Cryptoassets could be seized to help combat economic crime, Britain’s government said on Thursday, but its proposal stopped short of the radical overhaul called for by lawmakers who want a single crime-busting agency. Banking and online scams have rocketed in Britain, particularly since the COVID-19 pandemic. The government said in its response to a parliamentary […]
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A group of 21 U.S. lawmakers sent a letter to Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday voicing concern about what they called disinformation on the platform aimed at Spanish speakers about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The disinformation is spread by Moscow-backed outlets like RT en Espanol, among others, said the letter joined by Senators […]
As Tesla kicks off production at its new German plant this month, Volkswagen is weeks away from finalizing plans for a 2 billion euro ($2.2 billion) electric vehicle (EV) factory that it hopes will bring it up to speed with its U.S. rival. Tesla says it can already churn out a Model Y in 10 […]
Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk is giving “serious thought” to building a new social media platform, the billionaire said in a tweet on Saturday. Musk was responding to a Twitter user’s question on whether he would consider building a social media platform consisting of an open source algorithm and one that would prioritize […]
China’s Tencent Music will pursue a secondary listing of its shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the company said on Monday, after reporting a 15 percent fall in revenue at its mainstay social entertainment services business While most of Tencent Music users are in its music streaming unit, social entertainment services including karaoke platforms […]
Digitizing operations and diagnostic rooms have become necessary as the world accelerates its pace to accommodate the global shift towards digitalization. Digital transformation in healthcare has become one of the main pillars driving innovation in the health sector. It creates a robust foundation that will positively impact technology on human lives. Proximie, the global health […]
The gaming industry has reached a singularity. Whereas previously players would pay to play, now players, especially in old countries, can earn real money playing in virtual spaces. If this isn’t the epitome of the Metaverse, then nothing is. Here are the top-most popular and most promising play-to-earn decentralized finance (Defi) games of 2022. Axie […]
At an ad industry conference in New York this month, one of the key architects of Spotify’s podcasting strategy outlined what she saw as the biggest challenge facing platforms: how to moderate content. Chief Content and Advertising Business Officer Dawn Ostroff, the television veteran who had helped bring U.S. podcaster Joe Rogan and other top […]
In the latest maneuver to exhibit the public and politicians its effort to minimize its damaging effect on users, Instagram has once more upped its minimum daily screen time limit to 30 minutes, from the previous 10 to 15 minutes. According to TechCrunch, one user revealed that the social networking application is demanding a reconfiguration of its […]
Russia warned on Wednesday it would begin imposing advertising bans on large foreign technology companies that do not have official representation in the country by March, as Moscow advances efforts to exert greater control over the internet. Russian legislation has obliged foreign social media giants with more than 500,000 daily users to open offices in […]