Month: December 2023

Exclusive: Moderators in Europe encouraged to be more lenient with accounts of some high-profile figures TikTok has given special status to certain high-profile accounts, with moderators in Europe encouraged to be more lenient with content posted by people including Russell Brand, according to internal messages seen by the Guardian. The demand to be less stringent …

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Trevor Milton had requested probation after being found guilty of misrepresenting his company’s technology to investors Trevor Milton, the convicted founder of the electric- and hydrogen-powered truck maker Nikola, was sentenced to four years in prison on Monday after a jury last year found him guilty of lying to investors about the company’s technology. Federal …

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Sales of Series 9 and Ultra 2 watches affected amid dispute with Masimo over technology behind blood oxygen feature Apple said on Monday it would pause sales of its Series 9 and Ultra 2 smartwatches in the United States from this week, as it deals with a patent dispute over the technology that enables the …

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UK’s CMA said deal would threaten competition in the product design, image editing and illustration markets Adobe has abandoned its $20bn (£15.8bn) takeover of its smaller rival Figma, after European and UK regulators raised concerns that it would eliminate competition in the product design software market. The Photoshop owner, which dominates the market with products …

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Exclusive: Internal communications suggest video platform working to protect its lucrative relationship with e-commerce firm TikTok staff were told they should avoid flagging potential problems on Amazon accounts to protect the video platform’s lucrative commercial relationship with the e-commerce multinational, according to internal communications seen by the Guardian. Some moderators were told in the autumn …

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Minister’s move follows reports of pensioners left unable to call for help Telecoms providers have been forced to pause plans to impose digital phone lines on vulnerable customers after reports of pensioners left unable to call for help during power cuts. Companies including BT and Virgin Media have been forced by Michelle Donelan, the technology …

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From skateboard romances and a horror fishing simulator to the return of beloved classics and the ever-enduring appeal of Zelda, 2023 was a bumper year for gaming. Our critics pick their favourites• More on the best culture of 2023 PlayStation 5, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, PCA game about the importance of cooking and the immigrant experience, …

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EU launches proceedings against Elon Musk’s social media platform under new Digital Services Act The social media platform X, formerly Twitter, is being investigated for allegedly breaking EU law on disinformation, illegal content and transparency, the European Commission has announced. The decision to launch formal infringement proceedings against the company, owned by the US billionaire …

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Workers making $17 an hour not impressed by holiday offer from company that just tripled profits to $9.9bn Amazon is asking workers experiencing hardship to write a letter to its company mascot, Peccy, this holiday season so “some of their holiday wishes can come true”. A flyer from the Amazon warehouse SWF1 in Rock Tavern, …

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The jury in the video game developer’s antitrust case over Google’s app store monopoly were under no illusions The big news last week was that a jury in San Francisco had found Google guilty on all counts of antitrust violations stemming from its dispute with Epic Games, maker of the bestselling Fortnite, which had lodged …

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