Piers Morgan has parted ways with Rupert Murdoch’s media empire in a move set to expand his popular Uncensored show on YouTube, ending months of speculation about his future at News UK. The outspoken broadcaster will now operate independently, having acquired ownership of his Uncensored brand and its 3.6 million-strong subscriber base. Morgan, 59, opted […]
Kevin O’Leary, famed for his role as “Mr Wonderful” on the American series Shark Tank, has revealed plans to join billionaire Frank McCourt’s consortium in a high-stakes effort to acquire TikTok. The move comes amid growing pressure on the Chinese-owned video platform, which could be banned in the United States if its parent company ByteDance […]
Nick Clegg, the former British deputy prime minister, has stepped down from his post as president of global affairs and communications at Meta, having sold almost $19m (£15m) worth of the tech giant’s shares during his six-year tenure. Clegg, 57, still retains close to 39,000 Meta shares, worth around $21m at the current market price. […]
TikTok has made a final appeal to the US supreme court in a last-ditch effort to prevent the enforcement of a new American law that could force the platform’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to sell the popular video app or face a nationwide ban. ByteDance and TikTok filed an emergency injunction request to the justices […]
When Olivia Lott left her London job for a village in rural Devon, she expected a calmer pace of life—but not the near total absence of mobile reception. With patchy phone signals forcing her to trek up hillsides just to make a call, Lott eventually resorted to installing a landline, a rarity among her fellow […]
A federal appeals court has upheld a law requiring TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to sell the app to a non-Chinese entity by mid-January or face a ban in the United States. The decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit marks a significant escalation in the ongoing scrutiny of […]
The Technology Secretary, Peter Kyle, has commissioned new research into the impact of social media and smartphone use on children, signalling that the UK may follow Australia’s lead in considering a social media ban for under-16s. Australia is pressing ahead with plans to prohibit social media access for all individuals under 16, regardless of parental […]
In its first Autumn Budget, the Labour government has committed £500 million to improve broadband speed and mobile coverage across the UK, with a particular focus on rural areas. Chancellor Rachel Reeves highlighted that the funding will bolster ongoing projects like the £5 billion Project Gigabit, targeting 99% gigabit broadband by 2030, and the £1 […]
Introduced to tackle growing concerns over the safety of internet users – particularly children and vulnerable groups, the Online Safety Act (OSA) marks a significant shift in the regulatory landscape for businesses operating online platforms in the UK. Passed in October 2023 and progressively being enforced, it has introduced a wide range of new obligations, […]
In a sharp escalation of tensions between Brussels and Elon Musk, one of the European Union’s top officials, Věra Jourová, has branded the billionaire tech entrepreneur a “promoter of evil” over his handling of X, formerly known as Twitter. Jourová, who oversees the EU’s efforts against online misinformation and hate speech, accused Musk of enabling […]