UK targets big tech to boost online consumer rights
Global tech giants could face fines of up to 10 percent of their annual turnover if a British government bill to protect consumers launched on Tuesday becomes law.
Apr 25, 2023
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Should you pay for Meta's and Twitter's verified identity subscriptions? A social media researcher explains
Social media services have generally been free of charge for users, but now, with ad revenues slowing down, social media companies are looking for new revenue streams beyond targeted ads. Now, Twitter is charging for its ...
Mar 8, 2023
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How a digital pound could work alongside cryptocurrencies
Like many other countries, the UK has developed a plan for a central bank digital currency (CBDC). A digital pound would essentially act like an online form of cash suitable for everyday payments. It would not earn any interest ...
Feb 24, 2023
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EU's Breton warns TikTok CEO: Comply with new digital rules
The European Union's digital policy chief warned TikTok's boss Thursday that the social media app will have to fall in line with tough new rules for online platforms set to take effect later this year.
Jan 19, 2023
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How encryption holds our digital society together
Encryption is like the steel skeleton of a building: invisible, but holding everything together. In our digital age, encryption is an absolutely essential element and even if you think that you do not have any skeletons in ...
Jan 12, 2023
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India's Infosys hikes revenue guidance after strong quarter
Indian IT giant Infosys raised its revenue guidance for the current financial year on Thursday after the outsourcing behemoth beat quarterly earnings forecasts on sustained demand for its digital services.
Jan 12, 2023
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Profits up but outlook 'cautious' at Indian software giant TCS
India's largest software exporter Tata Consultancy Services on Monday reported higher earnings in the December quarter, but missed expectations and warned of a "cautious" business environment in the new year.
Jan 9, 2023
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It's not just Twitter—the whole internet is broken and we'd better fix it soon
If the debate about Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter tells us anything, it's that people—including those in governments—don't understand how the World Wide Web works.
Dec 6, 2022
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EU: Twitter faces fines or shutdown if it does not comply with law
Twitter can be subjected to fines and other measures if it does not comply with EU law, EU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton has said.
Dec 5, 2022
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Study details scale of human labor needed to keep 'the cloud' aloft
The representation of cloud technology as an automated realm powered by ethereal data flows fails to do justice to the exhaustive human effort that is required to keep the data centers behind it running.
Nov 30, 2022
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