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Meta Says App Stores Should Police Australia Under-16 Social Media Ban
Australia will impose a ban on social media for people aged under 16 despite calls by Meta Platforms for it to consider shifting responsibility for policing. The legislation will be brought before parliament in the week beginning November 18.
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OpenAI Introduces ChatGPT Search AI-Powered Web Search to Take On Google’s AI Overviews, Perplexity
ChatGPT Search, the artificial intelligence (AI) search engine for the OpenAI-built chatbot, was introduced on Thursday. The feature arrives after months of speculation about the AI firm’s SearchGPT waitlist. The web search feature allows users to run a web search about a topic and get natural language results based on information sourced from va...
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Star Health Says It Received $68,000 Ransom Demand After Data Leak
Star Health said it had received a ransom demand of $68,000 from a hacker following a data breach of customers' medical records in September. The country's biggest health insurer has launched internal probes and taken legal action against Telegram and the hacker, whose website continues to share samples of customer data.
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Apple Updates iCloud Website With Dark Mode Support and Other New Features
Apple has updated its iCloud website. It now gets support for dark mode while also bringing new customisation options for choosing the colours of the home page. Additionally, the iCloud update also tweaks the design, layout and options in several of Apple’s apps such as Calendar, Photos, Notes and more.
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Google’s AI Overviews Feature Reportedly Begins Showing Ads to Some Users
Google has reportedly begun showing ads on AI Overviews, the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) Search experience powered by Gemini. Previously known as Search Generated Experience (SGE), the feature was launched in the US earlier this year. Then, in August, it was expanded to six more countries including India. And recently, the tech giant h...
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India's Star Health Sues Telegram After Hacker Accesses Chatbots to Leak Data
Top Indian insurer Star Health has sued Telegram for allegedly using chatbots on the messaging app to leak personal data and medical reports of policy holders. Star has received a temporary injunction from a court in its home state of Tamil Nadu ordering Telegram and the hacker to block any chatbots or websites in India that make available the data...
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Mozilla Hit With Privacy Complaint Over Firefox User Tracking
Mozilla's Firefox browser has been accused of tracking user behaviour on websites without consent. Vienna-based advocacy group NOYB has filed a complaint with the Austrian data protection authority.
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Binance Announces New Feature to Onboard Global Users onto 'Tokenomics': All Details
On Thursday, September 12, Binance announced the launch of a ‘token unlock and vesting schedule’ feature. With its new feature, Binance has started displaying each token’s circulating supply, its unlocked and locked quantities and percentages, the next upcoming scheduled unlock, as well as a countdown timer. All of these are displayed next to...
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Google's Antitrust Trial Over Online Advertising Set to Begin
Google will face US antitrust prosecutors on Monday where the Justice Department will seek to show the company stifled competition in online advertising technology. Prosecutors say Google engaged in a complex scheme to dominate website advertising tools.
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X Down? Several Users Report Outage Across the Globe, Including India
X (formerly Twitter) suffered an outage in India and globally during the early hours of Wednesday. The microblogging website, which is owned by billionaire Elon Musk, left users unable to access it or its features on both mobile and web platforms. Over 20,000 user reports were logged on a website which detects and monitors downtime activity.
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Reliance Jio Launches Rs. 198 Plan With Unlimited 5G Data, Voice Calling and 14-Day Validity
Reliance Jio has introduced a new recharge plan for its prepaid subscribers in India. It becomes the telecommunication provider’s most affordable prepaid plan offering unlimited true 5G data albeit with limited validity. Costing Rs. 198, this recharge plan also carries other benefits such as unlimited voice calling and subscriptions to several Ji...
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Apple Changes App Store Policy in EU After Facing Probe for Breaching Tech Laws
Apple has decided to allow developers to communicate with their customers outside its App Store. The iPhone-maker said developers will now be able to communicate and promote offers that are available anywhere, not just on their own website, from within their app.
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Google Search Updates Content Removal and Ranking System to Combat Explicit Deepfakes
Google Search updated its removal processes and ranking systems on Wednesday to combat non-consensual fake explicit imagery, also known as deepfakes. The tech giant’s new strategy involves quickly removing explicit deepfakes and demoting websites that host such content so that this type of content does not appear high up in Search results.
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US Priest Sues Grindr After He Was Outed And Forced To Step Down
Burrill was forced to resign from his position after the Christian news website published a story exposing his visits to gay bars and use of the dating app.
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Apple Maps Web Beta With Support for Directions, Guides and Search Rolled Out via Public Beta
Apple Maps web interface was rolled out on Wednesday in the form of a public beta. Following this move, users can access Maps, get directions, explore cities and do much more from their browsers on smartphones and desktops. Apple says Maps on the web is currently available in limited languages and platforms, with support for more features to be add...
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Meta Says App Stores Should Police Australia Under-16 Social Media Ban
Australia will impose a ban on social media for people aged under 16 despite calls by Meta Platforms for it to consider shifting responsibility for policing. The legislation will be brought before parliament in the week beginning November 18.
-
OpenAI Introduces ChatGPT Search AI-Powered Web Search to Take On Google’s AI Overviews, Perplexity
ChatGPT Search, the artificial intelligence (AI) search engine for the OpenAI-built chatbot, was introduced on Thursday. The feature arrives after months of speculation about the AI firm’s SearchGPT waitlist. The web search feature allows users to run a web search about a topic and get natural language results based on information sourced from va...
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Star Health Says It Received $68,000 Ransom Demand After Data Leak
Star Health said it had received a ransom demand of $68,000 from a hacker following a data breach of customers' medical records in September. The country's biggest health insurer has launched internal probes and taken legal action against Telegram and the hacker, whose website continues to share samples of customer data.
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Apple Updates iCloud Website With Dark Mode Support and Other New Features
Apple has updated its iCloud website. It now gets support for dark mode while also bringing new customisation options for choosing the colours of the home page. Additionally, the iCloud update also tweaks the design, layout and options in several of Apple’s apps such as Calendar, Photos, Notes and more.
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Google’s AI Overviews Feature Reportedly Begins Showing Ads to Some Users
Google has reportedly begun showing ads on AI Overviews, the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) Search experience powered by Gemini. Previously known as Search Generated Experience (SGE), the feature was launched in the US earlier this year. Then, in August, it was expanded to six more countries including India. And recently, the tech giant h...
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India's Star Health Sues Telegram After Hacker Accesses Chatbots to Leak Data
Top Indian insurer Star Health has sued Telegram for allegedly using chatbots on the messaging app to leak personal data and medical reports of policy holders. Star has received a temporary injunction from a court in its home state of Tamil Nadu ordering Telegram and the hacker to block any chatbots or websites in India that make available the data...
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Mozilla Hit With Privacy Complaint Over Firefox User Tracking
Mozilla's Firefox browser has been accused of tracking user behaviour on websites without consent. Vienna-based advocacy group NOYB has filed a complaint with the Austrian data protection authority.
-
Binance Announces New Feature to Onboard Global Users onto 'Tokenomics': All Details
On Thursday, September 12, Binance announced the launch of a ‘token unlock and vesting schedule’ feature. With its new feature, Binance has started displaying each token’s circulating supply, its unlocked and locked quantities and percentages, the next upcoming scheduled unlock, as well as a countdown timer. All of these are displayed next to...
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Google's Antitrust Trial Over Online Advertising Set to Begin
Google will face US antitrust prosecutors on Monday where the Justice Department will seek to show the company stifled competition in online advertising technology. Prosecutors say Google engaged in a complex scheme to dominate website advertising tools.
-
X Down? Several Users Report Outage Across the Globe, Including India
X (formerly Twitter) suffered an outage in India and globally during the early hours of Wednesday. The microblogging website, which is owned by billionaire Elon Musk, left users unable to access it or its features on both mobile and web platforms. Over 20,000 user reports were logged on a website which detects and monitors downtime activity.
-
Reliance Jio Launches Rs. 198 Plan With Unlimited 5G Data, Voice Calling and 14-Day Validity
Reliance Jio has introduced a new recharge plan for its prepaid subscribers in India. It becomes the telecommunication provider’s most affordable prepaid plan offering unlimited true 5G data albeit with limited validity. Costing Rs. 198, this recharge plan also carries other benefits such as unlimited voice calling and subscriptions to several Ji...
-
Apple Changes App Store Policy in EU After Facing Probe for Breaching Tech Laws
Apple has decided to allow developers to communicate with their customers outside its App Store. The iPhone-maker said developers will now be able to communicate and promote offers that are available anywhere, not just on their own website, from within their app.
-
Google Search Updates Content Removal and Ranking System to Combat Explicit Deepfakes
Google Search updated its removal processes and ranking systems on Wednesday to combat non-consensual fake explicit imagery, also known as deepfakes. The tech giant’s new strategy involves quickly removing explicit deepfakes and demoting websites that host such content so that this type of content does not appear high up in Search results.
-
US Priest Sues Grindr After He Was Outed And Forced To Step Down
Burrill was forced to resign from his position after the Christian news website published a story exposing his visits to gay bars and use of the dating app.
-
Apple Maps Web Beta With Support for Directions, Guides and Search Rolled Out via Public Beta
Apple Maps web interface was rolled out on Wednesday in the form of a public beta. Following this move, users can access Maps, get directions, explore cities and do much more from their browsers on smartphones and desktops. Apple says Maps on the web is currently available in limited languages and platforms, with support for more features to be add...
