Tag: Big Tech
UK’s Ofcom wants Social Media Algorithm Regulation
UK communications industry regulator Ofcom is calling for better social media regulations amid concerns about the influence US-based tech giants have on news consumption...
Global tech titans on POACHING SPREE in Kenya with fat salaries
Several companies in Kenya are struggling to recruit and retain key talent as US tech titans led by Microsoft, Amazon and Google tilt the...
US explores big tech tax to fund connectivity
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed that the US should explore tasking big tech companies with funding future internet deployments, as the nation...
UK banks demand tech giants, telcos reimburse online fraud victims
UK banks have urged Big Tech and telecommunications firms to take responsibility for their contribution to the rise of online fraud and voluntarily reimburse...
Apple excluded from Big Tech Metaverse group
Meta Platforms, Microsoft, and other tech giants that joined the trend of creating virtual worlds have formed a group of metaverse creators, and left Apple out.The...
TECH GIANTS told to take a stand against Russia
The prime ministers of Poland and the Baltics have demanded executives in charge of Facebook, Google, YouTube and Twitter “take a stand” against Russian disinformation.This...
Big Tech record US$2.51 trillion increase in MARKET VALUE in 2021
The five top Big Tech firms in the world reportedly recording a whopping US$2.5 trillion plus in market value in the year 2021.Bloomberg...
US consumer watchdog probes Big Tech’s use of payment data
The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has ordered six tech giants to hand over information on their payment system plans so that it...
UK gets special regulator to control tech giants
A special regulator designed to prevent tech giants including Facebook and Google from exploiting their market dominance has been established in the UK. The move...
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg is last founder-CEO left in Big Tech as...
When Amazon’s Jeff Bezos steps down as CEO later this year, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg will be the last founding CEO left at any of the big tech companies.Apple transitioned from founder...