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IT Glitch Disrupts Morrisons Christmas Shopping

Morrisons offers discounts after glitch causes promotions to not be applied for card holders, as online orders also delayed

10 hours 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…

20 hours ago

Senators Ask Biden To Extend TikTok Ban Deadline

Two US senators ask president Joe Biden to delay TikTok ban by 90 days after Supreme Court agrees to review…

20 hours ago

North Koreans Stole $1.34bn In Crypto This Year

North Korea-liked hackers have stolen a record $1.34bn in cryptocurrency so far this year, as Bitcoin hits record prices

21 hours ago

Craig Wright Sentenced For Contempt Of Court

Suspended prison sentence for Craig Wright for “flagrant breach” of court order, after his false Bitcoin creator claims

4 days ago

El Salvador To Sell Or Discontinue Bitcoin Wallet, After IMF Deal

Cash-strapped south American country agrees to sell or discontinue its national Bitcoin wallet after signing deal with IMF

4 days ago

UK’s ICO Labels Google ‘Irresponsible’ For Tracking Change

Google's change will allow advertisers to track customers' digital “fingerprints”, but UK data protection watchdog is not happy

4 days ago

EU Publishes iOS Interoperability Plans

European Commission publishes preliminary instructions to Apple on how to open up iOS to rivals, prompting privacy complaint

5 days 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…

5 days ago

Facebook ‘Restricted’ Palestinian News Content

Facebook has 'severely restricted' news content from Palestinian outlets since October 2023 amidst bias concerns, says BBC report

5 days ago

EU Opens TikTok Probe Over Election Interference Claims

European Commission opens formal probe into TikTok after Romanian first-round elections annulled over Russian interference claims

6 days ago

US Senate Criticises Amazon Over Warehouse Safety

Senate study finds Amazon did not implement protections recommended by internal studies over risk they could affect worker productivity

7 days ago

TikTok Shop US Sales Surpass Shein, Sephora

After launching in September 2023, TikTok Shop rises to broad popularity with US sales surpassing Shein, Sephora as it faces…

7 days ago

Bitcoin Hits New High Over $107,000 On Trump Comments

Bitcoin surges more than 5 percent after Trump reaffirms plans for national strategic crypto reserve, as optimism grows

7 days ago

Half Of Teens Online ‘Constantly’ Amidst Social Media Concern

Nearly half of US teenagers say they are online 'almost constantly', amidst concern over harmful effects of social media on…

1 week ago

Meta Donates $1 Million To Donald Trump Inauguration Fund

Weeks after CEO Mark Zuckerberg met with Donald Trump privately at Mar-a-Lago, comes news of donation to his inauguration fund

2 weeks 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 weeks 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 weeks 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 weeks ago

Reddit Introduces AI Search Tool

AI-powered Reddit Answers allows users to access information based on Reddit posts, in move to reduce Google dependence

2 weeks ago

TikTok Asks For Emergency Pause On US Divestiture Law

TikTok, ByteDance ask court for emergency injunction to pause enforcement of divestiture law pending Supreme Court appeal

2 weeks ago

EU Probes TikTok Influence On Romania Elections

European Commission queries TikTok for information on alleged Russian campaign to influence Romanian presidential election

2 weeks ago

TikTok Loses Bid To Overturn US Divestiture Law

US appeals court rejects bid by TikTok and parent ByteDance to overturn law forcing it to divest Chinese ownership or…

2 weeks ago

Meta To Spend $10 Billion On Largest Data Centre To Date

Facebook parent confirms its 23rd data centre in the US will be located in Louisiana, and will be its largest…

3 weeks ago

Trump Nominates Cryptocurrency Advocate Paul Atkins As SEC Chair

President-elect Donald Trump nominates a new chairman to head the SEC, who is a noted cryptocurrency advocate

3 weeks ago

Amazon Sued For Halting Deliveries To Two Black Neighbourhoods

District of Columbia sues Amazon, alleging it secretly stopped fastest delivery service to two predominantly Black neighbourhoods

3 weeks ago

Bitcoin Surges Past $100,000 For First Time, Amid Trump Optimism

Crypto optimism under Trump's presidency, pushes the price of Bitcoin past $100,000 for the first time ever

3 weeks ago

Meta Looks To Nuclear Energy For US Data Centres

Facebook parent Meta joins other big data centre operators and explores use of nuclear energy to help it meet AI…

3 weeks ago

Celsius Founder Alex Mashinsky Pleads Guilty To Fraud

Founder of former cryptocurrency lender Celsius Network, Alex Mashinsky, pleads guilty to two counts of fraud

3 weeks ago