World
Elite $100-billion club gets two new members thanks to tech boom
The rally in tech shares has taken the number of people with fortunes of more than $100-billion to eight.
Browsing: Mark Zuckerberg
Investment
World’s billionaires added $5-trillion to their wealth in one year
Forbes’ annual world’s billionaires list includes a record-breaking 2 755 billionaires, with Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos topping it for the fourth consecutive year.
Sections
Facebook shares surge to record despite Apple risk
Facebook shares hit a record on Monday, with the social media company taking out a peak that has stood since August as fears fade about the impact of new privacy policies from Apple.
Sections
Twitter’s Jack Dorsey trolls US politicians during hearing
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey tweeted his frustration with US lawmakers’ questions on the social media platform during a hearing about misinformation on Thursday.
Information security
UK takes aim at Facebook again over end-to-end encryption
The UK’s digital minister warned he had “very grave concerns” about Facebook’s plans to expand end-to-end encryption across all user communications.
Sections
Facebook faces year of reckoning after showdown in Australia
Facebook’s brief but tempestuous standoff with the Australian government over a world-first pay-for-news law is only the start of a string of regulatory battles that the world’s biggest social network faces in 2021.
In-depth
TweetDeck users may soon have to pay as Twitter eyes new revenue streams
Twitter is building a subscription product as a way to ease its dependence on advertising – a plan that has taken on a heightened priority given the pandemic and pressure from activist investors to accelerate growth.
World
Australians may soon have to ‘Bing it’ as Google threatens exit
Microsoft is confident its search product Bing can fill the gap in Australia if Google pulls its search over required payments to media outlets, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday.
Sections
Tim Cook escalates Apple’s conflict with Facebook
Apple CEO Tim Cook on Thursday criticised polarisation and misinformation on social media, intensifying a conflict between the iPhone maker and Facebook.
Sections
Facebook is girding itself for a war with Apple
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he sees Apple as a “significant” future competitor as the two companies begin to build out rival business lines.