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Rendering of an Atlas V launch.

Amazon picks launch partner to deploy Project Kuiper satellites

The company plans to use multiple launch vehicles and launch partners to support the deployment of all the 3,236 broadband satellites approved by the US Federal Communication Commission.

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Facebook's new audio rooms will also allow creators to monetise through single purchases or subscriptions.

Facebook is building Clubhouse-style audio products

Sowmya Ramasubramanian

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Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer (finance minister) Rishi Sunak attends a virtual press conference inside 10 Downing Street in central London, Britain March 3, 2021.

'Britcoin' digital currency being considered by UK

AP The bank said the new currency, if it comes to pass, would be a new form of digital money for use by households and businesses and would exist alongside cash and bank deposits, rather than replacing them.

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Twitter isn't the first social network to be accused of racial discrimination.

Twitter to check algorithm after image-cropping bias accusation

Sowmya Ramasubramanian The social network said it will work with several engineers, researchers and data scientists to assess ‘unintentional’ harm in the algorithms

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Sayan Ghosh CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s private credentials are part of the larger leaked data set from 2019

Supplies of many models were tight even before the chip shortage because automakers were having trouble making up for production lost to the pandemic.

Starving for more chips in a tech-hungry world

AP The snags threaten to leave a big dent in the auto industry, which by some estimates stands to lose $60 billion in sales during the first half of his year

Kids under 13 are protected by a 1998 federal law that requires parental consent before companies can collect and share their personal information.

U.S. lawmakers call YouTube Kids a 'wasteland of vapid' content

AP YouTube said it has sought to provide kids and families with protections and controls enabling them to view age-appropriate content. It also emphasized that the 2019 settlement was over the regular YouTube platform, not the kids version.

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The new Echo Buds are available in two colours – Black and Glacier White.

Amazon’s new Echo Buds are smaller, cancels 2x more noise

Ishan Patra Amazon says its new wireless buds are 20% smaller, and are optimised for an increased fidelity in bass and treble to reduce distortion during media playback.

The B&O Beoplay Portal wireless headphones are available in three colours.

GAMING Microsoft introduces B&O wireless headphones for gamers

Ishan Patra The headset’s features include active noise-cancellation (ANC), virtualised surround sound through Dolby Atmos for Headphones, and a virtual boom arm with an array of directional, beamforming microphones, instead of a physical one

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Space Technology

Amazon picks launch partner to deploy Project Kuiper satellites

Facebook is building Clubhouse-style audio products

'Britcoin' digital currency being considered by UK

Artificial Intelligence Technology

U.S. banks deploy AI to monitor customers, workers amid tech backlash

Amazon’s new Echo Buds are smaller, cancels 2x more noise

Google translation AI botches legal terms 'enjoin,' 'garnish': research

Microsoft to invest $1 bln in Malaysia to set up data centres: Malaysian PM

As part of the Bersama Malaysia initiative, Microsoft will establish its first "data centre region", which consists of multiple data centres, in Malaysia to manage data from various countries, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin told an event marking the launch of the programme

Twitter to check algorithm after image-cropping bias accusation

The social network said it will work with several engineers, researchers and data scientists to assess ‘unintentional’ harm in the algorithms

52% Indian adults don’t know how to protect themselves from cybercrime: survey

As per the research 7 in 10 Indian adults (70%) believe that remote work has made it much easier for hackers and cybercriminals to take advantage of people

It was important the complex science in ‘Coded Bias’ be distilled but have integrity, says director Shalini Kantayya

Filmmaker Shalini Kantayya says ‘Coded Bias’ highlights data rights as the unfinished business of the civil rights movement

A hot game summer: mark your calendars for the must-play video games of the season

With lockdowns brewing , here are all the latest games to keep you indoors, safe and sane — as well as games you can look forward to in the next few months

Google’s new ad tracking tech to be blocked by WordPress

WordPress, that powers about 41% of the web, has released four lines of code that can help developers block FLoC for their websites.

India's electric vehicles face practical, technical hurdles

EVs are a rarity in India, where more than 300 million vehicles, most of them scooters and three-wheel motorized rickshaws, jam the highways

The 'metaverse' bet: crypto-rich investors snap up virtual real estate

Online environments are going to be "very very big", regardless of fluctuations in the price of bitcoin, said Frederic Chesnais, head of Atari's blockchain division and the company's former CEO

Clubhouse closes new round of funding that would value app at $4 billion

The social media app said the new round of financing was led by Andrew Chen of venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz with major investors like DST Global, Tiger Global and Elad Gil.

China's Ant explores ways for Jack Ma to exit as Beijing piles pressure

The company hoped Ma's stake, worth billions of dollars, could be sold to existing investors in Ant or its e-commerce affiliate Alibaba Group Holding Ltd without involving any external entity, one of the sources with company ties said

Founder of Adobe and developer of PDFs dies at age 81

Charles “Chuck” Geschke co-founded Adobe with John Warnock in 1982.

Cyber agency cautions users against certain weaknesses detected in WhatsApp

The advisory added that users of the app should update the latest version of WhatsApp from Google Play store or iOS App Store to counter the vulnerability threat

Weekly Bytes | Microsoft Edge Kids Mode, Epic Games’ $1 billion funding round, and more

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

Microsoft Teams users can now get live transcription, new dynamic viewing options in Android

The software firm has also added a meeting recap feature, that provides access to meeting recording, transcript, chat, and attached files through a single tab.

Microsoft Word and Excel to get these new enhancements

Word feature called designer, can check for formatting and style issues in a document and offer solutions that can be easily applied. Users can also choose from multiple design themes, to quickly transform their documents.

Australia says Google “partially” misled some consumers over collection and use of location data

The enforcement action was brought by country’s competition regulator, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), who has been prosecuting Google for breaching consumer law.

Turkey bans use of cryptocurrencies for payments

A growing boom in Turkey's crypto market had gained further pace recently, with investors hoping to both gain from bitcoin's rally and shelter against inflation

With flagship electric car, Mercedes takes fight to Tesla

Daimler now joins rival Volkswagen AG with a dedicated electric platform. BMW will launch a dedicated platform in 2025.

Bezos says Amazon needs to do better for employees in last investor letter as CEO

Amazon, the second-largest private employer in America, hasbeen criticized by some of its 800,000 employees for havingharsh working conditions

People may trust computers more than humans to perform some tasks, study says

People may be willing to rely more on a computer programme than other humans, especially if a task is too challenging, according to a study by the University of Georgia

Amazon asks Indian court to not resume antitrust probe

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) order of investigation into Amazon and Walmart's Flipkart in January 2020 followed a complaint from a trader group, but a court put it on hold in February last year after the companies argued there was no evidence they were harming competition

Apple’s $200 million Restore Fund: a vow to remove one million metric tons of carbon dioxide annually

The move announced ahead of Earth Day 2021 sees the US$200 million investment aiming to remove at least one million metric tons of carbon dioxide annually from the atmosphere while demonstrating a viable financial model that can help scale up investment in forest restoration.

Bezos’ Blue Origin gets closer to human space flight with “astronaut rehearsal”

NS-15 mission’s crew capsule and booster reached an altitude of about 106 km above ground level and landed back on Earth after 10 minutes.

Google Assistant can now help find iPhones too

Once opted in to receiving notifications and critical alerts from the Google Home app, users will hear a custom ringing sound, even when the phone is on silent or Do Not Disturb mode.

Microsoft expands its Surface line-up with new ‘Laptop 4’

Surface Laptop 4 is available in two display sizes – 13.5-and 15-inch, both PixelSense touchscreens, and offers a choice between either the 11th Gen Intel Core processors, or AMD Ryzen Mobile Processors.

Explained | How Facebook’s recent data breach affect its users

CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s private credentials are part of the larger leaked data set from 2019

Angry Indian traders counter Amazon summit with own event

Indian traders have long alleged that Amazon and Walmart Inc's Flipkart benefit a few big sellers and that the companies engage in predatory pricing that harms their businesses.

Instagram launches test where users can choose to see likes

The photo-sharing site, which is owned by Facebook Inc, said this latest test came after seeing mixed responses to its experiments in which it removed likes, commonly used as a measure of popularity.

Turkey fines Google for abusing dominant position

In a statement, it said Google had favored its own price comparison for accommodations and its local search services over those of competitors.

Ireland launches inquiry into Facebook after reports of data leak

Facebook said in a blog post last week that "malicious actors" had obtained the data prior to September 2019 by "scraping" profiles using a vulnerability in the platform's tool for synching contacts.

Honda, Verizon seek to enhance connected vehicle safety using 5G

It can also improve communications and connectivity between drivers, other cars, sensors and cameras installed in streets, traffic lights, pedestrians and emergency vehicles.

Google unveils $2bn data hub in Poland

Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki hailed the new hub saying it would ensure "better service from private and public entities" and strengthen security because the data would be stored in Poland

But, who spends $69 million on digital art?

Well, Vignesh Sundaresan (Metakovan) and Anand Venkateswaran (Twobadour) are still delighted with ‘Beeple’s Everydays: The First 5000 Days’, their polarising Christie’s buy that is changing the conversation around Art

Intel unit to build a fleet of autonomous delivery vehicles

The Transporter fleets will begin commercial operations in 2023, and the companies will produce over 35,000 Mobileye-driven Transporters between 2023 and 2028.

Alienware launches first AMD-based laptop in over a decade

Dell also launched four new gaming monitors

SolarWinds says dealing with hack fallout cost at least $18 million

SolarWinds has hired cybersecurity company CrowdStrikeHoldings Inc and professional services firm KPMG to help it investigate the intrusions.

Biden's chip dreams face reality check of supply chain complexity

U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday convened semi conductor industry executives in Washington to discuss solutions to the chip crisis.

Microsoft buys AI speech firm Nuance for $19.7 billion

The acquisition will combine solutions and expertise to deliver new cloud and AI capabilities across healthcare and other industries, the Redmond-based company noted.

U.S. senator wants to ban Big Tech from buying anything ever again

Hawley, who accuses the biggest social media companies of stifling conservative voices, also criticised other sectors, like pharmaceuticals, which he said were too concentrated and held too much market power.

Hey Siri, when is Apple's next event? April 20

Siri, who is proficient at stone walling curious Apple fans quizzing it about new products and upcoming events by re-directing them to the company's website, prematurely seemed to have revealed the plan to hold an event next Tuesday.

Google, Instagram lack effective policies against self-sabotaging behaviour: report

Stanford researchers ranked 39 online platforms including social networks, search engines and gaming platforms to identify the clarity in public-facing policies relating to self-harming behaviour

China's Ant to become financial holding firm under enforced revamp

The overhaul comes two days after e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, of which Ant is an affiliate, was hit with a $2.75 billion antitrust penalty as China tightens controls on the "platform economy".

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