Twitter will abide by European Union sanctions against Russian state-affiliated media RT and Sputnik once those sanctions are in place. That said, the social network on Wednesday. “The sanctions are likely to oblige us by law to withhold certain content in EU member states,” a Twitter spokesperson told Reuters […]
Cloudflare, best known for its network security services, has announced that it has acquired Vectrix. That company specializes in detecting threats in SaaS applications. With the acquisition of Vectrix, CloudFlare aims to strengthen its Zero Trust platform, Cloudflare One. For example, security teams will soon scan third-party tools, including […]
European media companies filed a complaint with the European Commission against Google. According to the media companies, including three Belgian groups, the American company has a stranglehold on them because of its dominant position in online advertisements. The European Publishers Council sector group, chaired by DPG Media CEO Christian […]
Merchants in the United States will now be able to use an iPhone as a payment terminal without the need for additional equipment. Tech giant Apple on Tuesday announced this. Apple has only provided payment services to buyers through the Apple Pay application. To accept payment with an iPhone, […]
Amazon has had a solid quarter. Sales are rising, profits are rising even more, and Amazon Web Services plays a major role in this. In the fourth quarter of 2021, Amazon had revenue of $137.4 billion, an increase of nine percent year-over-year. Net profit rose to $14.3 billion, nearly […]
Chinese tech giant Huawei is taking Sweden to court. The company does not accept that it will be excluded from the rollout of 5G in the Scandinavian country. Specifically, Huawei is starting arbitration proceedings against the Swedish authorities at the World Bank’s International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes. […]
Google stops with the ‘FLoC’ technology after criticism. However, the company also has an alternative ready to replace cookies, a new system called ‘Topics’. Those Topics should also allow advertisers to target specific users based on their interests. The updated system would be in the Chrome browser by the […]
The European Parliament has supported a battery of rules with a large majority to end the so-called ‘Far West’ on the internet. The MPs want, among other things, clear procedures for the removal of illegal content, greater insight into algorithms and a strict framework for personalized advertising, including a ban […]
Microsoft has completely switched to the production of Xbox Series X and S. The company has not been building new Xbox One consoles since the end of 2020. Early 2021 was also when the newer versions, the Xbox Series X and the Xbox Series S, came on the market. […]
John Pinette, who has been the head of communications for Facebook for the past three years, now renamed Meta, is leaving the company. Pinette has provided communications for the beleaguered company since 2019. “We thank John for his positive contributions during an intense period in the company’s history,” a […]
