14 h. ago Urgent warning to all 1.8b Gmail users over 'sophisticated' attack stealing personal information

Google has confirmed a 'sophisticated' attack on 1.8 billion Gmail users' data, prompting the tech giant to issue an urgent warning. Here's what you need to do to protect your account.

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4 d. ago Google illegally monopolized online advertising markets, US judge rules

Federal judge deals blow to tech giant and paves way for government to break up company’s advertising productsAlphabet’s Google illegally dominated two markets for online advertising technology, a judge ruled on Thursday, dealing another blow to the tech giant and paving the way for US antitrust prosecutors to seek a breakup of its advertising products.The US district judge Leonie Brinkema in Alexandria, Virginia, found Google liable for “willfully acquiring and maintaining monopoly power” in markets for publisher ad servers and the market for ad exchanges which sit between buyers and sellers. Publisher ad servers are platforms used by websites to store and manage their ad inventory. Antitrust enforcers failed to prove a separate claim that the company had a monopoly in advertiser ad networks, she wrote. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Online child safety tips all parents should know, shared by Samsung

Is your child safe online? A tech giant has shared some crucial online safety tips for parents.

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5 d. ago Apple tells millions of iPhone users to update their devices NOW after 'extremely sophisticated attack'

The tech giant said the hack was used against 'specific targeted individuals'.

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6 d. ago Apple airlifted iPhones worth $2bn from India in March as Trump tariffs loomed

Tech giant stepped up production and chartered cargo flights with at least six jets to ensure sufficient inventoryApple’s main Indian suppliers Foxconn and Tata shipped nearly $2bn worth of iPhones to the United States in March, an all-time high, as the US company airlifted devices to bypass Donald Trump’s impending tariffs, customs data shows.The smartphone maker stepped up production in India and chartered cargo flights to ferry 600 tons of iPhones to the United States to ensure sufficient inventory in one of its biggest markets based on concern that the US president’s tariffs would push up costs. At least six cargo jets were used in the operation, which one source described as a way to “beat the tariffs”. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Silicon Six accused of avoiding nearly $300bn in taxes, new report says

Big Tech giants accused of having tax avoidance ‘hardwired’ into their infrastructures

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6 d. ago The ‘Silicon Six’ accused of avoiding nearly $300bn in taxes, new report says

Big Tech giants accused of having tax avoidance ‘hardwired’ into their infrastructures

Economics

7 d. ago Meta faces historic antitrust trial that could force it to break off Instagram, WhatsApp

Meta Platforms Inc. faces a historic antitrust trial Monday that could force the tech giant to break off Instagram and WhatsApp, startups it bought more than a decade ago that have since grown into social media powerhouses

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1 week ago Apple flew out 600 tons of iPhones from India to the US to ‘beat’ Trump’s tariff deadline

Tech giant reportedly chartered flights to relocate about 1.5 million phones

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1 week ago House passes Republican budget framework paving way for Trump’s agenda

Multitrillion-dollar resolution unlocks path to deliver Trump’s sweeping tax cut and immigration planUS politics live – latest updatesThe House Republican speaker, Mike Johnson, muscled through a multitrillion-dollar budget framework that paves the way for Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill”, one day after a rightwing rebellion threatened to sink it.The resolution passed in a 216-214 vote, with just two Republicans – fiscal conservatives Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Victoria Spartz of Indiana – joining all Democrats in opposition. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Energy and tech giants to meet Government over plans to power UK AI

The first meeting of the Government’s new AI Energy Council will take place on Tuesday.

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2 w. ago Meta and Pinterest make secret donation to Molly Russell charity campaigning for online safety

The tech giants are thought to have handed a lump sum to the Molly Rose Foundation, which campaigns for internet safety in memory of schoolgirl Molly who took her own life in 2017

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2 w. ago How Trump tariffs led to a $2.5 trillion wipeout for the US stock markets – and why worse is yet to come

Tech giant Apple lost more than $300bn in market value

Economics

2 w. ago Meta AI apologises for 'harm' caused to author after 'stealing' his books in bizarre exchange

Bestselling author AJ West felt violated when he discovered his novels were among millions 'stolen' by tech giant Meta to train its AI system and was shocked when he got one from the system itself.

Culture

3 w. ago Global policy makers and tech giants to convene in Abu Dhabi this year

The Advanced Technology Council (ARTC) announced today (March 31) that the Inaugural Governance of Emerging Technology Summit (GETS) is set to take place in Abu Dhabi this year.

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3 w. ago Microsoft warns one billion Windows users to stop using passwords immediately

The tech giant is urging over one billion users to ditch their passwords for good

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3 w. ago British authors respond to ‘infuriating’ allegations Meta used books to train AI models

British authors have responded to "upsetting" allegations that tech giant Meta used their books and others to train its AI models.

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3 w. ago A New Hampshire ski resort bets on tech to compete with industry giants

There is plenty of nostalgia at Black Mountain, New Hampshire's oldest ski area

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3 w. ago New wave of smaller, cheaper nuclear reactors sends US states racing to attract the industry

U.S. states are positioning themselves to compete for newer, cheaper nuclear reactors being developed as communities and tech giants compete in a race for electricity

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3 w. ago Artists issue 'game over' copyright warning over new ChatGPT tool that can mimic their style in seconds

Tech giant OpenAI has sparked concern after it launched its GPT-4o model this week. Artists have issued warnings over its ability to create images resembling copyrighted works in seconds.

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