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Elon Musk Issued Summons By SEC Over Failure To Disclose Twitter StakeElon Musk Issued Summons By SEC Over Failure To Disclose Twitter Stake

Elon Musk Issued Summons By SEC Over Failure To Disclose Twitter Stake

As Musk guts US federal agencies, SEC issues summons over Elon's failure to disclose ownership of Twitter stock before buying…

6 days ago
Google Agrees To $28m Settlement In Bias CaseGoogle Agrees To $28m Settlement In Bias Case

Google Agrees To $28m Settlement In Bias Case

Google agrees to pay $28m to settle claims it offered higher pay and more opportunities to white and Asian staff

1 week ago
Utah Passes App Store Age Verification BillUtah Passes App Store Age Verification Bill

Utah Passes App Store Age Verification Bill

Protecting children or privacy invasion? Utah becomes first US state to pass legislation requiring app stores to verify their age

3 weeks ago
Meta Fixes Fault After Violent Videos Hits Instagram ReelsMeta Fixes Fault After Violent Videos Hits Instagram Reels

Meta Fixes Fault After Violent Videos Hits Instagram Reels

Fix and apology from Meta Platforms, after users report violent, graphic videos in their Instagram Reels feed

4 weeks ago
Brazilian Judge Who Clashed With Elon Musk, Sued By Trump FirmBrazilian Judge Who Clashed With Elon Musk, Sued By Trump Firm

Brazilian Judge Who Clashed With Elon Musk, Sued By Trump Firm

Crossing borders. President Donald Trump’s media company sues a Brazilian Supreme Court Justice in Florida courtroom

1 month ago
Most Children Bypass Social Media Age Restrictions – Australian RegulatorMost Children Bypass Social Media Age Restrictions – Australian Regulator

Most Children Bypass Social Media Age Restrictions – Australian Regulator

Research from Australia's online safety regulator reveal most children aged 8 to 12 used social media or messaging services in…

1 month ago
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

1 month 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…

1 month 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…

1 month 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 months 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

2 months 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

2 months 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

2 months 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?

2 months 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…

2 months ago

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

2 months ago

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

2 months ago

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

2 months ago

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

2 months ago

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

2 months ago

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

2 months 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…

3 months 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…

3 months 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

3 months 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

3 months 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

3 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

3 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…

3 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…

3 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…

3 months ago