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Former Facebook employee and whistleblower Frances Haugen testifies during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing entitled 'Protecting Kids Online: Testimony from a Facebook Whistleblower' on Capitol Hill, in Washington, U.S., October 5, 2021.

Explainer: Could Facebook sue whistleblower Frances Haugen?

Ms. Haugen secretly copied a trove of internal Facebook documents before leaving the company.

Microsoft Teams app is seen on the smartphone placed on the keyboard in this illustration.

EU questions Microsoft rivals over Teams integration in Office

Facebook, Whatsapp and Instagram logos and stock graph are displayed through broken glass in this illustration taken October 4, 2021.

Facebook apologises for second outage in a week, services back up

Reuters The outage on Monday was the largest that web monitoring group Downdetector had ever seen and blocked access to the apps for billions of users, leading to a surge in usage of rival social media and messaging apps.

Facebook rolls out new Page experience for users in India

PTI Some of the new features include an intuitive layout with a crisper look and feel, making it easy to navigate between a personal profile and a public Page.

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Google Maps will display the most fuel-efficient route now along with the fastest route to reach the destination

Google Maps goes green with its new routing feature

Abhishek Chatterjee Vehicles on the road account for over 75% of transportation carbon dioxide emissions and are one of the largest contributors of greenhouse gases worldwide, according to the International Energy Agency.

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Government sector most targeted by ransomware in second quarter this year

Aditya Saroha McAfee said there was a 64% increase in publicly reported cyber incidents targeting the public sector during the second quarter of 2021, followed by the Entertainment sector with a 60% increase.

Some smartphone makers are now saying they only receive 70% of the requests.

Smartphone shipment forecast for 2021 lowered due to chip shortage, Counterpoint says

Sowmya Ramasubramanian Computer chips that form an essential part of all electronics, have been in short supply since the last quarter of 2020

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Facebook to curb sale of Amazon rainforest land on Marketplace

Long-banned FaceTime calls apparently working in UAE

Facebook will try to ‘nudge’ teens away from harmful content

Explained | Could Facebook sue whistleblower Frances Haugen?

EU questions Microsoft rivals over Teams integration in Office

Facebook apologises for second outage in a week, services back up

Facebook rolls out new Page experience for users in India

Some of the new features include an intuitive layout with a crisper look and feel, making it easy to navigate between a personal profile and a public Page.

Google Maps goes green with its new routing feature

Vehicles on the road account for over 75% of transportation carbon dioxide emissions and are one of the largest contributors of greenhouse gases worldwide, according to the International Energy Agency.

Twitter tests prompts to warn users when conversations get heated

For instance, it might say, “conversations like this can be intense”, or “let’s look out for each other” when a user replies to an intense conversation.

Facebook blames outage on error during maintenance

It triggered a second problem making things worse

Downloads of travel and navigation apps surge, report says

Travel and navigation apps crossed a billion downloads between May and August, a 20% jump compared to the same period last year, according to analytics firm App Annie.

Google to turn on two-step verification for 150 million users

The tech giant had announced in May that it would enrol customers into two-step verification if their accounts were appropriately configured.

Government sector most targeted by ransomware in second quarter this year

McAfee said there was a 64% increase in publicly reported cyber incidents targeting the public sector during the second quarter of 2021, followed by the Entertainment sector with a 60% increase.

Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp start reconnecting after nearly 6-hour outage

Facebook and its WhatsApp and Instagram apps went dark at around 9:30 pm IST

Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp hit by widespread outage

The outage impacted potentially tens of millions of users

Google to upgrade Lens with new search option

The technology company will also provide a new button in the Google app for iOS users that will enable them to search for all the images on a page using Google Lens.

Smartphone shipment forecast for 2021 lowered due to chip shortage, Counterpoint says

Computer chips that form an essential part of all electronics, have been in short supply since the last quarter of 2020

Karnataka’s proposed online gaming ban a setback to the gaming industry, experts say

India is the fourth largest online gaming market in the world, and gamers in India are expected to grow from 360 million in 2020 to 510 million in 2022. The move is likely to cause a setback in the $1 billion gaming industry.

Celebrity Instagram content linked to negative feelings, Facebook researchers say

The findings are notable given that Instagram helped pioneer the rise of social media influencers and made efforts to recruit celebrities to the app in its early days.

Clubhouse rolls out conversation replay and clip-sharing to drive growth

The app will also roll out an improved search function to help people find live and scheduled audio rooms, users and clubs oriented around certain interests, the company said.

Zoom, Five9 mutually agree to terminate nearly $15 billion all-stock deal

The development comes after proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services earlier this month recommended Five9 shareholders vote against the deal, citing growth concerns.

China drafts new data measures, defines "core data"

China's data security law builds on the 2017 cybersecurity law, which marked the first major set of rules governing the storage and transfer of data of Chinese origin.

Twitch rolls out verification features for user safety

The world’s largest livestreaming platform noted both creators and moderators can set verification requirements for channels

China's electric carmakers make their move on Europe

As Chinese carmakers gear up to enter Europe, they are trying out different business models, from relying on importers, low-cost retail options or building up more traditional dealerships.

YouTube blocks all anti-vaccine content

Examples of content that won’t be allowed on YouTube include claims that the flu vaccine causes infertility and that the MMR shot, which protects against measles, mumps, and rubella, can cause autism.

Under criticism, Facebook to highlight own positive research on Instagram and teens

Facebook has been under fire for the past week after the Wall Street Journal reported internal documents showed that the social media company was aware that Instagram harmed the mental health of young users.

Swiss markets watchdog approves first crypto assets fund

FINMA said it had tied the approval to specific requirements, including that the fund may invest only in established assets with a sufficiently large trading volume.

Samsung fined $47 mln for price fixing in Netherlands

Samsung also reached out to retailers if their competitors complained about TVs being sold too cheap, documents obtained by the regulator showed.

China says to set governance rules for algorithms over next three years

CAC also said it would establish professional evaluation teams to deeply analyze the mechanism of the algorithm and algorithms should become "fair and transparent".

A new malware is stealing users’ data on popular gaming platforms, Kaspersky says

The malware is said to be highly capable of evading detection and protection against reverse engineering and malware analysis

Netflix buys first video game studio, rolls out mobile games

Netflix had mentioned its plans to enter gaming during its last quarterly earnings, as newer players including Disney+ and HBO Max have been rapidly gaining subscribers, intensifying competition in the streaming landscape.

Explained | Why Facebook is holding off on kids’ Instagram

Facebook’s decision to merely pause the project suggests it still plans to expose a much younger audience to Instagram, its well-documented harms and possibly the user profiling that feeds Facebook’s targeted ad machine.

Facebook asks Oversight Board for guidance on ‘cross-check’ system

Facebook said it will seek the board’s guidance on the criteria it uses to “determine what is prioritised for a secondary review via cross-check, as well as how we manage the program.”

Google’s browser cookies plan anti-competitive, advertisers tell EU

Google said a year ago that it would ban some cookies in its Chrome browser to increase user privacy and offer the Privacy Sandbox as an alternative.

Microsoft to allow Epic Games, Amazon storefronts on its app store

The Redmond, Washington-based company also said it would not take a cut from app developers’ revenue, when the apps manage their own in-app payment systems.

Microsoft overhauls Skype with new calling features, themes

People can use Meet Now to quickly connect with their friends and family, just by creating one link, even if they don’t have an account or Skype app.

U.K. financial watchdog warns social media over "dodgy" ads that fuel fraud

The tech firms have said they are investing in fraud prevention and collaborating with the government and regulators.

Pandemic pushes Chinese tech giants to roll out more courier robots

Robots also tend to be used to deliver less time-sensitive products like packages, rather than food.

Apps of 16 popular smart home devices vulnerable to cyberattack, report says

The popularity of smart home devices means people are at risk of cyber intrusions, and IoT devices can be leveraged to spy on victims.

Facebook invests $50 million to build the ‘metaverse’ in responsible manner

The company said it plans to work with researchers across four areas including data privacy and safety, to allow users to get help if something they see in the metaverse makes them uncomfortable.

Facebook puts Instagram Kids on hold amid criticism of planned app

"We believe building 'Instagram Kids' is the right thing to do, but we're pausing the work," Instagram said

Many Apple, Tesla suppliers halt production in China amid power pinch

The temporary stop to production by the companies puts supply-chain continuity at risk during a peak season for electronics goods including the latest iPhones.

Google, in fight against record EU fine, slams regulators for ignoring Apple

"The Commission shut its eyes to the real competitive dynamic in this industry, that between Apple and Android," Google's lawyer Matthew Pickford told the court.

How humble Indian kirana shops went digital

In the chaos of the first lockdowns, trusty neighbourhood grocery stores had to suddenly shift online, while juggling inventory and frantic sales. They did it in true kirana style, as those in business explain to us

Affordable phones, free data and UPI system fuelled our growth, MPL co-founder says

UPI allowed people from across the country to pay any amount to anybody and a trustworthy payment gateway helped build people’s confidence, MPL co-founder said.

Blockchain, AI among fastest growing startup sub-sectors globally: report

Other sectors like cybersecurity, edtech, cleantech, and gaming are maturing at significant rates, seeing a collective growth of 33% in Series A funding and 3% exits over the past five years.

Messaging app Signal down due to hosting outage

The company’s status website said it is experiencing technical difficulties and is working hard to resolve service as quickly as possible.

Google CEO sought to keep Incognito mode issues out of spotlight, lawsuit alleges

The Alphabet Inc unit’s privacy disclosures have generated regulatory and legal scrutiny in recent years amid growing public concerns about online surveillance.

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