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Amazon Workers In North Carolina Reject UnionisationAmazon Workers In North Carolina Reject Unionisation

Amazon Workers In North Carolina Reject Unionisation

Workers at Amazon warehouse near Raleigh vote against joining union, as company continues to challenge North American organisation efforts

13 hours ago
TikTok Returns To Apple, Google Stores In USTikTok Returns To Apple, Google Stores In US

TikTok Returns To Apple, Google Stores In US

TikTok returns to app stores of both Apple and Google in the United States, after Donald Trump delayed ban enforcement…

4 days ago
Elon Musk’s X To Pay Donald Trump $10m To Settle LawsuitElon Musk’s X To Pay Donald Trump $10m To Settle Lawsuit

Elon Musk’s X To Pay Donald Trump $10m To Settle Lawsuit

X agrees settlement with Donald Trump, after his lawsuit over account suspension for his role in 6 January 2021 attack…

6 days ago
Google Joins Others In Ending Diversity InitiativesGoogle Joins Others In Ending Diversity Initiatives

Google Joins Others In Ending Diversity Initiatives

Google becomes latest tech firm to scrap some of its diversity hiring targets, and cites executive order from Donald Trump

2 weeks ago
Pakistan’s Parliament Passes Bill For Strict Control On Social MediaPakistan’s Parliament Passes Bill For Strict Control On Social Media

Pakistan’s Parliament Passes Bill For Strict Control On Social Media

Bill passed to give Pakistani government sweeping controls on social media, but critics argue it will further suppress free speech

4 weeks ago
Indian Tribunal Suspends Meta’s Data Sharing BanIndian Tribunal Suspends Meta’s Data Sharing Ban

Indian Tribunal Suspends Meta’s Data Sharing Ban

After Meta had warned that India's data sharing ban could collapse WhatsApp's business model, tribunal suspends ban

4 weeks ago
LinkedIn Sued Over Alleged Use Of Private Messages To Train AILinkedIn Sued Over Alleged Use Of Private Messages To Train AI

LinkedIn Sued Over Alleged Use Of Private Messages To Train AI

Microsoft's LinkedIn sued for allegedly using customer data, including private messages, to train AI models without permission

4 weeks ago
Trump Signs Executive Order To Delay TikTok BanTrump Signs Executive Order To Delay TikTok Ban

Trump Signs Executive Order To Delay TikTok Ban

TikTok receives executive order from Donald Trump to grant time for a sale to be reach, but will ByteDance agree?

4 weeks ago
Elon Musk Questions X’s Ban In China, After TikTok BanElon Musk Questions X’s Ban In China, After TikTok Ban

Elon Musk Questions X’s Ban In China, After TikTok Ban

With Donald Trump moving to strike down US ban on TikTok, Elon Musk questions why X is still banned in…

4 weeks ago
TikTok Restores Service In US After Trump PledgeTikTok Restores Service In US After Trump Pledge

TikTok Restores Service In US After Trump Pledge

After Trump says he will issue executive order on Monday, TikTok began restoring service on Sunday to US users

4 weeks ago
TikTok Switched Off In US Ahead Of Ban DeadlineTikTok Switched Off In US Ahead Of Ban Deadline

TikTok Switched Off In US Ahead Of Ban Deadline

TikTok goes dark in the United States on Saturday, ahead of America's nationwide ban on the Chinese app on Sunday

4 weeks ago
Supreme Court Rules TikTok Can Be Banned in USSupreme Court Rules TikTok Can Be Banned in US

Supreme Court Rules TikTok Can Be Banned in US

Ruling from Supreme Court upholds nationwide ban on TikTok unless ByteDance sells, but official says Biden won't enforce it

1 month ago
SEC Sues Elon Musk For Failure To Disclose Twitter StakeSEC Sues Elon Musk For Failure To Disclose Twitter Stake

SEC Sues Elon Musk For Failure To Disclose Twitter Stake

Parting shot. US regulator SEC sues Elon Musk for failure to disclose ownership of Twitter stock before buying platform

1 month ago
Apple Board Advises Against Plan To End Diversity ProgrammesApple Board Advises Against Plan To End Diversity Programmes

Apple Board Advises Against Plan To End Diversity Programmes

Apple board advises investors to vote against shareholder proposal to end diversity programmes as Meta, Amazon seek favour with Trump

1 month ago
Amazon, Meta End Diversity InitiativesAmazon, Meta End Diversity Initiatives

Amazon, Meta End Diversity Initiatives

Amazon, Meta end diversity and inclusion initiatives as tech firms re-align policies with those of president-elect Trump and his supporters

1 month ago

Supreme Court To Hear Arguments In TikTok Divest Or Ban Appeal

Supreme Court in US on Friday is to hear oral arguments that could well decide the fate of TikTok in…

1 month ago

US Billionaire Proposes Bid For TikTok’s US Assets

As US ban looms this month, TikTok faces a buyout offer for its US assets from American billionaire and a…

1 month ago

Meta Decision To Drop Fact-Checking Slammed By Staff, Oversight Board, EU

Backlash begins. Multiple reactions to the plan by Meta and Mark Zuckerberg to drop its US fact-checking programs

1 month ago

Zuckerberg Axes Facebook Fact-Checkers, Claims ‘Censorship’

Mark Zuckerberg continues to 'adjust' to the new political reality in US – announces axing of fact-checkers on Facebook

1 month ago

New York Agencies Must Publish AI Assessments Under New Law

New York state agencies will have to publish assessments of the AI technologies they use under newly signed law

2 months ago

Brazil Suspends BYD EV Plant Construction Over Worker Conditions

Brazil labour authorities say workers constructing BYD EV plant subject to 'slavery-like' conditions, victims of human trafficking

2 months ago

Albania Bans TikTok For One Year After Stabbing

Albania to ban access to TikTok for one year after schoolboy stabbed to death, as regulators seek child social media…

2 months ago

Amazon Workers Go On Strike Across US

Amazon staff in seven cities across US go on strike after company fails to negotiate, e-commerce giant says Christmas deliveries…

2 months ago

US Supreme Court Agrees To Hear TikTok Appeal

US Supreme Court says it will hear appeal of TikTok and parent ByteDance against ban law, but does not issue…

2 months ago

Amazon Faces Strike Action In US Ahead Of Christmas

Amazon faces strike actions at facilities across US days before Christmas as union members authorise action over contract negotiations

2 months ago

Australia To ‘Charge’ Tech Firms For News Content, After Meta Ends Licensing Deal

News fee. Australia looks introduce mandatory charge on social media platforms and search engines to force them to pay local…

2 months ago

TikTok Files Challenge Against Canadian Shutdown Order

Notice filed in federal court to challenge Canadian government order to shutdown TikTok's Canada's operations

2 months ago

California Mulls Health Warnings For Social Media Sites

Bill (if passed) could see California become the first US state to require mental health warning labels on social media…

2 months ago

Meta Concerned At Australia’s Social Media Ban For Under-16s

As social media ban passes, Australian government is accused by Meta of failing to consider young people's voices

3 months ago

Australian Senate Passes Social Media Ban For Under-16s

Ban on social media for under-16s has been passed by Senate in Australia, and will soon become world-first law

3 months ago