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FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Ordered Back To Court, After VPN Use

Federal judge unhappy that FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried used virtual private network (VPN) whilst under house arrest

2 years ago

Meta Oversight Board Pledges Quicker Case Reviews

Facebook's Supreme Court, the Oversight Board, say it will review more content moderation cases and do it faster than before

2 years ago

Meta’s Chief Business Officer To Leave After 13 Years

Long-serving chief business officer Marne Levine is to leave Meta in the summer, following the departure of Sheryl Sandberg last…

2 years ago

Twitter Revenues From Top Advertisers Plummets – Report

More than half of Twitter's top 1,000 advertisers were no longer spending on the platform in early January, new data…

2 years ago

New York Regulator Orders Shutdown Of Major Stablecoin

New York regulator orders Paxos Trust to stop issuing third-biggest stablecoin Binance USD, as authorities crack down on crypto industry

2 years ago

Yahoo To Lay Off 20 Percent Of Workforce

Job losses to begin at Yahoo with 1,600 staff set to lose their positions, in latest tranche of layoffs impacting…

2 years ago

Twitter Tells Users They Have Hit Daily Post Limit

Twitter users informed they have hit their daily post limit, as European Commission criticises its disinformation takedown efforts

2 years ago

Netflix Expands Password Sharing Crackdown

Streaming giant Netflix password says sharing by 100 million households is impacting its ability to invest in new TV and…

2 years ago

Twitter Access Restored In Turkey After Earthquake Criticism

Service restored after Turkey restricted access to Twitter after criticism of government response to devastating earthquakes

2 years ago

Chinese Version Of TikTok To Expand Food Delivery Service

Chinese version of Tiktok, Douyin, set to expand food delivery trial more broadly across China, capitalising on e-commerce success

2 years ago

Court Approves Lawsuit Against Meta In Kenya

Labour court in Kenya says Facebook parent Meta can be sued in the country by content moderator citing psychological harm

2 years ago

UK Considers Backing Official ‘Digital Pound’

Bank of England and UK Treasury propose government-backed digital pound that could supplant cash by end of decade

2 years ago

Court Considers Independent FTX Probe

US bankruptcy court to consider DOJ demand that it appoint independent examiner to probe fraud charges in FTX collapse

2 years ago

Wall Street Advisory Firm Sues Twitter Over Unpaid Bill

Wall Street advisory firm sues Twitter claiming nearly $2m in unpaid bills from last year as Elon Musk continues cost-cutting…

2 years ago

Alphabet Earnings Miss Expectations, As YouTube Declines

Google parent Alphabet has felt the impact of reduced advertising spending, after its latest financials mostly missed Wall Street expectations

2 years ago

Amazon Posts Annual Loss Amid Restructuring

Worse than anticipated earnings for Amazon on Thursday, amid difficulties after pandemic boom and 18,000 job losses

2 years ago

Apple, Google Urged To Remove TikTok From App Stores

A democratic senator in the US urges Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their respective app stores ahead of…

2 years ago

Meta Pleases Investors With ‘Year Of Efficiency’ Pledge

After heavy Metaverse spending in 2022, Mark Zuckerberg points to cost savings in 2023 after big drop in profits in…

2 years ago

UK Government Details Plan To Regulate Crypto, Post FTX

HM Treasury reveals 'ambitious plans' to protect consumer and businesses by 'robustly regulating cryptoasset activities'

2 years ago

PayPal To Axe 7 Percent Of Workforce

More job losses as PayPal announces plan to lay off 2,000 staff amid “challenging macroeconomic environment”

2 years ago

Spotify Beats Estimates, But Losses Soar

Spotify beats analysts' estimates on user and subscriber growth, but podcast investment strategy sees ballooning losses

2 years ago

Facebook Parent Seeks To Block £3bn UK Lawsuit

Facebook parent Meta seeks to block £3bn UK collective legal action claiming company abusively profited from users' personal data

2 years ago

Charities Criticise Move To Shut Down AmazonSmile

Charities criticise Amazon for surprise decision to shut down AmazonSmile donation programme that it said was 'spread too thin'

2 years ago

Twitter Partners With Ad Verification Firms To Appease Advertisers

Twitter says it will team up with two digital ad verification companies, in a further attempt to attract advertisers back…

2 years ago

Meta To Reinstate Donald Trump Facebook, Instagram Accounts

Donald Trump regains more social media accounts, after two year ban for inciting an insurrection at US Capitol

2 years ago

Twitter Ad Spending Fell Over 70 Percent In December – Report

New data suggests advertisers continue to shun Elon Musk's Twitter, as another report states there are now just 550 engineers…

2 years ago

US DoJ Sues Google Over Online Ad Domination

US DoJ, plus eight US states, sue Alphabet's Google for its dominance in online advertising market, amid calls for it…

2 years ago

EU Lawmakers Approve ‘Prohibitive’ Crypto Rules

European Union lawmakers vote to approve draft law that includes 'prohibitive' restrictions for banks holding crypto assets

2 years ago

Hackers Access Thousands Of PayPal Accounts

PayPal says hackers accessed nearly 35,000 accounts in early December using valid passwords obtained from breaches of other websites

2 years ago

Twitter Shuts Down Third-Party Clients In Policy Shift

Twitter officially changes developer policy following technical changes that abruptly shut down most third-party clients

2 years ago