Amazon is reportedly on a global hiring spree as the e-commerce giant looks to expand its internal team, with Chief Executive Andy Jassy highlighting to Reuters that the company will onboard almost 55,000 people around the globe in the upcoming months. If the number isn’t jaw-dropping enough, it’s important to note that it equals more […]
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Twitter is about to become a safe haven for social media users, as the tech giant is planning on releasing a number of features aimed at giving people more privacy options. According to Bloomberg, the micro-blogging site will allow users to archive old tweets that’ll become invisible to others after a period of time passes. […]
Ireland’s privacy watchdog has fined WhatsApp a record 225 million euros ($267 million) after an investigation found it breached stringent European Union data protection rules on transparency about sharing people’s data with other Facebook companies. The Data Protection Commission said Thursday that it was also ordering WhatsApp to take “remedial actions” to change the way […]
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese regulators have ordered ride-hailing platforms to correct unfair market tactics amid a broad crackdown on the internet sector that has spooked investors and shaved billions off the valuations of some of China’s biggest technology companies. The transport ministry, internet watchdog and other regulators on Wednesday ordered 11 such platforms by year’s […]
Apple will officially give developers of certain apps the option to link their customers to external websites to conduct their payments, addressing a longstanding App Store complaint that’ll solve the tech giant’s in-app payment system and its 30 percent cut. In a statement, the California-based company noted that changes will appear by early next year […]
Texas is one step further from passing a law cracking down on tech giants trying to moderate political content online. The bill outlaw’s social media companies that have over 50 million users, which include Facebook and Twitter, to censor users and content that is geared towards a political side. Hence, any Texas resident unable to […]
A House committee investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection has requested that telecommunications and social media companies preserve the personal communications of hundreds of people who may have somehow been connected to the attack. It’s a sweeping public demand from Congress that is rare, if not unprecedented, in its breadth and could put the […]
Google is appealing a 500 million euro ($591 million) fine issued by French regulators over its handling of negotiations with publishers in a dispute over copyright. The dispute is part of a larger battle by authorities in Europe and elsewhere to force Google and other tech companies to compensate publishers for content. “We disagree with […]
NFT scam stories are everywhere, but this one surely stands out. A crypto investor under the name of “Pranksy” paid more than $300,000 in Ethereum for an NFT from a user claiming to be Banksy, a popular England-based street artist and political activist. In a now-deleted page, the NFT art initially appeared on Banksy’s official […]
Looks like Twitter isn’t the only one regretting the adoption of the “Stories” feature, as LinkedIn announced on Tuesday that the employment-networking site is booting out its stories option. Stories, comprised of disappearing videos posted and shared by social media users, were first brought to light by Snapchat before global tech giants followed suit. In […]