Tech
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UK watchdog pummels TikTok with $16m fine for ‘misusing children’s data’
Britain’s data watchdog said on Tuesday it had fined TikTok 12.7 million pounds ($15.9 million) for breaching data protection law including by using the personal data of children aged under 13 withou…
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Australia joins UK, Canada, others as country bans TikTok
Australia banned TikTok on Tuesday from all federal government-owned devices over security concerns, becoming the latest U.S.-allied country to take action against the Chinese-owned video app. The ba…
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Germany threatens ban on ChatGPT if needed, days after Italy unleashed block
Germany could follow in Italy’s footsteps by blocking ChatGPT over data security concerns, the German commissioner for data protection told the Handelsblatt newspaper in comments published on Monday.…
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New York Times says it won’t pay for Twitter verified badge
The New York Times will not pay a monthly fee to get verified check mark status on Twitter, a spokesperson for the newspaper said hours after it lost the verified badge on the social media platform. …
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China’s Huawei says ‘out of crisis’ mode as revenue edges up
China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd (HWT.UL) said it was “out of crisis mode” as it posted a small increase in annual revenue, adding it was making headway with replacing components affected by sancti…
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Apple wins appeal against UK’s decision to investigate its mobile browser
Apple Inc won its appeal against the decision by Britain’s antitrust regulator to launch an investigation into its mobile browser and cloud gaming services, the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) rule…
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Musk’s Twitter makes some of its source code public
Twitter on Friday made public parts of the computer code that decides how the social media site recommends content, allowing users and programmers a peek into its workings and the ability to suggest …
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Apple wins U.S. appeal over patents in $502 mln VirnetX verdict
Apple Inc persuaded a U.S. appeals court on Thursday to uphold a patent tribunal’s ruling that could imperil a $502 million verdict for patent licensing company VirnetX Inc in the companies’ long-run…
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Meta defeats photo app’s antitrust case in U.S. court
A U.S. judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit against Meta Platforms Inc that alleged its Facebook social media business drove a now-defunct photo software application startup out of business in viola…
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Musk must set to visit China, eyes meeting with premier Li Qiang – sources
Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk is making plans to visit China as early as April and is seeking a meeting with China’s Premier Li Qiang, two people with knowledge of planning for the trip told Reuter…