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In this Aug. 8, 2017, file photo, is the current supercomputer named Cheyenne at the NCAR-Wyoming Supercomputing Center near Cheyenne, Wyo. A new supercomputer in Wyoming will rank among the world's fastest and help study phenomena including climate change, severe weather, wildfires and solar flares.

New supercomputer in Wyoming to rank among world's fastest

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A contest among Wyoming schoolchildren will decide the new supercomputer's name.

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Bytedance said that the decision to ban its app came despite complying with local laws and regulations.

Tiktok to shut down India business

Qualcomm has rolled out multiple tiers of chips with different features and pricing, positioning itself as GM's single provider for budget and luxury vehicles.

Qualcomm to supply General Motors with 'cockpit' chips for next generation vehicles

Reuters The companies also said GM will start integrating Qualcomm's automated driver assistance system chips for features such as adaptive cruise control and lane-change assistance.

Google says Chrome cookie replacement plan making progress.

Google says Chrome cookie replacement plan making progress

AP The company gave an update Monday on its work to remove from its Chrome browser so-called third-party cookies, which are used by a website's advertisers or partners and can be used to track a user's internet browsing habits.

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Emotet is considered the world’s most dangerous malware capable of stealing passwords and remotely installing malicious software.

International team disables Emotet, world’s most dangerous malware

Reuters Emotet is believed to have been used in a number of organised attacks, including attempts to infiltrate the world’s biggest oil company Saudi Aramco and to manipulate the 2020 U.S. presidential campaign.

Twitter this summer rolled out a rebuilt version of its API platform, which provides tiered access to public Twitter data that users have chosen to share.

Twitter grants academics full access to public data, but not for suspended accounts

Reuters The company is trying to create new sources of revenue from the API by offering a greater variety of access levels and easing the process for developers to switch between them.

Both Facebook and Alphabet Inc's Google have currently paused political ads after the presidential election as part of measures to police misinformation and other abuses.

Facebook to provide data on targeted political ads to researchers

Reuters Both Facebook and Alphabet Inc's Google have currently paused political ads after the presidential election as part of measures to police misinformation and other abuses.

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ces 2021 Helmets to predict Alzheimer’s, a stress-canceller, an app to track seizures : Health tech at CES 2021

Divya Kala Bhavani Wellbeing was disrupted for the better at the virtual Consumer Electronics Show 2021, which ultimately saw a brave new world of health tech. Plus, a few wise words from expert speakers.

Samsung Galaxy Tab A7

Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 review: For your basic binge

Divya Kala Bhavani Ideal for the budget-conscious, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 passes the basic tablet metrics thanks to a clear display and a booming battery

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Amazon-owned autonomous vehicle firm Zoox unveiled an electric, autonomous robotaxi.

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New supercomputer in Wyoming to rank among world's fastest

International team disables Emotet, world’s most dangerous malware

Apple Watch may measure blood sugar level, report says

Google adds PIN, fingerprint sign-in in latest Chrome OS update

Tiktok to shut down India business

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Only 20% of Indians are not confident in their ability to prevent a cyber attack

Twitter grants academics full access to public data, but not for suspended accounts

The company is trying to create new sources of revenue from the API by offering a greater variety of access levels and easing the process for developers to switch between them.

Facebook to provide data on targeted political ads to researchers

Both Facebook and Alphabet Inc's Google have currently paused political ads after the presidential election as part of measures to police misinformation and other abuses.

Google says Chrome cookie replacement plan making progress

The company gave an update Monday on its work to remove from its Chrome browser so-called third-party cookies, which are used by a website's advertisers or partners and can be used to track a user's internet browsing habits.

Qualcomm to supply General Motors with 'cockpit' chips for next generation vehicles

The companies also said GM will start integrating Qualcomm's automated driver assistance system chips for features such as adaptive cruise control and lane-change assistance.

Apple's hardware engineering chief to step down to focus on new project

Riccio, who joined Apple over two decades ago as vice president of product design, was named vice president of iPad hardware engineering in 2010 and leads the Mac, iPhone, iPad and iPod engineering teams.

Twitter launches crowd-sourced fact-checking project

Twitter, along with other social media companies, has been grappling how best to combat misinformation on its service.

India’s colourful heritage comes alive in Republic day Google doodle

The artwork showcases beautiful old buildings in the backdrop in light saffron hue along with people in the front in green shade, with the letters of the company’s name in blue emblazoned in the middle, in a nod to the tricolour.

‘Hitman 3’ review: The enigmatic Agent 47 returns in this killer endgame

After racking up a body count across the globe, Hitman 3 finally closes the World of Assassination trilogy with that familiar but refined formula

Thatha, we need to talk about privacy and digital literacy

As the online perils of privacy make themselves known, empowering the elderly with digital literacy has become more important

Asus Zenbook 14 UX435 review: How many boxes does this laptop tick?

Innovative and stylish, Asus’ Zenbook 14 UX435 features the best processor Intel has to offer, as well as the brand’s ScreenPad 2.0

Here’s why Google’s rival topped 100 million daily searches

The Pennsylvania-based company believes that the overall growth is driven by people who want more privacy online via word of mouth conversations.

Signal rolls out some WhatsApp features in own app

The features come as Signal experienced a surge in demand after WhatsApp’s privacy update prompted users to look for alternatives.

WhatsApp’s differential treatment of Indian users a cause for concern: Centre says in Delhi HC

The privacy policy offers to European users prohibition of any information shared with Facebook, while this is not offered to Indian citizens, says the Additional Solicitor General

SpaceX launches record spacecraft in cosmic rideshare programme

SpaceX has previously launched to orbit more than 800 satellites of the several thousand needed to offer broadband internet globally, a $10 billion investment it estimates could generate $30 billion annually to help fund Musk's interplanetary rocket program, called Starship.

Germany urges Taiwan to help ease auto chip shortage

The shortage has affected Volkswagen, Ford Motor Co, Subaru Corp, Toyota Motor Corp, Nissan Motor Co Ltd, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and other car makers.

Volkswagen looks to claim damages from suppliers over chip shortages

Automakers around the world are shutting assembly lines due to problems in the delivery of semiconductors.

Google is giving a facelift to its search on mobile

The change will bring information into focus and make text easier to read, Google explained.

Bored of Excel? This analyst jazzes up the application through his YouTube channel

Business analyst Mohammed Alfan feels that the world underestimates the potential of Microsoft Excel, and is seeking to unleash it through YouTube videos and his book

After big hack of U.S. government, Biden enlists 'world class' cybersecurity team

Cybersecurity was demoted as a policy field under the Trump administration.

Long road for Tesla in India with infrastructure, supply chain woes

It's also difficult to see how Tesla's sought-after and expensive autonomous driving features will work on India's congested roads.

Microsoft reverses Xbox Live Gold price hike after backlash from gamers

The software giant also said that gamers “no longer need” an Xbox Live Gold membership to play free-to-play games such as Fortnite, Call of Duty, and Halo on Xbox.

Helmets to predict Alzheimer’s, a stress-canceller, an app to track seizures : Health tech at CES 2021

Wellbeing was disrupted for the better at the virtual Consumer Electronics Show 2021, which ultimately saw a brave new world of health tech. Plus, a few wise words from expert speakers.

Weekly Bytes | Microsoft’s ‘affordable’ Surface laptop, Chrome’s password protection, and more

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

Developer complains to EU over Apple, Google app rules after COVID game rejected

Google and Apple rules say COVID-19 related apps must be government approved in order to avoid promoting conflicting or incorrect health advice.

EU lawmakers want Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google CEOs at Feb. 1 hearing

The invitation said lawmakers were willing to change the date to another day in February or March, however, people familiar with the companies doubted they would take up the invitation.

Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 review: For your basic binge

Ideal for the budget-conscious, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 passes the basic tablet metrics thanks to a clear display and a booming battery

Telstra, Ericsson and Qualcomm achieve record 5G Download Speed

This was done using a smartphone form factor mobile test device, powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon X60 5G Modem-RF System

European regulators imposed EUR114 million in fines for GDPR violation

France, Germany and Austria topped total value of GDPR fines with over EUR51 million, EUR24.5 million and EUR18 million respectively.

Google shuts down a high-profile moonshot company

Astro Teller, CEO of X and Chairman of Loon’s board said in blog post that despite ground breaking technical achievements, “the road to commercial viability has proven much longer and riskier than hoped.”

Apple MacBook Air M1 users complain of screensaver bug

One user complained of not being able to fix the issue even after setting the screensaver option to none or reinstalling the OS.

Sequoia Holdings says employees can draw part of salary in cryptocurrencies

The surge has been powered by increased demand from institutional, corporate and more recently retail investors, attracted by the prospect of quick gains.

Google and French publishers sign agreement over copyright

Google has only signed individual agreements with a few publications so far, including national dailies Le Monde and Le Figaro.

Chinese phone maker Honor partners with key chip suppliers after Huawei split

As Chief Executive George Zhao launched the View40, Honor'sfirst phone model since the split, Honor said in a statement itnow had its own deals with some tech firms.

Facebook's oversight board to decide if Trump should stay suspended

The social media company blocked Trump's access to his Facebook and Instagram accounts following the storming of the U.S. Capitol by the former president's supporters earlier this month.

iPads for infants and other post-pandemic early learning trends

Even as older students tackle the challenges of remote learning during the pandemic, edtech players are rolling out programmes for the pre-K years

CBI books Cambridge Analytica and GSRL for illegal data harvesting of FB users

Cambridge Analytica replied that they had received data from GSRL pertaining to US citizens only. It did not respond to MeitY's further correspondences.

Google says it will shut search engine in Australia if forced to pay for news

Australia is on course to pass laws that would make the Big Tech giants negotiate payments with local publishers and broadcasters for content.

MIT develops concept for airplanes to combat air pollution

The noxious chemical waste from airplanes’ exhaust kills 16,000 people every year globally, according to a Massachusetts Institute of Technology research note.

Mediatek, Qualcomm separately launch chipsets to power 5G smartphones

Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 will power a selection of flagship devices from key customers including Motorola, iQOO, OnePlus, OPPO, and Xiaomi

Google Cloud rolls out image search, product recommendations for retailers

The duo provides retailers with agile operating models that rely on artificial intelligence and machine learning in the cloud infrastructure.

CRED’s Kunal Shah invests in OnePlus co-founder’s new venture

Pei’s London-based venture has already raised $7 million in the seed financing round from friends, family, and private investors.

South Korea's LG considering all options for loss-making mobiles

LG was not even among the top seven in the third quarter of 2020 after losing ground to Chinese makers

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