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Facebook cryptocurrency Libra to launch as early as January but scaled back.

Facebook cryptocurrency Libra to launch as early as January but scaled back: FT

There will be a 1.5% fee on any transfer made using a debit card

Google Pay ends support for old apps, adds transfer fee in U.S.

Abhishek Chatterjee There will be a 1.5% fee on any transfer made using a debit card

The term was first introduced in a 2016 Google study titled ‘Communication-efficient learning of deep networks from decentralized data.’

How a machine learning model collects data without compromising privacy?

Sowmya Ramasubramanian Federated learning is said to have application in healthcare, where hospitals and pharmaceutical companies can exchange data for treating diseases without sharing private clinical information.

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Twitter plans to relaunch verification programme next year.

Twitter plans to relaunch verification programme next year

Reuters Twitter said it paused public submissions for verification in 2017 after hearing feedback that the program “felt arbitrary and confusing to many people.”

The number of Quote Tweets of the labeled tweets witnessed a 29% decrease due to prompts sent by Twitter, the company said.

Twitter will now display labels on liking disputed tweets

Sowmya Ramasubramanian Starting October, the San Francisco-based social networking company introduced the labeling feature to tweets related to the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election, to curb spread of misinformation.

Advertisers would be able to target groups of people without allowing individual identifying data to leave the browser.

Google under review for possible British competition enquiry

Reuters Marketers for an Open Web (MOW) said the technology would remove features such as login and advertising from the open web and put them under Google's control.

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

Ishan Patra The M15 laptop has a 15.6-inch screen, weighs under 1.7 kg, and features a 73 watt-hour battery that is capable of delivering up to 16 hours of video playback.

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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.

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Weekly Bytes | Microsoft 365's new features, Meet’s attendance reports, and more

Facebook cryptocurrency Libra to launch as early as January but scaled back: FT

Tesla could widen release of ‘self-driving’ software in two weeks

Google Pay ends support for old apps, adds transfer fee in U.S.

How a machine learning model collects data without compromising privacy?

Foxconn to shift some Apple production to Vietnam to minimise China risk

U.N. decries police use of racial profiling derived from Big Data

Many police use “predictive” profiling systems that lead to identity checks, traffic stops and searches, based on previous arrest data about a neighbourhood.

Britain to curb Google and Facebook with tougher competition rules

Google and Facebook dominate digital advertising, accounting for around 80% of 14 billion pounds spent in 2019, Britain's competition regulator the CMA said.

Researchers use AI to create the Milky Way’s family tree

Over the course of its history, the Milky Way cannibalised about five galaxies with more than 100 million stars, and about fifteen with at least 10 million stars.

Xiaomi, Boat earbuds top India's wireless hearable shipment list, report says

The overall wireless hearables shipment grew over 700% in the quarter compared with the previous year as working and studying from home continued to boost demand, the report noted.

Microsoft Office files in iOS devices can be edited using Google Workspace

The availability of Office editing on iOS will allow users to edit, comment, and collaborate using powerful real-time tools.

France orders tech giants to pay digital tax

France last year applied a 3% levy on revenue from digital services earned in France by companies with revenues of more than 25 million euros here and 750 million euros worldwide.

SpaceX to press ahead with Starlink tests, delays commercial service

Elon Musk has said the Starlink service will be a crucial source of funding for his broader plans, like developing the super heavy-lift Starship rocket to fly paying customers to the moon and eventually trying to colonize Mars.

Tesla plans to produce electric car chargers in China, document shows

The factory, which Tesla expects to complete in February, will have capacity to make 10,000 chargers a year, according to the document submitted by Tesla.

Curbs hit China supplies for iPhone

BIS started delaying approvals in August for China-made imports of devices like smartphones, smartwatches and laptops, part of the fallout from deteriorating ties with China after a border clash in June that left 20 Indian soldiers dead.

Hackers can turn vacuum cleaners into spying devices, NUS researchers say

The team recorded over 19 hours of audio and were able to collect both spoken digits and music played by a computer speaker and TV soundbar, with over 90% accuracy, it said.

MIT, Harvard team develop new model to improve AI-based decision making

The evidence produced by the neural network, directly captures the model’s confidence in its prediction, and includes any uncertainty present in the input data, as well as in the model’s final decision.

Microsoft Flight Simulator gets new airports, visual enhancements in U.S. update

Gamers will also be able to experience the visual enhancements made to 48 other airports, 50 new points of interest across the country, and new activities on each coast.

Google Nest Audio review: An ideal buy for a first smart-home experience

The Nest Audio is a welcome and affordable addition to Google’s growing smart-home ecosystem

Google’s ‘Verse by Verse’ can help you write poetry

Users can choose up to three poets from a list of popular poets including Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, Edgar Allen Poe, Robert Frost, and others.

Britain warns tech firms over risks of China expansion

Under a new law put forward separately on Tuesday, telecoms companies could be fined up to 10% of turnover or 100,000 pounds a day if they contravene a ban on using equipment made by Huawei.

Google, Disney team up to bring ‘The Mandalorian’ to AR

The app is available on the Play Store for 5G Google Pixels and other select 5G Android phones.

Twitter plans to relaunch verification programme next year

Twitter said it paused public submissions for verification in 2017 after hearing feedback that the program “felt arbitrary and confusing to many people.”

$271 bn consumer spending to shift from cash to cards,digital payments by 2023 in India:Accenture

The report is based on a survey of 120 payments executives at banks globally regarding the transformation of their payments business

Microsoft Teams rolls out new personalisation features

The new features will let users to add personal accounts in the desktop or web app to easily stay on top of work as well as personal conversations through a single interface.

iPhone Throttling | what is it and why Apple agreed to pay $113 mln?

The OS updates were made to manage excess loads on the aging batteries and to prevent them from shutting down.

Tesla Model X’s keyless system can be hacked, and car stolen in minutes

The researchers said Tesla released an over-the-air software update to mitigate these issues.

GoDaddy employees fall prey to phishing attack, report says

This attack on domain registrar allowed fraudsters to take over control of cryptocurrency service sites such as NiceHash and Liquid, exposing personal information of users.

Twitter will now display labels on liking disputed tweets

Starting October, the San Francisco-based social networking company introduced the labeling feature to tweets related to the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election, to curb spread of misinformation.

Apple's security chief accused of bribery in California gun-permit probe

The officers were charged with soliciting bribes for issuing concealed carry permits. Carrying concealed firearms in California is illegal without a permit, and county sheriffs have broad discretion over their issuance.

Google under review for possible British competition enquiry

Marketers for an Open Web (MOW) said the technology would remove features such as login and advertising from the open web and put them under Google's control.

Huawei's Chinese mobile rivals look to capitalise on its U.S. woes

In August, the U.S. Commerce Department further choked Huawei's access to U.S. technology essential to its handset business, on the grounds that Huawei poses a security threat - a charge Huawei denies.

Snapchat launches TikTok-like feature ‘Spotlight’

The company said it would give about $1 million every day throughout the remainder of 2020 to users whose snaps make it to the top of the platform, in a bid to boost engagement with the feature

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

Get ready to prevent a nuclear apocalypse in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, which resembles an 80s spy thriller

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

The M15 laptop has a 15.6-inch screen, weighs under 1.7 kg, and features a 73 watt-hour battery that is capable of delivering up to 16 hours of video playback.

Manchester United announces cyber attack, systems shut down

The club has taken swift action to contain the attack and is currently working with expert advisers to investigate the incident and minimize the ongoing IT disruption.

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.

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

Speaking at the World Internet Conference, Zhang said Chinese internet companies have moved to the forefront of the global industry with the help of government policies, but regulations need to evolve.

Facebook introduces new AI systems to detect misinformation

Facebook said it had displayed warnings on more than 180 million pieces of content viewed on Facebook by people in the US that were debunked by third-party fact checkers, between March 1 and U.S. Election Day 2020.

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.

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