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Uber To Pay £149m In Settlement With Australian Taxi Drivers
Uber to pay £149m in settlement with Australian taxi drivers who alleged it used illegal tactics to establish itself in the country
Norfolk County Council Wins $490m Payout From Apple
Apple agrees to $490m settlement of class-action lawsuit led by Norfolk County Council for allegedly misleading investors over slump in China iPhone demand
McDonald’s Suffers IT Outage In Different Countries
Fast food chain suffers IT outages around the world, but McDonald's denies it was because of a cyberattack
Vodafone Sells Italian Operation For €8 Billion
Last downsizing move? Vodafone sells off another European unit, namely its Italian operation to Swisscom for €8bn in cash
Former Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin Gathers Investors To Buy TikTok – Report
But will China sell? Former US Treasury Secretary claims he is putting together investor group to buy China's TikTok
Meta Adds Messaging Interoperability For Whatsapp, Messenger
Meta turns on interoperability for Messenger and WhatsApp, to comply with EU digital markets act (DMA), but only if Signal protocol is used
US House Gives ByteDance Six Months To Divest TikTok Or Face Ban
House of Representatives vote could force ByteDance to divest TikTok within six months, or face nationwide US ban
UK Joins EU’s Chip Research Program
UK joins European Union's chip funding research scheme, pledging £35 million for EU's 'Chips Joint Undertaking'
Intel Export License Allows It To Continue Selling To Huawei – Report
Chip giant Intel reportedly still allowed to sell millions of dollars of chips to China's Huawei, despite US sanctions
Apple Reverses Course On Epic Games EU Ban
Apple restores Epic Games EU developer account one day after European Commission regulators question the ban, as new rules come into force
Salesforce Launches AI Tools For Doctors, Healthcare Sector
New AI solutions from Salesforce called 'Einstein Copilot: Health Actions' launched for the healthcare sector
LinkedIn Admits Premium Subscriptions Bring In $1.7bn
LinkedIn makes rare disclosure, and admits premium subscription business delivered $1.7 billion in revenue in 2023
US Congress Bid To Ban TikTok Or Divest Gathers Pace
Upcoming vote by House Committee on Energy and Commerce to ban TikTok in US, or insist on ByteDance divesting the app
Microsoft AI Engineer Flags Copilot Safety Concerns
Engineer alleges Microsoft's Copilot Designer is creating vulgar, sexual and violent content, and has written to the SEC
Apple iPhone Sales In China Plummet 24 Percent
New data from Counterpoint reveals Apple iPhone sales in China have plummeted 24 percent in the first six weeks of 2024
Facebook, Instagram Login Restored After Widespread Outage
Widespread outage at Meta impacted Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and disrupted users from access those platforms
Apple Adds ‘AI’ M3 Chip To MacBook Air Laptops
Apple adds latest M3 chip to thin-and-light MacBook Air laptops as it touts on-device AI capabilities, looks for sales recovery
EU Fines Apple 1.8bn Euros Over Music Streaming Restrictions
European Commission fines Apple 1.8bn euros over 'anti-competitive' music streaming restrictions in company's first EU penalty
Apple Reverses Course Over EU Ban On Web Apps
Apple to allow iOS web apps in EU after previously planning to disable them as Digital Markets Act 'compliance' measure
MWC 2024: BT To Switch On Stand-alone 5G Network In 2024
Stand-alone 5G network in the UK, without a 4G core or anchor, will be switched on in 2024, BT CTO confirms
NSO Ordered To Hand Over Spyware Code To WhatsApp
US Judge orders spyware firm NSO Group to hand over Pegasus code to Meta's WhatsApp as part of the ongoing lawsuit
Judge Signals Elon Musk May Lose Lawsuit Against Non-profit
Elon Musk's high profile lawsuit against a hate speech non-profit may be in trouble, after judge sounds sceptical note over its allegations
Apple To Disclose AI Plans This Year, Says Tim Cook
CEO Tim Cook once again indicates Apple will open up about its generative artificial intelligence plans later this year
Silicon In Focus Podcast: Your Life and Your Business on Your Phone
Mobile technology has transformed our personal lives and our businesses. Central to enterprise connectivity and agility, how will these mobile devices and the networks they connect to evolve? How has the business case for mobile change ...
Vodafone Completes 3G Network Switch Off In UK
Switching off 3G network in the UK allows Vodafone to “repurpose” 3G spectrum to strengthen 4G and 5G services
BT Completes 3G Switch-Off, With Belfast Site Closure
After more than 20 years of operation, BT confirms that its final 3G mobile site location has been switched off
CES 2024: Motorola Reveals Smartphone On Wrist Concept
Motorola's 'adaptive display concept' smartphone wraps around a person's wrist, and can change background to match clothing
Expedia To Cut 8 Percent Of Workforce
After replacing its CEO earlier this month, Expedia confirms it will axe 1,500 jobs, or 8 percent of its workforce
Google Pay To Close In US, To ‘Simplify’ Payment Apps
Mobile payments service from Google to be changed again, with shuttering of standalone Google Pay app in the US