EU digital chief warns Musk over misinformation on X about Israel-Hamas war
The European Union’s digital policy chief has said misinformation about the war between Israel and Hamas abounds on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, in a letter to owner Elon Musk. X says it
UK Competition regulator to investigate £7.5bn cloud services market
Britain’s £7.5 billion cloud services market is to be investigated by the UK competition watchdog, after regulator Ofcom raised concerns about the dominance of technology giants Amazon and Microsoft. Ofcom confirmed it has referred the cloud
X (aka Twitter) removes article headlines in latest platform update
The X social media site has stopped showing headlines on articles shared on the platform. The site formerly known as Twitter now only displays an article’s lead image and a link to the story. Plans for
TikTok trials advert-free paid subscription plan
TikTok is trialling a new paid subscription service for people who do not want to see adverts on the video-sharing platform. The social media giant is offering the service as part of a limited test in
TikTok ends retail business in Indonesia after ban on social media shopping
TikTok has said it will halt its online retail operation in Indonesia to comply with the country’s decision to ban e-commerce transactions on social media platforms – a big blow to the video platform’s fastest-growing market.
Apple says it will fix software problems blamed for iPhone 15 overheating issue
Apple is blaming a software bug and other issues tied to popular apps such as Instagram and Uber for causing its recently released iPhone 15 models to heat up and spark complaints about becoming too hot
