Big Tech

Meta’s Horizon puttering as Consumers Reportedly Don’t Return
Meta’s Horizon puttering as Consumers Reportedly Don’t Return
October 16, 2022  |  Meta

Meta is having some trouble selling its metaverse concept, facing headwinds including glitches, uninterested users and not much clarity on what it will take to...

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Meta Asks Judge To Block FTC Suit On Within Acquisition
Meta Asks Judge To Block FTC Suit On Within Acquisition
October 13, 2022  |  Meta

Meta has asked a judge to turn down a U.S. Federal Trade Commission attempt to block the company’s acquisition of Within Unlimited, a virtual reality...

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Beyond EU, Regulators Move to Rein in Big Tech Dominance in Africa
Beyond EU, Regulators Move to Rein in Big Tech Dominance in Africa
October 11, 2022  |  Big Tech

From the $1.7 billion AdSense antitrust fine levied against Google in 2019 and the nearly $887 million privacy fine Amazon was issued last July, to...

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Pinterest Teams With Headspace to Support Creator Wellbeing
Pinterest Teams With Headspace to Support Creator Wellbeing
October 09, 2022  |  Partnerships

Pinterest has partnered with Headspace to add new tools for managing stress, increasing positivity and sleep, and more, a company news release said. Get the...

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Meta Identifies 400 Apps Aimed at Stealing Facebook Login Details
Meta Identifies 400 Apps Aimed at Stealing Facebook Login Details
October 07, 2022  |  Meta

Hundreds of seemingly innocent smartphone apps were singled out by security pros as being double agents of sorts, posing as something entertaining or useful but...

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Biden Executive Order Aims to Protect US-EU Data Transfers
Biden Executive Order Aims to Protect US-EU Data Transfers
October 07, 2022  |  Data

President Joe Biden has signed an executive order aimed at protecting data transfers between the United States and European Union. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Google Debuts Lower-Cost Pixels as iPhone Demand Shrinks
Google Debuts Lower-Cost Pixels as iPhone Demand Shrinks
October 06, 2022  |  Mobile

Google unveiled a suite of new products Thursday (Oct. 6), including its first-ever watch and phones priced lower than the ones offered by market leaders...

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Apollo Global Management Bows Out of Musk-Twitter Deal
Apollo Global Management Bows Out of Musk-Twitter Deal
October 05, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Apollo Global Management and Sixth Street, which both were set to provide financing for Elon Musk to buy Twitter, have backed out of those talks,...

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Google Announces New Cloud Region in South Africa
Google Announces New Cloud Region in South Africa
October 05, 2022  |  Google

Google announced Wednesday (Oct. 10) that it will launch its first African cloud region in South Africa. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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