EU watchdog orders Google to break up digital ad business over competition fears
European Union regulators have ordered technology giant Google to sell off some of its lucrative digital advertising business in order to address competition concerns. The European Commission, the bloc’s executive branch and top competition enforcer, said
US regulator takes legal action to block Microsoft’s takeover of Activision
A US regulator has taken legal action in a bid to block Microsoft from completing its deal to buy video game company Activision Blizzard. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has asked a San Francisco federal court
Augmented reality headset Vision Pro is ‘most advanced device ever’ – Apple
Apple has unveiled an augmented reality headset which it claims to be “the most advanced personal electronic device ever”. Called Vision Pro, it is labelled as “mixed reality” as it combines “virtual reality” – in which
Cash App founder Bob Lee dies in San Francisco stabbing attack
Bob Lee, a technology executive who created Cash App and was currently chief product officer of MobileCoin, was fatally stabbed in San Francisco early on Tuesday, police have said. The San Francisco Police Department said in
Galaxies data ‘a milestone’ for James Webb Space Telescope mission
Data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has confirmed four galaxies dating to when the universe was around 300–500 million years old. The telescope was designed to probe the early universe and initial surveys have
TikTok fined £12.7m after it ‘did not do enough’ to keep under-13s off platform
Social media platform TikTok has been fined £12.7 million because it “did not do enough” to make sure underage children were not using its platform and ensure that their data was used correctly. The Information Commissioner’s
Legacy Twitter blue ticks remain amid confusion over verification
Twitter has failed to take legacy blue checkmarks off the social media platform after it committed to remove them on April 1. The business, led by billionaire owner Elon Musk, has also confused many people by
