Mobility

FTC Investigates Amazon Prime, But Firm Hits Out At FTC Staff Conduct

E-commerce giant accuses Federal Trade Commission of harassing Jeff Bezos,and Andy Jassy, in probe of Amazon Prime service

2 years ago

Streaming Impact On Broadcast TV Revealed In Latest Ofcom Study

Young adults now watching two thirds less broadcast TV than in 2012, as scale of streaming challenge to broadcast media…

2 years ago

Apple To Start Manufacturing Macbook, Apple Watch In Vietnam

China move? Apple is reportedly in talks with its suppliers about starting manufacturing the Apple Watch and Macbook in Vietnam

2 years ago

More People Charged After 2017 Equifax Hack

US financial regulator charges three more people with insider trading concerning Equifax hack, after its former CIO was jailed over…

2 years ago

Google Defamation Ruling Overturned By Australian High Court

Notable intervention in Australian libel laws, after High Court overturns ruling against Google, over hyperlink to allegedly defamatory newspaper article

2 years ago

Apple Orders Staff Back To Office, Three Days A Week

Memo from Tim Cook tells Apple staff in the Bay area, that from next month, they must come into the…

2 years ago

Snapchat Hits 1 Million Paid Users Amidst Weak Ad Market

Snapchat parent Snap says paid subscription service reaches 1 million subscribers as weak ad market prompts search for alternate revenue…

2 years ago

Google Ordered To Pay $43m By Australian Court

Search engine Google fined $43 million by Australian court for tracking Android users location data for two years in 2017…

2 years ago

Hacker Touts Data Sale Of 48.5m Users Of Covid App – Report

Personal data of 48.5 million Chinese citizens who used Shanghai's Covid App, is being offered for sale by a hacker…

2 years ago

Facebook Tests Default End-to-End Encryption For Messenger

Privacy move. Platform tests secure storage of people's chats on Messenger, in a move sure to provoke pushback from law…

2 years ago

UK’s CMA Begins Probe Of Viasat Acquisition Of Inmarsat

British competition regulator the CMA, begins phase one investigation of $7.3 billion merger between Inmarsat and Viasat

2 years ago

Google Seeks To Shame Apple Over RCS Refusal

Good luck convincing Tim. Google begins publicity campaign to pressure Aple into adopting the cross platform RCS messaging protocol

2 years ago

Elon Musk Wants Staff Names Of Twitter’s Bot Counters

Fight with Twitter, sees Elon Musk's legal team requesting names of those employees who calculate bot or spam account numbers

2 years ago

Former Twitter Executive Convicted Of Spying For Saudi Arabia

Spying scandal. Former Twitter executive found guilty in San Francisco courtroom of spying for Saudi Arabia and accessing account data

2 years ago

Meta Raises $10 Billion In Bond Offering

First ever bond offering sees Facebook parent Meta Platforms raise $10 billion, as it seeks to bolster finances, amid heavy…

2 years ago

Samsung Unveils Two New Folding Smartphones

Foldable updates from Samsung. include new versions of its pocket sized square (Galaxy Z Flip 4), and the bigger folding…

2 years ago

Facebook At Centre Of US Teenager Home Abortion Case

Court documents show Facebook provided police in the US state of Nebraska with a teenager's private chats about her at…

2 years ago

President Biden Signs $53 Billion US Chips Act

President Joe Biden signs landmark bill to encourage chip makers to build more semiconductor manufacturing capacity in the US

2 years ago

WhatsApp Update To Allow Users To Leave Groups Silently

Privacy changes to WhatsApp. No more blanket notifications to a group if a user decides to exit the group chat,…

2 years ago

Qualcomm Adds $4.2bn To GlobalFoundries Semiconductor Deal

Qualcomm expands existing chip manufacturing deal with GlobalFoundries by $4.2bn as it seeks to limit supply chain disruption amidst global…

2 years ago

BT Completes Carrier Aggregation Trial In Europe 5G First

BT and Nokia complete carrier aggregation trial combining four 5G spectrum channels for faster speeds as operators migrate to standalone…

2 years ago

China’s Didi Chuxing ‘Fears More Sanctions’

The management of Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing reportedly fears further sanctions may follow last month's record-breaking $1.2bn data fine

2 years ago

Apple Tells Taiwanese Suppliers To Avoid Disruption

Apple reportedly tells Taiwanese suppliers to ensure parts are labelled in line with China's 'One China' policy amidst flare-up of…

2 years ago

Tinder Ditches Metaverse, Digital Coin Plans As Investors Swipe Left

Tinder parent Match Group suspends plans to develop metaverse-based dating and Tinder Coins after announcing disappointing third-quarter expectations

2 years ago

Twitter Labels Elon Musk’s Counterclaim ‘Factually Inaccurate’

Elon Musk's lawsuit counterclaims are “factually inaccurate, legally insufficient, and commercially irrelevant”, says Twitter

2 years ago

Apple HR Allegedly Mishandled 15 Misconduct Complaints From Women

Apple's HR department accused by 15 women of mishandling serious misconduct allegations, and in some cases even retaliating against them

2 years ago

Italy, Intel Close To $5bn Chip Factory Agreement

Increase In European chip production? Agreement for Intel semiconductor packaging and assembly factory in Italy reportedly nudges closer

2 years ago

UK Parliament Shutters TikTok Account Over Security Fears

Fears over China's data collection law prompts UK Parliament to close down its TikTok account, after just one week of…

2 years ago

TSMC Warns It Will Close Operations If China Invades Taiwan

Chip warning. China's sabre rattling around Taiwan prompts plea from TSMC chairman that “war brings no winners, everybody’s losers”

2 years ago

Robinhood Axes 23 Percent Of Jobs, Dismisses Talk Of Sale

CEO confirms further job cuts at trading app Robinhood, with another 23 percent of staff set to be culled from…

2 years ago