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EU probes Apple's App Store, Google Play
Dec 14, 2023 (AFP)
The request for information is the first step in a process begun under the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA), but does not itself indicate there have been legal v...
EU backs rules to improve app workers' conditions
Dec 13, 2023 (AFP)
Once formally adopted, the law will be a global first covering the gig economy and part of the European Union's effort to give clarity to the status of millions...
Threads countdown teases app's potential EU launch
Dec 11, 2023 (AFP)
Meta-owned Instagram launched Threads in the United States and elsewhere in July but EU users cannot access the platform because the company was wary of Brussel...
Lawsuit says Meta exposes children to exploitation
Dec 06, 2023 (AFP)
The new suit comes less than two months after dozens of US states accused Facebook and Instagram owner Meta of profiting "from children's pain," damaging their ...
Spire Global awarded space services contract by Lacuna Space to for 6 IoT Satellites
Dec 06, 2023 (SPX)
Manufactured in Spire's Glasgow facility, these six new satellites will join Lacuna Space's existing fleet of ten satellites. This expansion is aimed at enhanci...
Twitch to shut down in SKorea over 'seriously' high fees
Dec 06, 2023 (AFP)
In a statement signed by CEO Dan Clancy, the Amazon-owned company said it had reached a stage where continued operation in the country had become "impossible". ...
US judge halts pending TikTok ban in Montana
Dec 01, 2023 (AFP)
US District Court Judge Donald Molloy placed the injunction on the ban until the case, originally filed by TikTok in May, has been ruled on its merits. Molloy d...
Musk regrets controversial post but won't bow to advertiser 'blackmail'
Nov 30, 2023 (AFP)
The remark before corporate executives at the New York Times' Dealbook conference drew a shocked silence. Earlier, Musk had apologized for what he called "liter...
Meta faces second EU challenge to 'pay for privacy'
Nov 30, 2023 (AFP)
Meta sells data on its users to advertisers but has long struggled to provide a justification that satisfies EU data privacy laws. The Silicon Valley firm began...
Meta faces 2nd EU challenge on pay for privacy; 5 social media chiefs to testify in Senate
Nov 29, 2023 (AFP)
Though they initially declined to attend, X's Linda Yaccarino and the bosses of Snap and Discord will also be part of the Senate Judiciary Committee panel on Ja...
EU activists launch legal fight over Meta's 'pay for privacy' scheme
Nov 28, 2023 (AFP)
Meta has long struggled to comply with EU privacy rules as its business model relies on sucking up user data, which it sells for a huge profit to advertisers. T...
Taiwan's Foxconn plans to invest $1.54 bn more in India
Nov 28, 2023 (AFP)
The firm -- also known by its official name Hon Hai Precision Industry -- is the world's biggest contract electronics manufacturer and assembles devices for man...
A nanosatellite and a hot air balloon for emergency broadband anywhere
Nov 24, 2023 (SPX)
A recent scientific article, published as open access, proposes the use of nanosatellites to provide comprehensive and stable coverage in areas that are hard to...
Viasat Advances Arctic Broadband Connectivity with ASBM Satellite Milestone
Nov 24, 2023 (SPX)
The mission, spearheaded by Space Norway subsidiary Heosat, is pioneering in its use of a highly elliptical orbit (HEO) for the deployment of two satellites, AS...
India opens skies to Eutelsat OneWeb for satellite broadband services
Nov 23, 2023 (SPX)
IN-SPACe, a pivotal entity under the Government of India, is tasked with the regulation of space activities within the country. The authorization from IN-SPACe ...
Polarized world threatens open internet: ICANN
Nov 22, 2023 (AFP)
"It's super important to differentiate between what countries decide to do with controlling content, as opposed to the technical infrastructure," the Internet C...
Baidu posts modest revenue growth in Q3
Nov 21, 2023 (AFP)
Facing increased domestic competition and a sluggish economy, the company -- which operates a major search engine and map service -- has sought to diversify int...
AI doomsayers blamed in OpenAI's undoing
Nov 21, 2023 (AFP)
The exit of Sam Altman set in motion a series of events that saw the upstart company's biggest investor, Microsoft, swoop in to hire the toppled CEO and begin a...
Australia targets tech giants with 'harmful content' standards
Nov 20, 2023 (AFP)
Australia's eSafety Commissioner said Monday its standards would require tech companies to do more to tackle seriously harmful content, including "synthetic chi...
How big tech generated billions in fines... then didn't pay them
Nov 19, 2023 (AFP)
Ireland's data regulator confirmed to AFP that Meta has not paid any of the two billion euros ($2.2 billion) in fines issued since last September. TikTok also o...
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