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iOS 15 brings secure sharing and new insights for users within the Health app.

All you need to know about Apple’s Health Sharing feature

Divya Kala Bhavani

Dr Sumbul Desai, Apple’s Vice President of Health, dives into the Health Sharing feature that launches with iOS 15. It will let users privately share their data with a trusted partner or caregiver.

It's not clear if concern about stolen data being dumped online influenced the decision of either company to pay.

Paying fortifies ransomware gangs but scant support for bans

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Researchers used AI to deliberately generate false information on COVID-19

AI-generated fake reports can trick cybersecurity experts, study says

Abhishek Chatterjee Researchers used the same technique on some COVID-19-related papers to generate false information on the effects of COVID-19 vaccinations and the experiments conducted, which fooled the experts.

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Google searches for new measure of skin tones to curb bias in products

Reuters Companies know their products can be faulty for groups that are under-represented in research and testing data. The concern over FST is that its limited scale for darker skin could lead to technology that, for instance, works for golden brown skin but fails for espresso red tones.

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The California-based company introduced the Android version of the app last month for a chunk of the non-iOS market.

Clubhouse to let content creators in India make money off the platform

Sowmya Ramasubramanian Creators will also be allowed to design services for creative assets, promote within and outside Clubhouse, and help build an audience.

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How to stop Facebook from tracking your online activity

Sowmya Ramasubramanian The world’s largest social network often tracks and shares user information to businesses and third parties. Here’s how you can disable it.

Indian microblogging site Koo launches Assamese service

Special Correspondent Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is the first to post in the language on the death anniversary of Anandaram Dhekial Phukan, one of the pioneers of Assamese literature

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Smartphone shipments to reach 1.4 billion units this year, research firm Canalys estimates

Smartphone shipments set to grow in 2021 despite supply pressure

Abhishek Chatterjee 5G handsets contributed 37% of global shipments in Q1, and is expected to account for 43% for the full year shipping more than 600 million units, according to research firm, Canalys.

The ring with an integrated RFID chip can open a smart door.

A smart ring to replace your wallet, house key

Ishan Patra Concealed inside the ring is an RFID chip that can enable people to pay at the supermarket checkout counter, open a smart door, act as a health insurance card, or replace a key card at the hotel.

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Google’s first retail store opens in New York this week.

Watch | Google's first-ever physical retail store

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EU data watchdogs want ban on AI facial recognition

Facebook, WhatsApp urge HC to stay CCI notice in privacy policy matter

Facebook rolls out 'live audio', podcasts in US

All you need to know about Apple’s Health Sharing feature

Delhi High Court reserves order on WhatsApp, Facebook fresh plea

AI-generated fake reports can trick cybersecurity experts, study says

Facebook to give more clarity on how it handles satirical content

The move follows a case appealed to the Oversight Board by someone on Facebook about a comment with a meme regarding the Turkish government.

Google’s adtech business set to face formal EU probe by year-end

An EU probe would focus on Google's position vis-a-vis advertisers, publishers, intermediaries and rivals, one of the people said, indicating deeper scrutiny than the French antitrust agency's case concluded last week.

Porsche to set up joint venture with German battery maker

Porsche said it will invest a high double-digit million euro sum in the joint venture in which it will hold 80%.

Google searches for new measure of skin tones to curb bias in products

Companies know their products can be faulty for groups that are under-represented in research and testing data. The concern over FST is that its limited scale for darker skin could lead to technology that, for instance, works for golden brown skin but fails for espresso red tones.

Paying fortifies ransomware gangs but scant support for bans

Some ransomware victims have taken principled stands against payments, the human costs be damned. One is the University of Vermont Health Network, where the bill for recovery and lost services after an October attack was upwards of $63 million.

Government working on real-time translation tool to bridge language barrier among people

MeitY Secretary Ajay Prakash Sawhney explained with an example of the technology where people speaking only Bengali will be able to communicate with those who speak only Malayalam.

Watch | Google's first-ever physical retail store

A video on Google’s first-ever physical retail store in New York City where customers can come and buy its devices and services from Pixel phones and Nest products to Fitbit wearables and Pixel books.

As digital payments rise amid COVID-19, experts urge users to take precautions

There has been a significant surge in financial frauds

Weekly Bytes | Ferrari’s tech partnership, Android’s new features, and more

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

A human DNA-inspired storage system is in the works

The MIT team has developed a new retrieval technique to pull out the required file from the data repository. It involves encapsulating each DNA file into a small silica particle. Each capsule is labeled with single-stranded DNA “barcodes” that correspond to the contents of the file.

Facebook to start testing ads in virtual reality headsets

In February last year, Facebook said developers on the platform are seeing “meaningful revenue growth” on the Quest platform, with over 60 titles generating revenue in millions.

Pacific undersea cable project sinks after U.S. warns against Chinese participation

The U.S. Commerce Department publicly lists Huawei Marine on its so-called "Entity List" - known as a blacklist - which restricts the sale of U.S. goods and technology to the company.

Jaguar Land Rover to develop hydrogen-powered concept car

The concept car is part of JLR’s plan to achieve zero emissions by 2036. The company is also working on becoming a net-zero carbon emitter across its supply chain, products and operations by 2039.

Study highlights gender gap in health innovations

Despite years of improvement, women make up only 27 percent of all US STEM workers, according to census data -- and the gap in future products benefiting women's health needs will likely persist.

Like other nations, India also evolving in terms of regulations to deal with social media: CII chief

IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has slammed Twitter for deliberate defiance and failure to comply with the country's new IT rules, which has led to the US giant losing its intermediary status in India.

U.S. senators propose 25% tax credit for semiconductor manufacturing

The tax credit could benefit Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC), which is building a $12 billion semiconductor factory in Arizona, and Dutch chipmaker NXP Semiconductors NV as well as U.S. firms such as Intel Corp and Micron Technology Inc.

SAP, TeamViewer join forces to give remote assistance an AR lift

The two German firms will integrate TeamViewer's AR-based desk-less suite with SAP´s asset and service management solutions to enhance daily remote tasks with intelligent technology.

U.S. House panel to vote Wednesday on bills targeting Big Tech

Two of the bills address the issue of giant companies, such as Amazon.com Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google,creating a platform for other businesses and then competing against those same businesses.

Facebook launches ads globally for Instagram Reels

The social media company, which is aiming to make money from its short-form video feature, began testing Instagram Reels ads in India, Brazil, Germany and Australia in April.

U.S. push for self-driving cars faces union, lawyers opposition

Last month, Greg Regan, president of the Transportation Trades Department for the AFL-CIO, told U.S. lawmakers that autonomous vehicles place "millions of jobs at risk".

Flipkart challenges Karnataka High Court order allowing Competition Commission of India investigation

The CCI has launched an investigation after a complaint accused Flipkart and Amazon of promoting select sellers on their e-commerce platforms and using deep discounts to stifle competition.

Clubhouse to let content creators in India make money off the platform

Creators will also be allowed to design services for creative assets, promote within and outside Clubhouse, and help build an audience.

Spotify is taking on Clubhouse with its Greenroom

The music streaming company is foraying into the live audio market after it acquired Betty Labs, the creators of sports focussed audio app Locker Room.

Google’s first retail store opens in New York this week

With the new store, Google wants to provide customers a place where they can come and buy its devices and services including Pixel phones, Nest products, Fitbit wearables and Pixel books.

How to stop Facebook from tracking your online activity

The world’s largest social network often tracks and shares user information to businesses and third parties. Here’s how you can disable it.

Smartphone shipments set to grow in 2021 despite supply pressure

5G handsets contributed 37% of global shipments in Q1, and is expected to account for 43% for the full year shipping more than 600 million units, according to research firm, Canalys.

Apple CEO says proposed EU tech rules threaten security of iPhones

Cook, in his first public comments about the Digital Markets Act (DMA) proposed by EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager, said parts were good but others were not.

Google must face shareholder lawsuit claiming it hid security risks

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco said the lawsuit raised a "strong inference" that Alphabet's then-Chief Executive Larry Page and his successor, Sundar Pichai, knew about the bugs and an internal memo on security issues but intentionally concealed the information from investors.

Microsoft names CEO Satya Nadella as chairman

The top-level executive change comes just over a year after Bill Gates stepped down from the board

Is Big Tech prioritising power over innovation

Lawmakers and regulators in the U.S., E.U., Australia and U.K. are going after Big Tech firms' anticompetitive practices. Last July, U.S. lawmakers probed Facebook’s Instagram acquisition, Apple’s App Store dominance, Google’s advertising practices and Amazon’s treatment of small sellers.

China launches crewed spacecraft Shenzhou-12 in historic mission

The ‘Divine Vessel’, bound for the space station module Tianhe blasted off at 9:22 a.m. rom the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern Gansu province.

Big Tech critic Khan becomes U.S. FTC chair

Previously, as a staffer for the House Judiciary Committee's antitrust panel, Lina Khan helped write a massive report alleging abuses of market dominance by Amazon.com Inc, Apple Inc, Facebook Inc and Google parent Alphabet Inc.

World Wide Web’s source code to be auctioned as NFT

Sir Tim Berners-Lee created the World Wide Web in 1989 and wrote the first web browser in 1990, giving rise to a powerful tool billions of people today use to interact on the Internet.

GM to boost spending on electric vehicles 30%, add two new battery plants

GM Chief Executive Mary Barra is scheduled to meet on Wednesday with U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and otherkey Democrats to discuss EVs and vehicle emissions, the sources said.

Reports of Twitter losing intermediary status is based on incorrect reading of the law: Internet Freedom Foundation

#TwitterBanInIndia went viral on social media platforms after inaccurate reports emerged. Internet Freedom Foundation termed the interpretation as incorrect and requested users to exercise caution against such reports of any social media entity losing the “protective shield” of an “intermediary status”.

Chipmakers Qualcomm, MediaTek gain as Huawei HiSilicon struggles

HiSilicon is the only major smartphone processor vendor to see a decline in shipments. Its smartphone processor shipments declined 88% in Q1 this year.

Indian microblogging site Koo launches Assamese service

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is the first to post in the language on the death anniversary of Anandaram Dhekial Phukan, one of the pioneers of Assamese literature

Top U.S. senator fears Big Tech at home as Alexa, Nest dominate

Google contractually prohibits Sonos from using technology that allows users to switch between Amazon's Alexa and the Google voice assistant

UK watchdog looking into Apple, Google's dominance of mobile phone systems

The Competition and Markets Authority said it would undertake a "market study" into the matter to see whether the pair's effective duopoly was stifling competition and ripping off consumers, or hurting businesses like app developers.

Hyundai accelerates 'flying car' efforts, offer services around vehicles - COO

Hyundai is developing air taxis powered by electric batteries that can transport five to six people from highly congested urban centers to airports.

India to expedite Amazon, Flipkart antitrust probe as tech focus intensifies

The comments come as major U.S. technology firms including Twitter Inc and Facebook Inc are at loggerheads with the government over issues such as data privacy bills and policies some industry executives have called protectionist.

PM Modi to deliver keynote address at VivaTech

VivaTech is one of the largest digital and startup events in Europe, and it is held in Paris every year since 2016, the PMO noted

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