by staff | Feb 7, 2025 | Company Check
US President Donald Trump has said that Microsoft is in talks to acquire TikTok, the popular social media platform owned by China’s ByteDance. In a news conference, President Trump suggested that multiple bidders are interested, stating, “There’s great interest in...
by staff | Dec 12, 2024 | Security, Stop-Press
Romania’s Constitutional Court has annulled the first round of its presidential election due to allegations of Russian interference via TikTok. Far-right candidate Călin Georgescu, a pro Russian figure, had won with 23% of the vote. Intelligence revealed a...
by staff | Dec 12, 2024 | Tech News
A federal appeals court in the US has upheld a law requiring ByteDance, TikTok’s China based owner, to sell the platform by 19th January 2025 or face a nationwide ban. Understanding the Legislation This decision to reject TikTok’s appeal against the original decision...
by staff | May 22, 2024 | Tech News
Online travel marketplace, Booking.com, has been designated a ‘gatekeeper’ company by the EU under its new Digital Markets Act (DMA) competition law, meaning that Booking.com now has six months to comply. Gatekeepers Under the EU’s new Digital Markets Act (DMA),...
by staff | Apr 26, 2024 | An Apple Byte
It’s been reported that the Chinese government has ordered Apple to remove popular messaging apps including Meta’s WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal from its iPhone app store in China, due to national security concerns. Some reports indicate that the Chinese Communist...
