Technology Netflix gains subscribers with ads and password crackdown San Francisco — Netflix on Wednesday said subscriber numbers grew nearly 11 percent to 247 million in the recently... Read more 19 Oct, 2023
Technology Elon Musk’s X begins charging some new users for basic features Washington — The social media site X, formerly known as Twitter, announced on Tuesday that it has begun charging... Read more 18 Oct, 2023
Technology China’s Baidu says its upgraded AI bot rivals latest ChatGPT Beijing — Chinese internet giant Baidu unveiled the newest version of its AI chatbot ERNIE on Tuesday, claiming it... Read more 17 Oct, 2023
Countries Sacked Kenya moderators say mediation with Meta collapses Nairobi — Facebook content moderators in Kenya said settlement talks to resolve a lawsuit against the social media giant’s... Read more 17 Oct, 2023
Technology Australia fines Elon Musk’s X over child abuse content concerns Sydney — Australia’s internet safety watchdog on Monday fined Elon Musk’s X, saying the social media platform had failed... Read more 16 Oct, 2023
Technology EU warns TikTok over ‘illegal content and disinformation’ Brussels — The EU’s top tech enforcer, Commissioner Thierry Breton, warned TikTok on Thursday over “illegal content and disinformation”... Read more 13 Oct, 2023
Technology Microsoft fights $29 billion US back tax claim Washington — The US Internal Revenue Service is asking that Microsoft pay a whopping $29 billion in unpaid taxes... Read more 12 Oct, 2023
Technology EU warns Musk’s X spreading ‘illegal’ disinfo after Hamas attack Brussels — The EU’s digital chief Thierry Breton warned Elon Musk on Tuesday that his platform X, formerly Twitter,... Read more 11 Oct, 2023
Technology Google’s new phone to run AI on-device New York — Google on Wednesday said its latest premium-priced Pixel phone would have powerful generative AI models running independently... Read more 5 Oct, 2023
Technology Meta plans to charge Europeans for ad free Facebook and Instagram – source Washington — Meta is proposing to offer European users a subscription-based version of Instagram and Facebook if they would... Read more 4 Oct, 2023