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Government Launches Hackathon To Find Solution To Tackle 'Dark Patterns' On Some Online Platforms
The award will be distributed to the five winning teams on World Consumer Rights Day on March 15, 2024.
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Are Selfies Slimmer? Study Finds Self-Portraits Influence Body Perceptions
Selfies are immensely popular on social media, with a recent study revealing they create the illusion of a slimmer appearance but don't necessarily enhance attractiveness, potentially impacting individuals with disordered eating symptoms.
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Stanford President Tessier-Lavigne Resigns After Report Found Flaws In Studies He Supervised
Stanford University President Marc Tessier-Lavigne resigns following findings of manipulation in academic research.
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Couldn't Find 'Tek Fog' On Prominent App Stores: Centre Tells Parliament
The government has taken note of news reports about alleged app 'Tek Fog' purportedly used to manipulate social media platforms, and the IT ministry has tried to locate it on prominent app stores but could not find it, Parliament was informed.
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External Review Finds Deeper Rot In World Bank 'Doing Business' Rankings
Weeks before the World Bank scrapped its flagship Doing Business rankings following a damning independent probe, a group of external advisers recommended an overhaul of the rankings to limit countries' efforts to "manipulate their scores."
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Delhi Cops Visit Twitter Offices Amid "Congress Toolkit" Row, Find No One
Delhi Police teams arrived at offices of Twitter near Delhi on Monday evening after serving notice in connection with a row over the social media site marking BJP leader Sambit Patra's tweet on a "Congress toolkit" as "manipulated media".
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Mt. Gox Founder Mark Karpeles Given Suspended Sentence by Japan Court
The court suspended the sentence for Mark Karpeles for four years, finding the French national guilty of data manipulation but innocent on charges of embezzlement, Kyodo said.
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Humans Susceptible to Emotional Manipulation by Robots: Study
The findings indicate that humans have such a strong tendency to anthropomorphise - the attribution of human traits, emotions, or intentions to non-human entities like robots.
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International Observers Find Faults With 2.5 Million Turkish Referendum Votes
Up to 2.5 million votes could have been manipulated in Sunday's Turkish referendum which ended in a tight 'Yes' vote for greater presidential powers, Alev Korun, an Austrian member of the Council of Europe observer mission, told ORF radio on Tuesday.
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Chrome to Actively Warn Mac Users Against Malware; Google Finds Bug in ESET Antivirus for Mac
Google Chrome will soon start warning macOS users about the software that attempts to modify the Chrome settings without using the API.
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Six WhatsApp Features You May Not Know About
There are many WhatsApp features that are not very obvious to use. Here are a few that you may find useful.
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Researchers Find Way To Make Wounds Heal Without Scars
By transforming the most common type of cells found in wounds into fat cells, researchers have reported finding a way to manipulate wounds to heal as regenerated skin rather than scar tissue.
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2 Videos Of JNU Event 'Manipulated,' Finds Forensic Probe: Sources
A Delhi government-ordered forensic probe of a set of video clippings of the controversial JNU event has found that two videos were "manipulated" where voices of persons not present in the clips were added.
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Volkswagen Probe Finds Manipulation Was Open Secret In Department: Report
Volkswagen's development of software to cheat diesel-emissions tests was an open secret in its engine development department, Germany's Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper said on Friday, citing results from VW's internal investigation.
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New Wave in Tech: Hacking the Brain
A new breed of neuro-hacker is finding ways to capture and manipulate brainwaves to improve health, with potential to help the severely handicapped.
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Government Launches Hackathon To Find Solution To Tackle 'Dark Patterns' On Some Online Platforms
The award will be distributed to the five winning teams on World Consumer Rights Day on March 15, 2024.
-
Are Selfies Slimmer? Study Finds Self-Portraits Influence Body Perceptions
Selfies are immensely popular on social media, with a recent study revealing they create the illusion of a slimmer appearance but don't necessarily enhance attractiveness, potentially impacting individuals with disordered eating symptoms.
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Stanford President Tessier-Lavigne Resigns After Report Found Flaws In Studies He Supervised
Stanford University President Marc Tessier-Lavigne resigns following findings of manipulation in academic research.
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Couldn't Find 'Tek Fog' On Prominent App Stores: Centre Tells Parliament
The government has taken note of news reports about alleged app 'Tek Fog' purportedly used to manipulate social media platforms, and the IT ministry has tried to locate it on prominent app stores but could not find it, Parliament was informed.
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External Review Finds Deeper Rot In World Bank 'Doing Business' Rankings
Weeks before the World Bank scrapped its flagship Doing Business rankings following a damning independent probe, a group of external advisers recommended an overhaul of the rankings to limit countries' efforts to "manipulate their scores."
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Delhi Cops Visit Twitter Offices Amid "Congress Toolkit" Row, Find No One
Delhi Police teams arrived at offices of Twitter near Delhi on Monday evening after serving notice in connection with a row over the social media site marking BJP leader Sambit Patra's tweet on a "Congress toolkit" as "manipulated media".
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Mt. Gox Founder Mark Karpeles Given Suspended Sentence by Japan Court
The court suspended the sentence for Mark Karpeles for four years, finding the French national guilty of data manipulation but innocent on charges of embezzlement, Kyodo said.
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Humans Susceptible to Emotional Manipulation by Robots: Study
The findings indicate that humans have such a strong tendency to anthropomorphise - the attribution of human traits, emotions, or intentions to non-human entities like robots.
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International Observers Find Faults With 2.5 Million Turkish Referendum Votes
Up to 2.5 million votes could have been manipulated in Sunday's Turkish referendum which ended in a tight 'Yes' vote for greater presidential powers, Alev Korun, an Austrian member of the Council of Europe observer mission, told ORF radio on Tuesday.
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Chrome to Actively Warn Mac Users Against Malware; Google Finds Bug in ESET Antivirus for Mac
Google Chrome will soon start warning macOS users about the software that attempts to modify the Chrome settings without using the API.
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Six WhatsApp Features You May Not Know About
There are many WhatsApp features that are not very obvious to use. Here are a few that you may find useful.
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Researchers Find Way To Make Wounds Heal Without Scars
By transforming the most common type of cells found in wounds into fat cells, researchers have reported finding a way to manipulate wounds to heal as regenerated skin rather than scar tissue.
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2 Videos Of JNU Event 'Manipulated,' Finds Forensic Probe: Sources
A Delhi government-ordered forensic probe of a set of video clippings of the controversial JNU event has found that two videos were "manipulated" where voices of persons not present in the clips were added.
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Volkswagen Probe Finds Manipulation Was Open Secret In Department: Report
Volkswagen's development of software to cheat diesel-emissions tests was an open secret in its engine development department, Germany's Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper said on Friday, citing results from VW's internal investigation.
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New Wave in Tech: Hacking the Brain
A new breed of neuro-hacker is finding ways to capture and manipulate brainwaves to improve health, with potential to help the severely handicapped.
