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Twitter Shareholders Approve Musk’s $44bn TakeoverTwitter Shareholders Approve Musk’s $44bn Takeover

Twitter Shareholders Approve Musk’s $44bn Takeover

Bit of a moot point? Twitter shareholder vote overwhelmingly in favour of Elon Musk's $44 billion takeover deal

3 years ago
US Lawmakers Warn Apple Over Chinese Memory ChipsUS Lawmakers Warn Apple Over Chinese Memory Chips

US Lawmakers Warn Apple Over Chinese Memory Chips

US lawmakers warn Apple it faces potentially serious consequences if it uses NAND memory chips made by controversial Chinese firm…

3 years ago
Sea Ltd Lays Off E-Commerce, Gaming Staff After Heavy LossSea Ltd Lays Off E-Commerce, Gaming Staff After Heavy Loss

Sea Ltd Lays Off E-Commerce, Gaming Staff After Heavy Loss

Singapore tech player Sea Ltd consolidates e-commerce operations in Latin America, lays off gaming developers after nearly $1bn quarterly loss

3 years ago
EU Says It Will Not Appeal Qualcomm Antitrust DecisionEU Says It Will Not Appeal Qualcomm Antitrust Decision

EU Says It Will Not Appeal Qualcomm Antitrust Decision

European Commission confirms it is not planning to appeal General Court decision on its 997m euro fine against Qualcomm, in…

3 years ago
Tim Cook Dismisses Google Pressure To Adopt RCSTim Cook Dismisses Google Pressure To Adopt RCS

Tim Cook Dismisses Google Pressure To Adopt RCS

Apple CEO Tim Cook suggests 'buy your mom an iPhone,' in response to question about no RCS support or integration…

3 years ago
Twitter Agreed To Pay Whistleblower $7m – ReportTwitter Agreed To Pay Whistleblower $7m – Report

Twitter Agreed To Pay Whistleblower $7m – Report

Settlement for $7 million between Twitter and Peiter “Mudge” Zatko was made days before former security boss filed his whistleblower…

3 years ago
Apple Raises Prices For British iPhone UsersApple Raises Prices For British iPhone Users

Apple Raises Prices For British iPhone Users

Prices of iPhones will remain the same in America, but will rise in key Apple markets including the UK, Germany…

3 years ago
Twitter Again Expands Fact-Checking Birdwatch SchemeTwitter Again Expands Fact-Checking Birdwatch Scheme

Twitter Again Expands Fact-Checking Birdwatch Scheme

Content moderation development. Another expansion of Twitter's community fact-checking project, known as Birdwatch

3 years ago
Apple iPhone 14: Industry ReactionApple iPhone 14: Industry Reaction

Apple iPhone 14: Industry Reaction

Industry experts react to Apple's 'Far Out' launch of the iPhone 14, Apple Watch Series 8, Watch Ultra, and next…

3 years ago
Apple Live Blog: Far Out Event 7th September 2022Apple Live Blog: Far Out Event 7th September 2022

Apple Live Blog: Far Out Event 7th September 2022

Welcome to the live blog of Apple's special event on 7 September 2022, where it is expected to launch the…

3 years ago
Elon Musk Denied Attempt To Delay Twitter TrialElon Musk Denied Attempt To Delay Twitter Trial

Elon Musk Denied Attempt To Delay Twitter Trial

Delaware judge grants Elon Musk's request to include whistleblower claims in his Twitter counter lawsuit, but won't delay 17 October…

3 years ago
US Bans Tech Firms From Building Chinese FactoriesUS Bans Tech Firms From Building Chinese Factories

US Bans Tech Firms From Building Chinese Factories

US Chips and Science Act (Chips). Biden administration tells those receiving federal funding they will not be allowed to invest…

3 years ago
Hacking Forum Thread Alleging TikTok Breach Has Been DeletedHacking Forum Thread Alleging TikTok Breach Has Been Deleted

Hacking Forum Thread Alleging TikTok Breach Has Been Deleted

Hacker claim of TikTok breach has been deleted and the user banned, after TikTok dismissed the allegations as incorrect

3 years ago
Instagram Fined €405 Million For Teenager Data ViolationInstagram Fined €405 Million For Teenager Data Violation

Instagram Fined €405 Million For Teenager Data Violation

Irish data protection watchdog slaps Meta's Instagram with a hefty €405m (£349m) fine for letting teenagers display their contact details

3 years ago
UK Watchdog Deepens Probe Into Microsoft’s $69bn Activision PurchaseUK Watchdog Deepens Probe Into Microsoft’s $69bn Activision Purchase

UK Watchdog Deepens Probe Into Microsoft’s $69bn Activision Purchase

British Antitrust watchdog, the CMA, is concerned Microsoft's purchase of gaming giant could “substantially lessen competition”

3 years ago

Arm Sues Qualcomm And Nuvia Unit For Licence Infringement

British chip designer Arm Holdings accuses Qualcomm and Nuvia of trademark infringement and breaching certain licence agreements

3 years ago

Twitter Trials Edit Tweet Function

Much requested edit feature is being trialled by Twitter, that will allow tweets to be edited up to 30 minutes…

3 years ago

Trump’s Truth Social Remains Barred On Google Play Store

Donald Trump's social networking app remains unavailable on Google's Play Store, for violating policies about having a content moderation system

3 years ago

US Instructs AMD, Nvidia To Halt AI Shipments To China

Two leading American chipmakers, Nvidia and AMD, have been ordered to stop selling some of their AI-related technology to China

3 years ago

Snap To Axe 20 Percent Of Staff – Report

Bad news on the tech jobs front. Over 1,000 employees at Snapchat parent Snap are reportedly to be handed their…

3 years ago

Meta To Shutter Facebook Gaming App

That didn't last long. Meta is to close its Facebook Gaming app later this year – two years after it…

3 years ago

Apple Privacy Head Steps Down – Report

Apple's chief privacy officer, Jane Horvath, is to leave the tech giant after 11 years in her role, and will…

3 years ago

Elon Musk Seeks Court Delay After Twitter Whistleblower Claims

Legal team of Elon Musk seeks to delay October trial until November, in light of whistleblower claims of serious vulnerabilities…

3 years ago

European Commission ‘Will Not Appeal’ Qualcomm Fine Dismissal

European Commission reportedly not planning to appeal General Court decision quashing 997m euro Qualcomm fine in latest setback for Big…

3 years ago

Dell, Ericsson To End All Business In Russia

More Russia withdraws, as Dell confirms it has ceased all Russian operations, and Ericsson says it will wind down operations…

3 years ago

Tech Investors Mull Newport Wafer Fab Rescue Bid – Report

Amid a national security review, British chip executives are reportedly preparing a rescue bid for Welsh chip firm Newport Wafer…

3 years ago

Meta Settles Cambridge Analytica Lawsuit

Meta Platforms agrees to settle a lawsuit in San Francisco over the 2018 Cambridge Analytica scandal, but financial terms not…

3 years ago

Samsung Germany Tells User To Smash SSD With Hammer

Data protection overkill? Customer support in Germany tells user to smash his faulty Solid State Drive (SSD) before returning it…

3 years ago

Jack Dorsey – Biggest Twitter Regret Was Forming Company

Co-founder and former CEO of Twitter Jack Dorsey says his biggest regret was making the social media platform an actual…

3 years ago

LastPass Confirms Hack And Theft Of Source Code

Not again. Password management service confirms hackers stole source code and technical data, but insists customer data was not compromised

3 years ago