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Apple and Android phones hacked by Italian spyware, Google says
An Italian company developed hacking tools to spy on private messages and contacts of the targeted devices
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Instagram tests new tools for age verification
Instagram is testing new options to verify the age of users on the platform
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Online privacy bill easily passed by U.S. House panel
A bill aimed to limit the collection of personal data was passed by U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday.
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Twitter is testing a long-form feature called Notes
The new feature is currently available to selected regions
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South Korea successfully launches locally made rocket ‘Nuri’ into space
South Korea achieves a milestone in space by launching a satellite into orbit with its rocket
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Samsung Australia fined $9.7 mln over false water-resistance claims
Court ordered Samsung Electronics to pay penalty for misleading advertisements about a water-resistance feature
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Musk says Tesla's new car factories 'losing billions of dollars'
Tesla Inc's new car factories are "losing billions of dollars" due to a shortage of batteries and China port issues
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Amazon has a plan to make Alexa mimic anyone's voice
Amazon is developing a feature in Alexa to mimic any voice after hearing less than a minute of audio
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Meta agrees to stop algorithmic discrimination after settlement
Meta to rework its discriminatory housing advertising after reaching a settlement with the Justice department
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Google News re-opens in Spain after eight-year shutdown
Google News reopens in Spain post the revamp of EU copyright rules
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Meta and other tech giants form metaverse standards body, without Apple
Meta, Microsoft, and other tech giants collaborate to build a metaverse platform to foster the industry
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Uber, Lyft drivers claim price-fixing in lawsuit against companies
Uber and Lyft drivers file an antitrust lawsuit accusing companies of unfair control over ride charges, file
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Microsoft stops selling emotion-reading tech, limits face recognition
The artificial intelligence tools purport to infer emotion, gender, age, smile, facial hair, hair and makeup
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PTA dismisses reports of implementing centralised DNS control
Says it has only implemented an automation of blocking of unlawful content as mandated under PECA 37
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Russian court rejects Meta’s appeal against ‘extremist’ label
Russian court finds Meta guilty of extremist activities, continues restrictions on Meta’s platforms in Russia
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Telegram launches premium subscription model
Telegram’s premium subscription gives the user access to extra features for $4.99 / month
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Tencent forms 'extended reality' unit as metaverse race gathers steam
Tencent to join the metaverse race with the formation of its "extended reality" (XR) unit
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Intel seeks $624 mln in interest from EU after antitrust fine win
Intel seeks $624 millions in interest from EU after convincing second top court to scrap an anti-trust fine
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Tesla sued by former employees over 'mass layoff'
Tesla employees have filed a lawsuit against the company for a mass layoff without a prior notice
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Whatsapp will now let you mute, message individuals in group call
App will also notify users when someone joins the group call after it has started
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Meta to launch online clothing store for Metaverse users
Digital goods will be an important way to express yourself in the metaverse, says Zuckerberg
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U.S. lawmakers urge Google to fix abortion searches that steer women to 'fake clinics'
US lawmakers urge google to give correct results for abortion clinics rather than 'crisis pregnancy centers'
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Crypto industry gripped by anxiety as bitcoin wobbles near key $20,000 level
The cryptocurrency industry is on edge as investors fear the possibility of a major shakeout from the players
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U.S. senators press TikTok on whether it allows Russian 'pro-war propaganda'
US Senators believe that TikTok is enabling the spread of pro-war propaganda to the Russian public
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Apple workers at Maryland store vote to unionise, a first for the US
Some current and former Apple workers last year began criticising the company's working conditions online
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Internet Explorer gravestone goes viral in South Korea
Software engineer spent a month designing headstone with epitaph: ‘He was a good tool to download other browsers’
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Snapchat tests subscription model for exclusive features
Snapchat is working on a subscription model called Snapchat Plus that will give early access to new features
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Elon Musk hints at job cuts at Twitter
Musk hints at layoffs to make the company healthy in the first meeting with employees of Twitter
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Verizon, AT&T agree to delay some 5G deployment until mid-2023
Verizon and AT&T are willing to delay C-Band 5G usage as air carriers work to modify airplanes to lessen interference
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TikTok moves U.S. user data to Oracle servers
TikTok shifted information on its U.S. users to servers at Oracle Corp to address concerns over data integrity
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Elon Musk's SpaceX fires at least five over critical letter
SpaceX fires five employees over a letter criticizing Musk and urging executives to make firm's culture inclusive
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PUBG makers create 'hyper-realistic virtual human'
Krafton says the creation will 'help establish its web 3.0 ecosystem'
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Instagram introduces new parental control features in the UK
Instagram owner Meta has introduced new features since June 14th in the UK to lessen the effect on mental health
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Google engineer claims Lamda AI has developed feelings
Google engineer Blake Lemoine was sent on leave after he said that Lamda AI had developed feelings
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Adobe is planning to make Photoshop free on the web soon
Adobe is running a trial of a free web-based version in Canada and plans to make it accessible for everyone soon
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Residents say China used health tracker for crowd control
The QR code, which is supposed to display one’s health status was used to enforce crowd control in China
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European smartphone market falls 12% in Q1, Counterpoint says
The European smartphone market declined by 12% in first quarter of the year due to COVID-19 and deteriorating economy
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Musk aims to ease concerns in address to Twitter workers
Elon Musk met Twitter employees virtually to ease the concerns
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Russian court fines Google $260,000 for breaching data rules
Russia has issued multiple fines to foreign technology companies in recent years over a range of infringements
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Facebook owner Meta makes antitrust commitments over online advertising
Ad tech companies will be able to access advertising data once a level of spending is met on the interface
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In call with Twitter staff, Elon Musk muses on space aliens, company's future
Tesla chief executive says he wants to raise service's user numbers from 229 million to at least 1 billion people
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Meta, Google, Twitter vow to fight fake news better as EU gets tougher
More than 30 signatories including advertising bodies have committed to the updated code
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Over 100 CEOs urge US Congress to pass China competition bill
Legislation includes $52b in federal funding to expand US semiconductor manufacturing capacity
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Ford recalls 3.3 million vehicles over rollaway concerns
A damaged or missing shift cable bushing may prevent the vehicle from shifting into the intended gear
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Crypto giant Binance opens 2,000 positions for hiring
The move comes amid extreme volatility in the cryptocurrency market as investors dump risky assets
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Bitcoin falls to fresh 18-month low as crypto meltdown deepens
The world's largest cryptocurrency fell as much as 7.8% to $20,289, its lowest since Dec 2020
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Meta’s Horizon Worlds is coming to Oculus Quest 2 in the UK
Horizon World will be accessible to Oculus Quest 2 users who can immerse themselves in VR platform without any cost
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Google, Facebook, Twitter to tackle deepfakes or risk EU fines
Google, Facebook Inc, Twitter Inc. and other companies need to take measures to tackle deepfakes or risk hefty fines
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You may have a thinking digital twin within a decade
From primitive avatars, technology is aiming to go as far as to develop thinking digital twins within this decade
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Internet Explorer to shut down tomorrow, after 27 years
Internet explorer is shutting tomorrow after 27 years, as Microsoft paves way for Edge browser to replace it










































