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Whistleblower Tells Senate Twitter Prioritised Profit Over Security

Peiter “Mudge” Zatko tells Senate panel of ‘egregious’ security failings at Twitter, and warns of multiple breaches by intelligence agencies

2 years ago

EU Court Upholds Antitrust Android Ruling Against Google

European Union’s General Court upholds punishing antitrust ruling against Google over its Android operating system

2 years ago

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

2 years ago

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

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

Twitter Again Expands Fact-Checking Birdwatch Scheme

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

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

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

2 years ago

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

2 years ago

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”

2 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…

2 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

2 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…

2 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…

2 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…

2 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…

2 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…

2 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

2 years ago

Twitter Ordered To Hand Over Data To Elon Musk

'Absurdly broad' requests by Elon Musk mostly rejected by judge, but Twitter does have to hand over audit data from…

2 years ago

Google To Rollout Anti Disinformation Campaign In Eastern Europe

'Inoculate' trial. Campaign to tackle disinformation will be launched next week in Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic

2 years ago

Twitter Whistleblower To Testify Before Senate Panel

Fallout continues over explosive claims by Twitter whistleblower Peiter Zatko, who will participate in closed-door briefings on Capitol Hill

2 years ago

Plex Breach Exposes Account Data, Including Passwords

Security breach at Plex has compromised account information, including usernames, email addresses, and even hashed passwords

2 years ago

Glitch Sees Facebook Feeds Flooded With Celebrity Spam

Meta spokesperson blames 'configuration issue' for strange glitch Wednesday morning that flooded user news feeds with messages to celebrities

2 years ago

Meta Settles Facebook Location Tracking Lawsuit

Meta reaches $37.5 million settlement of a Facebook location tracking lawsuit, after allegations it tracked user movements via people's smartphones

2 years ago

Twitter Whistleblower Warns Platform Vulnerable To Foreign Influence

Major headache for Twitter's board, as its former head of security Peiter 'Mudge' Zatko makes explosive allegations about security and…

2 years ago

Elon Musk Subpoenas Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey

Legal team of Elon Musk subpoenaes former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, for upcoming courtroom fight against Twitter's board of directors

2 years ago

CEO Of Pegasus Maker NSO Group To Step Down

Reorganisation to result in the CEO departure at Pegasus maker NSO Group, as the firm moves towards selling to NATO…

2 years ago