Meta alerts Apple, Google to malicious apps designed to steal personal data The apps are promoted as photo editors and games, and lure users in before asking for their social media login details. ABC News · Oct 7, 2022
Meta detects more than 400 mobile apps stealing Facebook passwords About 1M Facebook users were possibly affected, one company leader said. Axios · Oct 7, 2022
TikTok fans can earn €50 an hour for 'binge-scrolling' sessions Here is how you can get paid to swipe through the videos on the popular social media app Dublin Live · Oct 7, 2022
Wipro faces discrimination case in US court BENGALURU: Five former employees of Wipro had taken the company to a US court in 2020, alleging that it engaged in an intentional pattern and practice of employment discrimination against individuals who are not South Asian or of Indian national origin, including hiring, promotion, evaluation, and termination decisions. The Times of India · Oct 7, 2022
Search engine without ads to rival Google in UK launch Neeva is a subscription service that won't track your web use Wales Online · Oct 6, 2022
Court Rejects Avas Flowers' Libel Claims "The allegedly defamatory nature of this statement is the implication that Plaintiff holds itself out as a local business when it is not. But truth is an affirmative defense to defamation under Delaware law, and the ... Declaration [submitted by Avas] does not deny that Plaintiff maintains call centers abroad… Reason · Oct 6, 2022
Twitter introduces major change as users can combine photos and videos in one tweet The feature was first spotted in April but was officially announced yesterday. Daily Record · Oct 6, 2022
Labels like 'millennial' and 'Gen Z' are 'unacceptable' - as they ignore individuality Brits are left frustrated when brands make assumptions purely based on their age, rather than their individual tastes and interests Daily Mirror · Oct 6, 2022
Facebook UK pays £29m corporation tax despite record £3.3bn sales Advertising revenue surged last year at social media firm where average staff pay rose to £262,000 The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2022
Popular Parking Tag app to introduce monthly charge for customers There is now an additional 99c fee for regular users of the app Dublin Live · Oct 6, 2022
Fire reported at another Amazon warehouse in New York A fire broke out late Wednesday evening at an Amazon facility in upstate New York that’s voting in a union election next week The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2022
Labels like 'millennial' and 'Gen Z' are 'unacceptable' as they ignore individuality Brits are left frustrated when brands make assumptions purely based on their age, rather than their individual tastes and interests Wales Online · Oct 6, 2022
Newcastle tech recruitment firm Haystack appoints former Google executive Gosforth based Haystack has announced the appointment after securing £500,000 in its latest fundraise Birmingham Post · Oct 6, 2022
Facebook’s London employee pay surges past £260,000 Facebook’s UK employee headcount swelled to 5,148 in 2021, with the vast majority based in London Evening Standard · Oct 6, 2022
Axios · Oct 6, 2022 Musk's "super app" vision Twitter's likely new owner wants to turn it into an all-purpose app modeled on China's WeChat.
The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2022 Uber’s former security chief covered up enormous hack he said ‘did not exist’ ‘The story outside of the security group was to be that “this investigation does not exist”’, Joseph Sullivan told subordinates
Tribune News Service · Oct 6, 2022 Facebook aided genocide in 2017 and fails to stop hate speech around the world: reports A new human rights report accuses Facebook of aiding the 2017 genocide against Muslims in Myanmar, while other reports allege the company continues to allow its platform to spread dangerous disinformation and hate speech in other countries.
The Guardian - US · Oct 6, 2022 Former Uber security chief found guilty of concealing data breach Joe Sullivan failed to report a cybersecurity incident to authorities in 2016
The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2022 Twitter under Musk? Most of the plans are a mystery A super app called X
The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2022 Nigeria regulator seeks $70M penalty in lawsuit against Meta A Nigerian advertising regulator has sued Meta, accusing the owner of Facebook and WhatsApp of publishing unauthorized ads
The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2022 Twitter’s board deserves credit for Elon Musk’s U-turn By sticking to its guns the firm has defended the excellent principle that bidders should do what they’ve agreed to do
Evening Standard · Oct 5, 2022 World Teachers’ Day 2024: What is the theme this year? October 5 is a chance to recognise the importance of teachers’ perspectives on educational policy
Bangkok Post · Oct 5, 2022 Google Translate app no longer available in China HONG KONG: Google Translate, one of the few remaining consumer services that the US tech giant made available in mainland China, is no longer accessible in the country, marking the company's latest retreat from the world's largest internet market.
The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2022 The Right Stuff users claim they were contacted by FBI after using the conservative dating app The dating platform currently has 2.4-star rating in Apple’s App Store
Evening Standard · Oct 4, 2022 Overwatch 2 launches, replacing original version All you need to know about the Overwatch sequel and its controversial move to free-to-play