigation to determine the source of the Vault7 leaks. Previously, Wikileaks said they got the information from a former U.S. intelligence contractor. Read more...