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The barbarians at your door. How to identify and defeat the cyberthreats facing your business today
Many of the cyberthreats your business faces are invisible. Learn how to shine a light on these threats and discover how to take action to protect your business
Court Narrows Injunction On California Social Media Law
US appeals court throws out much of injunction that blocks California law aimed at protecting children from harmful effects of social media
OpenAI Deactivates Accounts Used By Iran Election Influence Group
Microsoft-backed OpenAI takes down ChatGPT accounts used by Iranian group to attempt to influence US election and other topics of debate
Shares In EV Maker Ola Spike After Motorcycle Launch
Indian EV maker Ola Electric sees shares spike on launch of electric motorcycle and plans to cut costs by making own batteries
Duke of Sussex Speaks Against Online Misinformation
Duke of Sussex speaks out against misinformation at summit on digital responsibility during four-day trip to Colombia
Texas Instruments Receives $1.6bn In US Gov’t Chip Funding
Texas Instruments to receive $1.6bn in grants and billions more in loans and tax credits toward construction of three new chip plants
TikTok Says US Data Not Linked To China
TikTok says US Justice Department made factual errors in describing company's links to China, as it seeks to overturn potential ban
Epic Games’s Fortnite Returns To Smartphones After Four Years
Epic Games' Fortnite returns to Android devices and EU iPhones via company's third-party app store after years of legal wrangling
IT Stress Points For SMEs Identified By TalkTalk Business
There are plenty of issues to keep large corporate CIOs awake at night, but what are the IT stress points for small to medium enterprises?
China To Limit Export Of Another Critical Mineral
Tit for tat. Beijing is to impose export limits on the strategic metal antimony and related elements due to “national security”
Revolut Valued At $45 Billion, More Than Barclays, NatWest
Secondary share sale sees UK's Revolut now worth more than Barclays, NatWest and other large European banks
Google Confirms Iranian Hackers Behind US Presidential Hacks
Hackers linked to Iran's government conducted phishing campaigns against Israel and targetted U.S. presidential election accounts
Amazon To Test Prime Air Drone Delivery In UK, Again
Amazon and others selected by British aviation regulator to conduct UK trials of drone deliveries to remote locations
Cisco Confirms Second Round Of Major Job Cuts In 2024
Second round of layoffs in 2024, as Cisco confirms it will axe a further 7 percent of its workforce or roughly 6,000 jobs
BT Details Plan To Launch First Symmetric Ultrafast FTTP Broadband
BT will in April 2025 launch a symmetric 1Gbps broadband product, potentially offering same upload speeds as download
Kim Dotcom “Has A Plan”, After NZ Signs Extradition Warrant
Remember Megaupload? Founder Kim Dotcom is to be extradited to the United States for copyright infringement
Google Shows Off Pixel 9 Lineup, Plus AI Upgrades
Spotify To Add EU Pricing Info To iOS App
Apple relents and allows Spotify's iOS app to offer pricing information for EU users, ending years long standoff
California Permits Passenger Testing For Chinese Robotaxi Firm WeRide
More self-driving competition. Approval granted for WeRide to begin robotaxi testing with passengers in California
Bluesky Signups Surge In UK After Musk Clash With British Government
Large increase in UK signups to X/Twitter rival Bluesky, after Elon Musk clash with British government over riots
India’s Bharti Global To Acquire 24.5 Percent Of BT
Indian conglomerate Bharti Global is to take a huge shareholding of the former UK telecoms incumbent, BT Group
Intel Sells Stake In British Chip Designer ARM
Amid its turnaround struggles and job cuts, Intel sells its 1.18 million share stake in UK chip designer ARM Holdings
DoJ Considers Google Breakup After Landmark Monopoly Ruling
US Department of Justice is reportedly considering the breakup of Google as one of the possible options, after monopoly ruling
FBI Investigates After Trump Campaign Hacked By Iranians
Hacking group linked to Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard steals documents from Donald Trump campaign ahead of elections
Trump Returns To X For Live Interview
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump returns to X/Twitter for first time in a year for live interview with supporter Elon Musk
Privacy Group Files GDPR Complaints Over X AI Data Plans
Vienna privacy group Noyb files GDPR complaints in nine countries over X plans to use user data to train AI tools
Polish Billionaire, Wife To Sue Meta Over Misinformation
Polish billionaire Rafal Brzoska and wife Omenaa Mensah plan to sue Meta over fake ads on Facebook, Instagram spreading misinformation
Volocopter Tests eVTOL ‘Air Taxi’ At Versailles
German start-up Volocopter conducts test-flights of eVTOL 'air taxi' in Paris region after dream of Olympic passenger routes stymied
Xiaomi Makes Gains Across Latin America, Japan, India
Xiaomi makes large smartphone market share gains in markets including Latin America, Japan, India as Southeast Asia sees premium growth
Former YouTube Chief Susan Wojcicki Dies At 56
Susan Wojcicki, former YouTube chief executive and one of Google's earliest employees, dies at 56 after battle with lung cancer