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UK Extends Time To Review Apple’s App Store Monopoly
British competition regulator, the CMA, extends deadline for its investigation into Apple's App Store policies
FTC Admits It Is Investigating Twitter
Federal agency FTC confirms it is investigating Twitter under new CEO Elon Musk for potential violations of 2011 agreement
WhatsApp Will Not Comply With UK Online Safety Bill
WhatApp becomes second major platform to indicate it will not comply with the UK's revised Online Safety Bill
Netherlands Joins US In China Chip Export Restrictions
China logs official complaint, after the Netherlands plans new restrictions on exports of semiconductor tech
Acer Confirms Huge 160GB Data Breach
Taiwanese PC giant Acer confirms major data breach, with hacker stealing 160GB of sensitive data and hawking it for sale
Apple Delivers New iPhone 14…In Yellow
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Elon Musk Admits “Massive Decline” In Ad Revenue
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Microsoft Tells UK It Will Licence Call Of Duty To Sony For A Decade
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ChatGPT Added To Salesforce’s Slack
Salesforce and OpenAI introduce the ChatGPT app for Slack, in an effort to add artificial intelligence to business software
White House Backs Bill That Could Lead To Nationwide Ban Of TikTok
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Musk Apologises After Mocking Fired Twitter Director
Haraldur Thorleifsson asked Elon Musk if he had been fired. Musk mocked him in his reply, but later backtracked and apologised
Foxconn To Construct Factory In India – Report
Apple's principal iPhone maker Foxconn is to construct a 300-acre factory in India, amid ongoing pivot away from China
Germany To Ban Huawei, ZTE From 5G Networks – Report
Years of dithering by German officials may soon end, amid report the country is preparing to ban Huawei, ZTE from 5G networks
Major Twitter Outage Caused By Single Engineer – Report
Cost of conducting mass layoffs? Major Twitter outage this week triggered by just one engineer shutting down free access to Twitter API
Meta Planning Thousands More Job Cuts – Report
Zuckerberg's promise of “year of efficiency” at Meta likely to entail more job losses, according to media report
Meta Cuts Prices For VR Headsets
Struggling to sell? Meta has cut prices for two of its virtual reality headsets amid reduced consumer spending on tech
Apple Lends Globalstar $252m To Aid Satellite-Connected iPhones
SEC filing reveals Apple is lending Globalstar $252m to cover upfront costs of replenishing its low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites
Zoom Abruptly Fires President Greg Tomb
After axing 15 percent of its workforce, Zoom abruptly fires President Greg Tomb in a “termination without cause”
ARM Disappoints UK With Decision To List Only In New York
UK Financial Conduct Authority blamed for 'inflexibility', as ARM owner Softbank opts for US-only public listing
Ericsson Pleads Guilty Over Bribery Charges, Axes 8,500 Jobs
Thousands of staff impacted by headcount reduction, as giant telecoms giant pleads guilty to US bribery charges
Dish Network Confirms Outage Was Due To Ransomware Attack
US satellite broadcast Dish Network confirms multi-day outage was a result of a ransomware attack and some data has been stolen
Massive Blaze Shuts Down Apple Supplier Plant In India
Massive fire shuts down Apple iPhone charging cable factory in southern India, in latest supply chain headache for tech giant
EU Narrows App Store Charges Against Apple
European Commission drops key charge against Apple over forcing developers to use App Store payment system as case nears second year
Foxconn Expands In China’s Henan After Factory Disruption
Main Apple iPhone assembler Foxconn to expand presence in China's Henan provice while continuing to shift production to India, Vietnam
MWC 2023: EU Business Chief Calls For ‘Focus On Future’
Mobile World Congress 2023: Breton urges Europe to lead next tech 'revolution', amidst controversial EU telecoms funding consultation
European Commission Suspends TikTok On Corporate Devices
Expansion of campaign against China's TikTok, as European Commission confirms suspension of app on corporate devices
Samsung Enhances Bixby So Users Can Clone Their Voices
Bixby personal assistant from Samsung upgraded to provide users with greater control over their mobile experience
Meta Prepping Fresh Round Of Layoffs – Report
Facebook parent Meta is reportedly planning a fresh round of job cuts, after axing more than 11,000 staff last year