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Top Biden adviser seen as making tech regulation more likely

Bruce Reed, a former Biden chief of staff who is expected to take a major role in the new administration, helped negotiate with the tech industry and legislators on behalf of backers of a ballot initiative that led to the 2018 California Consumer Privacy Act.

To apply warning labels, the company deployed SimSearchNet++, an improved image matching model that is trained using self-supervised learning to match variations of an image.

Facebook introduces new AI systems to detect misinformation

Sowmya Ramasubramanian

WhatsApp to get new wallpapers, mute video and read later option.

WhatsApp to get new wallpapers, mute video and read later option

Abhishek Chatterjee Users can choose between 32 new bright wallpapers, 29 new dark wallpapers, a custom wallpaper, and solid colours.

The complaints allege that the iPhone-maker is in breach of European privacy laws

What is Apple’s IDFA and why is it at the centre of privacy dispute?

Aditya Saroha IDFA (Identifier for Advertisers) is a unique code that Apple assigns to each iPhone for third parties to track users for ad-targeting

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The app is now being maintained and supported by the National Informatics Centre (NIC).

Govt releases backend code of Aarogya Setu to enhance transparency

PTI MeitY has released the backend code of Aarogya Setu on the OpenForge platform set up by the government to promote sharing and reuse of e-governance application source codes.

Microsoft Edge gets new productivity, shopping features. | Picture by special arrangement.

Microsoft Edge gets new productivity, shopping features

Ishan Patra Now, people will be able to digitally ink and annotate directly onto screenshots by clicking on add notes, and then save or share it. The ability to capture a full webpage in a single click, will be available later this month.

Facebook offers up first-ever estimate of hate speech prevalence on its platform.

Facebook offers up first-ever estimate of hate speech prevalence on its platform

Reuters The world's largest social media company, under scrutiny over its policing of abuses, particularly around November's U.S. presidential election, released the estimate in its quarterly content moderation report.

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Microsoft Surface Go 2, Book 3 now available in India

Ishan Patra Microsoft claims the Surface Book 3 15-inch will deliver up to 50% increased performance than its predecessor and up to 17.5 hours of battery life.

Apple Watch Series 6 review: compact, powerful... worth an upgrade?

Divya Kala Bhavani The Apple Watch Series 6 released with a lot of pandemic-related concerns in mind for the user. Are these new features worth a double-take?

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‘Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’ review: Stealth warfare with a Tarantino edge

Intel reveals M15 laptop powered by its 11th generation core i5, i7 processors

Manchester United announces cyber attack, systems shut down

Top Biden adviser seen as making tech regulation more likely

Alibaba CEO says China's draft anti-monopoly rules ‘timely and necessary’

Facebook introduces new AI systems to detect misinformation

WhatsApp to get new wallpapers, mute video and read later option

Users can choose between 32 new bright wallpapers, 29 new dark wallpapers, a custom wallpaper, and solid colours.

Twitter’s ‘Fleets’ aren’t disappearing after 24 hours

Twitter also said it is working on fixing two other issues connected to non-logged in users seeing Fleets, and the incomplete list of “seen by” people.

What is Apple’s IDFA and why is it at the centre of privacy dispute?

IDFA (Identifier for Advertisers) is a unique code that Apple assigns to each iPhone for third parties to track users for ad-targeting

Watch | Two decades of humans living in space

In November 2000, three astronauts stepped into NASA's International Space Station. Since then, more than 240 men and women have lived in space.

Audible bets on local languages for growth in India

Audible Suno is an India-first app that offers more than 100 audio stories and podcasts for free in English and Hindi

Govt releases backend code of Aarogya Setu to enhance transparency

MeitY has released the backend code of Aarogya Setu on the OpenForge platform set up by the government to promote sharing and reuse of e-governance application source codes.

Microsoft announces new apps for Teams platform

The tech giant says, partners and developers can use its developer tools like the Microsoft Teams Toolkit for Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code, to build custom apps.

Weekly Bytes | Zoom’s hybrid workforce features, Google’s data settings, and more

Here's our curated list of important tech news from this week in byte size.

Microsoft Edge gets new productivity, shopping features

Now, people will be able to digitally ink and annotate directly onto screenshots by clicking on add notes, and then save or share it. The ability to capture a full webpage in a single click, will be available later this month.

Nokia, Qualcomm say they achieved world's fastest 5G speed

The speed is said to support a range of new low-latency, high-bandwidth services, such as high-speed video downloads and virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) applications.

Samsung sets up its seventh AR-VR lab in IIT-Jodhpur

The curriculum will include Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality, with special emphasis on touch, haptics, taste, smell, robotic interfaces, telepresence and brain-machine interfaces.

An algorithm to detect brain signals, restore body movement

Funded by the U.S. Army, the system could be used to foresee and notify soldiers if they are stressed or fatigued, before they realise themselves.

Lunar rovers to be powered by wireless chargers

Astrobotic believes that the charging technology can be used not only on the Moon, but also in critical space applications on Mars, in orbit, and beyond.

Google Chrome Extensions to reveal what data they collect from users

The new section to be made available under ‘Privacy Practices’ will be displayed on the Chrome Web Store listing starting January 18, 2021.

Facebook gets shut down threat from Vietnam over censorship requests

The official said the threats included shutting down Facebook altogether in Vietnam, a major market for the social media company where it earns revenue of nearly $1 billion.

Google rolls out RCS chat globally, end-to-end encryption coming soon

RCS features include improved quality photos and videos, chat over Wi-Fi or data, knowing when messages are read, sharing reactions on chats and better group conversations.

Nvidia, Epic to bring ‘Fortnite’ back to iPhones in ‘near future’

Nvidia and Epic said “Fortnite” will return to iPhones through the device's Safari web browser, which is not subject to Apple's billing requirements or rules.

Facebook offers up first-ever estimate of hate speech prevalence on its platform

The world's largest social media company, under scrutiny over its policing of abuses, particularly around November's U.S. presidential election, released the estimate in its quarterly content moderation report.

Microsoft’s ‘Pluton’ chip to enhance security in future Windows PCs

The company is collaborating with leading chip manufactures like AMD, Intel, and Qualcomm to bring the Pluton security processor to Windows PCs.

Google’s new tool to map where trees are needed most

The tool puts the data collected via aerial imagery on a map with population of neighbourhood areas and their vulnerability to high temperatures.

India will be a large data economy; will have data refinery: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Govt. to finalise data protection law soon, says Minister.

Google redesigns Pay app to streamline payments, starting in the U.S.

Pay app users can create groups, split expenses, and keep track of who’s paid in at specific place. The app will also help calculate payment and balances.

Apple halves App Store fees for small developers

If a developer crosses the $1 million mark, the standard commission rate of 30% will be applicable for the remaining year.

AI spots cheating in online video games

The system can send out warnings to players if a pattern is detected. It can also remove players if they continue to cheat after a fixed time interval, the team stated.

Houseparty, Fortnite partner to let gamers video chat while playing

To use the feature, players will also need an Android mobile device or Apple Inc's iOS, with the Houseparty app installed.

Twitter slows rollout of 'fleets' worldwide to fix performance issues

Fleets, which include text, photos and videos, will be available at the top of users' home timelines on Twitter and on the sender's profile.

Facebook moderators press for pandemic safety protections

A petition signed by the contract workers living in various countries said Facebook should guarantee better conditions or allow the workers to continue their jobs from home.

Apple to pay another $113 million to settle iPhone battery claims

Apple defended its actions as a way to prevent unintended shutdowns of the older iPhones as their batteries deteriorated.

Zoom's new security features to manage unruly meeting participants

Using 'suspend participant activities' feature meeting hosts and co-hosts can now temporarily pause their meeting and remove an unmanageable participant.

Microsoft Surface Go 2, Book 3 now available in India

Microsoft claims the Surface Book 3 15-inch will deliver up to 50% increased performance than its predecessor and up to 17.5 hours of battery life.

Google releases new Chrome version for Apple Silicon Macs

Google began rolling out the new version on Tuesday but paused the rollout after users reported unexpected crash while browsing the web.

Watch | All you need to know about Apple's new M1 chip

A video explaining the features and specifications of Apple's new M1 chipset

With DICE, Indians now can rave with Kanye West or Raghav Meattle in their own home

UK-based mobile ticketing platform DICE has found a new market in India, just as an industry for virtual concerts starts booming

Google Maps to share COVID-19 count, real-time data on crowd in public transport

Google also said it has started to roll out Google Assistant driving mode in Maps, starting with Android users in English in the U.S.

Instagram, Messenger get new 'vanish mode' feature

Facebook-owned WhatsApp rolled out the disappearing messages feature earlier in November, enabling users to send messages that disappear after seven days.

Coronavirus | YouTube to add link on COVID-19 vaccines to combat misinformation

The link will send users directly to authoritative COVID-19 vaccine information from a third-party source like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the World Health Organization.

Twitter launches ‘Fleets’ globally, tweets that vanish in a day

This is to allay privacy concerns of new users, according to Twitter.

Zoom meetings lead to a surge in cosmetic treatments

People are becoming more aware of their appearance as they are constantly seeing themselves on video.

Harley-Davidson reveals details of its ‘Serial 1’ eBicycles

The debut line-up has four pedal-assist eBicycles in the City category, designed for urban commuters and casual recreational cyclists.

BBC’s AI tool reads articles in a human-like voice

The tool uses a synthetic voice with a natural tone and clearly articulates speech.

Document clustering | How AI identifies similar files

Despite the existence of search engines like Google, Yahoo!, and Bing, retrieval of specific pages or documents can be overwhelming. This is how AI makes searching for documents easy.

Festival season online shopping creates perfect storm for cybercrime, McAfee says

Over half the consumers McAfee India surveyed agree that cyber scams are more prevalent during the holiday season, and yet 42% of them said they are planning to shop online.

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