Australia takes on Google advertising dominance amid wider media shakeup

In continuing challenges for Google Down Under, Australia announced that it may let internet users choose which data they give to Big Tech companies like Google... https://ift.tt/39pdfoP

TSMC 'expediting' auto products amid chip shortage

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) is "expediting" auto-related products through its wafer fabs and reallocating wafer capacity, the company said on Thursday, amid a global shortage of auto chips. https://ift.tt/3iUa1g7

Facebook says it will permanently stop recommending political groups to users

Facebook Inc's CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company would no longer recommend civic and political groups to users of the platform. https://ift.tt/3chtNAV

GameStop, other retail darlings dented after Reddit group briefly shuts doors

A slugfest between Wall Street and Main Street took an unexpected turn late on Wednesday after moderators of a stock trading forum that has helped fuel massive rallies in the shares of GameStop temporarily closed its doors. https://ift.tt/3pskVfx

Apple sees revenue growth accelerating after setting record for iPhone sales, China strength

Apple's revenue for the quarter ended Dec. 26 rose 21% to $111.44 billion. Earnings per share rose to $1.68 from $1.25, beating Wall Street targets, according to IBES data from Refinitiv. Sales of iPhones were $65.60 billion and beat a record set three years ago. https://ift.tt/2MbkCrd

Facebook scores earnings beat on holiday retail advertising; Apple privacy changes loom

Facebook forecast that Apple's update of its iPhone operating system to iOS 14 could start biting into revenues as early as the end of the first quarter. https://ift.tt/3aajZGn

Redmi Note 10, Redmi Note 10 Pro RAM and Storage Options Leak Online

Redmi Note 10 and Redmi Note 10 Pro are tipped to launch sometime this month. Ahead of this rumoured launch, the phones' RAM and storage options have leaked online. The vanilla Redmi Note 10 is... https://ift.tt/3clv9e2

Samsung Galaxy M02 to Be Priced Under Rs. 7,000, Launching on February 2

Samsung Galaxy M02 India launch date is set for February 2, Amazon has revealed through its website. The Samsung phone is also teased to come with a price tag of under Rs. 7,000. https://ift.tt/36fPbCU

Facebook Sees Soaring Quarterly Results; Zuckerberg Hits Apple Over Privacy

Facebook capped a tumultuous 2020 with soaring earnings in the final quarter, but the company forecast challenges in 2021 that include a coming privacy update by Apple that could limit the social... https://ift.tt/2Yp0PqA

Google Apps to Stop Using Apple Tool to Track iPhone Users

Google's iPhone apps such as Maps and YouTube will stop using a tool from Apple that allows them to personalise advertisements, avoiding a new Apple warning that informs users their browsing is being... https://ift.tt/2Ymrm8k

Apple Sets Record for iPhone Sales, India Business Doubled in Last Quarter

Apple reported holiday quarter sales and profits that beat Wall Street expectations, as new 5G iPhone models helped push handset revenue to a new record and sparked a 57 percent rise in China sales. https://ift.tt/3cpZgkq

US and Bulgarian authorities seize a dark web site used to publish data stolen from victims of NetWalker, which has among the most rapacious ransomware strains (Brian Krebs/Krebs on Security)

Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security:
US and Bulgarian authorities seize a dark web site used to publish data stolen from victims of NetWalker, which has among the most rapacious ransomware strains  —  U.S. and Bulgarian authorities this week seized the darkweb site used by the NetWalker ransomware cybercrime group to publish data stolen from its victims.

Europol, the FBI, and other law enforcement agencies worldwide have seized control of malware botnet Emotet's infrastructure and disrupted it from the inside (Danny Palmer/ZDNet)

Danny Palmer / ZDNet:
Europol, the FBI, and other law enforcement agencies worldwide have seized control of malware botnet Emotet's infrastructure and disrupted it from the inside  —  Europol and FBI among agencies that have taken control of the botnet infrastructure used by cyber criminals behind some of the most prolific malware and ransomware attacks.

Amazon app quiz December 22, 2020: Get answers to these five questions to win 4th Generation Echo smart speaker

The e-commerce major Amazon is back with another round of its daily app quiz. Today the e-tailer is giving you a chance to win the all new 4th Generation Echo smart speaker. https://ift.tt/2YnTaJa

Apple becomes world's biggest smartphone seller with record shipments

Apple Inc cornered nearly a quarter of the global smartphone market in the fourth quarter, making it the world's biggest seller, while shipments for Huawei plunged as US sanctions against it took effect. https://ift.tt/36iZF4i