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Facebook ad promoting a fake Facebook Messenger update.

Facebook Messenger users in over 80 countries hit by large-scale scam

Aditya Saroha Sowmya Ramasubramanian

According to analysts at a Singapore-based cybersecurity firm Group-IB, cybercriminals distributed ads promoting an allegedly updated version of Facebook Messenger to harvest users’ login credentials.

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How social media platforms have become ‘COVID-19 helplines’ to combat second wave in India

Sowmya Ramasubramanian

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Amazon launches Fire TV Cube in India.

Amazon launches Fire TV Cube in India; users can control device with Alexa

Ishan Patra The far-field voice recognition in Fire TV Cube uses eight microphones and advanced beamforming technology to make sure Alexa clearly hears a user’s request when placed next to their TV.

U.S. senators question Apple and Google on app store dominance.

U.S. senators question Apple and Google on app store dominance

Reuters Amy Klobuchar, the top Senate Democrat on antitrust issues, said Apple and Google can use their power to "exclude or suppress apps that compete with their own products" and "charge excessive fees that affect competition."

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‘Reddit Talk’ will let users host live audio conversations within Reddit communities.

Reddit is testing a Clubhouse-like audio chat feature

Sowmya Ramasubramanian Reddit’s announcement comes at the same time as Facebook’s, that revealed several new audio products on its platform

Blumenthal noted that Republican Senator Ted Cruz, who is also on the committee, has also called for Section 230 to be reformed.

U.S. Senate panel mulls revoking Big Tech immunity citing COVID scams online

Reuters In March, Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg called for a Section 230 reform that would give publishers immunity only if they follow best practices for removing damagingmaterial from their platforms

Google called the lawsuit's claims "meritless" and "inaccurate."

Daily Mail owner sues Google for monopoly over ad business

Reuters The lawsuit, which was filed in U.S. District Court in NewYork by the British-based company, also said that Google"punished" publishers who "do not submit to its practices"

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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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Facebook Messenger users in over 80 countries hit by large-scale scam

Encrypted chat app Signal alleges flaws in Cellebrite equipment

Intel defeats VLSI Technology in $3.1 billion patent trial

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How Kerala’s startup ecosystem is staying afloat during the pandemic

Amazon launches Fire TV Cube in India; users can control device with Alexa

The far-field voice recognition in Fire TV Cube uses eight microphones and advanced beamforming technology to make sure Alexa clearly hears a user’s request when placed next to their TV.

Apple supplier Quanta says no business impact from ransomware attack

The hacker group, named REvil, claimed in a blog that it had infiltrated Quanta's network and retrieved some design files that appear to be related to an Apple MacBook designed in March, Bloomberg had reported.

Facebook tweaks ad tools ahead of Apple's privacy changes

The world's biggest social media company has been at loggerheads with Apple's 'App Tracking Transparency' feature.

U.S. senators question Apple and Google on app store dominance

Amy Klobuchar, the top Senate Democrat on antitrust issues, said Apple and Google can use their power to "exclude or suppress apps that compete with their own products" and "charge excessive fees that affect competition."

E.U. proposes rules for high-risk artificial intelligence uses

The proposals are the 27-nation bloc's latest move to maintain its role as the world's standard-bearer for technology regulation

U.K. to investigate NVIDIA’s arm acquisition over national security concerns

Oliver Dowden, UK’s Digital Secretary, wrote to the country’s competition regulator, Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), instructing them to begin a ‘phase one’ investigation of the deal announced in September.

Reddit is testing a Clubhouse-like audio chat feature

Reddit’s announcement comes at the same time as Facebook’s, that revealed several new audio products on its platform

Daily Mail owner sues Google for monopoly over ad business

The lawsuit, which was filed in U.S. District Court in NewYork by the British-based company, also said that Google"punished" publishers who "do not submit to its practices"

U.S. Senate panel mulls revoking Big Tech immunity citing COVID scams online

In March, Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg called for a Section 230 reform that would give publishers immunity only if they follow best practices for removing damagingmaterial from their platforms

China-linked hackers used VPN flaw to target U.S. defense industry

Chinese Embassy spokeperson Liu Pengyu said China "firmly opposes and cracks down on all forms of cyber attacks," describing FireEye's allegations as "irresponsible and ill-intentioned"

Apple's new AirTags could factor into U.S. Senate antitrust hearing

Apple said it had recently opened its iPhone's systems to third-party tag trackers in ways that meet Apple's privacy standards

Apple event | Apple announces AirTags for lost items, slim iMacs in new colours

Apple also updated its Apple TV set top box with better colour output and a faster processor chip.

Apple Special Event ‘Spring Loaded’: New iMacs and iPad Pro, Apple TV 4K, AirTag and purple iPhone 12's

Tim Cook and his team enjoyed an outdoorsy spring launch of an updated iPad Pro, iMac, Apple TV – and the much-anticipated launch of the AirTag.

Cyber agency asks Indian FB users to enhance account privacy after global data leak

A cyber security expert had spoken about this online leak earlier this month, which was acknowledged by the company, stating that “this is old data that was previously reported on in 2019. We found and fixed this issue in August 2019”.

China plans $3 billion supercomputing centre to analyse data from space

In the next decade, China envisions massive constellations of commercial satellites that can offer services ranging from high-speed internet for aircraft to tracking coal shipments.

PayPal’s Venmo launches crypto buying and selling

With more than 70 million customers, Venmo is one of the most popular payment apps in the United States, especially among younger consumers who use it to pay friends and family. It processed around $159 billion in payments last year.

Fancy buying a Madhubani painting or a Rogan Art stole from award-winning craftsmen? This new platform might help

Yeebo is a marketplace that attempts to digitally connect craftspersons with potential buyers

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.

Facebook is building Clubhouse-style audio products

Several social networks including Twitter, Reddit and Telegram have developed their own versions of the audio chatting app to compete with Clubhouse

'Britcoin' digital currency being considered by UK

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.

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

Widespread deployment of such visual AI tools in the heavily regulated banking sector would be a significant step toward their becoming mainstream in corporate America.

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

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.

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

Researchers previously have found programs that learn translations by studying non-diverse text perpetuate historical gender biases, such as associating "doctor" with "he”

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

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