WhatsApp: Rather be blocked in UK than weaken security
WhatsApp says it would rather be blocked in the UK than undermine its encrypted-messaging system, if required to do so under the Online Safety Bill. Read more
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Google company unveils drone delivery-network ambition
A subsidiary of Alphabet, which owns Google, hopes to develop drone delivery-network technology able to handle tens of millions of orders, within 12 months. Read more
TikTok launches Project Clover to allay China security fears
TikTok has launched security measures to allay concerns it could be made to share user data with China. Read more
Worker asks Elon Musk on Twitter: Have I been fired?
A Twitter employee has appealed to Elon Musk on the platform to ask whether he had been sacked. Read more
Zoom boss Greg Tomb fired ‘without cause’
Video conferencing platform Zoom has sacked its president, Greg Tomb, a former Google executive. Read more
Twitter: Number of staff suing goes up daily – lawyer
The number of sacked Twitter staff launching legal action against the company "goes up daily", according to a lawyer representing some of them. Read more
Social workers in England quitting in record numbers
Social workers are quitting in record numbers as they struggle to cope with more challenging caseloads stemming from austerity, the pandemic and the cost of living crisis. Read more
European Commission bans TikTok on staff devices
Staff working at the European Commission have been ordered to remove the TikTok app from their phones and corporate devices. Read more
Recent college grads not ‘emotionally’ ready for work: survey
A survey conducted by the Mary Christie Institute discovered that recent college graduates are not emotionally prepared for the workforce. Read more
Tech layoffs: Yahoo to slash 20% of its workforce
Yahoo plans to lay off more than 20% of its total 8,600 workforce as part of a major restructuring. Read more
