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Twitter Ghana Staff Finally Paid, More Than A Year After Layoffs

X, formerly Twitter, reaches settlement with Ghana-based staff more than a year after they were sacked in November 2022

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New York City Sues Social Media Firms Over Youth Mental Health

Cash grab or genuine? Social media firms face lawsuit from New York over a mental health crisis among young people

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Bitcoin Rise Sees Market Cap Cross $1 Trillion

Value of all bitcoin in circulation, or market cap, on Wednesday rose above $1 trillion mark for first time since…

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Biden Administration Joins TikTok, Despite Security Concerns

Biden’s presidential election campaign targets gen Z and officially joins TikTok, despite national security concerns

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Russian Court Orders Arrest Of Meta Spokesman

Empty threat? Court in Moscow orders arrest in absentia of Meta spokesman Andy Stone, over terrorism-related charges

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Jeff Bezos Offloads $2 Billion Worth Of Amazon Shares

Not enough yachts? Amazon founder Jeff Bezos sells 12 million shares for $2bn, after relocating to tax friendly Florida

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Elon Musk Ordered To Testify In SEC Twitter Takeover Probe

SEC doubles down and orders Elon Musk to testify again, for investigation of his $44 billion Twitter purchase

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Meta Removes Facebook, Instagram Accounts Of Iran’s Supreme Leader

Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has his Facebook and Instagram accounts permanently removed by Meta

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Hacking Victims Paid $1.1bn In Ransoms Last Year

Chainalysis report finds ransomware victims paid cybercriminals a record $1.1 billion in cryptocurrency in 2023

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Elon Musk Continues Disney Feud, Funds Mandalorian Lawsuit

Lawsuit by Gina Carano against Disney over her firing from 'The Mandalorian', is supported with funding from Elon Musk's X

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Google To Pay $350m To Settle Google Plus Privacy Lawsuit

Google settles shareholder lawsuit over its 2018 decision not to reveal data breach with its now defunct Google+ social network

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Taylor Swift Threatens To Sue Student Who Clashed With Elon Musk

Florida student Jack Sweeney threatened with legal action by Taylor Swift, over location tracking of her private jet

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Amazon Cuts Hundreds Of Jobs In Health Units

More layoffs at Amazon as cost-cutting continues, with hundreds of jobs being axed at Pharmacy and One Medical divisions

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Twitter Spin-off Bluesky Opens Itself To General Public

Twitter's natural heir Bluesky finally opens its doors to the general public, after ending invite-only phase

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Spotify Sees Record Subscriber Growth For 2023

Spotify announces record subscriber growth for 2023 and sees 'improving growth and profitability' after axing thousands of staff

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Meta To Begin Labelling Other Companies’ AI Images

Meta to begin labelling AI-generated images from other companies on Facebook, Instagram, Threads amidst fears over misinformation and deception

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Facebook Manipulated Media Policy ‘Incoherent’, Board Finds

Facebook Oversight Board finds policy on manipulated media 'incoherent' amidst concern over election misinformation

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Meta Pleases As ‘Year Of Efficiency’ Pays Off With FY23 Results

Mark Zuckerberg and his “year of efficiency” pledge made in Feb 2023, has been viewed as successful by investors

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UK Police Holding Bitcoin Worth £1.4 Billion – Report

One of the world’s largest asset seizures saw British police in 2018 seize four devices containing more than 61,000 bitcoin

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Mark Zuckerberg Apologises To Parents At Senate Hearing

CEOs of Meta, TikTok, X and other platforms appear before Senate Judiciary Committee to discuss online protections for children

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FTX Abandons Crypto Exchange Return

No coming back. Attorney for FTX confirms attempts to restart disgraced crypto exchange have been abandoned

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Alphabet’s Ad Revenue Miss Punished By Investors

Another tech industry bellweather, Alphabet, delivers strong Q4 and FY23 financials, yet investors not happy at ad revenue miss

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PayPal To Axe 9 Percent Of Global Workforce

Another blow for jobs market. PayPal to lay off 2,500 jobs as part of move to “right-size” the payments firm

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X Blocks Taylor Swift Searches After Spread Of Fake AI Images

Rapid spread of fake AI-generated images of Taylor Swift raise questions over X's reduced content-moderation capabilities

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Salesforce Lays Off 700 Staff – Report

American CRM giant Salesforce is reportedly reducing its workforce again, on top of a sizeable reduction back in 2023. The…

9 months ago

Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao Refused Permission To Leave US, Again

US judge refuses to allow Binance founder Zhao to travel to UAE, despite pledge of $4.5 billion equity stake in…

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Meta To Reduce Unwanted Messages To Teens On Facebook, Instagram

Protecting teens. Social media giant Meta to impose stricter message settings for teenagers on Facebook and Instagram

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Amazon Ring Halts Controversial Police Video-Sharing Program

Ring confirmed it is 'sunsetting' its Request for Assistance (RFA) tool that allowed police to request doorbell footage

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CEO Of eBay Confirms 1,000 Job Losses

Internal memo to eBay staff confirms 1,000 jobs or 9 percent of full-time employees, will be axed to ensure firm's…

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