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TikTok Shop Expands In Europe Amidst US UncertaintyTikTok Shop Expands In Europe Amidst US Uncertainty

TikTok Shop Expands In Europe Amidst US Uncertainty

TikTok opens e-commerce shopping in Germany, France, Italy as US future remains uncertain over divest-or-ban law

1 hour ago
Meta Launches Friends Tab, As Zuck Touts ‘OG Facebook’Meta Launches Friends Tab, As Zuck Touts ‘OG Facebook’

Meta Launches Friends Tab, As Zuck Touts ‘OG Facebook’

Zuckerberg seeks to revive Facebook's original spirit, as Meta launches Facebook Friends tab, so users only see friends' status updates

3 days ago
WhatsApp Appeal Against EU Fine Backed By Court AdvisorWhatsApp Appeal Against EU Fine Backed By Court Advisor

WhatsApp Appeal Against EU Fine Backed By Court Advisor

Notable development for Meta, after appeal against 2021 WhatsApp privacy fine is backed by advisor to EU's Court of Justice

4 days ago
Trump’s SEC Pick Pledges ‘Coherent’ Crypto RulesTrump’s SEC Pick Pledges ‘Coherent’ Crypto Rules

Trump’s SEC Pick Pledges ‘Coherent’ Crypto Rules

Trump's nominee for SEC Chairman, Paul Atkins, has pledged a “rational, coherent, and principled approach” for digital assets

4 days ago
Trump Says China Tariffs May Be Cut To Seal TikTok DealTrump Says China Tariffs May Be Cut To Seal TikTok Deal

Trump Says China Tariffs May Be Cut To Seal TikTok Deal

President touts easing Chinese tariffs to facilitate TikTok sale, and also implements 25 percent tariff on all imported cars in…

4 days ago
Meta Agrees To Halt Personalised Ads For UK WomanMeta Agrees To Halt Personalised Ads For UK Woman

Meta Agrees To Halt Personalised Ads For UK Woman

Meta says it will stop targeting personalised Facebook ads at UK woman after legal battle, considers paid ad-free subscriptions in…

7 days ago
Gotbit Founder Pleads Guilty To Crypto ManipulationGotbit Founder Pleads Guilty To Crypto Manipulation

Gotbit Founder Pleads Guilty To Crypto Manipulation

Gotbit founder Aleksei Andriunin pleads guilty to manipulating tokens' trading volume and price after extradition from Portugal

1 week ago
ByteDance’s Largest US Investors ‘In Talks’ Over TikTok DealByteDance’s Largest US Investors ‘In Talks’ Over TikTok Deal

ByteDance’s Largest US Investors ‘In Talks’ Over TikTok Deal

ByteDance's largest US investors reportedly in talks for majority stake in US TikTok spin-off, with parent company retaining holdings

1 week ago
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…

1 week ago
Adobe Launches AI Agents To Enhance Online MarketingAdobe Launches AI Agents To Enhance Online Marketing

Adobe Launches AI Agents To Enhance Online Marketing

Adobe announces range of AI-based tools for engaging with users as they navigate websites and improving productivity for marketers

2 weeks ago
Tech Firms Now Face Fines Under Online Safety ActTech Firms Now Face Fines Under Online Safety Act

Tech Firms Now Face Fines Under Online Safety Act

Ofcom now has power to issue fines and other penalties for failure to remove illegal online content under Online Safety…

2 weeks ago
Binance Token Rises After Trump Stake ReportBinance Token Rises After Trump Stake Report

Binance Token Rises After Trump Stake Report

Binance BNB token rises after WSJ report the Trump family is in talks to secure a stake in Binance's US…

3 weeks ago
Meta’s Community Notes To Use X’s AlgorithmMeta’s Community Notes To Use X’s Algorithm

Meta’s Community Notes To Use X’s Algorithm

Community Notes testing across Facebook, Instagram and Threads to begin next week in US, using algorithm from Elon Musk's X

3 weeks ago
FTC Says It Has Resources To Pursue Amazon Case, In Major U-TurnFTC Says It Has Resources To Pursue Amazon Case, In Major U-Turn

FTC Says It Has Resources To Pursue Amazon Case, In Major U-Turn

Complete 180. FTC attorney now says federal agency can pursuit Amazon trial, after citing “severe resource shortfalls” amid DOGE cuts

3 weeks ago
FTC Seeks Delay To Amazon Trial, Citing Staff, Cash ShortfallsFTC Seeks Delay To Amazon Trial, Citing Staff, Cash Shortfalls

FTC Seeks Delay To Amazon Trial, Citing Staff, Cash Shortfalls

Consequences. As Musk and DOGE continues slash-and burn at federal agencies, FTC asks for trial delay due to “severe resource…

3 weeks ago

Meta Tests First In-house Chip To Train AI Systems

Bad news for Nvidia? Facebook owner Meta has reportedly begun testing its first in-house chip for training AI systems

3 weeks ago

Elon Musk’s X Suffers Multiple Outages

Nation-state cyberattack? Elon Musk blames outages on Monday at X (formerly Twitter) on “massive cyberattack”

3 weeks ago

Trump Says US Talking With Four Groups Over TikTok Sale

But what about Beijing? Donald Trump says administration in talks with four different groups about sale of TikTok

3 weeks ago

Trump Executive Order Establishes Strategic Bitcoin Reserve

Cryptocurrencies decline after Trump signed executive order to establish Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and US digital asset stockpile

3 weeks ago

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

4 weeks ago

Amazon One Medical CEO Steps Down

Amazon's healthcare ambitions under a spotlight, after One Medical CEO steps down after less than two years in role

4 weeks ago

SEC To Drop Lawsuit Against Crypto Exchange Kraken

SEC to drop lawsuit against crypto exchange Kraken in latest administration move to shift stance on cryptocurrency sector

4 weeks ago

Bitcoin Drops 25 Percent From Peak

Bitcoin sees biggest weekly decline since collapse of FTX in 2022 as optimism evaporates and investors sell risky assets

4 weeks ago

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

1 month ago

Amazon Joins Quantum Race With New ‘Ocelot’ Chip

Amazon Web Services says new quantum computing chip Ocelot is a breakthrough in building fault-tolerant quantum computers

1 month ago

Amazon’s Generative AI Alexa+ Is Free For All Prime Members

Major overhaul of Amazon's Alexa will be free for all Prime users, but others will have to pay $19.99 per…

1 month ago

Tesla Value Declines As European Sales Plummet – Report

Consequences for Elon? Tesla's market cap falls below $1 trillion as EU, UK sales plummet by almost half in January

1 month ago

Bybit Reserves ‘Fully Replenished ‘ After Record $1.5bn Crypto Hack

Bybit says it has replenished its reserves through a mix of emergency loans and large deposits, after huge crypto heist

1 month ago

South Africa Penalises Google, Social Media Firms Over Media Bias

South Africa competition regulator recommends fines, algorithm changes to reverse erosion of local media businesses

1 month ago