Facebook said Thursday it will start charging for some of its WhatsApp for Business services. It’s a way for the encrypted messaging platform to generate meaningful revenue from WhatsApp. Facebook currently relies almost entirely on advertising on Facebook and Instagram
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Google hit by landmark competition lawsuit in US over search
The US government has filed charges against Google, accusing the company of violating competition law to preserve its monopoly over internet searches and online advertising. The lawsuit marks the biggest challenge brought by US regulators against a major tech company
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Rishi Sunak: VAT cut to be extended for hospitality sector
The chancellor has announced the extension of a VAT cut for the hospitality and tourism sectors – some of the worst-hit by the pandemic. Rishi Sunak said that the temporary reduction of VAT rates from 20% to 5% would remain
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Dark Overlord hacker pleads guilty
A Northamptonshire man who was a member of a hacking group which stole hospital patients’ records and Netflix shows has been sentenced to five years in prison in the US. The Dark Overlord (TDO) hacking group stole data from a
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Facebook braces for Apple’s privacy changes
The social network says some iPhone users might see less-relevant ads after Apple updates its mobile operating system. Facebook said Wednesday that Apple’s upcoming privacy update could make it tougher for the social network to target some iPhone users with ads on other mobile apps. Facebook offers a
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Microsoft brings transcriptions to its Word documents app, but there are catches
The tech giant adds a new feature to the web version of Microsoft Word allowing people to record and upload audio for transcription. Microsoft’s Word writing tool will soon be able to record and transcribe audio, marking an evolution long requested
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Four of the biggest tech CEOs are about to be grilled by Congress
Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google face a reckoning over their dominance. It’s fitting, though perhaps a bit anticlimactic, that when Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai convene on Wednesday for a highly anticipated congressional hearing, it will be over
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Nvidia is now worth more than Intel
Nvidia’s shares have soared this year What just happened? Thanks to a recent surge in its stock price, Nvidia has overtaken Intel to become the most valuable chipmaker in the US. Following a 2.3 percent jump yesterday afternoon, team green’s shares have
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Apple acquires Fleetsmith, a company that streamlines deployment of Apple devices in the workplace
Yet another way Apple can control the end user experience Why it matters: Apple has acquired Fleetsmith, a startup known for streamlining the process of managing Apple devices in an enterprise environment. While normally this is done through a third-party, Apple is
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Apple’s Tim Cook expected to join CEOs of Google, Amazon, and Facebook in testifying before Congress on antitrust issues
The pressure is on Tim Cook to do the right thing. In context: During the last few weeks, the House Judiciary antitrust subcommittee has been pushing tech giants that are under investigation on the possibility of having their chief executives testify in
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