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'More sad than shocked': TikTok users brace for ban
Jan 17, 2025 (AFP)
After months of legal tussles, the US Supreme Court on Friday upheld a law that would ban the video-sharing platform -- used by 170 million Americans -- in the ...
TikTok hit by privacy complaints in Europe as Music industry girds for US TikTok ban
Jan 16, 2025 (AFP)
Prominent Austria-based privacy campaign group NOYB (None of Your Business) said it has lodged six complaints against TikTok, AliExpress, Shein, Temu, WeChat an...
Apple loses top spot in China smartphone sales to local rivals
Jan 16, 2025 (AFP)
The California-based tech giant claimed a market share of 15 percent in the world's number two economy, behind Huawei's 16 percent and top-ranking Vivo's 17 per...
Red hot: key facts about Xiaohongshu, the Chinese app taking the US by storm
Jan 15, 2025 (AFP)
The United States passed a law last year forcing the popular video platform's owner ByteDance to either sell it or shut it down by January 19. With that deadlin...
From ban to buyout: What next for TikTok in the US?
Jan 15, 2025 (AFP)
The US Supreme Court is expected to rule this week on TikTok's challenge to the law. Following a hearing last Friday, expectations are high that the law will st...
German defence ministry suspends posting on X platform
Jan 15, 2025 (AFP)
The ministry said it "will no longer post proactively on the channel for the foreseeable future", justifying the move by saying that "the fact-based exchange of...
China exploring possible sale of US TikTok to Musk: report
Jan 14, 2025 (AFP)
The report, citing anonymous people familiar with the matter, outlined one scenario being discussed in Beijing where Musk's social media company X would purchas...
Meta not ending fact-checks outside US yet, fails to appease Brazil; Lays off 3,600 for low performance
Jan 14, 2025 (AFP)
Brazil had given Meta a 72-hour deadline to explain its policy for the country, after the shock announcement last week by company chief executive Mark Zuckerber...
US 'TikTok refugees' flee to Chinese alternative app
Jan 14, 2025 (AFP)
Xiaohongshu, known as Red Note in English, surged to the top of the Apple App Store downloads on Monday, as users flocked to its Instagram-meets-Pinterest style...
TikTok calls report of possible sale to Musk's X 'pure fiction'
Jan 14, 2025 (AFP)
Citing anonymous people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg News had earlier reported that Chinese officials were considering selling the company's US operation...
A closer look at TikTok as US Supreme Court weighs its fate
Jan 10, 2025 (AFP)
Here's a closer look at the rise of the platform as it awaits its fate: - Born in China - TikTok's meteoric rise from a niche video app to a global social media...
Smart glasses enter new era with sleeker designs, lower prices
Jan 10, 2025 (AFP)
Live translation, GPS, cameras: glasses are quickly adopting new functionalities. "There are so many of these smart wearables, and more of them are going on you...
Dozens of German universities turn back on X accounts
Jan 10, 2025 (AFP)
More than 60 German universities and academic institutions said in a joint statement that X was now incompatible with their principles. "The platform's current ...
US Supreme Court to hear TikTok ban case
Jan 10, 2025 (AFP)
The top court is holding oral arguments in the case nine days before TikTok faces a ban unless ByteDance divests from the popular app. Signed by President Joe B...
Meta abandons racial diversity programs in further right-wing shift
Jan 10, 2025 (AFP)
In an internal memo to employees, the company outlined sweeping changes including the elimination of its diverse slate hiring approach and the disbanding of its...
US tech titans ramp up pressure on EU
Jan 08, 2025 (AFP)
Barely two weeks before Trump's return to the White House, Zuckerberg dropped a bombshell Tuesday by pulling the plug on fact-checking at Facebook and Instagram...
Big Tech rolls out the red carpet for Trump
Jan 08, 2025 (AFP)
Facebook parent Meta's move into fact-checking came in the wake of Trump's shock election in 2016, which critics said was enabled by rampant disinformation on F...
Philippines arrests 400 foreigners in scam centre raid
Jan 08, 2025 (AFP)
Authorities raided a building and found workers allegedly engaged in online scam operations targeting victims abroad. International concern has grown in recent ...
Political chess or true beliefs? Zuckerberg's surprise Trump pivot
Jan 08, 2025 (AFP)
Mark Zuckerberg, the boss of Facebook and Instagram, on Tuesday accused governments and so-called legacy media of pushing censorship, and vowed to take his worl...
Samsung warns fourth-quarter profit to miss forecasts
Jan 08, 2025 (AFP)
The announcement comes after the world's largest memory-chip maker issued a rare apology in October acknowledging it was facing a "crisis" and that questions ha...
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