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Musk’s fully autonomous Tesla car claim does not match reality, report says

Tesla’s current autopilot options offer features to help the driver, but they have not reached a stage where the vehicles are autonomous.

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Google will now share the locations of over 23,000 vaccination centres across the country.

Google tests feature to help find beds, medical oxygen amid COVID-19 pandemic

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The decision follows emergency proceedings opened by the regulator in the city-state of Hamburg last month after WhatsApp required users to consent to new terms or stop using the service.

German regulator bans Facebook from processing WhatsApp user data

Reuters The regulatory action has opened a new front in Germany over Facebook's privacy policies, with its national antitrust regulator waging a legal battle over data practices it says amount to an abuse of market dominance

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Pentagon reconsidering huge JEDI cloud-computing contract

AP In its legal challenge, Amazon has asserted that the bidding was improperly influenced by President Donald Trump’s dislike of Amazon and its chief executive officer, Jeff Bezos.

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While individual fake accounts may not seem impactful on their own, over time and at scale, such networks can distort the information environment, deepening the reach and authenticity of China’s messaging.

Army of fake fans boosts China’s messaging on Twitter

AP Twitter and Facebook function as formidable — and one-sided — global megaphones for China’s ruling Communist Party, helping to amplify messaging broadly set by central authorities

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Facebook faces Israel fine for buying companies without consent.

Facebook faces Israel fine for buying companies without consent

Reuters Under the law, an entity which holds 50% or more in any relevant market is required to obtain the director general's consent before making any transaction that constitutes a "merger of companies".

Facebook Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies at a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, U.S., October 23, 2019.

Abandon Instagram for kids plan, U.S. states urge Facebook

Aditya Saroha According to the officials, use of social media can be detrimental to the health and well-being of children, who are not equipped to navigate the challenges of having a social media account.

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Nintendo's Game Builder Garage software. | Picture by special arrangement.

gaming Build your own video game using Nintendo’s new software

Ishan Patra The software offers guided lessons covering basics of visual game programming and can be used by anyone even without prior experience in creating a video game.

Microsoft to cut Windows store commission to 12% for PC games.

Microsoft to cut Windows store commission to 12% for PC games

Ishan Patra The move may draw a larger proportion of game developers and publishers into Microsoft Store.

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Musk’s fully autonomous Tesla car claim does not match reality, report says

Army of fake fans boosts China’s messaging on Twitter

Google tests feature to help find beds, medical oxygen amid COVID-19 pandemic

German regulator bans Facebook from processing WhatsApp user data

Pentagon reconsidering huge JEDI cloud-computing contract

Facebook faces Israel fine for buying companies without consent

Abandon Instagram for kids plan, U.S. states urge Facebook

According to the officials, use of social media can be detrimental to the health and well-being of children, who are not equipped to navigate the challenges of having a social media account.

PM Modi hails scientists, innovators for contribution in combating COVID-19

National Technology Day marks the anniversary of the underground nuclear tests conducted in Rajasthan’s Pokhran in 1998

Asus ROG Phone 5 review: Time to get air trigger-happy

Asus’ ROG Phone 5 sports thoughtful features that will have most mobile gamers salivating

Conversational AI becomes the unlikely hero during the COVID-19 pandemic

As India hunts for COVID-19 resources such as oxygen cylinders and hospital beds, technologists leverage conversational AI — such as Introbot AI and CovidIndResBot — to create an online space for real-time responses with a touch of personability

Google to add privacy labels to Play Store apps

The change will make it mandatory for both Google’s own apps and third-party applications to share details about the information they collect and provide a privacy policy for users.

Twitter donates $15 million for COVID-19 relief to India

Twitter’s move follows similar donations by tech giants Google and Microsoft last month.

Cryptocurrency Ether bursts past $4,000, other cryptos firm

Bitcoin hit a three-week high and one-time parody currency dogecoin steadied, arresting a sharp drop after comments from Tesla chief Elon Musk sent it tumbling on Sunday.

Foxconn iPhone India output drops 50% amid COVID surge

The Foxconn facility in the southern state of Tamil Nadu produces iPhones specifically for India, the world's No.2 smartphone market.

Top U.S. fuel pipeline down for 4th day as hackers issue statement

The attack on Colonial Pipeline is one of the most disruptive digital ransom schemes reported.

Security flaw in Intel, AMD processors affect billions of computers worldwide

After the vulnerability disclosure, Intel has issued guidance suggesting software developers to write code in a way that is not vulnerable to side-channel attacks.

Snapdeal creates platform to connect patients with plasma donors

E-commerce firm Snapdeal on Monday launched a new platform which can be used to connect COVID-19 patients with potential plasma donors.The platform,

Samsung Galaxy A52 review: an affordable all-for-one smartphone

The Samsung Galaxy A52 mobile phone came at the right time: when everyone aims to stay budget-conscious but wants the experience of a premium smartphone

These books will guide you through the intricacies of social media

While many books from tech luminaries have delved into the ‘why’ of digital platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, these reads address the ‘how’

Amazon blocked 10 billion listings in counterfeit crackdown

The Seattle-based e-commerce behemoth said the number of counterfeiters attempting to sell on the site rose as scammers tried to take advantage of shoppers who were buying more online during the pandemic

SpaceX accepts dogecoin as payment to launch lunar mission next year

Musk said on Twitter in April that SpaceX was going to put a "literal Dogecoin on the literal moon"

Clubhouse app says hello to Android

As an increasing number of platforms are opening up their apps for audio-based chat forums, Clubhouse is doubling its efforts to get a slice of the Android pie.

YouTuber Rahul Vohra dies of coronavirus complications

He had earlier tagged PM and Deputy CM asking for better treatment in FB post

NASA denounces China over 'irresponsible standards' after its rocket disintegrates over Indian Ocean

It is clear that China is failing to meet responsible standards regarding their space debris, says NASA Administrator Bill Nelson

Will double headcount; lot of headroom for growing user base: Koo

Koo has about 60 lakh users on its platform. Twitter, on the other hand, has 1.75 crore users in India.

Online speech shield under fire as Trump Facebook ban stays

Section 230 of the law, which outlines the shield, was enacted when many of the most powerful social media companies didn't even exist. It allowed companies like Facebook, Twitter and Google to grow into the behemoths they are today.

Weekly Bytes | Intel’s $3.5 billion expansion plan, Google’s Entertainment Space, and more

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

Global cloud infrastructure market grows on continued digital transformation

Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud retained the top three spots and accounted for 58% of total spending in the March ending quarter.

How U.S. plans to counter China’s influence in technology

While Trump made a targeted attack at one company, the approach could be different with the incumbent Biden administration. The toolkit U.S. plans to use now is the “Endless Frontiers” bill.

India holds up wireless approvals for China-made devices, delaying launches

The Communications Ministry's Wireless Planning and Coordination (WPC) Wing has withheld approval since at least November, according to the sources, who were familiar with lobbying efforts by firms seeking clearance

Apple carves out a new niche for paid ads on App Store

The Cupertino-based company currently pushes app ad campaigns on App Store’s search tab where developers bid for prominent position.

North American auto companies buying more robots to keep up with demand

Companies ordered 9,098 robots in the first quarter, a 19.6% increase over a year ago, according to the Association for Advancing Automation, an industry group based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The orders were valued at over $466 million in total.

Build your own video game using Nintendo’s new software

The software offers guided lessons covering basics of visual game programming and can be used by anyone even without prior experience in creating a video game.

Explainer | What is Facebook’s Oversight Board?

Facebook’s Oversight Board on Wednesday upheld the social media network’s decision on January 7 to block the then-US President Donald Trump from its

U.S. Senate panel to take up technology research spending bill

The bill had been expected to be considered on April 28, but was delayed after more than 230 amendments were filed for consideration.

Microsoft to allow EU customers to process, store data in the region

The company will complete the implementation of all engineering work needed to execute the plan by the end of next year and it will apply to all its core cloud services – Azure, Microsoft 365, and Dynamics 365, the company said.

Nintendo forecasts decline in Switch sales, warns of chip uncertainty

The Kyoto-based firm expects to sell 25.5 million units in the business year that started April 1. That would compare with 28.8 million a year earlier after booking an 82% rise in operating profit at 640.6 billion yen ($5.9 billion).

IBM unveils 2-nanometre chip technology for faster computing

The technology could be as much as 45% faster than the mainstream 7-nanometre chips in many of today's laptops and phones and up to 75% more power efficient, the company said.

Facebook bans Signal after highlighting Instagram’s ad-targeting practice

This isn’t the first time Signal is taking a dig at Facebook. The company has taken to Twitter several times in the past to call out Facebook’s privacy practices.

World Password Day | How to keep your password secure

Passwords with a user’s name or their pet’s name can make it easy for cyber criminals to hack as a lot of personal data is available online.

Can’t find a vaccine slot? Coders come to the COVID-19 jab rescue

Having trouble finding vaccination centres on CoWIN or Aarogya Setu? These vaccine hacks, started by technologists across the country, are being lapped up by the public — and understandably so

20% Google employees to permanently work from home, Pichai says

Google employees can also choose to choose to work from anywhere other than their main office for up to 4 weeks a year. Their managers must approve such requests.

Meme-based cryptocurrency Dogecoin soars 40% to all-time high

Dogecoin, launched as a satirical critique of 2013's cryptocurrency frenzy, has climbed 41% in the last 24 hours to a record $0.68, according to CoinMarketCap.

Tesla developing platform to allow car owners in China access data

Tesla, which makes Model 3 sedans and Model Y sport-utility vehicles at its Shanghai factory, aims to launch the data platform this year, it said in a statement.

‘Resident Evil Village’ game review: Survival horror at its finest — and most blood-chilling

Capcom’s Resident Evil Village bleeds with stunning settings, eye-catching character design and snappy gun-play — and, yes, we finally get to meet the hypnotically-tall Lady Dimitrescu

High-tech hunt for scarce COVID-19 vaccines in India raises fear for fairness

Computer experts have used the publicly available coding of the CoWIN platform to create websites that post results every few minutes after running automated searches on the government website

Twitter hears from record respondents over world leader rules

Twitter’s month-long survey asked questions like whether world leaders breaking Twitter's rules should face "greater or lesser" consequences then other users and whether it was ever appropriate for Twitter to permanently suspend the account of a current president or prime minister

Facing chips shortage, Biden may shelve blunt tool used in COVID fight

The official said the administration is pushing chips usersand producers to increase transparency by improving the capacityto forecast demand and generating better information on howchips are moving through supply chains to end users

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