Meta Pays $725m To Settle Cambridge Analytica Suit

Facebook parent Meta pays $725m (£600m) to settle US class action lawsuit over sharing of personal data with Cambridge Analytica

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Merry Christmas to you and your families.

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ByteDance Admits Staff Obtained TikTok Data Of Journalists

Chinese parent of TikTok says some staff improperly accessed TikTok user data of two journalists and have been let go

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Twitter’s Public Policy Boss Departs, Amid Ongoing Layoffs

More concern for US and European regulators as Twitter's head of public policy departs amid additional layoffs at the platform

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FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Released On $250m Bail, To His Parents

Sam Bankman-Fried has been freed on $250m, but must remain under strict supervision at parents’ California home

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Gamers Sue Microsoft To Halt Activision Purchase

Software giant Microsoft faces fresh legal action in US courts to halt its $69bn acquisition of Activision Blizzard

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Tesla Driver Blames ‘Malfunctioning’ Self-driving Software After Crash

Driver claims his Tesla's Full-Self Driving (FSD) self-driving software malfunctioned after a crash that caused multiple injuries

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Two Bankman-Fried Associates Plead Guilty To Fraud

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrives in America and is expected in court, as two former associates plead guilty to fraud…

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Hundreds Of Former Twitter Staff File Complaints

Twitter this week is being accused by 100 former staff members of a variety of legal violations including targeting women…

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EU Begins ‘In-Depth Investigation’ Into $61bn Broadcom-VMware Buy

European Commission follows the UK's CMA and opens “an in-depth investigation” into Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware

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Guardian Newspaper Suffers Ransomware Attack

British newspaper, the Guardian, reveals that it has suffered a “serious IT incident” believed to be a ransomware attack

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Tesla Staff Face New Layoffs – Report

Electric car giant Tesla will reportedly undertake another round of job layoffs in the next quarter, and freeze all hiring

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EU Legislation Targets Battery Replacement By Users

European Union reaches provisional agreement that will require that portable devices to have user-replaceable batteries

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Bitcoin Miner Core Scientific Files For Chapter 11

One of the largest publicly traded crypto mining companies in the US, Core Scientific, is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy…

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Elon Musk To Quit As Twitter CEO, Seeks ‘Foolish Enough’ Replacement

Search for new CEO of Twitter begins, but Elon Musk confirms he will remain in charge of software and server…

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Apple Updates AirTag Firmware Amid Stalking Lawsuits

Tech giant Apple opens up about a number of firmware updates for AirTags that continue to restrict the device's principle…

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Fornite’s Epic Games To Pay $520m In FTC Settlement

Epic Games agrees record-breaking $520m fine with FTC, to settle allegations it misled millions of young Fornite players

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FTX Looks For Return Of Millions In Donations

Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX says it will use legal means if necessary to recover tens of millions in political donations

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Amazon Seals Antitrust Deal With EU Regulator

European Commission accepts Amazon commitments to avoid fine in two antitrust cases, as new laws due to come into force

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John Carmack Quits As Meta Defends Massive VR Investments

Gaming industry legend John Carmack quits Meta as company's chief technology officer defends billions spent on VR and 'metaverse'

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Musk Restricts Policy Poll Voting To Paid Twitter Blue Users

Elon Musk says only paid Twitter Blue subscribers will be able to vote in future polls on policy, after users…

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Zuckerberg ‘Removed Speech Reference To Cambridge Analytica’

Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg removed reference to Cambridge Analytica from speech six months before scandal came to light, report finds

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Xiaomi Cuts Staff Amid China Economic Slowdown

Smartphone maker Xiaomi cuts handset and internet services jobs amidst sales slump, as China begins dismantling zero-Covid controls

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More US States Ban TikTok As Federal Vote Looms

Louisiana, West Virginia latest to ban TikTok on government devices as US Congress prepares federal-level vote this week

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Binance.US To Acquire Assets Of Voyager Digital For $1bn

Binance US subsidiary to pay $1bn for assets of bankrupt crypto exchange Voyager Digital as crypto turmoil continues

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EU Advances Probe Into Meta’s Facebook Marketplace

EU files formal complaint with Meta over Facebook Marketplace in first time it has investigated company on antitrust grounds

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FTX’s Bankman-Fried ‘Set To Agree To Extradition’

FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried set to appear in Bahamas court Monday to drop extradition fight amidst charges of massive fraud, money…

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Top City Law Firm Loses Funds In FTX Crash

'Silver Circle' law firm Herbert Smith Freehills loses $120,000 in FTX failure as disgraced Bankman-Fried charged with fraud

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Apple iPhone Production ‘Shifting To India, Vietnam’

Key Apple supplier Foxconn accelerates production shift to India, Vietnam, Brazil amidst supply chain disruption in China

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Trump Digital Trading Cards Quickly Sell Out

Digital trading cards offered as NFTs by former US president Donald Trump sell out in less than a day, with…

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