Welcome to IT Pro's News in Review, a weekly bite-sized bulletin of the top tech stories of the week, for the week ending 3 December, 2021.
This week:
- Ikea launches "full-scale investigation" into email-based cyber attack
- Jack Dorsey resigns as Twitter CEO
- CMA orders Facebook to sell Giphy
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Criminals target APIs as web attacks skyrocket globallyNews More than a third of web attacks target APIs as AI expands attack surfaces and brings new security challenges
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What to look out for at RSAC Conference 2025Analysis Convincing attendees that AI can revolutionize security will be the first point of order at next week’s RSA Conference – but traditional threats will be a constant undercurrent
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Who owns the data used to train AI?Analysis Elon Musk says he owns it – but Twitter’s terms and conditions suggest otherwise
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Elon Musk confirms Twitter CEO resignation, allegations of investor influence raisedNews Questions have surfaced over whether Musk hid the true reason why he was being ousted as Twitter CEO behind a poll in which the majority of users voted for his resignation
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Businesses to receive unique Twitter verification badge in platform overhaulNews There will be new verification systems for businesses, governments, and individuals - each receiving differently coloured checkmarks
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Ex-Twitter tech lead says platform's infrastructure can sustain engineering layoffsNews Barring major changes the platform contains the automated systems to keep it afloat, but cuts could weaken failsafes further
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‘Hardcore’ Musk decimates Twitter staff benefits, mandates weekly code reviewsNews The new plans from the CEO have been revealed through a series of leaked internal memos
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Twitter could charge $20 a month for 'blue tick' verification, following Musk takeoverNews Developers have allegedly been given just seven days to implement the changes or face being fired
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Twitter reports largest ever period for data requests in new transparency reportNews The company pointed to the success of its moderation systems despite increasing reports, as governments increasingly targeted verified journalists and news sources
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Jack Dorsey resigns as Twitter CEONews CTO Parag Agrawal takes the reins as Dorsey also plans to leave board position
