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Twitter violated contract by failing to pay millions in bonuses
Twitter, now X, violated employee contracts to pay millions in bonuses as promised, federal judge ruled
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Cybertruck designer says Tesla stainless steel pickup is no experiment
Stainless-steel clad truck is all angles, in part because a traditional press can't bend the steel into curves
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Apple cannot repair older out-of-warranty watches during ban
Customers will be contacted when hardware replacements are allowed again
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Chrome’s password safety tool will now run automatically in the background
Google adds a range of features to Chrome browser including better Safety Check mode, and performance tools
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Microsoft ending support for Windows 10 could send 240 mln PCs to landfills
Electronic waste from these PCs could weigh an estimated 480 million kilograms, equivalent to 320,000 cars
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US proposes more limits on making money off children's data
Big tech companies to face more limits on their use of children’s data, Federal Trade Commission proposes
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NASA streams cat video from space
NASA streams employee’s cat Taters, 18.6 million miles in space, right here in high-resolution video on Earth
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Social media platform X back up after global outage
X and X Pro face outages globally earlier today, barring users from seeing posts on the site, Downdetector reported
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Samsung Health introduces medication tracking feature
New feature allows user to set reminders that can be adjusted in intensity, with options ranging from gentle to strong
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Apple ramps up Vision Pro production, plans February launch
Apple ramps up Apple Vision Pro VR headset production in China, preparing for its launch in February
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Epic Games opens doors to blockchain games despite adult ratings
Epic Games clarifies that blockchain games cannot involve pornography, hate speech and gambling activities
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iPhone's new Journal app in iOS 17.2 makes journaling unique
iOS 17.2 brings a unique app that will enable users to make private journal entries in their phone with photos/audio
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Alphabet to limit election queries Bard and AI-based search can answer
Aside from the US, a slew of groundbreaking elections are expected in 2024
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Google plans ad sales restructuring as automation booms
Planned reorganization comes as Google is relying more on machine-learning techniques to help customers buy more ads
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Sony's game plans leaked online by hackers
Sony to release Marvel-inspired titles in next decade, including "Spider-Man 3" and those based on Venom and X-Men
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Meta Oversight Board says Israel-Hamas videos should not have been removed
Meta’s Oversight Board admits it made an error removing two videos depicting injured hostages in Israel-Hamas war
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Brazil's first lady to sue Musk's X over hacked account
Rosangela 'Janja' Lula da Silva says she will sue X, formerly known as Twitter, over her hacked account
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Flipboard becomes federated app with ActivityPub support
Flipboard joins the decentralised social network with ActivityPub, disassociating itself with X as primary news source
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TomTom creates AI-based conversational assistant for vehicles with Microsoft
Digital mapping specialist TomTom partnered with Microsoft to create AI-powered conversational assistant for vehicles
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TikTok enhances app experience for larger devices
TikTok is exploring features like AI-Chatbot and Topic Feeds for a better user experience on the app
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Apple to halt US sales of Series 9, Ultra 2 smartwatches over patent dispute
Apple pauses sales of its Series 9 and Ultra 2 smartwatches over patent disputes in the device’s blood oxygen feature
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OpenAI outlines AI safety plan, allowing board to reverse decisions
OpenAI lays out framework to address AI safety, which will include the ability to reverse safety decisions
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Tencent turns to ByteDance in gaming showdown with NetEase
About 38% of Tencent ads for DreamStar were put on ByteDance's online ad service Pangolin in the last 30 days
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Space X reveals new date for fifth attempt at Falcon Heavy launch
SpaceX releases new date as December 28 for launch of Falcon Heavy Mission after eight failed attempts
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Some Duolingo features for mastering new languages
Duolingo allows user to customise their courses, set realistic daily goals and learn with friends for a fun experience
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China's ban on Apple's iPhone accelerates
More Chinese agencies and state-backed companies ask employees not to bring their iPhones to work
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Electric Dreams: can Pakistan join the EV Revolution?
Pakistan's electric vehicle landscape is abuzz, but can the nation overcome infrastructure hurdles?
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Gmail makes unsubscribing easier with a new button
Users will notice blue button placed next to the sender's name, verification checkmark and sender's email address
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Naughty Dog cancels The Last of Us multiplayer game
Naughty Dog is now focusing on the The Last of Us Part II Remastered, which will be released on January 19th, 2024
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OpenAI CEO promotes crypto project Worldcoin after fundraising report
Company is raising funds by selling the project's crypto tokens at a discounted rate
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China's ban on Apple's iPhone accelerates
China is seeking to reduce reliance on foreign technologies, asking state firms to switch to local software
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Spotify to test AI generated playlists
Spotify rolls out new feature to select users to test AI-generated playlists using textual prompts provided
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Instagram will now offer AI generated backgrounds
Instagram introduces new AI feature to create backgrounds for your Stories using textual prompts
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US regulators add artificial intelligence to potential financial system risks
US regulators fear rapid adoption of AI could create risks in the US financial system without supervision
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Tencent launches party game 'DreamStar', analysts say poses a threat to NetEase
China’s Tencent Holdings launched a new party game called DreamStar which has been anticipated to pose threat to rival
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Google to test new feature limiting advertisers' use of browser tracking cookies
Google will begin testing a new feature that will third-party cookies advertisers use on Chrome
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Microsoft PowerPoint for web will now let users add videos with closed captions
Microsoft PowerPoint will let you embed video with subtitles in multiple languages easily by just inserting files
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Instagram’s Status feature will let you post short video updates
Instagram launches new feature for Notes, letting users post two-second videos as status for 24 hours
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Threads to run tests to make posts available on other social media platforms
Threads to begin a test that will display the platform’s post on other social sites like Mastodon, using ActivityPub
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IMF chief says rules, infrastructure needed to prevent crypto risks
Head of IMF says cryptocurrencies need to be regulated since they pose a risk to financial stability
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Google's Year in Search: Unveiling Pakistan's most searched topics
Top searches range from tech news, recipes, movies, and TV shows to cricket tournaments and global events
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Seona AI is the ultimate tool for SEO writing using AI
Seona AI is a revolutionary AI tool that will optimise and analyse site rankings onand make detailed suggestions
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US agency will not reinstate $900m subsidy for SpaceX Starlink unit
US FCC denies Space X satellite internet unit, Starlink $885.5 million in broadband subsidy
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Meta used copyrighted books for AI training despite its own lawyers' warnings
In a new copyright infringement lawsuit, Meta used thousands of pirated books to train AI models despite warnings
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Netflix back after an outage that made the site inaccessible for a few hours
Netflix faces outages worldwide, displaying an error message for users accessing the platform from different devices
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TikTok makes history as first non-gaming app to reach $10B in consumer spending
Reported numbers do not include third-party Android app stores in China, hence total spending could be even higher
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Bitcoin defies its doubters in 2023
Bitcoin increased its share of the total cryptocurrency market, from 38% to above 50%
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Epic Games wins antitrust case against Google over Play app store
If ruling holds, it can give developers more sway over how their apps are distributed and how they profit off them
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SpaceX postpones planned launch of US military's secretive X-37B spaceplane
Elon Musk's California-based rocket venture said the countdown was halted due to a ground-side issue
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Governments race to regulate AI tools
With rapidly advancing AI technology, governments are struggling to form laws governing the technology and its safety