China woes. Apple's China smartphone shipments decline during the second quarter, dropping it down into sixth place in that market
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Meta Ordered To Clean Up AI-Generated Porn By Oversight Board
Oversight Board orders Meta to clarify rules over sexually explicit AI-generated images, after two fake images of famous women shared online
Revolut Gains UK Banking Licence
After three years of trying, fintech start-up Revolut finally recieves a UK banking licence, but with some restrictions from regulator
Google Cancels Plan To Axe Third Party Cookies For Chrome Browser
Better switch to Firefox? After years of delays, Google performs u-turn and will no longer cancel third-party tracking cookies
Xiaomi Entered EV Market ‘Due To US Sanctions’
Xiaomi chief executive says he decided to begin making electric vehicles after company was placed on US military blacklist in 2021
Crowdstrike CEO ‘Deeply Sorry’ For Global IT Outage
George Kurtz, CEO of CrowdStrike, apologises for the global tech failure that disrupted multiple industries on Friday
Microsoft Outage Impacts Airlines, Media, Banks & Businesses Globally
IT outage causes major disruptions around the world, after Crowdstrike update allegedly triggers Microsoft outages
IT Spending Set For 7.4 Percent Growth In 2024 – Gartner
Good news for tech suppliers, after worldwide IT spending is forecasted by Gartner to grow 7.4 percent in 2024
TikTok Parent Loses Bid To Avoid EU ‘Gatekeeper’ Label
China's ByteDance has lost a legal challenge to avoid a European Union 'gatekeeper' designation, but can appeal ruling
Elon Musk To Relocate SpaceX, X HQ To Texas
Leaving California. Elon Musk protests new gender-identity law, says he will move headquarters of SpaceX and X from California
Apple Shares Reach All-Time High On AI Optimism
Apple shares surge after Morgan Stanley rates company 'top pick' over AI plans and says it could sell nearly 500 devices in next two years
Smartphone Market Recovery Heading For ‘Slow, Steady Growth’
Global smartphone market shows growth for third consecutive quarter as it recovers from weakest year in a decade, Counterpoint finds
Huawei Completes Massive $1.4bn R&D Campus With ‘100 Cafes’
Huawei Technologies completes work on massive centralised R&D campus as it seeks to develop domestic chip technologies
India Regulator Finds Apple App Store Breaches Competition Law
India competition regulator finds Apple App Store in breach of law over lack of third-party payment options
Honor Launches ‘World’s Slimmest’ Foldable AI Smartphone
Huawei spin-off Honor looks to compete with Samsung, Huawei, Apple with slim Magic V3 foldable handset that includes on-device AI
AT&T Admits Data Breach Impacted “Nearly All” Customers
American telecommunications giant AT&T admits that “nearly all” customer accounts were compromised in 2022 breach
Elon Musk’s X Breached DSA Rules, EU Finds
X's Blue checks 'used to mean trustworthy sources of information. Now our preliminary view is that they deceive users', says EU official
Samsung AI-Upgraded Bixby Voice Assistant Coming This Year
Samsung reportedly confirms it will launch the upgraded voice assistant Bixby this year, that will feature its own AI models
EU Accepts Apple’s Legal Commitments To Open NFC Access
Legal commitment over Apple's NFC-based mobile payments system, which is to be opened to rival payment operators
Germany Agrees Deal To Phase Out Huawei, Chinese 5G Kit – Report
German government reaches deal with mobile operators to phase out 5G equipment from Chinese firms, including Huawei
Musk Defeats $500m Mass Twitter Layoff Lawsuit
Elon Musk gains dismissal of lawsuit claiming he refused to pay $500m severance to thousands of fired Twitter staff
Samsung Galaxy Unpacked: New Foldable, Flip Phones, Wearables And AI
New foldable smartphones, wearables, enhanced AI, and health monitoring announced by Samsung at Paris launch
PC Recovery Continues As Shipments Grow, Says IDC
Global shipments of PCs rose by 3 percent in Q2, IDC finds, as recovery in the personal computer market continues
Samsung Workers To Extend Action To Strike ‘Indefinitely’
Worker unrest in South Korea, as unionised workers at Samsung Electronics declare an indefinite strike at tech giant
Vodafone, Virgin Media O2 Extend Network Sharing Deal
Current network sharing deal between Vodafone and Virgin Media O2 extended to mid 2030s, including some spectrum sale
Threads Hits 175 Million Users, One Year After Launch
Threads, Meta's answer to Elon Musk's X (formerly Twitter), racks up impressive number of monthly active users
Bluesky Offers Starter Packs For Friends, Feeds To Follow
To encourage uptake, X/Twitter rival Bluesky is offering starter packs - personalised invites for friends as well as suggested feeds
Supreme Court Backs Biden In Social Media Misinformation Case
US Supreme Court sides with Biden after Republican-led states challenged federal halt of misinformation posts on social media
Microsoft At Risk Of EU Antitrust Charge Over Teams Bundling With Office
Unfair advantage says EU regulator, as Microsoft faces antitrust charge for bundling its Teams video app with Office suite
China Memory Chip Maker YMTC Sues Tech Consultancy For Libel
Chinese memory chip maker YMTC sues Danish tech consultancy Strand Consult for libel in California amidst geopolitical hostilities