Social media giants face big fines and blocked sites under new UK rules on harmful content
The proposals are part of the U.K. government’s bid to force tech giants to rid their platforms of illegal and toxic content.
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EU announces sweeping new rules that could force breakups and hefty fines for Big Tech
Tech giants could soon face hefty fines and stricter controls over their behavior as part of sweeping new rules in the European Union.
The walls are closing in on Big Tech as global regulators crack down
The European Commission, the FTC and Ofcom have all announced new plans to regulate the tech giants in the last few days.
Prince Harry and Meghan will produce and host podcasts for Spotify, starting with a holiday special in December
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have named their production company Archewell Audio.
FTC orders Amazon, Facebook and others to explain how they collect and use personal data
Amazon, TikTok owner ByteDance, Discord, Facebook and its subsidiary WhatsApp, Reddit, Snap, Twitter and Google-owned YouTube were each sent the orders.
Twitter has been fined $547,000 by the Irish data regulator for breaching Europe's new privacy law
Twitter has been fined $547,000 by Ireland's Data Protection Commission for breaching GDPR rules.
More people are doing their holiday shopping online and this trend is here to stay
A report from McKinsey showed 37% of respondents said they intended to spend more online during the holidays this year than they did in 2019.
Amazon dragged its feet on Covid-19 worker safety probe, says California AG, asking for court order
California State Attorney General Xavier Becerra opened a probe in the spring into working conditions at Amazon facilities in the state.
Apple's Siri can now make animal sounds like a duck quacking or a lion roaring
What does the fox say? Siri can tell you, but you have to ask it the right way.
The first two seasons of 'The Office' will be free on NBCUniversal's Peacock but the rest is paywalled
NBCUniversal announced the first two seasons of "The Office" will be available on the free tier of its Peacock streaming video service.
Google CEO delays office return to next September, but axes idea of permanent remote work
The company said it expects employees to live near offices and go into work three days a week.
Apple’s fitness video service that competes with Peloton is cheaper and just as good
Apple Fitness+ is a new app with all sorts of recorded exercise classes that you can do from an Apple TV, iPad or iPhone, as long as you own an Apple Watch.
Apple adds privacy labels showing what information apps collect about users
Most apps will receive as many as three labels, based on information app makers are required to submit to Apple to update their apps.
Tony Hsieh's last months are a tragic reminder of how Covid isolation can worsen mental health — here's how to help
Tony Hsieh's story is a tragedy. He chased happiness ferociously, but struggled. Mental health experts share signs indicating your loved ones need help.
Amazon Halo fitness tracker, which measures body fat and listens to you, launches for everyone
Amazon launched the Halo in August as an invite-only product, but now it's available for everyone to buy.
Tesla tells employees Model S and X production will shut down for 18 days
Tesla sent an e-mail to Fremont factory workers saying it will shut down Model S and X production lines for the holidays.
Alibaba and two other firms fined for not reporting deals to Chinese regulators
Alibaba, Tencent-backed China Literature, and Shenzhen Hive Box were each fined 500,000 yuan ($76,463) by the State Administration for Market Regulation.
Google suffers widespread outage taking YouTube, Gmail and Drive apps offline
Service has since been restored, with Google's Workspace Status Dashboard showing all of its services are now back up and running as normal.
Amazon Zoox unveils self-driving robotaxi
The car can travel up to 75 miles per hour and can run up to 16 hours on a single charge.
The developers of Cyberpunk 2077 are offering refunds after the game suffered major bugs on console
CD Projekt Red is offering refunds for Cyberpunk 2077, after the game was plagued by poor performance and technical glitches on consoles.
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