This week: EU regulators approve Microsoft’s purchase of Activision Blizzard, Open AI chief calls for regulation of AI... EU regulators broke step with the UK and US this week by approving the tie-up between Microsoft and gaming developer-publisher Activision-Blizzard, with potentially major ramifications for [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Tencent reports its fastest quarterly growth in over a year; Meta takes its paid verification service to the UK; and Google introduces a new policy requiring publishers in Europe who use its monetisation tools to [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: tech experts appeal for a hiatus on AI development; Meta mull barring political advertising on their platforms in Europe; and Tencent bring a paid subscription option to WeChat. Experts call for pause in AI’s development A group [...]

This week: TikTok banned from UK ministers' devices, promises new measures to protect user data... Another testing week for TikTok began with the UK becoming the latest government to ban the platform from work devices (sorry, Nadine). Undeterred, the platform pled its case [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: China's Tencent shows signs of recovery as it reports 0.5% revenue growth; South African authorities launch an investigation into fast-fashion giant Shein; and the SEC charges eight celebrities over their endorsement of cryptocurrencies. Tencent revenue up [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: China looks set to take "golden shares" in Alibaba and Tencent; the UK's Online Safety Bill threatens the advertising revenue of major social media platforms; and Didi Global obtains approval from China's cybersecurity regulator. China to [...]

This week: Google and Apple both deal with allegations of tracking mobile users without permission, Ofcom's chief executive say social media firms may be forced to disclose their algorithms... This week saw more trouble across the board for Big Tech. After [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Tencent divest around USD $20bn worth of shares in Meituan; Apple are hit with a lawsuit for allegedly continuing to track iPhone users who disabled tracking; and Carlyle acquire a majority stake in digital marketing [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Apple and Android phones hacked by Italian spyware, reports Google; SoftBank faces calls to dual list UK chip manufacturer Arm; and Naspers and Prosus serve a new blow to Tencent as they reveal plans to [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: the UK government launches Think Before You Link app to weed out spies on social networks; Amazon faces legal action in New York over complaints of discrimination; and Tencent posts its steepest decline in profits [...]