Tag: Media & Big Tech

Two Reuters Journalists Injured, Driver Killed in East Ukraine

Two Reuters journalists were injured and a driver killed on Friday after the vehicle they were in came under fire while heading to the eastern Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk, the latest battle line in Russia’s assault on Ukraine. Photographer Alexander Ermochenko and cameraman Pavel Klimov were traveling in a car provided by Russia-backed forces on…


Amazon to Pull Kindle Out of China, Other Businesses to Remain

SHANGHAI—Amazon.com said it will stop supplying retailers in China with its Kindle e-readers from Thursday and will shut its Kindle e-bookstore there next year, in the latest pullback by a U.S. tech firm from the restrictive Chinese market. Amazon announced the decision on its official WeChat account on Thursday, saying it was adjusting the strategic…


YouTube Could Be Liable for Unauthorised Uploads If Slow to Act, German Court Rules

BERLIN—Google’s YouTube and other platforms could have to pay copyright damages over unauthorized uploads even if the content was put online by a third party, Germany’s top court ruled. The platforms would be liable only if they did not act quickly to block access once they had learned of illegal uploads, the court said in…


Sandmann Lawyer Joins Kyle Rittenhouse Team, Says Mark Zuckerberg a ‘Top’ Target

A lawyer who represented Covington Catholic student Nicholas Sandmann in his defamation lawsuits said he has joined Kyle Rittenhouse’s legal team, stating there will be at least ten suits filed against companies and prominent figures. “I’ve been hired to head the effort to determine whom to sue, when to sue, where to sue,” Todd McMurtry,…


Wall Street Opens Lower as Microsoft Offsets Oil Relief

U.S. stock indexes opened lower on Thursday as shares of Microsoft fell after the company lowered its profit forecast, offsetting relief from a pullback in oil prices that eased worries about rising inflation. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 4.22 points, or 0.01 percent, at the open to 32,809.01. The S&P 500 opened lower by…


Amazon.com Says Unfairly Targeted by US Antitrust Bill

WASHINGTON—Big tech has launched a media blitz aimed at derailing one of the most ground-breaking bipartisan bills in the U.S. that would bar tech companies, like Amazon.com Inc, from giving preference to their own businesses on their websites. Amazon lambasted the bill on Wednesday saying in a blog post that the bill “jeopardizes two of…


Sheryl Sandberg to Step Down as COO of Facebook Parent Company Meta

Sheryl Sandberg, the Chief Operating Officer of Facebook’s parent company Meta, said on Wednesday that she’s leaving this fall after 14 years with the company. “Over the next few months, Mark [Zuckerberg] and I will transition my direct reports and I will leave the company this fall,” she said in a long statement on social…


Predicted Features of Apple’s iOS 16 Ahead of Unveiling At WWDC

Apple, Inc. will hold its annual Worldwide Developers Conference from June 6-10, with the keynote scheduled for Monday. The company is expected to announce its newest operating system and other products during the keynote. The iOS 16, codenamed Sydney, will represent a significant upgrade, with several changes across the OS, Blomberg columnist Mark Gurman said. The…


If You Have These Models of iPhone, iOS 16 Won’t Be Supported

Apple, Inc.’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference is almost around the corner. The highlight of the software-focused event is the release of the latest versions of the company’s operating system, named iOS 16 for iPhones and iPadOS 16 for iPads. Bloomberg columnist Mark Gurmanis preparing Apple users to expect “fairly significant” enhancements across the board with the new…


Elon Musk Comments on Twitter De-Boosting, Says It’s ‘Weird’: What You Should Know About This Feature

Elon Musk, who has made an offer for Twitter, Inc. on Sunday engaged in a conversation on the platform regarding de-boosting. What Happened When Cleantechnica writer Johnna Crider inquired on Twitter why the platform is de-boosting many of Musk’s supporters when they reply to him, the Tesla, Inc. CEO reasoned that it could be due to…