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Canada Plans Digital Services Tax In 2022
Despite OECD talks on common approach, Canada becomes latest country to announce its own digital services tax on big tech
UK To Implement Tougher Competition Rules On Tech In 2021
Competition and Markets Authority to implement tougher competition laws on tech giants such as Facebook and Google in 2021
Trump Administration Grants ByteDance TikTok Sale Extension
ByteDance granted seven day extension by Trump administration of TikTok sale order to new company including Oracle and Walmart
Tech Giants Face Fines Or Even Break-up, Warns EU Digital Head
New European rules to rein in big name tech firms will include the power to potentially break-up firms, EU digital chief warns
India Bans Another 43 Mobile Apps In China Confrontation
Fresh tranche of mobile apps (most of them Chinese) have been banned by the Indian government amid ongoing dispute with Beijing
Fortnite To Return To iPhones Via Cloud Gaming Service
Look Ma, no app...Epic Games bypasses Apple App Store ban on Fortnite by making it available via Nvidia's game streaming service
Apple Lowers Commission Charges For Small Developers
Sorry Epic Games, not you. Developers who earn less than $1m per year will see Apple commission charges drop from 30% to 15%
Twitter Launches Disappearing ‘Fleets’ Globally
Watch out Snapchat, Instagram, as Twitter launches its disappearing tweets globally, after testing in selected countries earlier this year
Openreach Engineer Stabbed Five Times Amid 5G Violence
Disgraceful. Engineer suffered five stab wounds amid violent attacks against telecom engineers earlier this year, Openreach boss confirms
Google Photos To End Unlimited Cloud Storage
Unpopular move. No more unlimited free photo storage from June 2021 Google announces, ending years of free cloud storage for photos and videos
ByteDance Challenges Trump Over TikTok Ban
'Now Donald Trump has lost the US election, are we still going to be banned?' TikTok owner ByteDance asks in legal challenge
WhatsApp Setting To Remove Messages After Seven Days
Messaging titan to implement setting to allow for “disappearing messages” option after seven days, in an effort to bolster privacy
Police Ask Residents To Link Smart Doorbells To Surveillance Hub
Privacy nightmare? Police ask residents in US city to link their smart doorbells to surveillance hub to reduce local crime
Kim Dotcom Extradition To US Granted, But Appeal Allowed
Fresh twist in long-running extradition of controversial Kim Dotcom to the United States, following NZ Supreme Court ruling
California Approves Gig Economy ‘Contractor’ Vote
Blow for state legislators. Californians have voted to allow gig workers to remain as 'contractors', and not be classified as 'employees'
UK’s Coronavirus Contact Tracing Apps To Share Data
Data sharing agreement for the UK's three different Covid-19 contact tracing apps, will see them share infection data between them
Mobile Operators Banned From Selling Locked Phones
Ofcom confirms mobile operators in the UK from December will be banned from selling mobile phones locked to their particular mobile network
Facebook Oversight Board Begins Hearing Cases
Two years after it was first mooted, Facebook oversight board which can overrule Mark Zuckerberg on content matters, starts hearing cases
Uber, Lyft Ordered To Classify California Drivers As Employees
Landmark ruling for gig economy? Californian Appeals Court orders ride hailing firms Uber and Lyft to classify their drivers as employees
Sir Jony Ive To Redesign Airbnb’s Products, Services
British designer of the Apple iPhone is to head up a redesign of Airbnb's core products and services, to improve public perception
WhatsApp To Bring Voice, Video Calls To Web Version
Watch out Zoom! WhatsApp is reportedly deliver voice and video calling to WhatsApp Web, its desktop based offering
Google Condemns ‘Deeply Flawed’ DoJ Antitrust Lawsuit
Hard hitting response from Google to the biggest threat it has ever faced in its history, after the DoJ files an antitrust lawsuit
DoJ Sues ‘Gatekeeper’ Google Over Alleged ‘Illegal Monopoly’
Breakup threat. US Department of Justice lawsuit accuses Google of abusing its position to dominate search and search advertising
UK Drivers To Be Banned From Picking Up Smartphones
New legislation in 2021 will ban drivers from even picking up mobile phones while driving motoro vehicles on British roads
Coronavirus: YouTube To Ban Misleading Covid-19 Vaccine Content
Anti-vaxxer setback after YouTube confirms it will begin removing videos containing misinformation about Coronavirus vaccines
Apple iPhone 12 Arrives With 5G
With cut out for front camera remaining, the new iPhone 12 finally offer 5G connectivity, but will limited networks convince buyers?
Big Tech Firms Slammed In US Antitrust Report
Bombshell development. Scathing US antitrust report recommends structural separations of big tech firms, and slams monopolistic behaviour
John McAfee Arrested In Spain, Faces US Extradiction
Colourful former security tycoon John McAfee arrested in Spain at the weekend, trying to board plane to Turkey with British passport
Google Rebrands G Suite To Google Workspace
With businesses changing the way they work because of the Coronavirus pandemic, Google opts to rebrand its business software - again