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By Elisa Facebook-parent Meta Platforms needs to streamline by cutting jobs and capital expenditure, its shareholder Altimeter Capital Management said Monday in an open letter to Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg. The …
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By Zilber TikTok pushed back on a Forbes magazine report that the social media app’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, is using its technology to “monitor the personal location of some …
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By Elisa Snap on Thursday forecast no revenue growth in the typically busy holiday quarter, sending a warning signal that rising inflation and the war in Ukraine could hurt other …
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By Elisa Hackers have stolen around $100 million worth of cryptocurrency from a Binance-linked blockchain, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao said in a tweet on Friday. Zhao said the tokens were …
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By Elisa NEW DELHI, INDIA – Apple Inc. will make its iPhone 14 in India, the company said on Monday, as manufacturers shift production from China amid geopolitical tensions and …
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By Zilber Bitcoin broke above $20,000 on Tuesday for the first time in about a week, as cryptocurrencies bounced, along with other risk-sensitive assets, in Asian trade. The biggest cryptocurrency …
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By Elisa Amazon said Monday that next month it will hold a second Prime Day-like shopping event, making it the latest major retailer to offer holiday deals earlier this year …
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By Wayt Some buyers of Apple’s pricey new iPhone 14 Pro lineup are reporting bizarre problems with the devices’ cameras, including uncontrollable shaking and strange grinding sounds. Based on social …
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By Barrabi Uber confirmed it is dealing with a “cybersecurity incident” after a teenage hacker reportedly breached the ride-sharing giant’s internal systems and began taunting workers with explicit messages and …
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By Elisa A majority of Twitter’s shareholders have voted in favor of the social media company’s $44 billion sale to Elon Musk, people familiar with the tally said on Monday. The deadline …
Read More By Wayt Apple is reportedly looking to use chips from a controversial Chinese government-linked company in its new iPhone 14 – and several US lawmakers are up in arms. Following …
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By Elisa The $258 billion racketeering lawsuit accusing Elon Musk of running a pyramid scheme to support the cryptocurrency dogecoin has expanded, adding seven new investor plaintiffs and six new defendants including …
Read More By Wayt Apple’s iPhone has pulled ahead of Google’s Android to control more than 50% of the US smartphone market for the first time ever, according to new data. The …
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By Hagstrom Tesla is aiming to have its self-driving technology ready and widely available by the end of 2022, CEO Elon Musk announced Monday. Musk made the comments during an energy conference …
Read MoreBy Wayt Facebook, Instagram and TikTok’s iPhone apps are capable of tracking everything users type in their in-app internet browsers, according to warnings from a security researcher. All three popular …
Read MoreBy Wayt Elon Musk is angling to force Twitter to hand over a group of key employees for questioning – and the legal maneuver could be the mogul’s last and …
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By Wayt WhatsApp is launching a slate of new “stealth mode” privacy features designed to make it easier for users to hide from their friends. Users of the Meta-owned messaging …
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By Elisa The US on Monday imposed sanctions on virtual currency mixer Tornado Cash, accusing it of helping hackers, including from North Korea, to launder proceeds from their cyber crimes. A senior …
Read MoreBy Connelly Elon Musk on Saturday challenged the CEO of Twitter to a “public debate” over how the social media company counts fake accounts and spam bots. Musk laid down …
Read MoreBy Elisa Shares in cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global soared more than 16% on Thursday after it announced that it had partnered with BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, to provide its institutional clients with access to …
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