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Government To Put Ofcom In Charge Of Regulating Internet Content
More powers on the way for British communications watchdog Ofcom, after Government decides Internet firms cannot regulate themselves
Facebook Accounts On Twitter, Instagram Hacked
Facebook has been targeted by Saudi-based hacking collective OurMine after compromise of its Twitter and Instagram accounts
Twitter Warns ‘State-Sponsored Actors’ Accessed Phone Numbers
Platform warns IP addresses with 'ties to state-sponsored actors' attempted to access phone numbers associated with user accounts
Google Disappoints After Revealing YouTube’s $15 Billion Revenue
Strong financials from Google's parent, as it reveals for the first time the turnover of YouTube and Google Cloud business
Microsoft Plans To Force-Switch Chrome Users To Bing Search Engine
Microsoft roundly criticised as it plans to force-install Bing search engine extension for Office 365 ProPlus installations using Google's Chrome
Elon Musk Marks Tesla Success With Dance Music Track
Release of 'Don't Doubt Ur Vibe' follows strong orders for Cybertruck and share price rise that values Tesla second in the world after Toyota
OECD Confirms Rewrite Of Global Tax Laws
Digital tax. 140 governments agree to rewrite cross border tax laws that will increase the tax paid by tech giants like Amazon, Facebook and Google
Facebook Settles Facial Recognition Lawsuit
Social networking giant pays out nearly half a billion dollars to settle long running biometric data lawsuit in the United States
Facebook Shares Fall Amid Sharp Rise In Costs
Social networking giant delivers strong financial results, but investors took fright at big increase in expenses and costs
Facebook Oversight Board Appoints Human Rights Expert
Can independent oversight board restore faith in Facebook's and Mark Zuckerberg's handling of questionable content?
Ring Doorbell App Reveals Personal Data, EFF Warns
Privacy threat? Ring app for Android is packed with third-party tracking software, Electronic Frontier Foundation has warned
Travelex Finally Restores Money Transfers
It only took a month to sort out. Currency trader back online and no longer relying on pen and paper for currency transactions
ICO Children’s Data Rules Meet With Divided Response
Upcoming regulations hailed as a pioneering step to protect children's data online, but some fear they could favour big tech companies
Apple Fixed Tracking Flaws In Safari, But Google Director Disagrees
Google identified multiple privacy flaws in Apple's Safari browser, which the iPad maker said it has fixed, but a Google director says it hasn't
WhatsApp Reaches 5 Billion Downloads On Play Store
Facebook's messaging service has hit 5 billion downloads, amid reports that it has backed off plans to insert adverts into WhatsApp
Facebook To Hire 1,000 UK Staff
London engineering centre will see significant increase in workforce, as Facebook seeks growth in post Brexit United Kingdom
Alphabet Hits $1 Trillion Market Valuation
Exclusive trillion dollar club. Google's parent Alphabet becomes the fourth US tech giant to reach a market value of $1 trillion
Twitter Apologises For Adverts For Neo-Nazis
Twitter says sorry after it is found that it's ad tool allowed for discriminatory terms to be used for targetted adverts
TSB Owner Sabadell Signs IBM Deal After Botched Migration
Spain's Banco Sabadell sign $1 billion deal with IBM for it to manage the bank's IT and cloud systems for the next ten years
Cryptocurrency Attendees Should Avoid North Korean Conference, Warns UN
Experts at the United Nations (UN) warn attendees of upcoming cryptocurrency conference in North Korea they could be cited for sanctions busting
Most Website Consent Mechanisms ‘Illegal’ Under GDPR
Study finds websites' consent platforms largely fail to comply with data protection rules, and may even incentivise 'illegal configurations'
Facebook Refuses To Ban Misleading Political Adverts
Platform makes limited changes to its stance on political adverts, but still refuses to ban ads that are misleading or spread lies
CES 2020: Twitter To Test Reply-Limiting Tech
Platform to test four settings to allow users to control who can reply to a user's tweets, in effort to halt Twitter's toxic culture
Facebook To Remove Deepfake Videos, If It Meets Certain Criteria
U-turn at Facebook? Social network confirms it will remove some videos modified by artificial intelligence, known as deepfakes
CES 2020: 8K Televisions, Virtual Assistants On Display At Tech Show
Samsung and others show off massive 8K televisions, as virtual assistants make their way into electric vehicles and showerheads
The Attention Economy
Consumers face a tsunami of content; gaining their attention is vital. The attention economy is changing the relationships businesses have with their customers. What is the value of attention?
Former Executive Slams Google Over Human Rights
Former head of international relations has alleged that things have changed from Google's original moto of “don't be evil”
2019: Highlights and lowlights for the tech sector
2019 has seen technology and big name tech firms dominate news headlines, amid privacy concerns, digital tax and national security issues
Airbnb Wins Top EU Court Ruling Over Regulatory Status
European Court of Justice decides Airbnb is an 'information society service' and not a real estate agent, defeating challenge by Paris city authorities