NFT hype gets a reality check
Non-fungible tokens have been heavily hyped over the past year or so but new data suggests an inevitable correction may have already started.
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Research concludes UK youngsters are happy to socialise in the metaverse
New research from Zen Internet claims 18% of 16-24 year olds are already making friends in the metaverse, while 46% are considering doing so in the future.
AWS: last week’s outage happened because reasons
A bunch of digital services were unavailable for hours last week due to an AWS outage and the company has finally offered an explanation.
AWS outage paralyses many digital services
An Amazon Web Services region in the US was unable to provide web services for a bunch of customers, including Netflix, this week.
A look at China’s tech crackdown and its wider implications
Didi’s delisting from New York offers a case study of China’s more assertive approach towards the country’s big tech and the ramifications that go far beyond its borders.
Facebook addresses its tarnished image with Meta rebrand
The company that owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp is now called Meta, ostensibly to signal a pivot towards AR and VR.
Big internet served notice by Rumble acquisition of Locals
The oligopoly dominating social media and the digital economy faces an emergent threat in the form of the newly combined Rumble and Locals.
Facebook calamity shows how over-dependent we are on tech giants
US internet company Facebook is responsible for two of the world’s major social media services as well as one of its biggest messaging platforms, so when it goes down everyone suffers.
AWS reportedly planning to increase platform censorship
Dominant public cloud platform AWS is reportedly forming a censorship team that will help it remove more content that violates its policies.
South Korea demands Apple and Google open app stores to 3rd-party payments
A bill voted through by Korea’s parliamentarians demands application store operators like Apple and Google to allow customers to choose alternative payment methods when buying apps and content.
Apple opens its purse to settle developer class-action suit
Apple has agreed to loosen its grip on how mobile apps can be distributed and promised more transparency on app approval processes in a package to settle a class-action suit brought by app developers.
SKT launches its own subscription platform
Korean telco SKT has decided the time is right to launch a suite of subscription services for its customers.
OnlyFans blames banks for content policy change – UPDATED
The founder of Social subscriber platform OnlyFans has pinned the blame on banks refusing to process transactions connected to the company.
OnlyFans, Locals, Stripe, and the payment processor police
Social subscriber platform OnlyFans is reportedly banning sexually explicit content, undermining the businesses of many of its creators in the process.
US Senators out to tear down the app store walls
A bipartisan Senate bill is introduced to boost competition in the mobile apps market with rules to restrict what Apple and Google can impose on developers and users.
Apple reportedly handed over metadata of US politicians to government
In the middle of the ‘Russiagate’ debacle, the Trump administration reportedly forced Apple to provide data from the accounts of Democrat politicians.
Public cloud scores another PR win with Fastly outage
A bunch of media and government sites were offline earlier today following an issue with the Fastly edge cloud platform.
Telefonica’s latest asset sale makes for interesting reading
News of new asset sales from Telefonica seems to break pretty regularly and this week is no exception.
US once more threatens to retaliate for Digital Services Tax with tariffs
Six countries have imposed special taxes on the revenues internet companies derive from their citizens and the US isn’t happy about it.
Jeff Bezos signs off with aplomb
In his final letter to shareholders as CEO of Amazon, Jeff Bezos looked back on the achievements during his tenure, laid out visions on multiple fronts for the company, and defended its track record in labour relations.
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