Meta sells Giphy to Shutterstock for £46m after UK blocked GIF platform purchase
Shutterstock has said it is buying Giphy from Meta Platforms for 53 million dollars (£46 million), the final step to unwind a deal blocked by British regulators over competition concerns. The stock image service said it
Schools ‘bewildered’ by very fast rate of change in AI – education figures
Schools are “bewildered” by the rate of change in artificial intelligence (AI) and believe it is moving “far too quickly” for government alone to provide the advice that is needed, leading head teachers have warned. Their
Apple to launch new accessibility features supporting users with disabilities
Apple is set to launch three new accessibility functions to enable greater usability for people with disabilities. The Assistive Access, Personal Voice and Point and Speak functions will be operational later this year, the company announced
Amazon to axe another 9,000 jobs globally
Amazon has said it will cut another 9,000 jobs across its global business in “the next few weeks”. Andy Jassy, chief executive of the technology giant, told staff that the move will reduce jobs in its
Irish government consults cyber security experts over TikTok on work phones
The Irish government has sought advice from cyber security experts on whether TikTok should continue to be permitted on work phones used by people in the public sector. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said the Government was liaising
UK bans TikTok from official Government phones over security concerns
TikTok has been banned from UK Government phones after a security review but ministers and officials will still be able to use the Chinese-owned app on their personal phones. Cabinet Office minister Oliver Dowden announced the
Facebook owner Meta to axe another 10,000 jobs
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has revealed it plans to cut around 10,000 jobs globally, just four months after it axed 11,000 workers. The group’s founder and boss, Mark Zuckerberg, told staff
