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Elon Musk: Apple Threatening To Remove Twitter From App Store
Musk reveals Apple has halted most of its advertising on Twitter and is allegedly threatening to pull the platform from its app store
Brits Spend 22 Hours Per Year Changing Passwords, ExpressVPN Finds
ExpressVPN study finds one in ten people in the UK change their passwords daily, with 34 percent needing help for password resetting
China Claims To Have Resolved Child Gaming Addiction
China claims it has reduced video gaming among youngsters to less than 3 hours a week, after limiting gaming to 3 hours a week
Mark Zuckerberg Will Not Resign In 2023, Says Meta
Meta spokesman denies report that suggests CEO Mark Zuckerberg is set to resign in 2023, amid investor pressure over financials and Metaverse
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Harder To Find, Warns Best Buy CEO
Best Buy CEO warns iPhone 14 Pro models will be hard to find in US stores this holiday season, amid Covid impact at iPhone factory in China
Two Russians Charged By DoJ Over ‘Massive eBook Piracy...
Department of Justice charges two Russian nationals over Z-Library, that for a decade offered free downloads of copyrighted ebooks
UK To Probe Apple, Google ‘Stranglehold’ On Mobile...
British Competition and Markets Authority launches investigation into mobile browsers, targetting Apple and Google domination
Amazon Alexa Labelled ‘Colossal Failure’ – Report...
Amazon's 10,000 job cuts reportedly impacts Alexa unit the hardest, while device hardware group is described as 'division in crisis'
Most Twitter Staff Refuse Musk Ultimatum – Report
Reports suggest 75 percent of Twitter's remaining staff refused Musk's “hardcore” ultimatum, as offices are closed until Monday
Elon Musk To Find New CEO For Twitter, Backtracks Over SEC Insults
Twitter boss Elon Musk says he will eventually find new leader for Twitter, as former CEO Jack Dorsey rules out return
MPs Warned Not To Take Mobile Phones Into ‘Sensitive...
Commons speaker warns MPs their phones are a “potential goldmine” for hostile states, after Liz Truss’s phone was reportedly hacked by Russia
Apple Launches Emergency SOS Feature In Canada, US
Emergency feature for Apple iPhone 14 handset users coming to the UK, France, Germany and Ireland in December
Elon Musk Demands Twitter Staff Agree To Long Hours In...
Twitter staff ordered in Musk ultimatum email to choose to work “long hours at high intensity” or leave. They have until Thursday to decide
Apple’s Limits AirDrop For iPhones In China
Airdrop file-sharing tool has been limited by Apple in China, after it was used by anti-government protesters in the country
Amazon Launches Virtual Health Clinics In US
The doctor will see you now. E-commerce giant Amazon launches virtual doctor surgery in the US for people's common ailments
Google Settles US States Location Tracking Lawsuit
Alphabet agrees to pay $391.5m settlement after 40 US states sued it for misleading consumers over location tracking practices
Elon Musk Fires Majority Of Twitter’s External Contractors
More firings. Elon Musk reportedly axes 4,400 of 5,500 external contractors that worked on Twitter's content moderation
Thousands Of Apps ‘Contain Russian Code’
Thousands of smartphone apps contain code made by Russian developer that collects location and other data, report finds
FTC Closely Watching Developments At Twitter, As More Resign
Elon Musk raises possibility of bankruptcy at Twitter, as entire privacy and compliance team resigns prompting FTC warning
More Twitter Departures As Security Boss Resigns
Exodus at Twitter continues, after security chief Lea Kissner confirms resignation from the microblogging platform
Tesla Drivers To Make Zoom Calls Via Car Touchscreen – Report
Safety nightmare? Tesla vehicles soon to have Zoom video conferencing capability via the vehicle’s touchscreen dashboard
President Biden Says Elon Musk Relationships With Other Countries...
National security threat? President Biden says Elon Musk's relationships with other countries “is worthy of being looked at”
EU Follows UK, Begins Deeper Probe Of Microsoft Activision Deal
Europe's deeper investigation of Microsoft's Activision purchase begins, months after UK began its phase 2 probe in September
Meta To Axe More Than 11,000 Staff
Mark Zuckerberg tells Meta staff that he is axing more than 13 percent of the workforce, and will extend hiring freeze into Q1
Elon Musk Begins Mass Lay-Offs At Twitter
Mass layoffs begin Friday morning, amid speculation Elon Musk will axe at least half of platform's 7,000 strong workforce
Lyft Confirms Hundreds Of Job Losses
Major job losses at ride hailing firm Lyft, as it says it will axe 13 percent of its workforce – roughly 683 employees
Microsoft Extends Free Tech Support For Ukraine
Software giant Microsoft confirms it will extend its technology support for Ukraine free of charge throughout 2023, amid the Russian invasion
Twitter Staff Brace Amid Reports Musk Will Axe Half Of Workforce
Beleaguered staff at Twitter are bracing themselves for bad news, amid multiple reports Elon Musk will axe half of the workforce
Apple Staff In Glasgow Store Unionise
First time in the UK, staff at the Apple Store in Glasgow have unionised, following similar move in the United States