Elon Musk calls Apple’s App Store fees ‘a de facto global tax on the...
Elon Musk is siding with Epic Games in the App Store monopoly case, with the Tesla CEO firing off a tweet Friday morning that called Apple’s Store fees “a de facto global tax on the Internet,”...
EU hits Amazon with record-breaking $887M GDPR fine over data misuse
Luxembourg’s National Commission for Data Protection (CNPD) has hit Amazon with a record-breaking €746 million ($887 million) GDPR fine over the way it uses customer data for targeted advertising purposes.
Amazon disclosed the ruling in an SEC...
Tech giants’ profits soar as pandemic boom continues
Tech giants have reported soaring profits as consumers upgraded their devices and sought cloud storage during lockdowns.
Apple's profits nearly doubled to $21.7bn (£15.6bn) in the three months to 30 June as customers bought pricier...
Binance: UK Financial watchdog FCA bans cryptocurrency exchange
Binance, the world's biggest cryptocurrency exchange, has been banned by the UK's financial regulator.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has ruled that the firm cannot conduct any "regulated activity" in the UK.
It also issued a...
Online shopping boom drives rush for warehouse space in UK
"I've been working in logistics for 30 years and I've never seen demand like this," says Robin Woodbridge.
The company he works for, Prologis, owns and manages warehouse logistics parks across the UK.
They're building as...
Nigeria bans Twitter after removal of Buhari’s tweet
Access to Twitter through Nigeria's main phone providers has been blocked, according to reports from Lagos and the capital, Abuja.
It is still accessible on some wi-fi networks.
This comes after the government said it was...
Gaza conflict: Instagram changes algorithm after alleged bias
Instagram is changing the way it showcases content after being accused of suppressing pro-Palestinian messages during the recent Gaza conflict.
The app had favored original content in its "stories" feature over existing, re-shared posts, but...
Huawei intensifies ICT education development across schools in Ghana
Top ICT infrastructure provider and leading smartphone manufacturer, Huawei has intensified its effort to promote ICT education and development across the country.
The Tech Giant believes its newly launched Tech4all initiative in Ghana will help...
Argentina bans data sharing between Facebook and WhatsApp
Argentina’s government has ordered social media giant Facebook to halt the use of its new data use policy that allows it to harvest information from its WhatsApp user, it said on Monday.
According to an...
Twitter introduces new and improved verification application process
Twitter is excited to share that, it will begin rolling out a new verification application process and reviewing public applications for verification on its platform.
Over the past several months, the tech giant has been...