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FTC bans antivirus giant Avast from selling its users’ browsing data to advertisers

February 23, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Technology Advertisers, antivirus, Avast, bans, browsing, Data, FTC, giant, selling, users

The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday said it will ban the antivirus giant Avast from selling consumers’ web browsing data to advertisers after Avast claimed its products would prevent its users from online tracking. Avast also settled the federal regulator’s charges for $16.5 million, which the FTC said will provide redress for Avast’s users whose [...]read moreFTC bans antivirus giant Avast from selling its users’ browsing data to advertisers

As VCs slow gaming investments Frost Giant turns to community for fresh capital

February 23, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Technology Capital, Community, Fresh, Frost, Gaming, giant, Investments, slow, turns, VCs

Video games haven’t been a niche hobby for ages now, but the scale of the industry built around gaming is still not as well known as it deserves. Revenue from video games totaled some $39.4 billion in the United States during the first three quarters of 2023. Meanwhile, the box office for films in the [...]read moreAs VCs slow gaming investments Frost Giant turns to community for fresh capital

US health tech giant Change Healthcare hit by cyberattack

February 22, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Technology Change, cyberattack, giant, Health, Healthcare, hit, tech

U.S. healthcare technology giant Change Healthcare has confirmed a cyberattack on its systems. In a brief statement, the company said it was “experiencing a network interruption related to a cyber security issue.” “Once we became aware of the outside threat, in the interest of protecting our partners and patients, we took immediate action to disconnect [...]read moreUS health tech giant Change Healthcare hit by cyberattack

Etro signs long-term beauty deal with global giant Coty

February 20, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Business Beauty, Coty, deal, Etro, giant, global, longterm, signs

Beauty behemoth Coty has announced the signing of a new agreement with luxury label Etro, “to produce and distribute its signature fragrance lines and home scent collections beyond 2040”. See catwalkEtro – Spring-Summer2024 – Womenswear – Milan – © Launchmetrics They will also “work together to explore new categories and innovations to grow the brand’s [...]read moreEtro signs long-term beauty deal with global giant Coty

Nike to cut 2% of workforce as sportswear giant seeks savings

February 16, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Business cut, giant, Nike, Savings, seeks, Sportswear, workforce

By Bloomberg Published Feb 16, 2024 Nike Inc. will slash its global workforce by about 2% as the sportswear giant pushes on with efforts to reduce costs to counter a weaker sales outlook and growing competition. DR The Oregon-based firm didn’t provide the number of workers that will be affected, though it currently has about [...]read moreNike to cut 2% of workforce as sportswear giant seeks savings

Diddy and drinks giant Diageo settle dispute over tequila

January 17, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Trending Stories Diageo, Diddy, dispute, drinks, giant, Settle, tequila

A joint statement on Tuesday confirmed Diddy had withdrawn all of his allegations against Diageo. Source link