US tech giants
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19 Feb
Apple’s acquisition of Xnor.ai will provide competitive edge at the device edge
Apple’s recent acquisition of Xnor.ai will help it challenge Amazon Web Services, Microsoft and Google, in the race to target emerging opportunities associated with artificial intelligence (AI) and edge computing.
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12 Feb
Wearable tech market is maturing, but still outside of the mainstream
Wearable tech is an emerging sub-market in the Internet of Things (IoT) theme but has yet to establish itself in the IoT mainstream, due to limited interoperability and underdeveloped self-contained functionalities.
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10 Feb
Attorney General turns his back on US innovation
US Attorney General William Barr raised eyebrows by suggesting in a February 6 speech that the US and its allies should consider buying a controlling stake in Nokia or Ericsson.
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24 Sep
EU’s right to be forgotten ruling leaves questions unanswered
The EU’s top court has ruled in favour of tech giant Google in a landmark case about the ‘right to be forgotten’, but privacy and legal experts have warned the issue has not been fully resolved.
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20 Sep
Generation Hashtag is reshaping the world, says GlobalData
Generation hashtag describes a demographic of people born between 1991 and 2005.
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5 Sep
Exposed Facebook phone numbers risk SIM jacking and robocalls
An unprotected online server has exposed more than 419 million phone numbers linked to Facebook accounts, potentially putting users at risk of cyberattacks.
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3 Sep
Facebook ‘hide likes’ feature: Part of the social media giant’s privacy offensive?
Social media platform Facebook is reportedly building a feature to hide ‘likes’ in a bid to discourage users from comparing the popularity of their posts with other users.
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8 Aug
AMD lures Google and Twitter with next-gen data centre chip
Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) can now count Google and Twitter among its customers for the next generation of its processors used in data centres.
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17 Jul
Sprint data breach highlights “importance of third-party risk assurance”
US mobile network operator Sprint has confirmed that it suffered a data breach in which attackers had access to customer details such as first and last names, phone numbers and billing addresses.
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5 Jul
Amazon at 25: What could the next 25 years have in store?
On the 5th of July 1994, Princeton graduate Jeff Bezos founded Cadabra, an online book store based in the garage of Bezos’ home in Washington.
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20 Jun
Waymo partnership with Renault and Nissan to reaffirm lead in the self-driving car race
Waymo is expanding its global reach when it comes to driverless cars, as the Alphabet subsidiary inks a deal with Groupe Renault and Nissan.
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14 Jun
‘Fishwrap’ campaign recycles old terror news to sow discord
A misinformation campaign is presenting old terrorism news as new in an attempt to sow discord and uncertainty, according to threat analytics firm Recorded Future.
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12 Jun
Three tips to create a culture of productive disruption from a Google exec
Why did Nokia, Toys R Us and Blockbuster fail to maintain their market dominance?
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10 Jun
Canada gets Facebook ad transparency tool ahead of election
Facebook has launched an ad transparency tool in Canada to tackle foreign political interference in the country’s upcoming federal election, taking place in October this year.
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7 Jun
Did the Microsoft facial recognition database breach GDPR?
Microsoft has taken down a huge facial recognition database containing more than 10 million images of around 100,000 people, raising questions as to whether the technology giant breached data protection laws such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
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24 May
Will Facebook cryptocurrency GlobalCoin become the world’s biggest online payment platform?
US social media giant Facebook has announced plans for GlobalCoin, a cryptocurrency that is set to become the core payment technology on the company’s online platforms.
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14 May
Don’t know how smart speakers store your voice data? You’re not alone
More than 114 million smart speakers sit in homes around the world, listening out for the wake word to start processing your voice command.
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10 May
Uber insanity: The low Uber price can’t hide the “precarious” reality
Would you invest in a company that makes no money and has warned would-be investors that it may never do so?
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25 Apr
Facebook’s record Q1 results: Users and investors unconcerned by privacy issues
Facebook’s revenues have increased by more than a quarter in the last three months, according to its latest report.
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23 Apr
Twitter’s Q1 results show company’s “winter of discontent” is over
In a surprising turn of events, Twitter’s Q1 results have beat earning expectations, triggering a rise in share prices.
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2 Apr
Google+ did well to last this long – Here are 12 Google products that failed in the first year
The Google+ shut down will begin today, as the search giant concedes that it won’t be able to break Facebook’s social media dominance.
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26 Mar
Article 13 passed: The internet reacts to the ‘death of the internet’
The European Parliament has passed Article 13 and Article 11, the controversial update to Europe’s copyright law, drawing widespread condemnation from technology experts and internet users.
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22 Mar
Facebook password blunder may have exposed more than social media accounts
Hundreds of millions of Facebook users had their account passwords visible in plain text to the platform’s employees, potentially creating security vulnerabilities on third-party sites that use the same passwords, cybersecurity experts have warned.
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20 Mar
A third of tech companies are in favour of breaking up Big Tech
Earlier this month, presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren unveiled her intentions regarding breaking up big tech companies to “restore the balance of power in our democracy, to promote competition, and to ensure that the next generation of technology innovation is as vibrant as the last.” if elected in the 2020 presidential election.
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20 Mar
Google hit with yet another EU anti-trust fine
The European Commission has handed Google its third anti-trust fine in two years for “abusive practices in online advertising”.
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15 Mar
Facebook’s latest executive reshuffle reflects its focus on private messaging
A Facebook executive reshuffle will see Will Cathcart and Fidji Simo moving up the ladder, as product and WhatsApp executives Chris Cox and Chris Daniels announce their resignations.
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13 Mar
Spotify, Apple and digital competition: Complaint filed amid overhaul calls
Spotify has filed a complaint with the European Commission against Apple for using their leverage unfairly and stifling digital competition.
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5 Mar
95% of internet users don’t trust social media — and that could eventually hit revenues
Some 95% of internet users don’t trust social media companies, despite 37% of the world’s population having a social media account, with that figure as high as 77% in places such as the United States.
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5 Mar
Tech tops Forbes’ billionaires list / Committee hears evidence on workplace automation / Insurance sector briefed on insurtech innovation
3 THINGS THAT WILL CHANGE THE WORLD TODAY Good morning, here’s your Tuesday morning briefing to set you up for the day ahead.
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27 Feb
Facebook regulation welcomed by 8 out of 10 UK consumers
Facebook regulation and wider laws concerning social media sites is looking increasingly likely.