The amount of young phone owners doubled between the ages of nine and 10, which Ofcom calls “the age of digital independence“. In addition, 24% of 3 and 4-year-olds had their own tablet, and 15% of them were allowed to take it to bed. Ofcom’s annual report looks at the media habits of children, and […]
Ginni Rometty, the first female CEO in the history of the 100-year- old International Business Machines, or IBM, is leaving the helm in April. Rometty, 62, will remain Big Blue’s executive chairwoman until the end of the year. Her departure, announced Thursday, ends nearly 40 years with a technology giant famous for its conservative corporate […]
MoviePass is officially dead as Helios and Matheson Analytics, which owns the now-defunct cinema ticket subscription service, has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection. The company disclosed the move in an SEC filing this week. Chapter 7 of the bankruptcy code dissolves an entity, whose assets are then sold off to repay creditors. Helios and […]
Facebook has picked British human rights expert Thomas Hughes to lead its new oversight board. The independent board will have the power to override Facebook decisions on contentious material. It will review videos, photos, and other content that Facebook removes. Mr Hughes started in the role a week ago, but Facebook is yet to announce […]
The UK has decided to let Huawei continue to be used in its 5G networks but with restrictions, despite pressure from the US to block the firm. The Chinese firm will be banned from supplying kit to “sensitive parts” of the network, known as the core. In addition, it will only be allowed to account […]
Intel today announced at the company’s Jan. 15 board meeting Andy D. Bryant stepped down as chairman and the board elected lead independent director Dr. Omar Ishrak to succeed Bryant as an independent chairman, effective immediately. Intel also announced that Alyssa Henry was elected to Intel’s board. Her election marks the seventh new independent director […]
The head of Google, and its parent company Alphabet, has called for artificial intelligence (AI) to be regulated. In a piece for the Financial Times, Sundar Pichai said it was “too important not to” impose regulation but argued for “a sensible approach“. He said that individual areas of AI development, like self-driving cars and health […]
Huawei chief financial officer, MS Meng, extradition hearings has started on Monday in Vancouver, BC courthouse., The US wants Ms Meng to stand trial on charges including fraud linked to the alleged violation of US sanctions against Iran. The court will hear arguments on whether the crime Ms Meng is accused of by the US […]
In a move at once unsurprising and highly symbolic, the Walt Disney Company is dropping the “Fox” brand from the 21st Century Fox assets it acquired last March. The 20th Century Fox film studio will become 20th Century Studios, and Fox Searchlight Pictures will become simply Searchlight Pictures. On the TV side, however, no final […]
Framingham, Massachusetts-based Bose plans to close all of he company owned retail stores in North America, Europe, Japan, and Australia. Bose opened its first physical retail store in 1993 The company announced the decision earlier today and pointed to the fact that its headphones, speakers, and other products “are increasingly purchased through e-commerce” as the […]
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