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TikTok Now Targeted by FTC Over Data and Security Practices

TikTok is facing another setback after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reportedly launched a probe into the social media platform's data and security practices.


Donald Trump's Truth Social Stock Skyrockets on Its First Day of Trading on Nasdaq

Donald Trump's social media firm, Truth Social, saw its stock surge about 16% on its first day of trading on the Nasdaq...

Facebook Accused of Secretly Wiretapping Snapchat Through Users' Phones in 'Project Ghostbusters,' Documents Reveal

Recently revealed court documents claim that Meta had a covert operation called 'Project Ghostbusters' aimed at spying on Snapchat...

Tinder's Match Group Welcomes New Directors to Board Following Deal with Investor Elliott

Match Group, the parent company of Tinder and Hinge, adds two new directors after discussions with activist investor Elliott...


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Lithium acquires San Francisco social media influence scoring platform for $200M
US social customer solutions provider Lithium Technologies acquired San Francisco-based social media influence scoring platform in a deal valued at $200 million in combined cash and equity.
Facebook acquires Oculus VR in $2B deal
Social media giant Facebook acquired California, US-based virtual reality headset maker Oculus VR in a deal valued at $2 billion to help the startup expand beyond non-gaming applications of its techno
Microsoft rebrands 'Windows Azure' to 'Microsoft Azure'
In a bid to gain traction over its competitors, American software giant is rebranding its open cloud platform 'Windows Azure' to 'Microsoft Azure.' according to sources familiar with the matter cited
San Francisco virtual ad firm DemandBase raises $15M in funding
San Francisco, US-based virtual ad firm DemandBased raised $15 in a funding round led by Greenspring Associates to build the mobile ad capabilities of its B2B enterprise software platform.
Turks having more difficulties going online after Twitter ban
Turks are now facing a new challenge getting access to the Internet after courts banned Twitter as alternative DNS numbers that were used to access the Internet were not anymore working, Reuters repor
FTC and California say Facebook gave wrong interpretation on online teen privacy
The Federal Trade Commission and California Attorney General Kamala Harris said Facebook had the wrong interpretation of how COPPA applies to teenagers, the Los Angeles Times reported.
AT&T says Netflix's call for free interconnection as an "arrogant proposition"
Jim Cicconi of AT&T said the call of Netflix CEO Reed Hastings for free internet internet connection was an "arrogant proposition" that would require everyone else except Netflix to pay, Reuters repor
Apple mulls on launching on-demand music service to compete with Spotify
Cupertino, US-based tech giant Apple is mulling on launching its own on-demand music service to compete with music streaming giant Spotify as the number of downloads goes down.
Twitter removes #Music from App Store, to pull plug on app on April 18
Twitter has taken down its Twitter #Music from the App Store and will officially pull down the curtains on the app on April 18, VentureBeat reported.
California's OpenTable to shut down newly-acquired restaurant app Ness
San Francisco, US-based online restaurant reservation service OpenTable will shut down Los Altos, California-based restaurant recommendation app Ness, which it acquired in February, on April 21.
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