Twitter Brings Back Its Suicide Prevention Tool

After Elon Musk, the CEO of Twitter, received criticism for removing a feature that promoted suicide prevention hotlines and support groups, Twitter has reinstated it. The #ThereIsHelp feature listed contacts for organizations in numerous nations that dealt with mental health, HIV, vaccines, child sexual exploitation, Covid-19, gender-based violence, natural disasters, and freedom of expression, and…

Internet Auto Market Bring A Trailer Ends 2022 With Record Sales Of $1.35 Billion

As a new generation of collectors signed up to purchase classic and used cars, Bring a Trailer, an online marketplace for automobiles, said it anticipates ending the year with a record $1.35 billion in sales. Bring a Trailer’s co-founder and president, Randy Nonnenberg, told CNBC that sales for the year are up 63% from $829…

The Spending Bill Passed By Congress Bans TikTok On Devices Used By The Government

TikTok will no longer be allowed on US government-owned devices under the bipartisan spending bill that was approved by both chambers of Congress on Friday, underscoring the growing concern about the well-known video-sharing app owned by China’s ByteDance. The bill, which still needs to be signed into law by President Joe Biden, also requires businesses…

Google Will Contest The India Antitrust Ruling Regarding Android

Google, a subsidiary of Alphabet, announced on Friday that it will challenge the Indian antitrust watchdog’s decision to fine the tech giant $162 million for anti-competitive practices and order it to change the way it handles its Android platform. According to the Competition Commission of India (CCI), Google used its hegemonic status in markets like…

Bankman-Fried And FTX Executives Received Billions In Secret Loans, Claims Ex-Alameda CEO

The former head of the hedge fund revealed to the judge that Sam Bankman-Fried and other FTX executives received billions of dollars in covert loans from the crypto tycoon’s Alameda Research when she admitted to her role in the collapse of the exchange. According to a transcript of her Dec. 19 plea hearing that was…

EU Court Adjudges Airbnb Is Required To Give Tax Authorities Rental Information

The European Union’s highest court ruled on Thursday that Airbnb must give information in rental contracts to tax authorities and withhold tax in accordance with a national system. Airbnb offers services for temporary housing.   The decision follows an Italian law from 2017 that required Airbnb and other short-term rental sites to forward information from their…

Facebook Parent Meta Has Agreed To Settle A Privacy Lawsuit For $725 Million

The parent company of Facebook, Meta, has agreed to pay $725 million to resolve a class action lawsuit alleging that the social media behemoth provided user data to third parties without their consent. According to Keller Rohrback L.L.P, the plaintiffs’ legal team, the settlement is the “largest recovery ever achieved in a data privacy class…

Chip Maker Micron To Axe 10% Employees And Suspend Bonuses

The latest illustration of how a slowdown in the technology sector is affecting employment is the announcement made on Wednesday by semiconductor manufacturer Micron that it will cut its headcount by roughly 10% in 2023. In late trading, shares of Micron decreased by more than 1%. Approximately 48,000 people work for Idaho-based Micron, according to…

Corporate China Is Dealing With Supply Issues As COVID Cases Spread

The ripple effect on business is accelerating as China’s massive wave of COVID-19 infections starts its march across a nation roughly the size of Europe. COVID-19 infections are affecting workers in manufacturing belts, including the Yangtze River Delta, close to Shanghai, as they spread throughout the country from their original epicentre in the north, which…