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Meta Wants to Skim Almost Half of Sales Income on Virtual Reality Platform
Meta (Facebook, Instagram) will collect 47 percent of the sales price of virtual objects that content developers sell on its virtual reality platform Horizon Worlds.
Meta had already announced on Monday that content providers would…
Nokia Exits Russian Market
The Finnish telecom company Nokia is leaving the Russian market because of the war in Ukraine. The company announced this in a press release on Tuesday. As a result of the decision, 2,000 employees may lose their jobs.
"Since the…
Etsy Sellers are Going on Strike
Some 14,000 Etsy sellers went on strike this week to protest the platform's commissions. Etsy is the selling platform you know as a bazaar for often homemade clothes and decorations, second-hand furniture and more.
The site allowed…
Musk’s Power Reaches Far: Twitter Comes With Message Customization Function
Twitter will allow users to edit previously posted messages. The messaging service will gradually introduce the new feature in the coming months, with paying users first.
Twitter's announcement follows a poll by Tesla and SpaceX…
US Also Imposes Sanctions on Russian Chip Company
The United States has imposed additional economic sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. This mainly concerns measures against the most prominent Russian producer of computer chips.
In total, the US Treasury Department…
Tesla Opens First Gigafactory in Europe
Tesla carmaker has officially opened its first factory in Europe. CEO Elon Musk went to the factory in Grünheide near Berlin to deliver the first thirty copies of Tesla's Model Y built there to new owners.
German Chancellor Olaf…
Cyberattack on Toyota Supplier Denso
The attack would have no impact on the company's operations, unlike a cyberattack on another Toyota supplier a few weeks ago.
A company spokesperson said that the Denso company was the victim of a ransomware attack last week.…
EU Regulator: Spyware Pegasus is a Threat to Democracy and the Rule of Law
The European Data Protection Supervisor has issued a damning opinion on Pegasus. The institution calls for a general ban of Israeli spy software in the European Union.
The controversial spyware was developed by the Israeli tech…
French Cloud Connecter InterCloud Raises 100 Million Euros
InterCloud raises 100 million euros from existing investors. With this, the platform wants to expand and take over.
InterCloud has been around since 2010 and bundles multiple cloud resources on one platform. It does that with…
SpaceX Loses 40 Satellites to Magnetic Storm
Space company SpaceX has lost about 40 satellites in one fell swoop. Shortly after launch, they hit the edge of the atmosphere in a so-called geomagnetic storm.
If they haven't already perished, they will soon. However, Elon Musk's…