Technology

Shares of Facebook parent Meta soar despite growth slowdown

Facebook parent Meta’s first quarter profit and its count of daily users jumped past Wall Street’s expectations despite the company’s slowest revenue growth since going public a decade ago. Shares were up sharply in after-hours trading. Meta cut a sharp contrast with Google parent Alphabet, which on Monday reported what analysts called disappointing earnings, with profit ...

19:34 Et April 28, 2022

Elon Musk gets Twitter for $44 billion, to cheers and fears of 'free speech' plan

Elon Musk clinched a deal to buy Twitter Inc for $44 billion cash on Monday in a transaction that will shift control of the social media platform populated by ...

11:10 Et April 26, 2022

EU law targets Big Tech over hate speech, disinformation

Big tech companies like Google and Facebook parent Meta will have to police their platforms more strictly to better protect European users from hate speech, disinformation and other ...

23:32 Et April 24, 2022

Tesla CEO Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter for $43 billion

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is offering to buy Twitter, saying the social media platform he has criticized for not living up to free speech principles needs to be transformed as ...

16:15 Et April 14, 2022

Elon Musk decides not to join Twitter board

Elon Musk, Twitter Inc's biggest shareholder, has decided not to join the social media company's board, Chief Executive Parag Agrawal said in a tweet on Sunday. Musk, who disclosed ...

11:10 Et April 11, 2022

Tesla opens ‘Gigafactory’ near Berlin, its 1st in Europe

Electric car manufacturer Tesla opened its first European factory Tuesday on the outskirts of Berlin in an effort to challenge German automakers on their home turf. The company ...

20:11 Et March 22, 2022

Tech leaders face threat of prison under new UK online bill

Tech bosses face criminal prosecution if they fail to comply with proposed British rules aimed at ensuring people are safe online, the U.K. government said Thursday as it ...

16:00 Et March 19, 2022

SWIFT: Morocco to examine solutions to help its students in Russia

The government is examining the necessary solutions to help Moroccan students studying in Russia, after the decision to withdraw this country from the international financial system (SWIFT), said ...

18:00 Et March 18, 2022

TikTok limits services as Netflix pulls out of Russia

TikTok, which has around 36 million users in Russia, said its move was about ensuring the safety of its staff and users. Since Friday, anyone who writes news deemed false about the military could face up to 15 years in jail. Among other things, the Kremlin objects to the conflict being called a war, instead ...

16:09 Et March 7, 2022

Israel announces state inquiry into spreading NSO scandal

Israel announced it was setting up a state commission of inquiry on Monday after a newspaper reported illicit use by police of powerful spyware against confidants of former ...

12:25 Et February 7, 2022
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