The American space company SpaceX successfully launched a new package of satellites for its Starlink constellation on Sunday. A Falcon-9 launch vehicle from SpaceX took off from Cape Canaveral in Florida at 4.20 pm Belgian time. The first stage returned to Earth about nine minutes later, landing on the […]
Microsoft Narrows Largest Public Cloud Player
Published on :With revenue of $408.6 billion last year, the public cloud continues to grow. Although there are many players active, it is noticeable that the largest players are growing faster and Microsoft takes the most market share among those large. Last year, public cloud services grew 29 percent to more […]
Amazon Stops Dark Patterns, But Only in Europe
Published on :If you want to cancel your Amazon Prime subscription, you can do that with two mouse clicks. At least if you live in Europe. This is the result of requirements from the European Commission. He says in a statement that she has forced Amazon to show a highly visible […]
Facebook and Instagram Now Ban Posts About Abortion Pills
Published on :Days after women lost the right to abortion in many US states, Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, decided to crack down on reports of legal abortion pills in the US. Posts that provide information about abortion pills, or that offer women to forward the pills, are […]
New Antitrust Complaint for Job Boards Google
Published on :A Danish job board files a complaint against Google for abuse of power by promoting its own job board more prominently than others. Google launched Google for Jobs in 2018, but it was not met with industry applause. By 2019, 23 job boards were criticized. They complain that they […]
Chinese Cyber Spies Use Ransomware as a Distraction
Published on :A Chinese-backed group of attackers has used ransomware as a distraction for their espionage. That’s what security guard Secureworks says. Secureworks highlights the work of the group, which the company calls Bronze Starlight, in a new report. The group has been in existence since mid-2021 and is said to […]
Meta Investigates Misconduct Ex-Topwoman Sheryl Sandberg
Published on :The recently resigned CEO of Meta is said to have used company resources for her own interest in recent years. That is why she has been under investigation internally since last year. According to the Wall Street Journal, lawyers for Facebook parent company Meta have been investigating the activities […]
TSMC: No Plans for European Chip Factory
Published on :TSMC, the world’s largest chip maker, says it has no concrete plans to build a new factory in Europe. In the US, the price tag of those plans is now rising. TSMC makes chips for other chip vendors like AMD or Nvidia. In recent days, there have been trading […]
Sony Aims to Acquire More Game Studios
Published on :Maker of game console PlayStation Sony aims to acquire more game studios and wants to increase investments in, among other things, live services and mobile and PC applications. That said the head of the game department of the Japanese company. According to Jim Ryan, chairman of Sony Interactive Entertainment, […]
US and EU Work Together to Combat Chip Shortage
Published on :The United States and the European Union are expected to develop a plan on Monday to tackle disruptions in the semiconductor chain. These are important for the production of computer chips, among other things, of which there is a significant shortage due to previous disruptions due to the pandemic. […]