Internet safety groups say withdrawal of proposed legislation from next week’s Commons schedule leaves children at continued risk The government has been criticised for endangering children by failing to pass its online safety bill, after it confirmed that the change of prime minister had caused yet another delay to the proposed legislation. With no known …
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Some advise using the app’s filters to block haters while others rejoice at Trump’s possible second coming to the platform Elon Musk appeared to have taken control of Twitter on Thursday, after months of legal wrangling over the billionaire’s $44bn bid to take over the social media site. People familiar with the matter said Musk …
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With Elon Musk poised to take over the social media site, it’s time for a look back at some of its best moments Elon Musk has reportedly taken over Twitter, and some of its regular users worry that a new billionaire owner could spell the beginning of the end of the site as we know …
The $44bn deal will give world’s richest man control of influential social media platform with more than 230m users Elon Musk has reportedly completed his $44bn takeover of Twitter, taking control of the company and firing several of the company’s top executives, including CEO Parag Agrawal. Several outlets, including Reuters, the Washington Post and the …
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The company reported an 8% increase of earnings at $90.1bn beating Wall Street expectations with net profit of $1.29 a share Apple’s quarterly earnings on Thursday revealed that the company is weathering the ongoing tech downturn better than its competitors, reporting revenue and profit that topped Wall Street targets. Revenue rose 8% this quarter to …
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Company sees drop in after-hours trading after issuing guidance on the holiday quarter that worried investors Amazon shares dropped close to 20% in after-hours trading on Thursday after the company said its all-important holiday shopping season would be smaller than expected. The company is the latest tech giant to disappoint Wall Street this week. After …
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Virtual reality gamble is not paying off as Mark Zuckerberg appears to be going out on a limb with avatars After shares in Facebook’s parent, Meta, slumped by as much as 25% in the wake of abysmal quarterly results, critics intensified their calls for its chief executive to abandon his astronomically expensive pivot to the …
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Tweet comes as advertisers fear one of his first moves as chief will be to restore Donald Trump’s account Elon Musk has claimed he has “acquired Twitter” in a post to the social network reassuring advertisers it will stay a safe place for their brands, amid fears one of his first actions as chief executive …
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Speculation is rife about whether the insurer will pay a hacker who claims to have extracted 200GB of files Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Two weeks after the Medibank cyber-attack, the question that remains unanswered is: will the company pay a ransom? Medibank said it has determined …
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Study says deployment of technology in public by Met and South Wales police failed to meet standards Police should be banned from using live facial recognition technology in all public spaces because they are breaking ethical standards and human rights laws, a study has concluded. LFR involves linking cameras to databases containing photos of people. …
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