VIEWEDNOW PLAYINGTIKTOK TO TRIAL 'PAID SUBSCRIPTION' MODELTikTok recently announced that it is testing a paid subscription model. The news comes days after Instagram publicized a similar service. TikTok has made $2.3 billion from in-app purchases, but mos... Cheddar News3 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGEU LEGISLATION TO TARGET BIG TECH'S 'SECRET ALGORITHMS'MEPs agreed a draft set of measures aimed at helping to tackle illegal content, as well as ensuring that platforms are held accountable for their secretive algorithms. EuroNews4 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGCHINA'S CRACKDOWN ON TECH COMPANIES HITS TIKTOK OWNERByteDance, the owner of short video app TikTok, saw its total revenue grow by 70% year-on-year to around $58 billion in 2021, according to two people familiar with the matter, cooling off as China ... Reuters4 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGSONY STOCK TUMBLES ON AFTER MICROSOFT ACQUISITIONSony stock tumbled 13% on Wednesday after news that Microsoft was buying game maker Activision Blizzard, ramping up its challenge to the Japanese firm. Julian Satterthwaite reports. Reuters5 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGBREAKINGGLOBAL5G ROLLOUT PAUSED AFTER AIRLINES WARN OF POSSIBLE CATASTROPHEThe U.S. aviation regulator, the FAA, came to a last-minute deal to avoid turning dozens of airports into no-fly zones for certain planes, but the bigger issue about whether 5G could interfere with... CBC News5 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGIN DEPTH: WHAT ACTIVISION BLIZZARD BUYOUT MEANS FOR GAMING FUTUREMicrosoft announced on Tuesday it's acquiring video game publisher Activision Blizzard for nearly $70 billion in cash, a company that's is known for big titles like "Call of Duty" and "World of War... Cheddar News5 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGAIRLINES SCRAMBLE TO REJIG SCHEDULES AMID '5G CRISIS'Major international airlines rushed to rejig or cancel flights to the United States ahead of a 5G wireless rollout on Wednesday that has triggered safety concerns, despite two wireless carriers say... Reuters5 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGBEIJING OLYMPICS OFFICIAL APP CARRIES CYBERSECURITY 'RISKS'Cybersecurity experts at the University of Toronto are voicing concerns about the My2022 app, which is required for all participants in the Beijing Winter Olympics. CBC News6 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGEXPLAINED: WHY AIRLINES FEAR UPCOMING 5G SPECTRUM ROLLOUTAfter a two-week delay of 5G deployment at airports due to the airline industry's claims it will cause "catastrophic disruption," AT&T and Verizon are set to roll out the service on January 19. Cheddar News6 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGAIRLINES WARN OF 'IMMINENT CATASTROPHE' THIS WEEKThe chief executives of major U.S. passenger and cargo carriers on Monday warned of an impending "catastrophic" aviation crisis in less than 36 hours, when AT&T and Verizon are set to deploy new 5G... Reuters6 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGRUSSIA 'DISMANTLES' HACKING GROUP REVIL AT FBI REQUESTRussia's security service says it has shut down the ransomware criminal group known as REvil at the request of the United States. It arrested several members of the group. REvil was behind the ha... Al Jazeera9 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGBREAKINGTECH GIANTS SUBPOENAED BY CAPITOL RIOTS COMMITTEEThe House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol has issued subpoenas against Alphabet, Meta Platforms, Twitter and Reddit. Bloomberg10 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGMICROSOFT ENDS PRODUCTION OF ALL XBOX ONE CONSOLESMicrosoft has discontinued the Xbox One as it looks to focus on ramping up production for its current Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X. The Xbox One first hit the market in November 2013. Cheddar News10 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGYOUNG INVESTORS FLOCKING TO METAVERSE PROPERTY OVER REAL WORLDSouth Koreans are some of the most active users buying property in the metaverse. More young people are flocking to the virtual universe as economic inequality worsens in the country. Bloomberg11 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGNVIDIA TOPS 'BEST PLACES TO WORK' LIST, META PLUMMETSJobs website Glassdoor has released its annual Best Places to Work list with Nvidia, HubSpot, and Bain & Company. While the tech sector holds 40 percent of the rankings, Facebook parent company Met... Cheddar News11 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGNORTON ACCUSED OF 'SKIMMING' CRYPTO COMMISSIONTwitter exploded recently when writer Cory Doctorow suggested NortonLifeLock's latest antivirus software "sneakily" mines crypto and charges users for the privilege. What's really going on? Bloombe... Bloomberg13 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGUBER RIVAL BOLT RAISE VALUES COMPANY AT $8 BILLIONUber rival Bolt says it has raised $711 in new funding from investors, with its value now put at over $8 billion. Julian Satterthwaite reports. Reuters13 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGINVESTORS PAY MILLIONS FOR REAL ESTATE IN METAVERSECNBC's Andrea Day joins Shep Smith to report that some investors are paying millions of dollars for plots of land that don't exist in the real world, but the do in the metaverse. CNBC13 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGA LOOK AT APPLE'S PLANS FOR 2022, INCLUDING IPHONE14On this edition of Power On, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman has the latest on Apple's 2022 new products, from a revamped iPhone 14, new air pods, potentially its first mixed reality headset, and more. Bloomberg13 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGUK WATCHDOG RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT CHILD SAFETY IN METAVERSEThe UK's Information Commissioner's office is scrutinizing Facebook's parent company Meta over child safety practices linked to the Oculus headset, according to a report. The agency is looking to q... Cheddar News13 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGDISNEY 'DIGITAL WORLD SIMULATOR' HEADED FOR THE METAVERSEDisney has secured a patent for a digital world simulator for headset-free augmented reality expected to be accessible in parks by tracking smartphones and projecting personalized 3D displays, an i... Cheddar News13 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGCOMPANIES AT CES TRYING TO 'CONQUER HUMAN FEAR' OF ROBOTSDevelopers at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas are hoping to prove that humans have nothing to fear when it comes to robots. EuroNews16 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGCOMMERCIAL SPACECRAFT FOR 'LOW ORBIT' FLIGHTS REVEALEDThe spacecraft, developed by Colorado-based Sierra Space, is being remodelled to carry up to six astronauts to and from low-Earth orbit. Francesca Lynagh reports. Reuters17 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGGOOGLE HIT WITH RECORD FINE OVER ONLINE TRACKINGFrance's data privacy watchdog CNIL said on Thursday it had fined Alphabet's Google a record 150 million euros ($169 million) for making it difficult for internet users to refuse online trackers kn... Reuters18 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGTHE METAVERSE, DRIVERLESS CARS HEADLINE CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOWA cat-robot that nibbles your fingers, new COVID masks and driverless cars. Here’s what to look out for at CES 2022 in Las Vegas. EuroNews18 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGEXPLAINED: DOES 5G POSE A THREAT TO AIRLINE SAFETY?U.S. telecom companies and airlines have been fighting for weeks over the potential impact of 5G wireless services on aircraft. Francesca Lynagh explains what the dispute is all about. Reuters18 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGPREDICTIONS ELIZABETH HOLMES COULD FACE 'FIVE TO SEVEN YEARS' IN JAILThe six-month trial of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes has come to an end with the former tech startup star found guilty of four out of 11 counts of fraud. Michael S. Weinstein, Esq, chair of the... Cheddar News19 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYING5G ROLLOUT DELAYED AFTER AIRLINES VOICE SAFETY CONCERNSVerizon and AT&T said late on Monday they had agreed to a two-week delay in deploying C-Band wireless spectrum, averting an aviation safety standoff that threatened to disrupt flights starting this... Reuters20 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGBLACKBERRY PULLS PLUG ON ITS ONCE-DOMINANT PHONESBlackBerry is pulling the plug on service for its once ubiquitous business smartphones, which were toted by executives, politicians and legions of fans in the early 2000s. Fred Katayama reports. Reuters20 days agoVIEWEDNOW PLAYINGAPPLE BECOMES WORLD'S FIRST $3 TRILLION COMPANYApple Inc on Monday became the first company with a $3 trillion stock market value, lifted by investors' confidence that the iPhone maker will keep launching best-selling products as it explores ne... Reuters20 days ago
