Marketing

Amazon Joins Police Ban Of Facial Recognition Tech

E-commerce giant Amazon joins other tech firms with announcement it will pause police use of its facial recognition software

4 years ago

Huawei Touts ‘Commitment’ To UK 5G Amidst Review

Huawei says UK's 'own interests' at stake in decision on whether to allow it to help build 5G networks, warning…

4 years ago

Disappointed Investors Drive Slack Shares Down

Slack shares plummet after it reports steady revenue growth – but sees little benefit from coronavirus-related trend toward remote working

4 years ago

US Investigators ‘Lean Toward’ Breaking Up Google’s Ad Tech Business

US state attorneys general probing Google over antitrust issues are reportedly leaning toward pushing for the company's advertising tech business…

4 years ago

DoJ Investigates Google Search Domination, Approaches DuckDuckGo

US competition authorities have approached Google search rival DuckDuckGo, in a sign its antitrust investigation is advancing

4 years ago

Facebook To Identify State-Controlled Media From Russia, China

State-controlled media organisations from Russia, China and other countries will be labelled as such by Facebook from the summer

4 years ago

Spanish Lawmakers To Draft 3 Percent Digital Tax

More bad news for US-based tech businesses as Spanish lawmakers ready a draft law calling for a 3 percent tax…

4 years ago

Amazon Sued After Warehouse Worker Brings Home Covid-19

Fresh lawsuit filed against Amazon over alleged lack of protection against Coronavirus at its troubled Staten Island facility

4 years ago

Pressure On Zuckerberg Grows, As Facebook Old Guard Join Protest

Employees from the early days of Facebook denounce Mark Zuckerberg over his decision not to act against posts by US…

4 years ago

France Hits Back At US Trade Threat Over Digital Tax

After the United States begins investigations this week into digital tax scheme of some countries, France warns of unity risk

4 years ago

ACLU File Lawsuit Against Clearview AI

American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit against facial recognition firm alleging “privacy-destroying surveillance activities”

4 years ago

Trump Targets Twitter With Executive Order

Escalating row between Twitter and the White House sees tech firm call out US President over a new tweet for…

4 years ago

Trump Ready To Sign Executive Order For Social Media Firms

US President ready to follow up on threat to 'close down' social networking firms after Twitter places fact warning label…

4 years ago

Coronavirus: Apple To Re-open Most US Stores

Post Coronavirus: With enhanced deep cleaning and kerbside pickups, Apple is to re-open most of its stores in the United…

4 years ago

Donald Trump Threatens To Close Down Social Networking Firms

Twitter applies fact-checking alert to a tweet from US President Donald Trump as part of new policy on misleading information

4 years ago

Twitter Tests Option To Limit Who Can Reply To Tweets

Online abuse clampdown. Twitter confirms it is testing new conversation settings that will allow users to limit who can reply…

4 years ago

Shopify To Allow Staff To Work From Home Permanently

Post Coronavirus world. Canadian e-commerce firm Shopify joins Twitter in saying it will allow staff to work from home forever

4 years ago

New Tesla Battery Tech Extends Life, Lowers Cost

Tesla aims to make batteries last longer while reducing their cost per mile, bringing expense of electric cars into line…

4 years ago

Coronavirus: Amazon To Make Affordable Face Shields

Amazon to use engineers from its drone and hardware divisions to make face shields for medical professionals, before selling them…

4 years ago

Coronavirus: One In Four YouTube Covid-19 Videos Are Misleading

More than a quarter of Coronavirus videos on YouTube contain “misleading or inaccurate information”, a new study has warned

4 years ago

France Requires Social Media Firms To Remove Content Within One Hour

That could difficult. French parliament passes a law that requires social media companies to delete certain content within an hour

4 years ago

Facebook Moderators Agree $52 Million Settlement After PTSD Lawsuit

Facebook has agreed a multi million dollar settlement with content moderators who sued it for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and…

4 years ago

Twitter To Allow Staff To Work From Home ‘Forever’

With its offices remaining shut until at least September, Twitter tells its staff they can continue working from home forever…

4 years ago

Coronavirus: Apple Begins Reopening US Stores

Apple has begun re-opening some of its retail stores in the United States, but will insist on additional safeguards including…

4 years ago

Facebook Names Members Of Oversight Board

Facebook names members of its content oversight board that can overrule Mark Zuckerberg over objectionable content on the platform

5 years ago

Twitter To Warn Users About Their ‘Harmful’ Tweets

Toxic Twitter. Microblogging service tests sending users a prompt, warning them when their tweet reply uses “harmful language”

5 years ago

Elon Musk Tweet Erases $14bn From Tesla’s Market Value

Musk's latest series of bizarre tweets criticises California's coronavirus lockdown and says Tesla's shares are 'too high', causing them to…

5 years ago

US Government Calls On Amazon’s Bezos To Testify

House of Representatives calls for testimony from Bezos amidst probe into whether company used data from third-party sellers to develop…

5 years ago

Amazon Tells Investors To ‘Take A Seat’ As Spending Rises

Sitting in the sweet spot as Amazon takes advantage on demand for online goods, groceries and cloud services during Coronavirus…

5 years ago

Facebook Advertising Growth Slows Amid Pandemic

The global slowdown in the digital advertising market due to the Coronavirus pandemic, slows advertising revenue growth at Facebook

5 years ago