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Meta, Microsoft Own Trademarks For New Twitter Name

Potential trouble for Elon Musk as it emerged that Meta Platforms, Microsoft, and hundreds of others, own X trademarks

1 year ago

Silicon Insights: The State of MarTech: Part 2

In the latest Silicon Insight interview we are considering the current state of MarTech and how this will evolve into…

1 year ago

Worldcoin Holds Official Launch Amidst Crypto Crackdown

Sam Altman's Worldcoin cryptocurrency project holds official launch, but remains unavailable in US amidst crackdown on digital assets

1 year ago

Twitter Scraps Iconic Blue Bird, Officially Rebrands As ‘X’

Twitter officially rebrands as 'X' as Elon Musk revamps site to turn it into 'everything app' based on communications and…

1 year ago

FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Sued For More Than $1Bn

FTX files lawsuit against former CEO, seeking to recoup more than $1 billion, and alleging funds were used to cover…

1 year ago

Twitter Seeks End Of Privacy Agreement With FTC

Elon Musk's Twitter asks US court to nullify consent order with FTC over data breaches, and takes aim at prominent…

1 year ago

Head Of Engineering For Trump’s Truth Social ‘Quits’

Head of engineering for Donald Trump's Truth Social reportedly quits as blank-cheque company DWAC agrees to $18m SEC settlement

1 year ago

SEC ‘Disappointed’ At Ripple Court Defeat

SEC chair Gary Gensler says regulator 'disappointed' at partial loss in Ripple case as it seeks to regulate crypto 'Wild…

1 year ago

China Delivery Giant Meituan Expands Livestream Commerce

Chinese food delivery giant Meituan expands livestreaming to attract consumers in face of competition from TikTok sister site Douyin

1 year ago

Musk Says Twitter Has Lost Half Of Ad Revenue

Elon Musk says Twitter revenue down by half since acquisition as company faces new competitor Threads from Facebook owner Meta

1 year ago

Twitter To Share Ad Revenues With Content Creators

Amid reports that Twitter traffic is tanking, Elon Musk platform offers content creators part of advertising revenue

1 year ago

Twitter Owes Former Staff $500m, Lawsuit Claims

Lawsuit from Twitter's head of employee benefits alleges Elon Musk platform owes sacked staff $500m in severance payments

1 year ago

Celsius Founder Alex Mashinsky Arrested, Charged

Alexander Mashinsky, founder and CEO of bankrupt Celsius Network has been arrested and charged by US authorities

1 year ago

Twitter Sues Four Texas Firms For Data Scraping

Lawsuit filed against four unnamed entities in Texas after Elon Musk railed last week against data scraping and limited user…

1 year ago

FCA CEO Warns Of AI Disruption To Financial Services Sector

Head of financial regulator warns of threat posed by AI for online fraud and cyber risk, as UK seeks leadership…

1 year ago

Online Safety Bill: Lords Demand Changes To Social Media Algorithms

House of Lords fails to object to encryption demands in Online Safety Bill, but rather harmful algorithms for social media

1 year ago

Silicon Insights: The State of MarTech: Part 1

In the latest Silicon Insight interview we are considering the current state of MarTech and how this will evolve into…

1 year ago

Amazon Challenges EU ‘Gatekeeper’ Designation

E-commerce giant Amazon pushes back against European listing it as an online gatekeeper, subjecting it to new laws

1 year ago

EU Agrees US Trans-Atlantic Data Sharing Deal

European Commission on Monday adopts its “adequacy decision for the EU-US Data Privacy Framework”, but legal challenge is threatened

1 year ago

Elon Musk Sues Law Firm Over Twitter Buyout Fees

Musk seeks recovery of $90m in fees law firm received from Twitter board for defeating Musk's attempt to walk away…

1 year ago

Instagram’s Threads Surpasses 100 Million Users

Worrying sign for Elon, as Zuckerberg's Threads app surpasses 100 million users in less than a week since launch

1 year ago

Bluesky Surpasses One Million Downloads

Jack Dorsey backed Twitter rival, Bluesky, surpasses one million global downloads, just four months since closed launch

1 year ago

Twitter Threatens Lawsuit Over Threads App

Round two? Twitter threatens to sue Meta over Threads app, as Elon Musk says “competition is fine, cheating is not”

1 year ago

Meta’s Threads Surpasses 30 Million Signups

Should Elon worry? Twitter rival Threads gains instant traction, as app is downloaded by tens of millions, and signups surpass…

1 year ago

Canadian Government Halts Advertising On Facebook, Instagram

Federal government in Canada pulls its modest amount of advertising on Facebook, Instagram after Meta pulls news for Canadians

1 year ago

Meta Launches Twitter Rival Threads

Round One. Mark Zuckerberg's Meta launches direct challenge to Elon Musk's Twitter, with official launch of Threads

1 year ago

Judge Blocks Biden Officials Communicating With Social Media Firms

Win for US republicans, after federal judge restricts some Biden officials from meeting and communicating with social media companies

1 year ago

Meta Set To Launch Twitter Rival This Week

With downloads for Jack Dorsey's Bluesky booming, Meta this week is expected to launch its Twitter rival, Instagram Threads

1 year ago

Twitter Requires Sign-In To View Tweets

Twitter requires users to sign in or create an account to view tweets in what owner Elon Musk calls 'temporary'…

1 year ago

Salesforce Invests $4 Billion In UK Amid AI Push

CRM giant Salesforce confirms it will invest $4bn in its UK business over the next five years, in the face…

1 year ago