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<p>Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg laid off over 10,000 Meta employees in 2022 (Niall Carson/PA)</p>
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World’s richest tech execs lose over $400 billion in 2022

Elon Musk’s wealth has been the hardest hit this year, losing over $140 billion

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It was the end of easy money that took the shine off tech in 2022

City comment: After a period of naïve optimism and financial malpractice, it’s time for the tech sector to snap back to reality

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Crooks scam WhatsApp users by posing as Goldman Sachs bankers

Brits have lost more than £600 million to fraud in the first half of 2022 alone

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Gary Lineker son George nets £400,000 to fund WhatsApp tech start-up

The business has raised almost £800,000 in funding since launching last year

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Elon Musk sells $3.6 billion Tesla shares

The Tesla share price has sunk more than 50% since the start of the year

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London overtakes New York and San Francisco for fintech funding

The capital has combined its strengths in financial services and tech to become a world powerhouse in fast growing areas such as payment processing and online banking

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How a deeper crypto crash in 2023 could spark a gold rush

Gold could be about to take off in 2023 should the collapse in crypto assets, including Bitcoin, continue

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Starling Bank bans Bitcoin transactions as part of crypto clampdown

Starling has described cryptocurrencies as ‘high risk and heavily used for criminal purposes’

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CMA launches probe to tackle ‘stranglehold’ of Apple and Google

Over 90% of all mobile web browsing in the UK in 2021 is powered by either Apple’s or Google’s browser engine

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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried built Bahamas property empire

Together, the family, the company and its executives bought nineteen properties over two years

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What the FTX downfall can teach us about crypto regulation

City comment: Far from quashing innovation, crypto regulation will set essential ground rules and protections for market participants

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Jeremy Hunt ‘Tesla tax’ to add hundreds of pounds to EV running costs

The move mean some EV drivers will pay ‘more for their road tax than someone in an old banger’

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Elon Musk’s ‘everything app’ plan for Twitter is nuts, says Slack boss

The era of one-size-fits-all software solutions has ended, Henderson said

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One million customer accounts at risk as Binance abandons FTX takeover

The US Securities and Exchange Commission is reported to be expanding its investigation into the beleaguered crypto exchange

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Mark Zuckerberg fires 11,000 Meta employees

Affected employees were locked out of Meta systems but were allowed access to their email accounts ‘so everyone can say farewell’

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Binance acquires crypto exchange FTX to tackle ‘liquidity crunch’

It comes just hours after FTX’s founder said the company “is fine” and hit back at reports of the firm’s instability as “false rumours”

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Worldr raises £10 million to help bankers text securely over WhatsApp

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has said it will hold discussions with banks and financial services firms over the use of private messaging apps

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Elon Musk decries ‘massive drop in revenue’ at Twitter

The dip in advertising is a blow to Musk’s ambitions to ramp up revenues at the firm

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Santander launches fresh crackdown on customer crypto spending

The bank joins the likes of Lloyds, Barclays and RBS who have imposed a range of new measures to restrict crypto activity

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Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn slams UK immigration stance

‘It just makes no sense to close your doors to some of the brightest people in the world,’ von Ahn told the Standard

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Zilch hits profitability as cash-strapped Brits opt to ‘pay later’

The London-based fintech now has over three million users

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Philips to cut 4,000 jobs after millions of devices recalled

The job losses represent a cut of about 5% of the workforce, and will be part of a 300 million Euro restructuring programme in a bid to slash costs and improve productivity

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City traders retreat to Bitcoin as ‘safe haven’ after sterling crash

The UK is the only major Western European country that grew its cryptocurrency market over the past year

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Just Eat orders see sharp tumble as cost-of-living pressures grow

Just Eat boss Jitse Groen said restaurants have put prices up “by a lot” amid soaring food inflation

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Meta ordered to abandon $315 million Giphy takeover

Meta said it would not be contesting the decision

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Cost-of-living crisis boosts Moneysupermarket

The firm saw 42% growth in its Money division, as consumers shop around for the best deals for credit cards, loans and mortgages

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Inmarsat takeover on hold as CMA launches in-depth investigation

The competition watchdog said the deal could see airlines facing high prices to use satellite services

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Now is the time to end high broadband prices for hard-up households

Did you know there are reduced broadband tariffs for households on Universal Credit? Most people don’t - which means take-up is scandalously low. Broadband companies must urgently do more to promote these offers, says cost of living expert Greg Marsh

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YouGov reveals CEO is to take on non-exec role as chair

The boardroom reshuffle comes as the Old Street-based firm said it saw sales grow 31% to £221 million in the year to July

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Sports industry deals surge 433% in the past year to hit £9.6 billion

The number of deals grew from 29 to 37, with four worth more than £1 billion

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London-based financial publisher Bonhill Group mulls sale

Companies are spending less on advertising, Bonhill said

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eToro revenues grow 531% in the UK as Brits embrace stock trading

Registered users in the UK swelled to over 3.2million by August 2022

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Facebook’s London employee pay surges past £260,000

Facebook’s UK employee headcount swelled to 5,148 in 2021, with the vast majority based in London

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Williams sisters back London-based Shares app in $40m funding round

The tennis stars will also serve as brand ambassadors for the company