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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
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Bitcoin falls 12.1% to $23,366
Bitcoin dropped 12.1% while Ether dropped 13.62%
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Spotify forms council to deal with harmful content
Spotify forms Safety Advisory Council to deal with hate speech, discrimination, extremism and online abuse
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TikTok’s parent company is planning to invest in VR
Bytedance is investing in its newly acquired VR headset company, Pico, and build its presence in the US
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Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase 2022 game releases
The exciting event released trailers to upcoming games launching within the next 12 months to the players
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Rajesh Exports setting up India's first display plant with $3b investment
Rajesh Exports to invest $3 billion in Telangana state as location for India's first electronic display plant
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Lawmakers urge USTR to push for extension of WTO's moratorium on digital trade
Group of US lawmakers urge US Trade Representative to push WTO for an extension of moratorium on digital trade tariffs
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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 reportedly launching August 10
A new leak has revealed that Galaxy Z Fold 4 is launching on August 10 with a number of other new devices
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Self-driving cars may speed up to 130 km an hour
Regulation on automated driving to be increased from 60 km/h to 130 km/h, says UN Economic Commission for Europe