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Twitter to pay $809.5 million to settle shareholder lawsuit

Twitter said Monday it will pay $809.5 million to settle a consolidated class action lawsuit alleging that the company misled investors about how much its user base was growing and how much users interacted with its platform. The San Francisco company said the proposed settlement, which must still be signed off by a judge, resolves […]

HP, Procter & Gamble join companies pledge to cut emissions

Computer-maker HP, consumer goods business Procter & Gamble and coffee capsule company Nespresso have joined a corporate pledge to sharply cut their greenhouse gas emissions over nearly two decades. The Climate Pledge, a grouping of companies and organizations spearheaded by Amazon, said Monday that it has signed up 86 new members for its voluntary measures. […]

British computing inventor Clive Sinclair dies at 81

Clive Sinclair, the British inventor and entrepreneur who arguably did more than anyone else to inspire a whole generation of children into a life-long passion for computers and gaming, has died. He was 81. Sinclair, who rose to prominence in the early 1980s with a series of affordable home computers that offered millions their first […]

Cambodian leader boasts he barged into opposition video call

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has boasted of barging uninvited into a video conference call hosted by his political opponents. An enthusiastic user of social media, Hun Sen said Friday he intruded into the Zoom call to warn his opponents that he and his spies were keeping a close eye on them. The Sept. 9 […]

CFTC delves into Binance’s insider trading conduct

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) sharpens its regulatory gaze as it initiated a condensed investigation into cryptocurrency trading platform Binance Holdings Ltd. for probable crypto exchange abuse for insider trading and market manipulation, according to Bloomberg.  It seems that even though not everyone can stand its probing scrutiny, the U.S. is feeding its recently found […]

Clubhouse’s new feature just got leaked

Clubhouse, the audio-only app that invites users to meet people around the world through voice-only communication, is expanding its features to ease the interaction process. It’s unlikely that you haven’t heard of Clubhouse yet. The social media app is floating with influencers and average users interested to participate in unvarnished conversations, keeping in mind one […]

Nokia, Indosat Ooredoo bolster 5G launch in Surabaya

Finnish vendor Nokia and Indonesia’s operator Indosat Ooredoo jointly announced on Friday the initial release of commercial 5G services in the Indonesian city of Surabaya, with prospective future data center initiatives could be in the making for the metropolis city. Under operating conditions terms, Indosat Ooredoo’s userbase will be granted a variety of advanced enterprise […]

Facebook hits back at accusations claiming it ignored platform-wide issues

Facebook is pushing back against claims made by The Wall Street Journal, describing the content of the reports as “deliberate mischaracterizations” and “conferred egregiously false motives to Facebook’s leadership and employees.” It’s becoming a lot more difficult for people to believe that Facebook is contributing more good than harm, after The Wall Street Journal published […]

Amazon bans 3,000 Chinese brands off its platform

Online consumer reviews have become a baseline for interested customers willing to try out a new product, and Amazon seems to know that very well. The retail giant has permanently banned 600 Chinese brands across 3,000 different seller accounts for violating its policy against incentivizing positive reviews for products that were purchased through its platform, […]