#EU, US agree to preliminary data storage deal

#EU, US agree to preliminary data storage deal

“EU, US agree to preliminary data storage deal” The European Union and the US announced a preliminary data transfer deal on Friday, seeking to end the limbo in which thousands of companies found themselves after Europe’s top court threw out two previous pacts due to concerns about US surveillance. While businesses cheered the news, Austrian…

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#EU to crack down on Big Tech with new antitrust regulations

#EU to crack down on Big Tech with new antitrust regulations

“EU to crack down on Big Tech with new antitrust regulations” European Union officials have agreed on the language of new legislation aimed at reining in powerful American tech giants like Meta-owned Facebook and Alphabet Inc.’s Google. Approval is pending for the EU’s Digital Markets Act, which is designed to prevent tech firms from gaining…

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# Meta files 8 digital asset and Web 3 trademark applications

# Meta files 8 digital asset and Web 3 trademark applications

” Meta files 8 digital asset and Web 3 trademark applications “ Meta, formerly Facebook, has filed eight trademark applications with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, or USPTO, relating to blockchain technology and its proposed metaverse. The applications and their fields of interest are as follows, organized by serial number: 97320155: Online social…

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#Facebook users banned ‘indefinitely’ for ignoring messages

#Facebook users banned ‘indefinitely’ for ignoring messages

“Facebook users banned ‘indefinitely’ for ignoring messages” Facebook users are being locked out of their accounts for failing to respond to a message some mistook for spam. People who realized the warning is actually real have since tried to follow the social network’s instructions – but an issue is apparently preventing them from regaining access….

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#Meta employees look to ditch jobs amid stock crash

#Meta employees look to ditch jobs amid stock crash

“Meta employees look to ditch jobs amid stock crash” Shares of Facebook and Instagram parent Meta have plummeted more than 40% over the past six months — and some employees saddled with underwater stock options are eyeing the exits. “Joined Meta near [all time stock high], now feeling like s—t,” one Meta employee said this…

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