Biztech news Twitter set to accept Elon Musk's 'best and final offer,' sources say While shareholders can't agree on what a fair price for a deal for Twitter would be, many reached out to the company after Elon Musk's takeover bid. 25/04/2022
Biztech news France election: How do Macron and Le Pen plan to win over French tech Marine Le Pen’s immigration stance could deter the much-needed tech talent and investment while Emmanuel Macron has made few changes to his 2022 manifesto. 20/04/2022
Biztech news Appeal against Meta's ban for 'extremism' launched in a Russian court Facebook was banned for restricting access to Russian media, while Instagram was blocked after allowing users to vent their anger over Ukraine. 20/04/2022
Biztech news Elon Musk's Twitter bid: What happens if the board reject it? The Tesla CEO has offered to buy the social media giant and make it private. The Twitter board will have the last word on whether he's successful. 19/04/2022
Cinema 'Follow Her' takes three top awards at Fantasporto What happens when a social media addict goes too far and gets trapped by her own thirst for validation? That's the idea behind a new American thriller called "Follow Her". 17/04/2022
Biztech news Twitter adopts 'poison pill' defence against Elon Musk takeover bid The social media company plans to use a financial device sometimes used to ward off hostile takeovers after the billionaire shareholder launched a bid to "transform" the firm. 16/04/2022
Biztech news WhatsApp shares its vision to improve group chat Communities could rival other messaging apps such as Telegram, which has been widely used for communication in the Russia-Ukraine war. 15/04/2022
Biztech news Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter for $43 billion and take it private The billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, who disclosed a 9% stake in Twitter last week, now wants to buy the whole company. 14/04/2022
Biztech news Meta tests metaverse money-making tools for online creators The Facebook parent company plans to let online creators earn a living selling digital goods, services and experiences in the metaverse. 12/04/2022
Biztech news Elon Musk won't join Twitter board of directors after all The Tesla and SpaceX CEO had made a series of suggestions to transform the platform after becoming its top shareholder. 11/04/2022
Biztech news Musk pushes Twitter Blue subscription service days after buying stake Of course, it's not the only controversial suggestion he made using the platform. 10/04/2022
Biztech news Meta says hackers targeted Ukrainian soldiers' Facebook accounts Meta says groups linked to the Kremlin are spreading disinformation about the war in Ukraine while amplifying pro-Russian conspiracy theories at home. 07/04/2022
France Are Social Networking platforms making a difference to the French presidential election campaigns? Seems a lot of door-to-door canvassing has been replaced with YouTube, Twitch, Instagram, and TikTok to reach as many people as possible ahead of the French presidential election. Euronews looks at how effective social platforms are and if they could predict the results of the election. 07/04/2022
Biztech news A race against time to collect digital evidence of Ukraine war crimes These groups are working to ensure that the graphic content flooding social media gets properly collected, verified and archived. 06/04/2022
Travel News ‘Influencer only’ airline launches with juice bar and free massages The world’s first ‘creator airline’ is kitted out with IV drips and a detox juice bar. 06/04/2022
Biztech news Twitter's edit button is coming but is amending tweets a good thing? The edit button is Twitter's most-requested feature. But the consequences of adding one could reach far beyond fixing typos, experts warn. 06/04/2022
Biztech news Twitter options saw a rush of trades before Elon Musk sale went public "If I was a regulator, I would be looking into these trades," one options analyst said. 05/04/2022
Biztech news Elon Musk appointed to Twitter's board and calls for edit button Tesla's CEO is now the platform's largest shareholder and he seems intent on making some changes, polling users on whether they want an edit button. 05/04/2022
Biztech news Amazon planned to ban words like 'union' and 'fairness' from chat app Users of a proposed internal social network would have been barred from using words linked to organised labour, leaked documents revealed. 05/04/2022
Biztech news Meta briefly blocks hashtags for Bucha killings on its platforms Russia has been accused of committing war crimes in the town of Bucha, just north of Kyiv, which was recently liberated by Ukrainian forces. 05/04/2022
Biztech news Twitter shares soar by 25% after Elon Musk becomes largest stakeholder Elon Musk has become the single largest stakeholder in Twitter, sending its shares soaring on Monday. 04/04/2022
Health 'Alternative' COVID cure ivermectin turns out not to work A new study of over 3,000 COVID patients in Brazil found the antiparasitic drug worked about as well as a placebo. 01/04/2022
Biztech news 'Sadgram': Russians plan melancholy version of Instagram after ban Domestic alternatives to Facebook and Instagram are appearing in Russia, the latest being "Grustnogram," or "Sadgram" in English. 30/03/2022
Biztech news Meta suspends controversial plans for Netherlands data centre The planned centre has faced opposition in the country over the massive amount of energy needed to power it. 30/03/2022
Biztech news Russia banned Facebook and Instagram. What will Russians use now? A Russian court ruled that Meta was guilty of “extremist” activity, effectively banning Instagram and Facebook. Where does this leave Russian social media users? 25/03/2022
The Cube Traffickers and online trolls target Facebook Ukrainian refugee group Diana Shore, founder of 'Room for Ukrainians in the UK', has called on social media companies to adopt geolocation software to ensure the safety of Ukrainian refugees online. 24/03/2022
