Lithuania urges people to throw away Chinese phones
Consumers should throw away their Chinese phones and avoid buying new ones, Lithuania’s Defence Ministry has warned. Read more
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NFT-based fantasy football card firm raises $680m
French firm Sorare, which sells football trading cards in the form of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), has raised $680m (£498m). Read more
Wikipedia blames pro-China infiltration for bans
Wikipedia has suffered an "infiltration" that sought to advance the aims of China, the US non-profit organisation that owns the volunteer-edited encyclopaedia has said. Read more
Apple rushes to block ‘zero-click’ iPhone spyware
Apple has issued a software patch to block so-called "zero-click" spyware that could infect iPhones and iPads. Read more
Pandemic job losses ‘accelerating’ in Australia
Permanent rather than casual staff now being targeted, report suggests, but expert queries data underpinning the analysis Read more
Fake Walmart news release claimed it would accept cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrency Litecoin saw a sudden surge in price on Monday over a press release about Walmart accepting it for payment - which turned out to be fake. Read more
Free college tuition for 750,000 is part of Amazon’s new education plan
Upskilling will provide employees potential for promotion, salary increases at the retail giant. Read more
Texas passes social media ‘de-platforming’ law
The US state of Texas has made it illegal for social media platforms to ban users "based on their political viewpoints". Read more
Ray-Ban Stories: Facebook reveals its video camera glasses
Facebook has revealed its first pair of "smart glasses" that contain two cameras for taking photos and videos. Read more
Amazon UK arm pays £3.8m more corporation tax despite £1.9bn sales rise
Company says UK business as a whole paid out £492m in ‘direct taxes’ in 2020 – up from £293m in previous year Read more
