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Google Staff Demand Protections, Amid State Abortion Bans
Senior management at Google urged by hundreds of staff to adopt policies to safeguard staff and users data, amid abortion prosecutions
Apple Security Flaw Being Actively Exploited
Update now. Vulnerability impacts a number of Apple iPhone, iPad and Mac models, and the flaw has been actively exploited
Police Arrest Four Over BT Cable Theft In North Yorkshire
Police make arrests after Openreach confirms to Silicon UK that a cable theft left 200 homes without telephone or broadband for several days
Apple Axes 100 Recruiters, Amid Hiring Slowdown – Report
Hiring slowdown at Apple? Tech giant reportedly lets go 100 contract-based recruiters in the past week as it tightens spending
FTC Investigates Amazon Prime, But Firm Hits Out At FTC Staff Conduct
E-commerce giant accuses Federal Trade Commission of harassing Jeff Bezos,and Andy Jassy, in probe of Amazon Prime service
Streaming Impact On Broadcast TV Revealed In Latest Ofcom Study
Young adults now watching two thirds less broadcast TV than in 2012, as scale of streaming challenge to broadcast media is made clear
Apple To Start Manufacturing Macbook, Apple Watch In Vietnam
China move? Apple is reportedly in talks with its suppliers about starting manufacturing the Apple Watch and Macbook in Vietnam
More People Charged After 2017 Equifax Hack
US financial regulator charges three more people with insider trading concerning Equifax hack, after its former CIO was jailed over the same matter
Google Defamation Ruling Overturned By Australian High Court
Notable intervention in Australian libel laws, after High Court overturns ruling against Google, over hyperlink to allegedly defamatory newspaper article
Apple Orders Staff Back To Office, Three Days A Week
Memo from Tim Cook tells Apple staff in the Bay area, that from next month, they must come into the office at least three days a week
Snapchat Hits 1 Million Paid Users Amidst Weak Ad Market
Snapchat parent Snap says paid subscription service reaches 1 million subscribers as weak ad market prompts search for alternate revenue sources
Google Ordered To Pay $43m By Australian Court
Search engine Google fined $43 million by Australian court for tracking Android users location data for two years in 2017 and 2018
Hacker Touts Data Sale Of 48.5m Users Of Covid App – Report
Personal data of 48.5 million Chinese citizens who used Shanghai's Covid App, is being offered for sale by a hacker on the dark web
Facebook Tests Default End-to-End Encryption For Messenger
Privacy move. Platform tests secure storage of people's chats on Messenger, in a move sure to provoke pushback from law enforcement
UK’s CMA Begins Probe Of Viasat Acquisition Of Inmarsat
British competition regulator the CMA, begins phase one investigation of $7.3 billion merger between Inmarsat and Viasat
Google Seeks To Shame Apple Over RCS Refusal
Good luck convincing Tim. Google begins publicity campaign to pressure Aple into adopting the cross platform RCS messaging protocol
Elon Musk Wants Staff Names Of Twitter’s Bot Counters
Fight with Twitter, sees Elon Musk's legal team requesting names of those employees who calculate bot or spam account numbers
Former Twitter Executive Convicted Of Spying For Saudi Arabia
Spying scandal. Former Twitter executive found guilty in San Francisco courtroom of spying for Saudi Arabia and accessing account data
Meta Raises $10 Billion In Bond Offering
First ever bond offering sees Facebook parent Meta Platforms raise $10 billion, as it seeks to bolster finances, amid heavy Metaverse spending
Samsung Unveils Two New Folding Smartphones
Foldable updates from Samsung. include new versions of its pocket sized square (Galaxy Z Flip 4), and the bigger folding phone (the Galaxy Z Fold 4)
Facebook At Centre Of US Teenager Home Abortion Case
Court documents show Facebook provided police in the US state of Nebraska with a teenager's private chats about her at home abortion
President Biden Signs $53 Billion US Chips Act
President Joe Biden signs landmark bill to encourage chip makers to build more semiconductor manufacturing capacity in the US
WhatsApp Update To Allow Users To Leave Groups Silently
Privacy changes to WhatsApp. No more blanket notifications to a group if a user decides to exit the group chat, as well as other changes
Qualcomm Adds $4.2bn To GlobalFoundries Semiconductor Deal
Qualcomm expands existing chip manufacturing deal with GlobalFoundries by $4.2bn as it seeks to limit supply chain disruption amidst global chip shortage
BT Completes Carrier Aggregation Trial In Europe 5G First
BT and Nokia complete carrier aggregation trial combining four 5G spectrum channels for faster speeds as operators migrate to standalone 5G
China’s Didi Chuxing ‘Fears More Sanctions’
The management of Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing reportedly fears further sanctions may follow last month's record-breaking $1.2bn data fine
Apple Tells Taiwanese Suppliers To Avoid Disruption
Apple reportedly tells Taiwanese suppliers to ensure parts are labelled in line with China's 'One China' policy amidst flare-up of political tensions
Tinder Ditches Metaverse, Digital Coin Plans As Investors Swipe Left
Tinder parent Match Group suspends plans to develop metaverse-based dating and Tinder Coins after announcing disappointing third-quarter expectations
Twitter Labels Elon Musk’s Counterclaim ‘Factually Inaccurate’
Elon Musk's lawsuit counterclaims are “factually inaccurate, legally insufficient, and commercially irrelevant”, says Twitter