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Vice-President Margrethe Vestager speaks at a media conference on the EU approach to Artificial Intelligence following a weekly meeting of EU Commission in Brussels, Belgium, April 21, 2021.

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

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

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

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

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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

‘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

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

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

PTI 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”.

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.

The new paper raises concerns about a popular method companies use to broaden the vocabulary of their translation software.

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

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

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

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

Reddit is testing a Clubhouse-like audio chat feature

Daily Mail owner sues Google for monopoly over ad business

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

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

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

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.

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