UK government announces official crackdown on 'misleading' crypto ads
Research suggests that people's understanding of crypto is on the decline despite its rising popularity.
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Amazon UK won't ban Visa credit cards on January 19th after all
Amazon is still "closely working" with Visa on a potential solution, it told customers.
The UK Government is reportedly preparing a PR blitz against end-to-end encryption
A key goal is to turn the public's opinion against Facebook Messenger encryption.
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Meta hit with $3.2 billion class action suit over alleged exploitation of UK Facebook users
Users aren't properly compensated for their personal data, the lawyers stated.
UK watchdog to grill Meta over child safety in VR
Officials are concerned there aren't enough protections for kids.
Designers hope hydrogen-powered plane will fly halfway around the world without refueling
The zero-emission aircraft would supposedly match the speed and comfort of current midsize planes.
UK competition regulator orders Meta to sell Giphy
It found the deal 'could harm social media users and UK advertisers.'
Clearview AI fined £17 million for breaching UK data protection laws
The facial recognition company allegedly had no lawful reason to collect the data.
The UK's antitrust regulator is reportedly set to block Meta's purchase of Giphy
It would be the first Competition and Markets Authority reversal of a major tech acquisition.
New UK law will hit smart home device makers with big fines for using default passwords
Default passwords for internet of things devices will be banned.
UK will require new homes to have EV chargers starting in 2022
That means 145,000 new charging points could be installed each year.
UK to ban any handheld use of a mobile phone behind the wheel
It's closing the legal loophole allowing drivers to use their phone.
Spotify's paid podcast subscriptions are now available outside of the US
The UK, Canada and Hong Kong are among 33 newcomers.
Amazon says it will stop accepting UK-issued Visa credit cards on January 19th
The e-commerce titan blames Visa's high processing fees.
A major UK grocery chain is testing Amazon's cashier-free shopping tech
A Sainsbury's shop in London could save you time while shopping.
Peacock will debut in the UK and Ireland on November 16th
The soft launch on Sky and NOW is the streaming service's first expansion outside of the US.
UK will investigate NVIDIA's purchase of ARM over security concerns (updated)
Officials may not have been satisfied with their first probe.
UK Supreme Court rules in favor of Google in iPhone tracking case
Judges were unimpressed at the attempt to create a class-action suit.
Grocery chain Tesco suffers two-day outage following hack
Many have been unable to order groceries.
Facebook fined $69.6 million in the UK for breaking rules related to its Giphy takeover
The competition authority cited a "lack of cooperation" by Facebook.
