As it fights against the US divest or ban law, TikTok is reportedly developing a clone of app's recommendation algorithm
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Amazon Given FAA Clearance To Expand Drone Deliveries
US aviation regulator grants approval for Amazon to expand its drone delivery service beyond 'visual line of sight'
Terra Labs, Do Kwon Settle SEC Fraud Case
Tentative settlement reportedly reached between the US SEC and Singapore's Terraform Labs and founder Do Kwon
Meta Finds Facebook Propaganda Network Using Generative AI
Meta Platforms finds influence network focused on Gaza war that for first time uses generative AI to produce fake comments
BlackRock $20bn ETF Becomes World’s Biggest Bitcoin Fund
BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust dethrones decade-old Grayscale investment vehicle to become world's biggest Bitcoin fund, report finds
Shark Tank Host Launches Crowdfunding Site For TikTok Buy
Kevin O'Leary, investor and host of reality programme Shark Tank, launches crowdfunding effort to gauge interest in TikTok buy
Former FTX Executive Ryan Salame Sentenced To Seven Years
Former Bankman-Fried top lieutenant Ryan Salame given longer sentence than prosecutors had asked for over role in FTX collapse
London Woman Jailed For Six Years For Laundering Bitcoin
Jian Wen, 42, jailed for more than six years after police seized more than £3bn of Bitcoin at her luxurious London home
EU Eyes Telegram User Numbers As It Nears Regulatory Threshold
European Commission says in contact with Telegram as platform nears 45 million user threshold for stringent DSA rules
TikTok Challenge To US Ban Law Gets September Hearing
Cases by TikTok, ByteDance, content creators get fast-track schedule as company faces forced sale or ban by 19 January
Google Invests $350m In India’s Flipkart
Google becomes minority shareholder in Walmart-owned Amazon competitor Flipkart as it progresses investment plans in India
TikTok Cuts ‘Hundreds’ Of Jobs
TikTok to cut jobs from operations and marketing teams amidst broader ByteDance restructuring, as it faces political tensions in US
Frustration Mounts Over False Results In Google’s ‘AI Overviews’
User frustration mounts over incorrect results in Google's new AI Overviews feature, as web publishers fear reduced traffic
Fake Accounts Proliferating On X, Study Warns
Ahead of US presidential election, fake accounts supporting Donald Trump are proliferating on Elon Musk's X, study finds
YouTube Threatens To Block Russian Protest Group’s Anti-War Content
YouTube threatens to pull anti-war content from Russian rights group, after complaint from Putin regime's Roskomnadzor
Amazon To Refresh Alexa With AI, Charge Monthly Subscription – Report
Alexa voice assistant to be upgraded with AI capabilities, and users charged a monthly fee not included in Prime, report states
Bitcoin ‘Creator’ Craig Wright Repeatedly Lied, Rules UK Judge
Damning ruling by British judge, after he rules that self-proclaimed bitcoin inventor lied 'repeatedly' to support his claim
Julian Assange Granted Right To Challenge US Extradiction Order
High Court rules Wikileaks founder Julian Assange can appeal against extradition to the US, despite American assurances
Reddit Deal With OpenAI Gives ChatGPT Access To Content
OpenAI strikes deal with Reddit to train its AI tech on user posts and give ChatGPT direct access to the platform's content
European Union Opens Child Safety Probe Into Meta
European Commission opens an official child safety investigation into Facebook and Instagram-owner Meta Platforms
Apple Store Workers Vote To Strike Over Contract Talks Delay
Workers at unionised Apple store in Maryland vote to authorise first ever strike, after delays in bargaining for contracts
Federal Court Orders Elon Musk To Testify In SEC Twitter Takeover Probe
Elon Musk loses bid to avoid court order to force him to testify in SEC probe of his $44 billion Twitter purchase
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YouTube Blocks Hong Kong Protest Anthem After Court Order
Anthem used by protesters in Hong Kong is blocked by YouTube, as critics lash out at another clampdown in former British colony
TikTok Creators Sue To Block US Divest Or Ban Law
Group of TikTok creators in the United States attempt to block recent law that will force divestiture or ban of the app
X Accused Of Overruling Australian Law On Knife Attack Posts
Lawyer for Australia's eSafety Commissioner says X wants to overrule government on what are 'reasonable' compliance steps
Judge Dismisses X Lawsuit Against Data-Scraping Firm
San Francisco judge says social media platforms such as X have no right to arbitrarily decide how public data is used
Apple Scraps TV Plans For ‘Crush’ Advert After Criticism
Apple scraps plans to commercially air iPad advert that showed musical instruments being violently crushed, after criticism
TikTok To Label AI-Generated Content From Other Platforms
AI-generated content such as video and images are going to be labelled by TikTok using the Content Credentials digital watermark
Ofcom Urges Tech Firms To Tame Toxic Algorithms
New child safety laws sees Ofcom calling on tech firms to “tame toxic algorithms” to protect children online