Platform’s future in US in doubt after House approves bill ordering Bytedance to sell stake TikTok has said it will fight any ban or forced sale of the app’s US operation in the courts, after the House of Representatives passed legislation targeting the viral video platform. The company’s future in the US was placed in …
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Judge makes interim order after eSafety commissioner orders social media outlet to remove footage of Wakeley stabbing Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The Australian federal court has ordered Elon Musk’s X to hide posts containing videos of a …
CEO was due to meet Narendra Modi but carmaker is likely to report worst performance in seven years Business live – latest updates Elon Musk has postponed a trip to India, including a planned meeting with the prime minister, Narendra Modi, after citing “very heavy obligations” at Tesla. The Tesla chief executive was due to …
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High court action will claim US owner allowed access to app users’ private information in breach of UK law Grindr faces the prospect of legal action by hundreds of users who will allege that the dating app shared highly sensitive personal information, including in some cases their HIV status, with advertising companies. The law firm …
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Two friends tell their story for National Stalking Awareness Week, as police bring in new powers to protect victims Maddy Laing and Phoebe Collin had not seen the camera pointing at them as they walked down a busy Manchester street last April. It was a warm spring day and the women were wearing brightly coloured …
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Global vehicle deliveries fall for first time in four years amid growing competition, while Cybertruck faces recall Tesla slashed prices off three of its five models in the US late on Friday, then went on to cut prices around the globe – including in China and Germany – as the company faces falling sales, a …
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The handheld console introduced millions to the joy of video games, and remains one of the best-selling consoles ever On April 21, 1989, Nintendo released a chunky grey game-playing rectangle to stores in Japan. It’s fair to say that nobody expected much of it. Internally, at Nintendo’s Kyoto HQ, the portable console was reportedly not …
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Young people feel their internet activity is overwhelmed by betting promotions and similar content, says GambleAware Children are “saturated” with betting promotions and gambling-like content while using the internet, despite restrictions on ad campaigns targeting young people, new research reveals. GambleAware, the charity funded by donations from gambling firms, commissioned research that found the risks of …
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Microsoft, Meta and Google are snapping up small players in the burgeoning industry – but the Competition and Markets Authority is demanding fair play “Monopoly,” said Peter Thiel, Silicon Valley’s answer to Darth Vader, “is the condition of every successful business.” This aspiration is widely shared by Gamman, the new acronynm for the Valley’s giants …
The decision could set a precedent for future monitoring of people convicted of indecent image offences A sex offender convicted of making more than 1,000 indecent images of children has been banned from using any “AI creating tools” for the next five years in the first known case of its kind. Anthony Dover, 48, was …
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