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Terra Co-Founder Do Kwon To Be Extradited

Court in Montenegro approves extradition of 'cryptocurrency king' Do Kwon, but to which country? South Korea or United States?

12 months ago

YouTube Denies Slowing Down Mozilla Firefox

Alphabet's YouTube insists it is not slowing down Firefox, after complaints videos are taking extra long to load on the…

12 months ago

Binance Sees $956m Funds Withdrawn, After CEO Pleads Guilty

Investors have withdrawn $956m from Binance since Changpeng Zhao pleaded guilty and stepped down as part of $4bn settlement

12 months ago

Amazon Cuts Hundreds Of Jobs In Alexa Division

More job layoffs again at Amazon's Alexa division, on top of the 27,000 jobs already let go in the past…

12 months ago

White House Joins Threads, Amid X Extremist Content Row

US political leadership including the President, White House, and others creates accounts on Meta's Threads platform

12 months ago

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao Pleas Guilty, Resigns

Binance admits it engaged in anti-money laundering as part of $4 billion settlement with US DoJ. Founder, CEO Changpeng Zhao…

12 months ago

Major Exchange OKX Applies For Hong Kong Crypto Licence

Major cryptocurrency exchange OKX applies for licence under new regime that aims to turn Hong Kong into global crypto hub

12 months ago

US DOJ Negotiates With Binance Over $4bn Settlement

US Justice Department reportedly in talks with Binance to conclude years-long criminal investigation with massive $4 billion fine

12 months ago

Musk’s X Sues Media Matters Over Nazism Report

Elon Musk's X sues nonprofit Media Matters over report that prompted IBM, Apple, Disney, others to pull advertising

12 months ago

Musk Vows ‘Thermonuclear’ Lawsuit Against Nonprofit

Musk says X/Twitter to sue Media Matters as IBM, other advertisers pause spending on platform amidst extremism row

12 months ago

IBM Pulls Advertising From X/Twitter, Amid Nazi Content Row

Another big name suspends advertising on X (aka Twitter), after its ads appeared next to posts praising Adolf Hitler and…

12 months ago

Samsung Confirms Hackers Compromised Customer Data – Report

Customers of the Samsung UK Store are being notified of a data breach that exposed their personal information

12 months ago

US Wraps Up Landmark Antitrust Case Against Google

Government wraps up its evidentiary phase of landmark antitrust case against Alphabet's Google, but closing arguments may come in 2024

12 months ago

Meta Says App Stores Should Get Parental Approval For Under-16 App Installs

As the US Senate examines Meta's protection children, firm calls for federal law for App Stores to approve app downloads…

12 months ago

Apple To Allow European Side Loading Of iPhone Apps – Report

EU legislation could mean Apple will allow European iPhone users to 'side load' apps from outside of Apple's official app…

12 months ago

Wikileaks Founder Says X (Twitter) ‘Overrun By Trolls, Lunatics’

Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales says “a lot of thoughtful and serious people are fleeing Twitter” since Elon Musk takeover of platform

12 months ago

Alphabet Pays Apple 36 Percent Of Safari Search Revenue

CEO Sundar Pichai confirms Google pays Apple 36 percent of Safari search revenue, as part of its default search agreement

12 months ago

Ant Group Readies Global Expansion Plans After Emerging From Crackdown

Alibaba fintech affiliate Ant Group readies global expansion plans as it emerges from wide-ranging two-year regulatory crackdown

12 months ago

Nepal Bans TikTok Over Harm To ‘Social Harmony’

Nepal bans TikTok, citing disruption to 'social harmony' and 'social relations', as other countries ban app on security grounds

12 months ago

Celsius Network Approved To Exit Bankruptcy

New Jersey-based Celsius Network receives US bankruptcy court approval for a restructuring plan so it can exit Chapter 11

12 months ago

Omegle Shuts Down After Misuse Complaints

Founder announces Omegle shutdown after years of complaints by child campaigners about risks of random chats with strangers

12 months ago

Amazon Includes Medical Discount With Prime Membership

Amazon Prime membership is being enhanced for customers in the US, with discount for Medical One healthcare service

12 months ago

Meta Restricts AI Tools For Political Ads In Deepfake Clampdown

Next year Meta says advertisers will have to disclose when AI tools are used for political, social or election related…

12 months ago

EU Agrees New Restrictions For Online Political Ads

EU negotiators agree new rules for online political advertising amidst concern about voter manipulation, disinformation

12 months ago

X Reinstates More Controversial UK Banned Accounts

X, formerly Twitter, reinstates accounts of two UK public figures banned for hate speech amist content moderation criticism

1 year ago

Study: More Than 100 Research Projects Affected By X Changes

Study finds more than 100 research projects studying X, formerly Twitter, affected by changes by Elon Musk, amidst misinformation criticism

1 year ago

Sam Bankman-Fried Found Guilty On All Charges

Former crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty of all charges for his role in the collapse of FTX and Alameda…

1 year ago

Sam Bankman-Fried Trial Nears End After Closing Remarks

Criminal trial of FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried enters the final stretch, after closing arguments from prosecution and defence teams

1 year ago

Europe Expands Ban On Meta’s ‘Behavioural Ad’ Practices

Ban on Meta's 'behavioural advertising' practices has been expanded by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB)

1 year ago

Google CEO Defends Paying Apple For Default Search

Sundar Pichai defends payments, after Google paid Apple $26 billion in 2021 to make its search engine default option

1 year ago