EU tougher laws to rein in tech giants
Google, Facebook , Microsoft and other tech giants could face more curbs on their market power after a European Parliament committee voted in favour of tougher copyright rules.
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Instagram expands into long videos
Instagram expands into long videos
Instagram has launched a mobile app dedicated to user-generated videos up to an hour long, competing with ad-supported streaming services such as YouTube.
Still use an old phone? It might stop working this week
Still use an old phone? It might stop working this week
Thousands of 2degrees customers will have to upgrade their phones this week or change to another provider as the telco switches off its 2G network.
Curran keen to close digital divide
Curran keen to close digital divide
Communications Minister Clare Curran wants to get rid of a siloed approach in digital policymaking, as she seeks to bridge the digital divide between communities with good internet access and those without.
Security patches faulty, Intel admits
Security patches faulty, Intel admits
Intel Corp says patches it released to address two high-profile security vulnerabilities in its chips are faulty, advising customers, computer makers and cloud providers to stop installing them.
Facebook should pay for news: Murdoch
Facebook should pay for news: Murdoch
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch on Monday called on Facebook to pay "trusted" news publishers a carriage fee.
Facebook plans digital training hubs in Europe
Facebook plans digital training hubs in Europe
Facebook says it will open three new centres in Europe to train people in digital skills and committed to training one million people over the next two years.
Facebook shares drop over News Feed changes
Facebook shares drop over News Feed changes
Shares of Facebook Inc fell more than 4% and were on track for their worst session in more than three months after CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced changes that he said would hit user engagement in the near term.
How chip flaws Spectre and Meltdown work
How chip flaws Spectre and Meltdown work
Smartphones, tablets, PCs and servers across the world have received software updates in recent days to plug security gaps on computer chips that cyber security researchers have described as the...
Microsoft admits security patches slow down PCs
Microsoft admits security patches slow down PCs
First Apple Inc came under fire and now Microsoft has said that software patches released to guard against microchip security threats slowed down some personal computers and servers.
French probe into Apple plan: source
French probe into Apple planned obsolescence: source
A French prosecutor has launched a preliminary investigation of Apple over alleged deception and planned obsolescence of the tech giant's products, a judicial source says.
Kiwis warned to update software on devices
Kiwis warned to update software on devices
The government's Computer Emergency Response Team (Cert NZ) says people should make sure software on their devices is up-to-date after a design flaw in most processing chips was made public last week.
Zuckerberg's mission to 'fix' Facebook
Zuckerberg's mission to 'fix' Facebook
Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said his goal for 2018 was to put the business he co-founded on a more solid footing, a break with his longstanding practice of setting a purely personal annual goal.
Apple faces lawsuits after slowing down iPhones
Apple faces lawsuits after slowing down iPhones
Apple Inc defrauded iPhone users by slowing devices without warning to compensate for poor battery performance, according to eight lawsuits filed in various federal courts in the week since the year-old software change was revealed.
Apple slows some older phones due to batteries
Apple slows some older phones due to batteries
Apple Inc has addressed claims from an app company that says the maker of iPhones slows down the performance of older phones.
Facebook to notify when pics uploaded by others
Facebook to notify when pics are uploaded by others
Facebook Inc said it would begin using facial recognition technology to tell people on the social network when others upload photos of them, if they agree to let the company keep a facial template on file.
Facebook rolls out messenger app for kids
Facebook rolls out messenger app for kids
Facebook Inc rolled out Messenger Kids, an app that lets the world's biggest social media company expand into a so-far untapped market of kids under 13 while also giving parents complete control over what their children see.
Snapchat outage prompts complaints
Snapchat outage prompts complaints
Snapchat faced a worldwide outage for at least four hours, prompting a flood of complaints on rival mobile application Twitter a day before posting its third quarterly earnings as a public company.
iPhone X pre-orders 'off the charts': Apple
iPhone X pre-orders 'off the charts': Apple
Apple Inc quashed concerns of muted demand for its iPhone X, saying pre-orders for the 10th anniversary phone were "off the charts".
Regulators ramp up pressure on WhatsApp
Regulators ramp up pressure on WhatsApp
EU privacy regulators have rapped WhatsApp on the knuckles for not resolving their concerns over the messaging service's sharing of user data with parent company Facebook, a year after they first issued a warning.