January 12, 2025
Supreme Court seems likely to uphold a law that could ban TikTok in the U.S. on Jan. 19
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday seemed likely to uphold a law that would ban TikTok in the United States beginning Jan. 19 unless the popular social media program is sold by its China-based parent company. Hearing arguments in a…
August 29, 2024
CrowdStrike cuts forecasts as Windows outage weighs on new deals
Aug 28 (Reuters) - Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike (CRWD.O), opens new tab cut its revenue and profit forecasts on Wednesday in the aftermath of a July global outage due to its faulty software update, and said the environment would remain challenging…
April 5, 2023
Portuguese NGO sues TikTok, says platform ‘profits from children’
LISBON, April 5 (Reuters) - A Portugal-based European consumer protection group has sued short-video app TikTok for allegedly allowing children aged under 13 to sign up for an account without parental consent and failing to implement measures to…
March 17, 2023
Microsoft adds AI tools to office apps like Outlook, Word
NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft is infusing artificial intelligence tools into its suite of office software, including Word, Excel and Outlook emails. The company said Thursday the new feature, named Copilot, is a processing engine that will allow users…
November 16, 2022
Elon Musk says he will find a new leader for Twitter
Nov 16 (Reuters) - Elon Musk said on Wednesday he expected to reduce his time at Twitter and eventually find a new leader to run the social media company, adding that he hoped to complete an organizational restructuring this week. Musk made the…
November 15, 2022
YouTube expands shopping features to combat digital ad slowdown
Nov 15 (Reuters) - YouTube said on Tuesday it is bringing shopping features to its TikTok-like short-form video service, as the Alphabet (GOOGL.O)-owned company looks to fortify its revenue against a drop in spending by recession-wary advertisers.…
September 12, 2022
Apple unveils new iPhones, Apple Watches and AirPods
CNN — Apple unveiled its new iPhone 14 lineup at a press event on Wednesday, along with three new Apple Watch models, an update to its popular AirPods product line and a feature that could save lives when cell service isn’t available. At a…
July 27, 2022
Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner share Instagram criticism
Reality TV stars Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner have joined Instagram content creators in criticising the platform's new design. Ms Kardashian and Ms Jenner shared posts on their Instagram Stories asking the Meta-owned platform to "make Instagram…
July 20, 2022
Judge orders October trial for lawsuit between Elon Musk and Twitter
New York (CNN Business) In an early victory for Twitter, a judge on Tuesday ruled that the company's lawsuit against Elon Musk over their $44 billion acquisition agreement should go to a five-day trial in October. The decision came at the end of the…
October 29, 2021
Facebook changes name to Meta as it refocuses on virtual reality
Oct 28 (Reuters) - Facebook Inc (FB.O) is now called Meta, the company said on Thursday, in a rebrand that focuses on building the "metaverse," a shared virtual environment that it bets will be the successor to the mobile internet. The name change…