Marketing

Elon Musk’s X Sues Advertisers Over “Massive Advertiser Boycott”

Advertising boycott. Lawsuit filed against World Federation of Advertisers and member firms Unilever, Mars, CVS Health and Orsted

3 months ago

TikTok Asks Court To Reject Secret Court Filings In Ban Challenge

TikTok, ByteDance ask appeals court to reject US request to file parts of case in secret as companies challenge US…

3 months ago

TikTok Withdraws Rewards Programme From EU After DSA Probe

TikTok to withdraw TikTok Lite Rewards programme from EU in first case to be resolved under bloc's new Digital Services…

3 months ago

US Judge Finds Google ‘Is Monopolist’ In Landmark Ruling

US federal judge rules Google illegally maintained monopoly in search and advertising, opening way to remedy phase of trial

3 months ago

Bitcoin Plummets As Investors Dump Risky Assets

Price of Bitcoin plunges sharply, ending rally that started in January with approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs as investors flee…

3 months ago

Government Takes Social Media To Task Over Violence

Government promises action against people inciting violence online as home secretary says social media firms should be doing more

3 months ago

Customers Flock To Shein South Africa Pop-Up Store

Chinese-founded online retailer Shein sees strong demand at first pop-up store in South Africa as it faces criticism from authorities

3 months ago

Coinbase Chief Executive Sees Political ‘Shift’ On Crypto

Coinbase chief executive Brian Armstrong says support for crypto industry increasing across political spectrum ahead of elections

3 months ago

Amazon Shares Plummet On Slowing Sales

Amazon shares sink after it reports slowing sales amidst consumer bargain-hunting and competition from China's Temu and Shein

3 months ago

US Sues TikTok Over ‘Massive’ Children’s Privacy Breach

In latest legal challenge Department of Justice, FTC sue TikTok, ByteDance over alleged use of children's data without parental consent

3 months ago

SEC Charges IRL Founder With Investor Fraud

US regulator says Abraham Shafi fraudulently raised millions for social media platform IRL while using investor funds for personal expenses

3 months ago

Elon Musk Sued By Former CNN Anchor Over Cancelled X Deal

Lawsuit time. Musk had cancelled contract with Don Lemon for talk show on X, after questioning over platform's content moderation…

3 months ago

Meta Posts Strong Q2 Amid Heavy AI Spending

Facebook parent Meta Platforms delivers strong Q2 financials which beats Wall Street expectations, raising its share price

3 months ago

South Korea To Support Businesses Amidst E-Commerce Crisis

South Korean government to support small-business vendors on Qoo10-owned e-commerce platforms amidst payment chaos

3 months ago

Amazon Faces Double Tax Fraud Probes In Italy

Italian authorities investigate Amazon in second tax-evasion case after seizing 121m euros from Milan unit last week

3 months ago

LinkedIn To Pay $6.625m In Ad Lawsuit Settlement

Microsoft's LinkedIn agrees to $6.625m settlement with advertisers over alleged overcharging based on inflated ad metrics

3 months ago

Meta Ordered To Clean Up AI-Generated Porn By Oversight Board

Oversight Board orders Meta to clarify rules over sexually explicit AI-generated images, after two fake images of famous women shared…

3 months ago

Revolut Gains UK Banking Licence

After three years of trying, fintech start-up Revolut finally recieves a UK banking licence, but with some restrictions from regulator

3 months ago

Alphabet Q2 Beats Expectations, But Shares Dip

Despite share buyback and positive Q2 results, Alphabet's share price falls over YouTube slowdown and margin declines

3 months ago

Google Cancels Plan To Axe Third Party Cookies For Chrome Browser

Better switch to Firefox? After years of delays, Google performs u-turn and will no longer cancel third-party tracking cookies

3 months ago

Double-Digit Growth For Google Expected Amidst AI Push

Google expected to see double-digit revenue and profit growth for second quarter amidst AI cloud enthusiasm, stronger ad sales

3 months ago

Oracle To Pay $115m In Privacy Lawsuit Settlement

Oracle to pay $115m to settle proposed class-action lawsuit over 'digital dossiers' that allegedly collected data on hundreds of millions

4 months ago

Amazon Workers In Coventry Fail To Form Union

Amazon workers in Coventry lose union recognition ballot by just a handful of votes, amid allegations from the GMB

4 months ago

Bitcoin ‘Creator’ Craig Wright Admits He Is Not Satoshi Nakamoto

Australian computer scientist Craig Wright referred to Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to be considered for perjury charges

4 months ago

TikTok Parent Loses Bid To Avoid EU ‘Gatekeeper’ Label

China's ByteDance has lost a legal challenge to avoid a European Union 'gatekeeper' designation, but can appeal ruling

4 months ago

Elon Musk To Relocate SpaceX, X HQ To Texas

Leaving California. Elon Musk protests new gender-identity law, says he will move headquarters of SpaceX and X from California

4 months ago

Trump Media Shares Rally After Assassination Attempt

Shares in Trump Media surge 33 percent after Saturday assassination attempt on former president as investors bet on reelection

4 months ago

X Plans To Challenge EU DSA Breach Findings

Social media platform X says it disagrees with EU DSA findings as chief Elon Musk says he will pursue 'public…

4 months ago

Elon Musk’s X Breached DSA Rules, EU Finds

X's Blue checks 'used to mean trustworthy sources of information. Now our preliminary view is that they deceive users', says…

4 months ago

EU Accepts Apple’s Legal Commitments To Open NFC Access

Legal commitment over Apple's NFC-based mobile payments system, which is to be opened to rival payment operators

4 months ago