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China initiated a dispute against the U.S. at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over Washington’s sweeping semiconductor export curbs that look to cut the world’s second-largest economy off from high-tech components, CNBC reported. According to CNBC, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce confirmed the trade dispute in a statement on Monday and accused the U.S. of abusing export control measures and
Public squabbling between two of the biggest console gaming companies has intensified, Kotaku reported. According to Kotaku, on a recent podcast appearance, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer blasted Sony for wanting to grow by “making Xbox smaller.” The accusation comes after the Federal Trade Commission decided to sue to block Microsoft’s takeover of Activision because of a pattern of making
Twitter on Monday night abruptly dissolved its Trust and Safety Council, the latest sign that Elon Musk is unraveling years of work and institutions created tome the social network safer, The Washington Post reported. According to The Washington Post, members of Twitter’s Trust and Safety Council received an email with the subject line “Thank You,” that informed them the council
Twitter Blue for individuals, Gold for businesses, and Grey for government officials, but you will have to pay $8.00 monthly to get it.
Microsoft is to acquire a 4% stake in the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), the company that owns the London Stock Exchange as well as several other businesses including financial market data company Refinitive which LSEG acquired from a Blackstone/Thompson Reuters consortium last year for $27 billion, TechCrunch reported. According to TechCrunch, Microsoft’s stake, which it bought from the same
Twitter has begun rolling out Community Notes to all of its users globally, the company announced on Saturday, Engadget reported. Previously known as Birdwatch, the feature first debuted in 2021 under former CEO Jack Dorsey as a means for the social media to combat misinformation. According to Engadget, Community Notes takes a crowd-sourced approach to debunking misleading tweets. Moderators who
The catchy headline at the top of this blog post was the title Reuters selected for its article. It is an ominous sounding title, indicating that Microsoft will have difficulty with the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) lawsuit against the company. Reuters reported that Facebook is Microsoft’s antitrust boogeyman. The U.S. regulatory agency, the Federal Trade Commission, is seeking to block
Twitter Inc. will relaunch a revamped version of its subscription services Twitter Blue on Monday at a higher price for Apple users, the company said in a tweet on Saturday, Reuters reported. The official @Twitter account tweeted: “we’re launching @TwitterBlue on Monday - subscribe on web for $8/month or on iOS for $11/month to get access to subscriber only features,
Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Wednesday ordered state agencies to ban TikTok on government-issued devices, citing security concerns of the app’s data-sharing practices with the Chinese Government, The Guardian reported. “TikTok harvests vast amounts of data from its users’ devices - including when, where and how they conduct Internet activity - and offers this trove of potentially sensitive information to
Epic Games posted information (on December 7) titled: “Introducing Cabined Accounts: A New Way for Kids to Join the Metaverse”. The goal appears to be to help keep kids safe when they are playing video games from Epic Games. Here are some key points from that post: Announcing Cabined Accounts Today we are announcing Cabined Accounts, a new type of
Chrome posted information on The Keyword, written by Group Product Manager, Chrome, Mark Chang. It is a short post that focuses on Chrome’s new features that are optimized for your device’s battery and system memory. From the post: With the latest release of Chrome on desktop, we’re introducing two new performance settings so Chrome uses up to 40% and 10GB
Up-and-coming tech company Nothing are opening their first bricks-n-mortar store in Soho, London this weekend. Located at 4 Peter Street, Soho, London, W1F 0AD, the store will offer Nothing's portfolio of phones, earbuds and accessories. To celebrate the opening, Nothing will be offering a limited edition version of their new Ear(stick) earphones. Laser-engraved and numbered from 1 to 100, these
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