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Google To Begin Deleting Inactive Accounts On Friday
Users have until Friday, as search giant Google moves ahead with plan to delete accounts inactive for at least two years
Objection Filed To Meta’s Paid Ad-Free Subscription
Digital rights group NOYB files first complaint with Austrian regulator against Meta's paid ad-free subscription for Facebook, Instagram
Russia Places Meta Spokesman On Wanted List
Meta spokesman Andy Stone placed on Russia's 'wanted list', with Meta Platforms previously classified as 'terrorist' organisation
Advertising Exodus To Cost Elon Musk’s X $75m – Report
Year of end advertising exodus at Elon Musk's X going to cost Twitter as much as $75m in advertising revenue
Elon Musk To Meet Israeli President Amid Anti-Semitism Row
To be a fly on the wall. After seeming to endorse an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory, Elon Musk is to meet the Israeli president
Silicon UK Pulse: Your Tech News Update: Episode 28
Welcome to Silicon UK Pulse – your roundup of the latest tech news and developments impacting your business for the week ending 24/11/2023.
YouTube Denies Slowing Down Mozilla Firefox
Alphabet's YouTube insists it is not slowing down Firefox, after complaints videos are taking extra long to load on the browser
Amazon Cuts Hundreds Of Jobs In Alexa Division
More job layoffs again at Amazon's Alexa division, on top of the 27,000 jobs already let go in the past twelve months
White House Joins Threads, Amid X Extremist Content Row
US political leadership including the President, White House, and others creates accounts on Meta's Threads platform
Global Smartphone Market Grows After Two Year Slump – Counterpoint
Global smartphone market returned to growth in October after a slump of more than two years, new research from Counterpoint finds
IBM Pulls Advertising From X/Twitter, Amid Nazi Content Row
Another big name suspends advertising on X (aka Twitter), after its ads appeared next to posts praising Adolf Hitler and Nazis
Samsung Confirms Hackers Compromised Customer Data – Report
Customers of the Samsung UK Store are being notified of a data breach that exposed their personal information
Apple To Add RCS To Improve Texting Between Android, iPhone
Cross platform texting improvement on the way, as Apple says it will add support for RCS messaging in 2024
GM’s Cruise To Withdraw All Vehicles From Public Roads
Confirmation from Cruise that all its autonomous cars have now been withdrawn from all public roads in the United States
Meta Says App Stores Should Get Parental Approval For Under-16 App Installs
As the US Senate examines Meta's protection children, firm calls for federal law for App Stores to approve app downloads for under-16s
Apple To Allow European Side Loading Of iPhone Apps – Report
EU legislation could mean Apple will allow European iPhone users to 'side load' apps from outside of Apple's official app store
China Still Acquiring Chip-making Equipment, Despite US Ban
Report finds Chinese companies, despite White House ban, are still purchasing US chip-making equipment for advanced semiconductors
Wikileaks Founder Says X (Twitter) ‘Overrun By Trolls, Lunatics’
Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales says “a lot of thoughtful and serious people are fleeing Twitter” since Elon Musk takeover of platform
Alphabet Pays Apple 36 Percent Of Safari Search Revenue
CEO Sundar Pichai confirms Google pays Apple 36 percent of Safari search revenue, as part of its default search agreement
Government Tells Delivery Apps To Tighten Account Controls
Government calls delivery apps Uber Eats, Deliveroo, Just Eat to round table discussion over issue of illegal account sharing
Huawei Ramps 5G Smartphone Production Amidst Strong Demand
US-sanctioned Huawei ramping up production of popular 5G smartphone as it gets around US sanctions to achieve chip breakthrough
Google, Microsoft Will Not Challenge EU DMA Gatekeeper Designation
Google, Microsoft say they will not challenge EU's designation of their services as 'gatekeepers', but other appeals likely on the way
Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Confirms ‘Minor Stroke’
Steve Wozniak is back home in the US, after he was rushed to hospital in Mexico City, after suffering minor stroke
Omegle Shuts Down After Misuse Complaints
Founder announces Omegle shutdown after years of complaints by child campaigners about risks of random chats with strangers
European IT Spending To Grow 9 Percent In 2024, Says Gartner
Gartner forecasts European IT spending to rise next year, with software and IT services segments to see the most growth
Apple Setback In EU $14 Billion Tax Row
Legal setback for Apple as it seeks to avoid to paying over $14 billion in back taxes, after EU clampdown on unfair state aid
Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Rushed To Hospital
Health concerns for Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, after reports of him being rushed to hospital with possible stroke
ChatGPT Back Online After “Major Outage”
OpenAI's ChatGPT service is back online after “major outage” on Wednesday afternoon that lasted just short of two hours
Amazon Includes Medical Discount With Prime Membership
Amazon Prime membership is being enhanced for customers in the US, with discount for Medical One healthcare service