Payments Begin For Google Plus LawsuitPayments Begin For Google Plus Lawsuit

Payments Begin For Google Plus Lawsuit

Blast from the past. Lawsuit payouts for data breach begin to flow to users of Google's failed social networking experiment…

4 years ago
Uber CEO: Governments, Not Companies, Should Push VaccinationsUber CEO: Governments, Not Companies, Should Push Vaccinations

Uber CEO: Governments, Not Companies, Should Push Vaccinations

Boss of ride hailing firm explains reasoning behind why Uber office staff must have vaccinations, but not its fleet of…

4 years ago
Facebook Seeks To Analyse Encrypted Messages – ReportFacebook Seeks To Analyse Encrypted Messages – Report

Facebook Seeks To Analyse Encrypted Messages – Report

Social network reportedly studying 'homomorphic encryption' in order to analyse encrypted WhatsApp messages without decrypting them

4 years ago
US Senate Finds Systemic Cybersecurity Failures In Federal AgenciesUS Senate Finds Systemic Cybersecurity Failures In Federal Agencies

US Senate Finds Systemic Cybersecurity Failures In Federal Agencies

Personal data of millions of Americans is at risk because of cybersecurity failures at multiple federal agencies, US Senate report…

4 years ago
YouTube Trials Cheaper Premium Lite OptionYouTube Trials Cheaper Premium Lite Option

YouTube Trials Cheaper Premium Lite Option

Not that much cheaper. Google's YouTube is trialing a more affordable premium subscription tier that doesn't display adverts

4 years ago
Facebook Defends Cutting Off Researcher Access To DataFacebook Defends Cutting Off Researcher Access To Data

Facebook Defends Cutting Off Researcher Access To Data

Pot kettle black? Social networking giant Facebook says research cannot be justification for compromising people's privacy, after issuing repeated warnings

4 years ago
Facebook Rolls Out Disappearing WhatsApp Photos, VideosFacebook Rolls Out Disappearing WhatsApp Photos, Videos

Facebook Rolls Out Disappearing WhatsApp Photos, Videos

Snapchat challenge as new WhatsApp feature is rolled out that allows photos and videos to disappear once they have been…

4 years ago
SEC Head Calls For Power To Regulate CryptocurrenciesSEC Head Calls For Power To Regulate Cryptocurrencies

SEC Head Calls For Power To Regulate Cryptocurrencies

Chairman of the US financial regulator calls on Congress for authorisation to police cryptocurrency trading, lending and platforms

4 years ago
Zoom Settles ‘Zoombombing’ Lawsuit, Pays $85 MillionZoom Settles ‘Zoombombing’ Lawsuit, Pays $85 Million

Zoom Settles ‘Zoombombing’ Lawsuit, Pays $85 Million

Video conferencing giant Zoom to pay $85 million to settle a lawsuit over data sharing, security and 'zoombombing' issues

4 years ago
Bill Gates Officially Divorced From MelindaBill Gates Officially Divorced From Melinda

Bill Gates Officially Divorced From Melinda

Marriage of 27 years between Microsoft's co-founder and former CEO Bill Gates and Melinda officially ended this week after court…

4 years ago
Boeing Postpones Starliner Launch Over GlitchBoeing Postpones Starliner Launch Over Glitch

Boeing Postpones Starliner Launch Over Glitch

Test launch on Tuesday of Boeing's uncrewed Starliner astronaut capsule to the ISS has been postponed, after a glitch was…

4 years ago
Nvidia Acquisition Of ARM In Doubt Over Government Concerns – ReportNvidia Acquisition Of ARM In Doubt Over Government Concerns – Report

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Worrying national security concerns for the Britsih government may reportedly scupper Nvidia's controversial acquisition of the ARM Holdings

4 years ago
Accelerating AI: Managing the MachinesAccelerating AI: Managing the Machines

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As the Biden administration creates a national AI task force, how will AI develop over the next few years? And…

4 years ago
Dropbox Data Centres Achieves 100 Percent Renewable Energy GoalDropbox Data Centres Achieves 100 Percent Renewable Energy Goal

Dropbox Data Centres Achieves 100 Percent Renewable Energy Goal

Going green. Dropbox achieves a lower carbon footprint with news its data centres now run on 100 percent renewable energy

4 years ago
UK Considers Response After Fatal Drone Strike – ReportUK Considers Response After Fatal Drone Strike – Report

UK Considers Response After Fatal Drone Strike – Report

After Iranian drone strike on Israeli ship kills a Briton and a Romanian sailor, UK reportedly mulls cyber response

4 years ago

Google Develops Own Processor For Pixel Smartphones

Sorry Qualcomm. Pixel 6 smartphones arriving later this year will feature in-house Tensor processors designed by Google itself

4 years ago

NHS Covid-19 App Updated To Ease ‘Pingdemic’

As expected, government eases sensitivity of its NHS Covid-19 app in effort to reduce 'pingdemic' causing worker shortages

4 years ago

Amazon Union Vote Result Should Be Scrapped, Says NLRB Official

The result from milestone trade union vote at Amazon warehouse in Alabama should be set aside, and a new vote…

4 years ago

Facebook To Require All US Office Staff To Wear Masks

In addition to requiring staff be vaccinated, Facebook will also order all employees to wear masks when in office or…

4 years ago

Elon Musk Sides With Epic In Apple App Store Fees Dispute

Entrepreneur Elon Musk sides with Epic Games in legal dispute with Apple over App Store fees, calling charges 'de facto…

4 years ago

Regulator Rejects Blue Origin’s NASA Lunar Contract Challenge

US' Government Accountability Office rejects challenges by Blue Origin and Dynetics after NASA awarded $2.9bn lunar lander contract to Elon…

4 years ago

Twitter Offers ‘Bug Bounty’ Contest For AI Biases

Twitter offers 'bug bounty' contest with cash prizes of up to £2,500 to help locate biases in image-cropping algorithm amidst…

4 years ago

Rick Astley Video Rolls Up 1 Billion Views On YouTube

Rick Astley's 1987 single 'Never Gonna Give You Up' rolls up more than 1 billion views on YouTube as popularity…

4 years ago

High Court Blocks Crowdfunded Action To Halt 5G

High Court judge blocks case seeking judicial review of 5G rollout due to lack of evidence, after backers raised more…

4 years ago

US Tightens Rules For Chinese IPOs After Didi Debacle

US Securities and Exchange Commission requires disclosure of risks from Chinese regulators for Chinese companies' IPOs following Didi selloff

4 years ago

EU Fines Amazon Record £637m Over Alleged Data Violation

European Union imposes record fine on Amazon over alleged violations of GDPR privacy law relating to advertising data, as company…

4 years ago

TSMC Warns Of Gas Contamination At Key Chip Factory

Key plant of TSMC that is supplying Apple with its processors, is hit with a contamination of gases used in…

4 years ago

Amazon Online Sales Growth Slows Amid Lockdown Easing

Growth for online shopping at Amazon settles down to more normal levels after the pandemic boost, but AWS continues to…

4 years ago

Google To Tempt iOS Users With Android Switch App

Google is developing a 'Switch to Android' app so that iOS users can port their data and apps from their…

4 years ago

Google, Facebook To Require Covid Vaccinations For Office Return

Employees looking to return to work in the offices of Facebook and Google will be required to be vaccinated

4 years ago