November 20, 2021
Tesla drivers are outraged due to them being locked out of the cars.
Dozens of owners posted on social media about seeing an error message on the mobile app that was preventing them from connecting to their vehicles.Tesla chief executive Elon Musk personally responded to one complaint from a driver in South Korea,…
November 17, 2021
Amazon stop accepting Visa credit cards in UK
Amazon will stop accepting Visa credit cards issued in the UK from 19 January, the online retail giant has said.It said the move was due to high credit card transaction fees but said Visa debit cards would still be accepted.Visa said it was "very…
November 14, 2021
US President Joe Biden tightens restrictions on Huawei and ZTE
US President Joe Biden has signed legislation that stops companies judged to be a security threat from receiving new telecoms equipment licences. The Secure Equipment Act says the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) should no longer review…
November 1, 2021
Chinese version of Fortnite to close in November
Fortress Night, the Chinese version of the popular game Fortnite, is to close later this month. Epic Games, which owns Fortnite, has so far provided no reason for the decision to close the online shooter game.An announcement said the game, which has…
October 27, 2021
Twitter profits slump after settling long-running lawsuit
Twitter lost more than half a billion dollars in the three months to September after it paid $809.5m (£588m) to settle a long-running lawsuit. The social media giant was accused of misleading investors over user engagement in 2015.However despite…
October 21, 2021
Trump to launch new social media platform TRUTH Social
Former US President Donald Trump has announced plans to launch a new social media network, called TRUTH Social. He said the platform would "stand up to the tyranny of big tech", accusing them of silencing opposing voices in the US. Social media…
October 18, 2021
Toyota to build $1.29B US battery plant employing 1,750
DETROIT -- Toyota plans to build a new $1.29 billion factory in the U.S. to manufacture batteries for gas-electric hybrid and fully electric vehicles. The move comes amid a flurry of global announcements about shoring up production of batteries for…
October 14, 2021
Microsoft shutting down LinkedIn in China
Microsoft is shutting down its social network, LinkedIn, in China, saying having to comply with the Chinese state has become increasingly challenging.It comes after the career-networking site faced questions for blocking the profiles of some…
October 8, 2021
Microsoft: Russia behind 58% of detected state-backed hacks
BOSTON (AP) — Russia accounted for most state-sponsored hacking detected by Microsoft over the past year, with a 58% share, mostly targeting government agencies and think tanks in the United States, followed by Ukraine, Britain and European NATO…
October 1, 2021
Facebook grilled over mental-health impact on kids
Facebook has defended the impact of its products, saying Instagram has "affirmatively helped" young people. Its global head of safety, Antigone Davis, testified to the US Senate, about child protection. It comes after a leak exposed how Instagram's…