In early July, Meta’s social media app, Threads, burst onto the scene with an impressive 5 million user registrations within hours of its launch.
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Rising Threat of ‘Hackers for Hire’: How End-to-End Encryption Software Safeguards Businesses
According to a new report from the UK’s cyber security agency, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), the number of ‘hackers for hire’ is set to grow over the next five years, leading to more cyber attacks and increasingly unpredictable threats.
Threads users decline significantly despite initial surge in sign-ups
Despite a dizzying number of initial sign-ups, usage of Threads, Mark Zuckerberg’s answer to Twitter, has declined significantly in recent weeks, according to a new report of by Similarweb, a digital intelligence platform.
Apple face $1bn lawsuit as UK app developers join forces against ‘excessive’ charges
Apple is being sued for £1bn (£785m) by UK app developers over its App Store fees.
Elon Musk unveils Twitter rebrand as X with blue bird logo killed off
Twitter has changed its brand and logo from its famous blue bird to “X”.
Ofcom proposes new rules to curb Mobile roaming charges
Mobile networks must tell people if they are going to be charged for using their phone abroad under new plans from the UK regulator.
UK Business Leaders declare AI as a Force for Good
More than 1,300 experts have signed an open letter to collectively emphasise the positive potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and relieve concerns about its impact on humanity.
Meta plans feed for Threads after users complain
Threads will add an alternative home feed of posts as part of a series of updates to the new social media app after users complained.
Instagram owner’s Twitter rival, Threads, logs 5 million users in first hours
Meta’s Twitter rival, Threads, logged five million sign-ups in its first four hours of operation, according to CEO Mark Zuckerberg, as the company seeks to woo users from Elon Musk’s troubled platform through an offer of lengthier posts, a handful of celebrity backers – and a strong resemblance to its competitor.
ChatGPT owner OpenAI to open first foreign office in UK
The US company behind ChatGPT has said its first international office will be based in London.
Apple joins opposition to Online Safety Bill and message app scanning
Apple has criticised powers in the Online Safety Bill that could be used to force encrypted messaging tools like iMessage, WhatsApp and Signal to scan messages for child abuse material.
Government injects £54m into the development of trustworthy AI
The Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology Chloe Smith, has announced a £54 million investment to support the UK’s AI and data science workforce and develop trustworthy and secure AI.
EU threatens to break up Google’s $200bn ad business
Google could be forced to sell parts of its $224.5 billion advertising business after the European Commission found that the tech giant had been abusing its dominant position in the sector.
Reddit communities go dark in protest at changes
Thousands of Reddit communities have “gone dark” as part of a protest by users over how the site is being run.
Amazon server outage makes some websites go dark
Amazon Web Services (AWS) experienced a wide-reaching outage on Tuesday afternoon, which affected countless major websites.
