Facebook is facing an extensive data breach of around 533 million user records. The data includes names, phone numbers, dates of birth, marital status, and email addresses. Around 32 million US and 11 million UK users are affected. The full extent of the leak and whether it applies just to Facebook or extends also to […]
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Google solved a problem that meant that Android phone apps were crashing for many users. The problem was caused by a system update that allows applications to view web content.It seems that an update of the Android System View system, which allows Android apps to view web content, was to blame. “We’ve solved the problem
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Reddit has found itself at the centre of controversy over users mentioning UK politician Aimee Challenor. The popular UK politics subreddit, r/ukpolitics, briefly set itself to private after a moderator was banned for posting an article referencing Challenor. The subreddit re-emerged this morning with a statement explaining what had happened. The statement said that the
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Google has brought its real time captioning feature, Live Captions, to Chrome, from Pixel phones. The function must be enabled in the settings, but once it is, it works on any audio source in the browser, as it did on Android. When this option is enabled, live captions automatically appear in a small mobile box
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Starting from 1st July 2021, Google will take a 15 % cut in the first millions of Google Play Google Play annual revenue that a developer earns, down from its current rate of 30%. Product Management VP Sameer Samat says that developers who earn $2 million, $5 million, and “even $10 million” each year have
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India is reportedly on the verge of proposing a cryptocurrency ban, which would penalize miners and traders. The bill would give holders of cryptocurrencies up to six months to liquidate, after which penalties will be imposed, a government official said. “We have no problem with technology. There is no harm in exploiting technology,” an official
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Two unnamed ISPs are reported to be trialling a new internet snooping system at the request of the UK Home Office and the National Crime Agency (NCA) The IPAct prohibits ISPs from talking about many of this, making it difficult to verify details (it is also difficult for ISPs to share experiences when developing good
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Adobe today officially released its Photoshop product for Apple’s M1 chip. According to the Adobe, this version offers “significant performance gains” for users on Apple’s M1 chip. Adobe released a beta version of Photoshop for M1 in November, though release marks the first wide availability of the product. Adobe claims this version provides a 50%
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John McAfee, founder of cybersecurity firm McAfee, and his executive advisor Jimmy Gale Watson Jr, has been charged by US prosecutors for fraud and money laundering through cryptocurrency. According to court documents, prosecturs accuse McAfee, Watson, and other members of the McAfee Team of collecting over $13 million USD from two pump-and-dump schemes using cryptocurrency.
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Twitter is reportedly working on a time limited undo feature, allowing a user to rethink a tweet shortly after posting. Last month, Twitter said it was exploring subscription possibilities, such as allowing paid subscribers to specific Twitter accounts. The paid subscription would entitle the user to receve additional content such as newsletters and exclusive announcements.
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