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Apple Offers iPhone Discounts In China Amidst Stiff Competition
Apple offers unusual iPhone discounts in China amidst lower sales, stiffer competition from Xiaomi, Huawei
Al Gore Steps Down From Apple Board, Due To Age
Former Vice President of the United States, Al Gore, steps down from Apple board, because he is now 75 years old
Amazon Cuts Staff In Audible, Prime Video and MGM Studio Divisions
Bad week this week for staff at Amazon divisions, with job losses at Twitch, Prime Video, MGM Studies, and Audible units
Microsoft Briefly Overtakes Apple As Most Valuable Tech Company
Microsoft briefly overtook Apple as the most valuable tech company in the world, after share price pushed market cap to $2.87 trillion
Google Axes Staff In Assistant, Hardware, Engineering Teams
Hundreds of job losses at Google, as staff are handed marching orders across multiple teams, amid exit of FitBit co-founders
China Cracks Apple Encryption, Claims It Can Identify AirDrop Senders
Apple's encryption for AirDrop file-sharing has alleged being cracked, as Chinese authorities claim they can ID senders
Meta To Hide Eating Disorder, Suicide Posts From Teenagers
Posts about suicide and eating disorders will be hidden from the Instagram and Facebook feeds of teenagers
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SEC Investigates After Fake Post On X/Twitter Account
US securities regulator confirms unknown individual accessed its X social media account to post false message about ETFs
Apple Vision Pro Headset To Go On Sale In February
Apple to start sales of Vision Pro headset on Friday, 2 February as it seeks to revolutionise nascent market for augmented and virtual reality
Samsung ‘Sees Fourth-Quarter Chip Rebound’
Analysts expect Samsung to show lowest profit drop in six quarters in latest sign of semiconductor market recovery
Apple Begins Making Payments In iPhone Slowdown Case
Apple begins paying users under 2020 settlement that ended legal dispute over deliberately slowing older iPhone models
Terrorism Tsar Warns Of AI Chatbot Radicalisation Risk
Government advisor on terror legislation, Jonathan Hall, says new laws needed to counter threat of radicalisation by AI chatbots
Apple Watch Credited With Saving Woman’s Life After Poisoning
Emergency SOS function on Apple Watch credited with saving the life of a woman and her cat after carbon monoxide poisoning
Microsoft To Add Copilot Key To Windows PC Keyboards
Microsoft is to add a Copilot key on future keyboards for Windows PCs, in first major keyboard change in 30 years
Apple Settles Lawsuit Concerning iTunes Gift Card Scam
Agreement reached with Apple to settle a lawsuit that alleged it knowingly let scammers exploit iTunes gift cards, and kept stolen funds
SpaceX Illegally Fired Staff Critical Of Elon Musk, Says US Agency
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) alleges SpaceX illegally fired staff who in 2022 had denounced Elon Musk's behaviour
T-Mobile US Confirms SpaceX Satellite ‘Direct to Cell’ Launch
SpaceX launches first satellites that will deliver a mobile service to customers of T-Mobile US outside of cell tower range
Montana Appeals, After Judge Blocked State Ban On TikTok Use
Montana Attorney General files appeal, after US judge blocked first ever state ban on use of short video-sharing app
Value Of Twitter/X Falls 71 Percent Since Elon Musk Takeover – Report
Another valuation cut from X/Twitter shareholder shows remarkable fall in platform's market value since Elon Musk takeover
BT Misses Deadline For Huawei Equipment Removal From Core Network
Nearly there. Carrier fails to completely meet UK government's year-end deadline, for removal of Huawei equipment from core network
Twitter/X Fails To Block Content Moderation Disclosure Law In California
Elon Musk's X loses bid to block California law that requires social media to publicly disclose their content moderation practices
Terra Co-Founder Do Kwon Violated US Law, Judge Rules
US judge sides with SEC, after ruling Do Kwon and Terraform Labs violated US law by failing to register two digital currencies
Amazon Prime Video To Carry Ads In UK From 5 February
Adverts will start appearing for UK users of Amazon Video Prime on 5 February 2024, unless extra fee is paid
Judge Rules Twitter Violated Contract Over Failure To Pay Bonuses
Elon Musk's Twitter (now X) violated contracts by failing to pay millions in promised bonuses, federal judge rules
Apple Design VP To Join Jony Ive, Sam Altman For AI Device – Report
Apple’s iPhone design boss Tang Tan will leave Apple and join Sir Jony Ive's LoveFrom, to work on AI device with Sam Altman
Hackers Steals Customer Data From Car Parking Giant
Owner of parking apps RingGo and ParkMobile has been hacked, and customer data including credit card info has been stolen
Report Warns Of Landfill Risk, When Microsoft Ends Windows 10 Support
Canalys report warns Microsoft's ending of Windows 10 support, may result in 240 million operational PCs sent to landfills
China Drafts New Restrictions For Online Gaming
Draft rules by Beijing to curb excessive spending in online gaming, wipes nearly $80bn value off two Chinese gaming giants