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Nvidia Charged By SEC For ‘Inadequate Disclosures’ About Crypto Mining
US financial regulator charges GPU giant Nvidia for “inadequate disclosures” concerning the impact of crypto mining on the company’s gaming business”
EU Antitrust Head Calls For Global Approach To Tackle Big Tech
Europe's antitrust boss Margrethe Vestager says there needs to be a global approach to tackle the power of big name tech players
US VP Kamala Harris To Meet Amazon Labor Union At White House
Biden support for unionisation. Grassroots Amazon trade union, as well as other trade unions are to meet with the American vice president
Industry Groups Drop Challenge To California Net Neutrality Law
Legal challenge from American ISP's to California's strict net neutrality law to protect open Internet, has been dropped after courtroom defeats
Storyblok Headless CMS
With CX now firmly driving all aspects of business, embracing the benefits of headless CMS could be a massive opportunity for some enterprises. Silicon UK spoke with Storyblok to gain their insights into the next evolution of content m ...
Apple Store Union Vote To Take Place Next Month
First Apple store in the US is set to hold a vote on 2 June, over whether to join a trade union for the Atlanta retail outlet
Musk Touts ‘Slight Cost’ For Business Use Of Twitter
Twitter for 'casual users' will remain fee, tweets Elon Musk, but businesses using Twitter will be subjected to 'slight fee'
SEC Nearly Doubles Staff Of Crypto Enforcement Group
US financial regulator adds 20 full-time staff to cryptocurrency enforcement unit, also targets fraud in decentralised finance, NFTs, stablecoins
Alibaba Shares Briefly Plunge After Report About ‘Ma’
Alibaba Hong Kong shares briefly drop after ambiguous state media report about individual named 'Ma', as government strives to calm investor jitters
Musk ‘In Talks’ With Potential Partners For Twitter Financing
Elon Musk reportedly in talks with large investment firms and wealthy individuals to help fund the cash portion of massive $44bn Twitter buyout
Google Calls For Dismissal Of £1.25bn EU Antitrust Fine
Google begins laying out arguments in Luxembourg's General Court calling for the dismissal of a £1.25bn EU antitrust fine over its advertising practices
Bored Ape Start-Up Raises Millions In Virtual Land Sale
'Bored Ape Yacht Club' NFT creator, start-up Yuga Labs, raises more than $260m in sale of tokens representing land in upcoming virtual world 'Otherside'
Amazon Wins Hearing That Could Overturn Union Vote
US labour board to proceed with hearing that could invalidate historic pro-union result of last month's vote at Amazon Staten Island warehouse
Snap Releases Pocket-Sized ‘Flying Camera’ For Selfies
Snap releases Pixy 'flying camera' drone that can take selfies while flying around the user, as social media companies compete over hardware add-ons
Apple Profits Surge, As Firm Warns Of Trouble Ahead
No interruption for the Apple gravy train, as it shrugged off supply chain troubles. However it forecasted bigger problems ahead
Tesla’s Elon Musk Sells Shares Worth $4bn, Promises No More
Elon Musk sells $4 billion of Tesla shares to help in his Twitter takeover, but indicates no further Tesla share sales are planned
Amazon Posts First Net Loss Since 2015, Amid Challenging Market
Disappointing results from Amazon with first loss since 2015, as inflation, fuel and warehouse costs and supply chain turmoil take their toll
Online Safety Bill May Pose Risk To Startups, Suggests Regulator Boss
UK's forthcoming online safety bill risks stifling start-ups, the UK tech regulator chief who will help oversee its eventual implementation
Meta Pleases Investors After Daily User Number Growth Returns
Shares in Meta rose 20 percent in relief with modest daily and monthly user growth, despite mixed financial results in the first quarter
Amazon Won’t Face Federal Action Over Tornado Warehouse Collapse
No citation or penalities to be issued by federal agency, after December tornado flattened Amazon's DLI4 warehouse, killing six people
Alphabet Profit Slides As YouTube Misses Expectations
Tech giant posts mixed first quarter results, as Alphabet contends with rising inflation, increased YouTube competition, and falling ad spend
YouTuber Deliberately Crashed Plane For Views, FAA Rules
How far will you go for views? FAA says YouTuber intentionally parachuted out and filmed his own aeroplane crashing into forest
Amazon Faces Union Vote At Second State Island Facility
Second Amazon warehouse in Staten Island begins voting on whether to join grassroots trade union formed by fired Amazon worker
Musk Buys Twitter: Industry Reaction
Support and opposition to Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter has been mixed, so what has been the reaction of industry experts?
Jack Dorsey Backs Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover
Co-founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey backs Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter, as users and human rights group express concern
Twitter CEO Tells Staff Future Is Uncertain
Company wide town hall meeting sees CEO Parag Agrawal tell Twitter employees future direction of the platform is uncertain
Meta Begins Appeal Against UK Order To Sell Giphy
Closely watched appeal. UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) says it will defend its Giphy sale order 'vigorously'
Twitter To Be Sold To Elon Musk For $44 Billion
Now what? Board of directors agrees to sell Twitter to the world's richest man, who has frequently criticised the platform over “free speech”
Congress Republicans Ask Twitter To Conserve Musk Bid Records
Republicans in US Congress formally ask Twitter to conserve records related to Elon Musk's proposed buyout of company amidst 'concern' over free speech implications