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Scientists Test Nanorobots to Treat Brain Aneurysms
Scientists have created nanorobots that could revolutionise the treatment of brain aneurysms by delivering clot-forming drugs directly to the weakened vessel area, reducing the risk of stroke. These robots, smaller than blood cells, were successfully tested in rabbits. The nanobots are guided using magnetic fields and heat, which release the drug a...
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Sony Announces Layer-2 Blockchain ‘Soneium’ in Collaboration with Startale Labs
Sony is working with Startale Labs to create a layer-2 blockchain called Soneium. A blog published on the official site of Soneium said this blockchain is being designed on the basics of ‘open Internet’ to encourage the creation of decentralised landscape for entertainment, gaming, and finance sectors among others.
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Biden Surveys Site Of Collapsed US Bridge, Assures Funding To Rebuild It
President Joe Biden took an aerial tour on Friday of the collapsed Baltimore bridge that is blocking a key East Coast shipping lane, and he pledged federal help in rebuilding the span.
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'Taylor Swift' Searches Blocked On X After AI Porn Outrage
Social-media company X lifted the ban on searches for Taylor Swift Monday evening, after blocking users from searching for her following the spread of fake sexually-explicit images of the pop singer on the social media site last week.
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YouTube Begins Global Crackdown on Ad Blockers, Urges Users to Allow Ads or Subscribe to YouTube Premium
According to a report in The Verge, YouTube is expanding its efforts to render ad blockers ineffective on its site. In statement provided to the site, YouTube communications manager Christopher Lawton said that the platform has launched “a global effort” to urge users to allow ads or subscribe to YouTube Premium.
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Reddit Fined in Russia for First Time for Not Deleting 'Banned Content': Report
Russia on Tuesday fined social media site Reddit for the first time for not deleting "banned content" that it said contained "fake" information about Russia's military campaign in Ukraine, RIA reported on Tuesday, citing a Moscow court.
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New IT Rules Consider Removing Social Media Content Deemed 'Fake' by Government
The government will not permit social media platforms to host any information that it identifies as false, according to a draft proposal of new IT rules released this week. Once information was identified as such, social media platforms or other "online intermediaries" would have to "make reasonable efforts" to ensure users do not "host, display, u...
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Nepal Goes Anti-Crypto, Orders Block on All Crypto Trading Platforms
The telecom regulator of Nepal has instructed all the Internet service providers (ISPs) to remove all the crypto trading platforms from operating there. The Nepalese authorities have also instructed its residents against participating in crypto activities.
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MeitY Blocks Pakistan-Based OTT Platform's Website, Social Media Sites
The government on Monday issued directions for blocking a Pakistan-based OTT platform's website, two mobile applications, four social media accounts and smart TV app.
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Twitter Plea Against Government's Takedown Orders Adjourned by Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has adjourned the hearing of the petition filed by microblogging site Twitter against the Central government's takedown orders to December 12. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology sought time to present its arguments in the case following which Justice Krishna S Dixit adjourned the case on Wednesday.
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VLC Media Player Website Block in India Lifted After VideoLAN Issues Legal Notice to DoT, MeitY
The Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) announced that the ban on VLC Media Player’s site in India by some ISPs since February has been lifted.
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50-60% Of Tweets Asked By Government To Be Blocked Are Harmless: Twitter
Microblogging site Twitter on Monday claimed before the Karnataka High Court it was being asked by the government to block accounts, rather than just a tweet that was deemed improper, because of its political content.
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WordPress Security Plugin Wordfence Blocked Over 4.6 Million Attacks in a Month: Report
Wordfence has announced that it blocked over 4.6 million cyber attacks in a month. The attacks exploited a zero-day vulnerability and were carried out against more than 2,80,000 sites running the WPGateway plugin.
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From Blocking Citizens To Blue Ticks: China Becomes Twitter's Big Market
Even as China bars 1.4 billion citizens from Twitter, its local authorities are splurging on global advertising on the site, helping make the country the platform's fastest-growing overseas ad market and one of its largest non-U.S. revenue sources.
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VLC Media Player Blocked in India Since February for Unknown Reasons, VideoLAN Says
VLC Media Player owned by VideoLAN, has been blocked in India. The company confirmed that the platform's official website was blocked on February 13 and there is no clarity on the reason for the block. No official announcement has been made by the government over the purported block on the open-source media player's website. As per posts on Twitte...
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Scientists Test Nanorobots to Treat Brain Aneurysms
Scientists have created nanorobots that could revolutionise the treatment of brain aneurysms by delivering clot-forming drugs directly to the weakened vessel area, reducing the risk of stroke. These robots, smaller than blood cells, were successfully tested in rabbits. The nanobots are guided using magnetic fields and heat, which release the drug a...
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Sony Announces Layer-2 Blockchain ‘Soneium’ in Collaboration with Startale Labs
Sony is working with Startale Labs to create a layer-2 blockchain called Soneium. A blog published on the official site of Soneium said this blockchain is being designed on the basics of ‘open Internet’ to encourage the creation of decentralised landscape for entertainment, gaming, and finance sectors among others.
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Biden Surveys Site Of Collapsed US Bridge, Assures Funding To Rebuild It
President Joe Biden took an aerial tour on Friday of the collapsed Baltimore bridge that is blocking a key East Coast shipping lane, and he pledged federal help in rebuilding the span.
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'Taylor Swift' Searches Blocked On X After AI Porn Outrage
Social-media company X lifted the ban on searches for Taylor Swift Monday evening, after blocking users from searching for her following the spread of fake sexually-explicit images of the pop singer on the social media site last week.
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YouTube Begins Global Crackdown on Ad Blockers, Urges Users to Allow Ads or Subscribe to YouTube Premium
According to a report in The Verge, YouTube is expanding its efforts to render ad blockers ineffective on its site. In statement provided to the site, YouTube communications manager Christopher Lawton said that the platform has launched “a global effort” to urge users to allow ads or subscribe to YouTube Premium.
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Reddit Fined in Russia for First Time for Not Deleting 'Banned Content': Report
Russia on Tuesday fined social media site Reddit for the first time for not deleting "banned content" that it said contained "fake" information about Russia's military campaign in Ukraine, RIA reported on Tuesday, citing a Moscow court.
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New IT Rules Consider Removing Social Media Content Deemed 'Fake' by Government
The government will not permit social media platforms to host any information that it identifies as false, according to a draft proposal of new IT rules released this week. Once information was identified as such, social media platforms or other "online intermediaries" would have to "make reasonable efforts" to ensure users do not "host, display, u...
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Nepal Goes Anti-Crypto, Orders Block on All Crypto Trading Platforms
The telecom regulator of Nepal has instructed all the Internet service providers (ISPs) to remove all the crypto trading platforms from operating there. The Nepalese authorities have also instructed its residents against participating in crypto activities.
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MeitY Blocks Pakistan-Based OTT Platform's Website, Social Media Sites
The government on Monday issued directions for blocking a Pakistan-based OTT platform's website, two mobile applications, four social media accounts and smart TV app.
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Twitter Plea Against Government's Takedown Orders Adjourned by Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has adjourned the hearing of the petition filed by microblogging site Twitter against the Central government's takedown orders to December 12. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology sought time to present its arguments in the case following which Justice Krishna S Dixit adjourned the case on Wednesday.
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VLC Media Player Website Block in India Lifted After VideoLAN Issues Legal Notice to DoT, MeitY
The Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) announced that the ban on VLC Media Player’s site in India by some ISPs since February has been lifted.
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50-60% Of Tweets Asked By Government To Be Blocked Are Harmless: Twitter
Microblogging site Twitter on Monday claimed before the Karnataka High Court it was being asked by the government to block accounts, rather than just a tweet that was deemed improper, because of its political content.
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WordPress Security Plugin Wordfence Blocked Over 4.6 Million Attacks in a Month: Report
Wordfence has announced that it blocked over 4.6 million cyber attacks in a month. The attacks exploited a zero-day vulnerability and were carried out against more than 2,80,000 sites running the WPGateway plugin.
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From Blocking Citizens To Blue Ticks: China Becomes Twitter's Big Market
Even as China bars 1.4 billion citizens from Twitter, its local authorities are splurging on global advertising on the site, helping make the country the platform's fastest-growing overseas ad market and one of its largest non-U.S. revenue sources.
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VLC Media Player Blocked in India Since February for Unknown Reasons, VideoLAN Says
VLC Media Player owned by VideoLAN, has been blocked in India. The company confirmed that the platform's official website was blocked on February 13 and there is no clarity on the reason for the block. No official announcement has been made by the government over the purported block on the open-source media player's website. As per posts on Twitte...
