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Elon Musk’s X To Pay Donald Trump $10m To Settle Lawsuit

X agrees settlement with Donald Trump, after his lawsuit over account suspension for his role in 6 January 2021 attack…

2 months ago

Amazon Readies Release Of Revamped Alexa AI – Report

After delays to its Alexa generative AI voice assistant, Amazon invites press outlets to preview event in late February

2 months ago

Pakistan’s Parliament Passes Bill For Strict Control On Social Media

Bill passed to give Pakistani government sweeping controls on social media, but critics argue it will further suppress free speech

3 months ago

Indian Tribunal Suspends Meta’s Data Sharing Ban

After Meta had warned that India's data sharing ban could collapse WhatsApp's business model, tribunal suspends ban

3 months ago

UK’s CMA Begins Probe Into Apple, Google Mobile Ecosystems

British regulator confirms investigation of Apple and Google's domination of app stores, operating systems, and browsers

3 months ago

LinkedIn Sued Over Alleged Use Of Private Messages To Train AI

Microsoft's LinkedIn sued for allegedly using customer data, including private messages, to train AI models without permission

3 months ago

Google Wins UK Injunction To Halt Russian Enforcement Of Judgements

Google wins permanent injunction from London's High Court to prevent enforcement of Russian YouTube judgements

3 months ago

Elon Musk Questions X’s Ban In China, After TikTok Ban

With Donald Trump moving to strike down US ban on TikTok, Elon Musk questions why X is still banned in…

3 months ago

TikTok Restores Service In US After Trump Pledge

After Trump says he will issue executive order on Monday, TikTok began restoring service on Sunday to US users

3 months ago

TikTok Switched Off In US Ahead Of Ban Deadline

TikTok goes dark in the United States on Saturday, ahead of America's nationwide ban on the Chinese app on Sunday

3 months ago

EU Deepens Investigation Into Elon Musk’s X

European Commission adds “additional investigatory measures to X” as part of its ongoing DSA investigation

3 months ago

Supreme Court Rules TikTok Can Be Banned in US

Ruling from Supreme Court upholds nationwide ban on TikTok unless ByteDance sells, but official says Biden won't enforce it

3 months ago

Apple Suspends AI-Generated News Notifications After Errors

After complaint from BBC, Apple opts to suspending artificial intelligence feature after inaccurate summaries of news headlines

3 months ago

TikTok Prepares To Shutdown App In US On Sunday – Report

As an advisor says Trump is exploring options to 'preserve' TikTok, reports suggest app is planning to shutter its US…

3 months ago

German Defence, Foreign Ministries Depart X

Elon Musk's backing of a far right political party in Germany, results in two government ministries withdrawing from X

3 months ago

Meta To Cut 5 Percent Of Staff Ahead Of ‘Intense’ Year

More layoffs. Internal memo from Mark Zuckerberg reportedly confirms that Meta plans to axe 5 percent of workforce

3 months ago

TikTok Denies ‘Pure Fiction’ Report Of Sale To Elon Musk

Denial from platform, after report suggested Chinese government is considering Elon Musk acquiring TikTok’s US business

3 months ago

SEC Sues Elon Musk For Failure To Disclose Twitter Stake

Parting shot. US regulator SEC sues Elon Musk for failure to disclose ownership of Twitter stock before buying platform

3 months ago

Huawei Next-Gen OS Gets Boost With Tencent’s WeChat

Tencent's super-app WeChat launches on Huawei's HarmonyOS Next platform in major boost to company's Android and iOS competitor

3 months ago

Supreme Court To Hear Arguments In TikTok Divest Or Ban Appeal

Supreme Court in US on Friday is to hear oral arguments that could well decide the fate of TikTok in…

3 months ago

US Billionaire Proposes Bid For TikTok’s US Assets

As US ban looms this month, TikTok faces a buyout offer for its US assets from American billionaire and a…

3 months ago

Apple Says It Never Sold Recordings Made By Siri

Clarification from Apple. Settlement of Siri privacy lawsuit did not mean it actually sold data collected by voice assistant

3 months ago

Zuckerberg Axes Facebook Fact-Checkers, Claims ‘Censorship’

Mark Zuckerberg continues to 'adjust' to the new political reality in US – announces axing of fact-checkers on Facebook

3 months ago

Apple Pays $95 Million To Settle Siri Lawsuit

Settlement reached after Apple was alleged to have routinely recorded private conversations after unintentional activation of Siri

3 months ago

Iran Lifts Ban On WhatsApp, Google Play

State media reports the Iranian regime has lifted the ban on WhatsApp and Google Play, amid widespread VPN use

4 months ago

El Salvador To Sell Or Discontinue Bitcoin Wallet, After IMF Deal

Cash-strapped south American country agrees to sell or discontinue its national Bitcoin wallet after signing deal with IMF

4 months ago

EU Publishes iOS Interoperability Plans

European Commission publishes preliminary instructions to Apple on how to open up iOS to rivals, prompting privacy complaint

4 months ago

US Supreme Court Agrees To Hear TikTok Appeal

US Supreme Court says it will hear appeal of TikTok and parent ByteDance against ban law, but does not issue…

4 months ago

Facebook ‘Restricted’ Palestinian News Content

Facebook has 'severely restricted' news content from Palestinian outlets since October 2023 amidst bias concerns, says BBC report

4 months ago

Mozilla Drops ‘Do Not Track’ For Upcoming Firefox Browser

The forthcoming Firefox 13.5 will not include a 'do not track' option, as the opt-out request is ignored by most…

4 months ago