November 21, 2025 1:01 pm
Australia’s internet watchdog on Friday said it would include Amazon.com-owned live streaming service Twitch in its upcoming teen social media ban, but will not add image-sharing platform Pinterest to the list. MORE..
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai has voiced his support for the H1-B visa programme while hailing the contribution of immigrants to the tech industry. MORE..
Artificial intelligence pioneer Yann LeCun said Wednesday he will be leaving his job as Meta’s chief AI scientist at the end of the year. MORE..
Australians younger than 16 will be removed from Facebook and Instagram on Dec 4, tech giant Meta said Thursday (Nov 20), as Canberra prepares to enforce sweeping laws banning teens from social media. MORE..
Alphabet’s Google on Tuesday launched the latest version of its artificial intelligence model Gemini, emphasizing that the new capabilities will be immediately available in several profit-generating products like its search engine. MORE..
Bitcoin fell below $90,000 for the first time in seven months on Tuesday in the latest sign that investor appetite for risk is drying up across financial markets. MORE..
Elon Musk’s X was down for thousands of users in the U.S. on Tuesday, according to Downdetector.com. MORE..
Abidur Chowdhury, the celebrated designer of iPhone Air fame, has left Apple, unsettling the consumer electronics giant’s design team, news agency Bloomberg reported on November 18. MORE..
Alphabet Chief Executive Sundar Pichai said no company would be unscathed if the artificial intelligence boom collapses, as soaring valuations and heavy investment in the sector fuel concerns of a bubble. MORE..
A man convicted over a 2020 Twitter hack that compromised accounts of high-profile figures including former U.S. President Barack Obama has been ordered to repay 4.1 million pounds ($5.40 million) worth of Bitcoin, British prosecutors said on Monday. MORE..
The title of ‘world’s richest person’ has become a revolving door, but for a brief, stunning moment in September, it swung in a surprising direction. MORE..
Android users may soon see a new way to exchange contact details by simply placing two phones close together. MORE..
Three Chinese astronauts will return to Earth on Friday, more than a week later than their scheduled landing, capping an extended stay in space after a suspected debris hit left their spaceship with a cracked window. MORE..
Europe is looking to online platforms and influencers to help fight disinformation and promote democracy according to a European Commission strategy presented on Wednesday amid concerns over interference by foreign governments in national elections. MORE..
A Chinese woman who was found with 5 billion pounds ($6.6 billion) in Bitcoin after defrauding more than 128,000 people in China in a Ponzi scheme was sentenced by a UK court on Tuesday to over 11 years in prison. MORE..
PayPal said on Wednesday it is re-launching in the United Kingdom for customers to shop online and in stores, nearly two years after it restructured its operations there following Brexit. MORE..
The tech giant is getting in on the trend of people wearing their phones and tapping a luxury fashion brand for its latest collaboration. Apple plans to release this week a special-edition iPhone pocket designed in collaboration with the high-end Japanese brand Issey Miyake. MORE..
Apple will not release the next version of the iPhone Air in the fall of 2026 as previously planned, amid weak sales, the Information reported on Monday, citing sources familiar with the matter. MORE..
Denmark’s government on Friday announced an agreement to ban access to social media for anyone under 15, ratcheting up pressure on Big Tech platforms as concerns grow that kids are getting too swept up in a digitized world of harmful content and commercial interests. MORE..
Tesla boss Elon Musk has had a record-breaking pay package that could be worth nearly $1tn (£760bn) approved by shareholders. MORE..
The Media Law Forum (MLF) announced the official relaunch of its Emergency Legal Hotline dedicated specifically to environmental journalists in Sri Lanka. MORE..
Amazon website recovered for most users in the United States on Wednesday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. MORE..
Popular forum site Reddit has been added to Australia’s world-first social media ban for children under 16 that starts next month. MORE..
The Chinese government has issued guidance requiring new data centre projects that have received any state funds to only use domestically-made artificial intelligence chips, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. MORE..
Apple has started rolling out the iOS 26.1 update for eligible iPhone models, introducing a new Liquid Glass setting, additional language support for Apple Intelligence-powered Live Translation, and several smaller refinements. MORE..