Meta to create Twitter rival
Twitter has come under scrutiny in recent months over moderation on the platform, and in May withdrew from the EU’s voluntary disinformation code. Meta has shown staff plans for a text-based social network designed to compete with Twitter, It could allow users to follow accounts they already follow on Instagram, Meta’s image-sharing app and it
Reddit to go private
Reddit is introducing controversial charges to developers of third-party apps, which are used to browse the social media platform. Reddit users – or Redditors will typically join a variety of subreddits, rather than following individual users on other platforms, and see posts from these communities in their feed. A subreddit is the name given to
New Channels broadcasting tool for WhatsApp
Although Meta derives the bulk of its billions of dollars in annual sales from online advertising, it’s thus far avoided adding ads to WhatsApp akin to Facebook and Instagram. Instead, Meta has been pushing business-messaging features as a way to monetize WhatsApp, hoping to offer more compelling ways for companies to engage with users. Meta
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company to build a second semiconductor plant in Japan
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, the world’s largest contract chip maker, on Tuesday announced plans to build a second plant in Kumamoto, in southern Japan, even before the firm’s first plant in the prefecture is completed. Japan will spend huge amounts on making advanced chips, with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company to build its second plant in
United Kingdom puts more sanctions on Belarus
Lukashenko is an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, having for decades relied on subsidies from Moscow to keep Belarus’s Soviet-style economy afloat. Russian support also helped the autocratic leader survive months of mass protests following the 2020 election that handed him a sixth term in office in a vote the West says was rigged.
Investigation into the use of Chemical weapons’ by Islamic State in Iraq
Islamic State fighters seized Iraqi cities and declared a self-styled caliphate in a large swath of territory in Syria and Iraq in 2014. The group was formally declared defeated in Iraq in 2017 following a three-year bloody battle that left tens of thousands dead and cities in ruins. However, its sleeper cells continue to stage
Russia wants clarification on Nord Stream Sabotage
The Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 were both badly damaged by the explosions which blasted a total of four holes in the pipelines near the Danish island of Bornholm. The undersea pipelines carried natural gas from Russia to Germany. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has denied his government’s involvement in the sabotage of the
Ukraine counteroffensive against Russia
Heavy fighting in the Zaporizhzhia region, a part of the front line that has long been seen as a likely location of the new Ukrainian campaign. By cutting south through the flat fields of Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv’s forces could aim to sever the so-called land bridge between mainland Russia and the occupied Crimean Peninsula, cutting off
Cyber gang gives ultimatum to MOVEit hack victims
Russia has long been accused of being a safe haven to ransomware gangs which it denies. A prolific cyber crime gang thought to be based in Russia has issued an ultimatum to victims of a hack that has hit organisations around the world. The criminals found a way to break into a piece of popular
Twitch gambling ban
There are more people watching Twitch streamers gambling on virtual slot machines than playing Minecraft – with TwitchTracker estimating slots are the 10th most popular type of content on the platform. Gambling videos have proved contentious on Twitch since they first appeared – but in recent months, prominent streamers have been vocally critical, with some