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YouTuber Jailed After Deliberately Crashing Plane For Views
Trevor Jacob jailed after video of him intentionally parachuting out and filming his aeroplane crashing into forest
Meta Pressure Led To Harvard Termination, Alleges Misinformation Expert
Mark Zuckerberg donation of $500 million alleged to have pressured Harvard University into firing misinformation expert
Ofcom Proposes Face Scanning, Banking Details For Porn Age Verification
Proposals published by Ofcom for porn websites to implement acceptable age verification measures under Online Safety Bill
Elon Musk’s xAI Seeks To Raise $1 Billion In Equity
AI startup xAI, founded by one of the richest men in the world Elon Musk, seeks to raise up to $1 billion in equity offering
Apple ‘Asks For Rethink’ On India Universal Charger Rules
Apple reportedly asks Indian authorities for extension or for existing models to be exempted from EU-style universal charger rules
AT&T Deploys Open RAN In $14bn Deal With Ericsson
AT&T to modernise US network with cost-cutting Open RAN equipment from Ericsson in $14bn deal, eroding Nokia market share
Spotify To Axe 1,500 Jobs In Cost-Cutting Drive
Music-streaming service Spotify to slash 17 percent of workforce a month after stepping back from costly podcast drive
Three Apologises After Outage Affects Tens Of Thousands
Three apologises after Friday outage affects tens of thousands of customers' calls and mobile internet services
Questions Surround X/Twitter, After Elon Musk Expletive-Filled Rant
Has Elon Musk sabotaged X going forward? Analysts cite Twitter owner as the biggest liability for the platform
US Judge Blocks Montana’s TikTok Use Ban
Legal victory for TikTok after US judge blocks Montana's first ever state ban on the use of short video-sharing app
Elon Musk Tells Fleeing Advertisers To Go F*** Themselves
X owner Elon Musk used multiple expletives about advertisers who have boycotted Twitter over extremist content
Uber To Tempt London Black Cabs With App Offer
Uber is to open up its platform to London's black cabs in 2024, but taxi association says there is no demand for it
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