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Amazon says, 750% increase in government demands for customer information

Here’s how Wikipedia plans to tackle misinformation, harassment on its platform

With the new code, the foundation wants to create a global set of community standards for addressing negative behaviour on the site by laying out a set of guidelines of expected and unacceptable behaviour.

Microsoft announces HoloLens 2 for regulated environments

Companies can have different applications for the mixed reality device like to train and onboard new employees, provide workers with access to remote experts, and complete tasks faster with interactive 3D guides.

Xbox gamers, the Seagate Expansion Card has finally come to India

The expansion card, made exclusively for the Xbox Series X and S consoles, serves as a backbone to support complex next-generation games, while also reducing loading times

Vaccine passport | how secure is your data stored in it?

A vaccine passport is not physical passport like the name suggests, but an app. Users can download the app on their smartphones and enter details of their recent COVID-19 test result, temperature scans and inoculation information.

ByteDance's Douyin sues Tencent alleging monopolistic behaviour

ByteDance has asked the court to order Tencent to desist with such restrictions, ByteDance said. Douyin is the Chinese version of ByteDance's popular short video app, TikTok.

Robinhood app downloads soar despite trading restrictions

This data could help ease Robinhood investor concerns that trading curbs imposed last week to cope with the deluge in orders would cost the app users ahead of a planned initial public offering later this year.

Volkswagen plans to challenge Google with own autonomous car software

Volkswagen and Daimler are working on their own operating systems for autonomous cars to make sure they have a chance to compete with large tech firms such as Apple and Amazon in the area of electric vehicle data.

Volkswagen looks at direct buying to secure scarce chips

Volkswagen, which warned as early as Dec. 4 about the problem, currently sources chips via major suppliers such as Bosch and Continental and has no direct contractual or supply agreements with semiconductor makers.

Tesla to recall 135,000 U.S. vehicles under pressure from auto safety regulators

Many complaints had said Tesla required owners to pay to replace the unit once warranties expire. Tesla will replace the defective part and reimburse customers who paid to replace apart that failed because of lifetime wear.

Who is Andy Jassy, the next CEO of Amazon?

The long-time Amazon executive is set to replace founder Jeff Bezos.

Amazon’s Bezos to step down as CEO; Andy Jassy to take over the role

The transition, slated for the third quarter, will make current cloud computing chief Andy Jassy Amazon’s next chief executive officer.

Xiaomi launches remote charging device

The technology was developed based on "space positioning and energy transmission," Xiaomi said.

Apple MacBook Air M1 review: The innovation is strong with this one

We took the M1-powered MacBook Air for a ride and our heads are still spinning. We get into why this ultrabook is a great base model from Apple.

Apple's new privacy feature to roll out by early spring

Apple also introduced changes to product pages in App Store. With this, each app’s product page is required to provide users a summary of developers’ privacy practices.

SpaceX aims to launch ‘all-civilian’ trip into orbit

Entrepreneur Jared Isaacman is to be joined by three other novice astronauts for a multi-day journey into space, including one lucky winner of a drawing.

Elon Musk, a new Wall Street oracle?

The business giant, who has expressed his contempt for investors betting on a decline in a company's shares, waded in on the GameStop affair by tweeting a link to the Reddit group WallStreetBets, which helped stock of the video game specialist take off.

All eyes on Alphabet's first-ever disclosure of Google Cloud profit

Wall Street analysts forecast fourth-quarter Cloud sales of $3.82 billion for Google, with expectations for the unit to cross $13 billion in annual sales, according to Refinitiv data.

Facebook to prompt users about personalised ads ahead of Apple privacy changes

The full-screen prompt will ask Facebook and Instagram users to allow their app and website activity to be used for personalized ads and to "support businesses that rely on ads to reach customers."

MediaTek launches 5G chip aimed at gaining U.S. market share

MediaTek's modem chip announced on Monday, called the M80, will also support what is called millimeter-wave technology, which is being used by U.S. carriers such as Verizon Communications Inc.

Google to shut down internal Stadia game development studios

The company said on Monday it was shutting down the unit due to the high costs involved in developing games that attract users.

Google to spend $3.8 million to settle accusations of hiring, pay biases

The allegations stemmed from a routine compliance audit several years ago required by Google's status as a supplier of technology to the federal government.

Chip sales rose 6.5% globally in 2020 after year-end rush

While U.S.-based companies represented nearly half of semiconductor sales, they represented only about 12% of chip manufacturing capacity in 2020. That is down from 37% in 1990, as most U.S. companies now source their chips from factories in Asia.

Elon Musk says bitcoin "on the verge" of being more widely accepted

Musk last week tweeted "Gamestonk!!," which many in the market interpreted as an apparent show of support for small investors. "Stonks" is a tongue-in-cheek term for stocks widely used on social media.

Studying e-cigarette using pattern with sensors and AI

The AI called Level is an onboard computer for the e-cig. It learns how people vape and then uses that data to predict when they will crave a nicotine hit.

EU to rule on Microsoft's $7.5 bln ZeniMax deal by March 5

The EU competition enforcer can clear the deal with or without concessions during its preliminary review or it can open a full-scale investigation if it has serious concerns.

Microsoft Teams gets Approvals, Tasks publishing features

Teams users can easily get requests approved using the new Approvals feature. It allows the users to create, manage, and share approvals.

Apple iMessage gets new security protection in iOS 14 update

Named ‘BlastDoor’, the system is a sandbox mode that aims to prevent attacks carried out on the messages app.

Here’s how you can transfer WhatsApp chats to Telegram

Telegram has made it easy to move chats from WhatsApp for both Android and iOS users. It also introduced new features like new stickers and animations.

‘FAU-G’ game review: Is this a battle royale, with added masala?

The wait is over, and the much-hyped FAU-G is finally here, in the form of its first campaign mode — and it offers a mixed experience

Google allows gambling apps in 15 countries; India not included

Earlier, the gambling games were restricted only to four countries namely, Brazil, Ireland, France and the UK.

What GameStop's surge says about online mobs

In the world of pseudonymous internet message boards, pranks-gone-wild and logic turned upside down amid a global pandemic, revolts come in all shapes, sizes and aims. Last week they gave us the Great GameStop Stock Uprising. Who knows what this week will bring.

Russian hack brings changes, uncertainty to US court system

The new rules for filing sensitive documents are one of the clearest ways the hack has affected the court system. But the full impact remains unknown.

Taiwan to discuss supply chains with U.S. next week amid auto shortage

Car factories around the world are shutting assembly lines because of the chip shortages, which in some cases have been exacerbated by the former U.S. administration's actions against Chinese chip factories.

Facebook’s Zuckerberg reached out to Australian lawmakers over new media rules

Australia intends to introduce a law that would force Facebook, the world's largest social media platform, and internet search giant Google Inc to negotiate payments to media companies whose content drives traffic to their websites.

As Google eyes Australia exit, Microsoft talks Bing with PM Morrison

Big Tech firms have called the new Australian laws, that would force internet giant Google and Facebook to negotiate payments to domestic media outlets, as ‘unworkable’.

The Hindu Explains | Why is Google irked with Australia’s proposed law on paying for news content?

Isn’t this a drastic departure from how platforms have worked with publishers?

India proposes law to ban cryptocurrencies, create official digital currency

The law will "create a facilitative framework for creation of the official digital currency to be issued by the Reserve Bank of India"

New Toyota tech unit promises world's safest drive

As traditional automakers face competition from the likes of Apple, Amazon and Sony, Toyota is looking to marry Woven Planet's Silicon Valley approach with its storied Toyota Production System manufacturing process to develop the next generation of cars.

Watch | This drone can smell obstacles using live moth antenna

A video about the "Smellicopter," an autonomous drone that uses live antennae from a moth to smell and avoid obstacles as it travels in the air.

Weekly Bytes | WhatsApp Web’s biometric security, Tesla’s full automation, and more

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

Inside LVMH Watch Week 2021

With zippy presentations and Zoom calls, Hublot, Bulgari and Zenith work as a team to impress watch aficionados

Musk’s SpaceX violated its launch license in explosive Starship test - the Verge

The Starship rocket destroyed in the accident was a 16-storey-tall prototype for the heavy-lift launch vehicle being developed by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's private space company to carry humans and 100 tons of cargo on future missions to the moon and Mars.

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