Twitter is among the tech firms that will face the toughest level of scrutiny under a new European Union regulatory regime for monitoring digital platforms, after warnings from Brussels that the Elon Musk-owned platform is unprepared for the new rules. The company, which Musk bought in October 2022, has been designated a “very large online […]
What do Beyoncé and Cristiano Ronaldo have in common? As of today, they are no longer verified on Twitter. The social media giant began removing the once-coveted blue tick verification from thousands of accounts on Thursday. The move comes as owner Elon Musk attempts to overhaul the social media company to turn a profit. Users […]
Technology bosses accused the government of being “distracted” after the minister who was due to launch the long-delayed semiconductor strategy this week confirmed that he was considering running as mayor of London. Paul Scully, the minister for tech and the digital economy, was expected to outline the plan for the UK’s microchip industry at the […]
Twitter has launched a new platform to support writers move from micro-blogging to longer-form pieces, with posts of 10,000 characters permitted. The Elon Musk-owned social media giant announced the launch of Twitter Write on Friday, offering “improvements to the writing and reading experience” for users. “Starting today, Twitter now supports Tweets up to 10,000 characters […]
Amazon and Microsoft are facing a referral to the UK’s competition regulator over allegedly harming competition in the online cloud services market, amid “significant concerns” that big tech companies are abusing their positions. The British communications regulator, Ofcom, said it was proposing to refer the whole sector to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), adding […]
Ocado Group has seen off claims from an international rival “goods retrieval” company that alleged the British online retailer and technology group had stolen several of its technology inventions. A High Court judge ruled that two patents held by the Norwegian company were invalid and that, regardless, Ocado had not infringed them. In its claim […]
Twitter has reversed course on plans to limit presence on its “for you” timeline to paying users only, with Elon Musk claiming he “forgot to mention” that other users would be visible as well. When the company’s owner first announced the plan on Tuesday he said it would limit the tab that algorithmically curates tweets […]
Google has started rolling out its AI chatbot Bard, but it is only available to certain users and they have to be over the age of 18. Unlike its viral rival ChatGPT, it can access up-to-date information from the internet and has a “Google it” button which accesses search. It also namechecks its sources for […]
WH Smith has been hit by a cyber attack that has resulted in hackers gaining access to private company data. The stationary store and book seller, which has over 600 high street shops in the UK, said it has launched an investigation into the attack. The retailer said however, that customer data was not affected […]
An artist who made and sold digital images of Birkin handbags covered in fur violated trademark rights, a Manhattan court has concluded. The fashion giant Hermes, which owns the luxury brand, sued Mason Rothschild after he created non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, based on the famous bags. Hermes said consumers would believe the products were officially […]