Meta lashes Australia's bid to make tech giants pay for newsTech giant Meta on Thursday attacked Australia's "grossly unfair" bid to make social media companies pay for news, saying it is vehemently ...
04 Jun, 2026, 07.16 AM IST
Bitcoin hits 7-week low near $70K amid escalating US-Iran tensions, early $744 million liquidated in 24 hoursBitcoin prices crashed to near the $70,000 mark, hitting a seven-week low as escalating US-Iran tensions triggered risk-off sentiment acros...
02 Jun, 2026, 12.51 PM IST
Australia moves to tax Meta, Google and TikTok to fund newsroomsAustralia plans to tax Meta, Google, and TikTok. This aims to fund news reporters. The government will introduce legislation by July 2. Pla...
29 Apr, 2026, 08.10 AM IST
Australia to charge Big Tech companies 2% levy unless they strike local news dealsAustralia is gearing up to implement a groundbreaking levy on major tech giants. If platforms like Meta, Google, and TikTok fail to compens...
28 Apr, 2026, 05.45 PM IST
Iconiq, go-to wealth adviser for tech’s elite, is putting billions into AIIconiq is expanding aggressively into venture capital, investing billions in AI startups like Anthropic. Leveraging elite global networks, ...
17 Apr, 2026, 10.47 PM IST
Arsenal ex-goalkeeper Alexander Manninger dies after car struck by trainFormer Arsenal goalkeeper Alexander Manninger, who played for Austria at Euro 2008, died on Thursday after his car was hit by a train, his ...
16 Apr, 2026, 10.11 PM IST
MeitY wants to include users, social firms in content-blocking hearingsThe government is proposing changes to content blocking rules. Users and internet intermediaries may soon get a chance to present their cas...
13 Apr, 2026, 06.07 PM IST
William Neil McCasland disappearance: Ex-FBI agent dismisses abduction, says ‘no one took him’William Neil McCasland case: Retired Air Force General William Neil McCasland vanished on February 27, 2026. Former FBI agent Jennifer Coff...
12 Apr, 2026, 10.29 AM IST
IT mojo returns pre-Q4 results; Flipkart's AI sprintIT stocks have gained momentum ahead of Q4 results. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
08 Apr, 2026, 07.57 PM IST
Australian media hits back as Facebook scraps news dealsThe head of one of Australia's largest media groups said on Monday that the country should stand up to tech giants, days after Facebook par...
04 Mar, 2024, 12.10 PM IST
Facebook threatens to block news content over Canada's revenue-sharing billThe legislation is under consideration at a parliamentary committee, to which the U.S. social media company said it has not been invited to...
22 Oct, 2022, 06.35 AM IST
Meta to no longer fund its news publishers in US: reportAccording to Axios, as the company is moving forward with sweeping changes to the Facebook experience, news has become less of a priority.
29 Jul, 2022, 01.52 PM IST
Australian regulator 'concerned' about Facebook's approach to media lawUnder the News Media Bargaining Code, Facebook and Alphabet Inc's Google must negotiate with news outlets for content that drives traffic t...
25 Oct, 2021, 10.44 AM IST
Facebook set to finance regional Australia newspaper fundThe move brings a grassroots element to a string of deals announced by Facebook in Australia since the country legislated to make it and Al...
02 Jul, 2021, 03.17 PM IST
Facebook, German publisher Axel Springer strike global cooperation dealThe agreement reels in the last big holdout in Germany after Facebook signed up a string of publishers in March to provide content for its ...
18 May, 2021, 02.36 PM IST
Facebook signs deal to pay News Corp for content in AustraliaThe deal means Facebook users will gain access to news articles behind a paywall and breaking news video from News Corp’s publications in A...
17 Mar, 2021, 07.32 AM IST
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Facebook Deals "are about to get better with friends" according to a new landing page that aims to promote the social network's answer to G...
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