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BuzzFeed acquires news website HuffPost from Verizon Media
BuzzFeed on Thursday purchased news site HuffPost from Verizon Communications at the latest sign of consolidation in the online media world.
‘More power than traditional media’: Facebook and Twitter policies attacked
Republican senators have attacked the executives of both Facebook and Twitter for what they called censorship of both President Trump and his allies during the US election while De...
Twitter launches disappearing ‘fleets’ worldwide
Twitter has launched tweets that disappear after 24 hours, like the stories attribute that is a favourite on Snapchat and photo-sharing app Instagram.
YouTube to add link on COVID-19 vaccines to combat misinformation
YouTube has said that it is adding a hyperlink to provide details about the development of COVID-19 vaccines into the coronavirus panel on its site, expanding its attempts to fight...
Brazil launches ‘Pix’ instant payments system, Whatsapp to enter ‘soon’
Brazil’s central bank on Monday launched an instantaneous payments platform which will speed up and simplify trades, as well as cultivate financial sector competition and lur...
Privacy activist files complaints against Apple’s tracking tool
A group led by privacy activist Max Schrems has filed complaints with German and Spanish data protection authorities over Apple’s internet tracking tool, alleging that it all...
EU Industry chief: Tech groups services could face bans if they breach rules
Tech firms’ services could be banned from the European market if they do not heed EU regulation, Europe’s industry chief Thierry Breton told German weekly Welt am Sonnt...
Google at odds with US over protective order for firms tied to lawsuit
Google along with the US Justice Department have failed to reach agreement on a protective arrangement for third parties such as Microsoft that supplied information to the authorit...
India to regulate streaming services and online content
India’s federal government will regulate content on video streaming programs, including global services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Walt Disney’s Hotstar, a...
ByteDance challenges Trump’s TikTok divestiture order
ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of video-sharing app TikTok, filed a request late on Tuesday with a U.S. Appeals Court challenging a Trump government order set to take effect...
COVID-19 vaccine hope dampens prospects for stay-at-home darlings
The surge in stocks of Netflix , Zoom and other of this year’s stay-at-home company winners has been brought to a sudden halt by promising vaccine data suggesting a possible ...
What’s going on: EU regulators versus top tech
EU regulators have charged Amazon with distorting competition in online retail and opened a second investigation into its business practices, as antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager ...
Spotify to buy ad tech firm Megaphone to monetize podcasts
Sweden-based Spotify Technology SA has agreed to buy podcast advertising and publishing platform Megaphone, the latest in a set of a deals to improve its podcast platform.
Amazon Prime makes live sports foray in India with cricket rights
Amazon.com’s Prime Video has stated that it has acquired the rights for broadcasting New Zealand Cricket games in India, marking the streaming agency’s first foray into...