Meta reaches $37.5 million settlement of a Facebook location tracking lawsuit, after allegations it tracked user movements via people's smartphones
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2022
Twitter Whistleblower Warns Platform Vulnerable To Foreign Influence
Major headache for Twitter's board, as its former head of security Peiter 'Mudge' Zatko makes explosive allegations about security and management lapses
French Billionaire Allowed To Retain BT Stake After Security Review
No further action to be taken, after government's national security review of Patrick Drahi's increased stake in BT Group
Tesla Loses Challenge Against Race Discrimination Lawsuit By Californian Agency
Californian agency refuses to review race discrimination charge that Tesla's flagship Fremont factory is a racially segregated workplace
Apple Staff Petition Against Return To Office Order
More staff pushback against Apple CEO Tim Cook and his order last week for employees to return to the office three days a week
Managing Risk: Cloud Security Today
As the cloud continues to be a core component of every business’s tech stack, are enterprises ensuring these deployments are secure from potential cyberattacks? How should companies build next-generation cloud security?
Elon Musk Subpoenas Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey
Legal team of Elon Musk subpoenaes former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, for upcoming courtroom fight against Twitter's board of directors
Vodafone To Sell Hungarian Operation For $1.8bn
Vodafone to offload its Hungarian business for $1.8 billion, in a move that will create a telecoms leader in the country, owned in part by the government
Lloyd’s of London To End Insurance For Nation State Cyberattacks
Lloyd's of London instructs its insurers to stop coverage for nation state cyberattacks, in its cyber insurance policies
CEO Of Pegasus Maker NSO Group To Step Down
Reorganisation to result in the CEO departure at Pegasus maker NSO Group, as the firm moves towards selling to NATO countries only
Taiwan Semiconductor Veteran Wary Of ‘Anti-China’ Chip Pact
Taiwan semiconductor industry veteran warns country could be 'hurt' if it joins four-nation pact that looks to block China's chip progress
Russia Warns Foreign Tech Firms Over Content Law Breaches
Russian internet regulator Roskomnadzor targets TikTok, Telegram, Zoom, Discord, Pinterest over failure to delete banned content
Stablecoin Tether Touts $66.4bn In Reserves After $16bn Sell-Off
Tether says it has $66.4bn in reserves, down from $82.4bn at the end of March as coin holders cash out amidst volatility in cryptocurrencies
Xiaomi Posts 20 Percent Sales Drop Amidst Covid Restrictions
China's Xiaomi posts 20 percent year-on-year drop in sales and 83 percent fall in operating profit as demand hit by Covid restrictions, economic woes
Bitcoin, Cryptocurrencies Wracked By Fresh Volatility
Bitcoin, other cryptocurrencies in sudden plunge following gradual recovery from June, when Bitcoin dropped 37 percent in a single month
Samsung Breaks Ground On $15bn Semiconductor Complex
Samsung Electronics breaks ground on semiconductor research and development complex south of Seoul with £12.7bn investment planned by 2028
Expert Questions Musk Twitter Bot Figures Amidst Legal Battle
Bot figure given by Elon Musk in legal battle over attempt to pull out of Twitter buy 'doesn't mean anything', says leading expert
Google Staff Demand Protections, Amid State Abortion Bans
Senior management at Google urged by hundreds of staff to adopt policies to safeguard staff and users data, amid abortion prosecutions
Apple Security Flaw Being Actively Exploited
Update now. Vulnerability impacts a number of Apple iPhone, iPad and Mac models, and the flaw has been actively exploited
Yale University Names Firms Still Operating In Russia
Data from Yale University shows a number of big name tech companies continue to trade in Russia, despite sanctions and Ukraine invasion
Police Arrest Four Over BT Cable Theft In North Yorkshire
Police make arrests after Openreach confirms to Silicon UK that a cable theft left 200 homes without telephone or broadband for several days
UK Staff Resisting ‘Big Return’ To The Office, Says infinitSpace
Remote working to stay? Majority of business leaders are struggling to get staff to return to the office, survey from infinitSpace reveals
Apple Axes 100 Recruiters, Amid Hiring Slowdown – Report
Hiring slowdown at Apple? Tech giant reportedly lets go 100 contract-based recruiters in the past week as it tightens spending
FTC Investigates Amazon Prime, But Firm Hits Out At FTC Staff Conduct
E-commerce giant accuses Federal Trade Commission of harassing Jeff Bezos,and Andy Jassy, in probe of Amazon Prime service
Streaming Impact On Broadcast TV Revealed In Latest Ofcom Study
Young adults now watching two thirds less broadcast TV than in 2012, as scale of streaming challenge to broadcast media is made clear
South Staffordshire Water Confirms Hacker Attack
Clop ransomware gang mistakenly claims to have hacked London's principle water supplier, but South Staffordshire Water confirms compromise
Amazon Warehouse Staff In Upstate NY Seek Union Election
Workers in upstate New York Amazon warehouse file a petition to form a trade union, National Labor Relations Board confirms
Apple To Start Manufacturing Macbook, Apple Watch In Vietnam
China move? Apple is reportedly in talks with its suppliers about starting manufacturing the Apple Watch and Macbook in Vietnam
More People Charged After 2017 Equifax Hack
US financial regulator charges three more people with insider trading concerning Equifax hack, after its former CIO was jailed over the same matter
Tesla Allowed To Continue Autonomous Driving Advertising In Germany
German court allows Tesla to continue referring to autonomous driving capabilities in its advertising, after industry body complaint