Biztech news Elon Musk sells $6.9bn of Tesla shares to finance Twitter deal The mass sale of Tesla shares is being tipped as a means to fund Musk's potential Twitter deal if he loses a legal battle with the social media platform. 10/08/2022
Biztech news The four new features coming to WhatsApp you need to know about Users will be able to leave chats silently, choose who can see them when they’re online, and prevent screenshots of "view once" messages being taken. 10/08/2022
Biztech news Elon Musk challenges Twitter CEO to public debate over fake accounts Elon Musk has said that if Twitter can provide its method of sampling 100 accounts and how it confirmed that the accounts are real, his deal to buy the company should proceed on its original terms. 08/08/2022
Biztech news Meta’s new AI chatbot is not a fan of Mark Zuckerberg or Facebook Meta has released its latest AI chatbot to the world. And of course, people immediately started asking what it thinks about Mark Zuckerberg. 08/08/2022
See What happens to our grief when an online friend dies? More and more of our relationships with people are entirely online. But how do we cope when an online friend dies? 08/08/2022
Biztech news Twitter rejects Musk's claims he was 'hoodwinked' over takeover deal The social media giant and the Tesla CEO are expected to appear in court in October in a legal battle over the latter's takeover bid. 05/08/2022
Egypt Arabic anti-LGBTQ campaign goes viral on Twitter An Egyptian-owned movement named Fetrah has angered activists and members of the LGBTQ community in the Middle East for creating an anti-LGBTQ campaign promoting traditional norms on sexuality. The campaign’s creators has been accused of fuelling hate speech. 03/08/2022
Smell Vabbing: is your vaginal fluid the best perfume for getting a date? This TikTok trend has people using their vaginal discharge to attract partners. But does the science hold up? 01/08/2022
Biztech news Instagram takes a ‘big step back’ after user backlash A user backlash has finally convinced Instagram to go back to its photo-based roots and “stop trying to be TikTok” – for now. 29/07/2022
The Cube Controversy over Ukraine presidential couple's Vogue photoshoot Social media users are divided over the Ukrainian president and first lady's recent Vogue photoshoot as the war enters its sixth month. 28/07/2022
Biztech news Facebook parent Meta posts first-ever revenue drop The social media giant's growth machine has come to a halt. 28/07/2022
The Cube Is public health messaging around Monkeypox homophobic? Social media debate if public health messaging aimed at the LGBTQAI+ community around Monkeypox is homophobic, after findings that 98 per cent of those contracting the virus are men having sex with men. 27/07/2022
Biztech news 'Stop trying to be TikTok': Why users hate the new Instagram Instagram is refocusing its content towards videos trying to chase TikTok’s success - but users think it’s a betrayal of what the app used to be. 26/07/2022
Health TikTok users encouraged to promote unhealthy food and drink brands According to a new report, users on the social media platform are being encouraged to act as "unofficial brand ambassadors". 26/07/2022
Biztech news Facebook reveals main feed revamp to be more like TikTok The move is a bid by Facebook's parent company to address the threat of TikTok, reversing its original plans to show more family and friends' post. 22/07/2022
Biztech news Twitter-Musk trial on $44 billion takeover deal to start in October Elon Musk wanted a trial to commence next year but Twitter won its motion for an expedited trial over its lawsuit against the Tesla boss. 20/07/2022
Culture news Take a look at the new emojis up for approval this year Other emoji on the draft list include a pale blue heart and a grey heart, the “stop” (or “high five”) hand gesture, a flute, maracas and a hair pick. 18/07/2022
Biztech news Social media platforms are failing to prevent LGBTQ hate, says report The media advocacy group GLAAD is calling on Big Tech companies to be more transparent about how they tackle online hate speech. 15/07/2022
Biztech news Is Twitter down? Service appears to return after outage The outage comes just days after Twitter sued billionaire Elon Musk for trying to walk away from his deal to buy the company. 14/07/2022
See Telegram has a Holocaust denial problem A new survey by UNESCO has found a shocking amount of Holocaust denial and distortion across social media platforms, with Telegram the worst offender. 14/07/2022
Biztech news Twitter sues Elon Musk: Six ways the takeover saga could end The Twitter-Musk saga has been described as "one of the craziest business stories ever". What could possibly be the outcome? 13/07/2022
Biztech news TikTok delays changes to privacy policy over Europe data concerns Italy's data protection authority said TikTok had told users of the video app that it was going to deliver targeted advertising to them from July 13 without their consent. 13/07/2022
Biztech news Twitter sues Elon Musk over $44 billion merger bid Twittter accused the Tesla CEO of acting against the deal since “the market started turning”. 13/07/2022
Biztech news Twitter to sue Elon Musk for calling off his takeover bid The world's richest man wants to walk away from the $44 billion (€43.2 billion) deal, but Twitter's board says it will fight in court. 09/07/2022
The Cube These moms on TikTok are raising awareness around child safety A group of "watchdog moms" are trying to keep children safe by exposing the dangers on the platform. 01/07/2022
Biztech news Is time up for TikTok? Concerns over data security resurface in US The FCC accused TikTok of having "sheep's clothing," accusing the Chinese-owned firm of harvesting troves of sensitive user data. 30/06/2022
