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Nokia Tablet Unveiled By HMD Global
Possible challenger to Apple iPad? New Android-based tablet device unveiled, namely the £199.99 Nokia T20 tablet from HMD Global
Whistleblower Says Facebook Knows It Is Harming People
Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen to testify before US Senate, but has alleged the social network puts profits before clamping down on hate
Donald Trump Asks US Judge To Reinstate Twitter Account
Former President Donald Trump really wants to get his Twitter account back, and asks US judge to force Twitter to restore it
Facebook Blames Configuration Change For Global Outage
Back online. Facebook confirms 'configuration change' for seven hour global outage that halt access to most of its services on Monday
Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram Suffer Global Outage
As CTO departs, a major global outage rocks the Facebook platform, as well as its WhatsApp and Instagram platforms on Monday afternoon
Apple ‘May Be Working On Mobile Advertising Platform’
Anti-tracking tech in iOS 14.5 may be part of Apple plan to compete in online advertising against Facebook and Google, financial analysts say
Top Search On Bing Is ‘Google’, Google Tells Court
Top search term on Microsoft's Bing is 'Google', Google tells European Union court as it argues record £4bn antitrust fine should be overturned
Huawei Confirms Appeal Against Sweden’s 5G Ban
Chinese telecoms giant Huawei confirms it will appeal against court ruling upholding ban on the sale of its 5G equipment in the country
Flaw With Apple Pay, Visa Uncovered By University Researchers
Researchers uncover flaw when Apple Pay linked to a Visa card is used for transportation payments on say the London Underground
Facebook Grilled By US Senators Over Harm To Children Research
Facebook's head of safety faces tough questions from US senators over WSJ reports on Instagram impact on teenage girls self image
US, Europe Reach Agreement On Chip Supplies, China, Tech Rules
Inaugural agreement between US and Europe to deepen co-operation centred around chip supplies, rules governing big tech, and trade with China
YouTube To Block All Anti-Vaccine Content
Streaming platform will now block all anti-vaccine content, in a major expansion of its ban on misinformation on Coronavirus vaccines
Google Appeals EU’s 2018 Antitrust Fine
Google seeks dismissal of EU's 4.3bn euro antitrust fine, tells court payments to phone makers were needed in Android's fight against Apple
YouTube ‘Terminates’ RT German Channels, Russia Threatens...
Russia threatens retaliation after German YouTube channels belonging to Russia's RT were deleted for Covid misinformation breaches
Instagram Kids Development Halted After Backlash
Facebook's Instagram confirms development pause of new app for kids, after report of the harmful effect it has on teenage girls
Amazon Unveils New Devices For The Home, Including Astro The Robot
E-commerce giant Amazon launches a rolling robot called Astro, as well as a slew of new devices for the home including a Blink Doorbell and Echo Show 15
CIA Mulled Killing Julian Assange, After Leak Of Hacking Secrets
Furious CIA officials in 2017 reportedly considered abducting and even assassinating WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, over Vault 7 leak
FCC Opens $2bn Fund For Rural Carriers Replacing Huawei Kit
US communications regulator, the FCC, readies compensation fund for rural US telecom carriers removing Huawei and ZTE kit
Microsoft’s Nadella Says Failed TikTok Deal Was...
Microsoft boss Satya Nadella says failed deal to acquire the US operations of TikTok was 'strangest thing I've worked on'
Ford Touts EVs For The Masses With $11.4bn For New Factories
New 'mega campus' in Tennessee and battery plants Kentucky will bring electric cars to the masses, not just the few, Ford claims
Pegasus Spyware On Phones Of French Cabinet Ministers – Report
Traces of NSO's Pegasus spyware were allegedly found on the mobile phones of at least five current French cabinet ministers
Lithuania Seeks To Ban ‘Untrustworthy’ Smartphones Amidst...
Lithuania's Defence Ministry reportedly drafting legislation that could ban public institutions from purchasing Chinese-made smartphones
Huawei Sees £22bn Smartphone Losses From Trade Ban
Huawei is seeing £22bn in lost smartphone handset revenues per year from the US' 'Entity List' trade blacklist, as it seeks to stay afloat
Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou Returns To China After US Deal
Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou reaches deal with Justice Department allowing her to return to China, as US plans further legal action
Connected Business: The Post-COVID Supply Chain
With supply chains being massively disrupted as the pandemic took hold, what does a post-pandemic supply chain look like? How can businesses transform their partnerships to create new supply chain relationships that use technology to keep global trade moving?
US Commerce Dept Open To Additional Measures Against Huawei –...
US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo makes clear the Biden administration will take further action against Huawei - if necessary
Apple Not Happy, As Europe Insists On Common Charger
A decade late and the end for lightning cables? Apple will be forced to install USB-C ports on all its devices sold in the EC
Apple Bans Fornite Indefinitely, Amid Ongoing Legal Battle
CEO of Epic Games condemns ‘extraordinary anticompetitive move by Apple’ after it bans Fornite from App Store indefinitely
Facebook Underreporting iOS Ad Results After Apple Privacy Change
Social networking giant Facebook says it is underreporting results of its advertising business on iOS devices after Apple privacy fight