US Bill To Allow Parents To Sue Social Media Over Child Addiction Fails
California lawmakers have rejected a much-anticipated bill allowing parents to sue social media platforms over their addictive features for kids has failed in the legislature. The Social Media Platform Duty to Children Act (AB 2408) failed to pass out of committee for a full state…
Zoom Installer Flaw Can Give Attackers Root Access To Mac: Report
A security researcher has found a way that an attacker could leverage the macOS version of Zoom to gain access to the entire operating system. According to The Verge, details of the exploit were released in a presentation by Mac security specialist Patrick Wardle at…
Youtube Plans To Launch Streaming Video Service
YouTube is planning to launch an online store for streaming video services, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. The company has renewed talks with entertainment companies about participating in the platform, which it is referring to internally as a “channel store”, the report said,…
Telegram Brings New Update A Day After Blaming Apple For Delay
A day after Pavel Durov said an update had been in Apple’s app review for two weeks, the Telegram CEO and founder has now released the feature. According to Durov, the new update comes packed with emoji-related features. However, one is missing because the tech…
Hyundai To Spend $424 Million To Build AI Research Centre In The US
Hyundai Motor said on Friday it will spend $424 million to build artificial intelligence (AI) research center in the US to bolster its edge in robotics technology, an area it cites as a key future growth driver. Hyundai Motor, Kia, and Hyundai Mobis — Hyundai’s…
Google Fined $40 Million For Misleading Users On Android Location Tracking
The Federal Court in Australia on Friday ordered Google to pay over $40 million in penalties for making misleading representations to consumers about the collection and use of their personal location data on Android phones. According to Australia’s Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC), the data…
Samsung Heir Lee Granted Special Presidential Pardon
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Friday granted his first special pardons to Samsung heir Lee Jae-Yong, Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-bin, and 1,691 others on the occasion of next week’s Liberation Day anniversary. The government announced the pardons to be effective from Liberation Day…
Teen Girls Find It More Difficult To Give Up Social Media Than Boys
Teen girls find it more difficult to quit social media platforms like TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube than teen boys, according to a new survey by the Pew Research Center in the US. When asked about the idea of giving up social media, 54 per…
Facebook Sees Massive Drop In Teen Usage In Last 7 Years
A new survey of American teenagers (ages 13 to 17) by the Pew Research Center has revealed a worrying trend for Facebook as the share of teens who use the social media platform has plummeted from 71 percent in 2014-15 to 32 percent as of…
US Govt Will Pay You $10 Million For Info On Conti Ransomware Members
The U.S. State Department announced a $10 million reward for information on Conti ransomware members, including showing the face of one of the members for the first time. Conti is extremely damaging ransomware due to the speed with which encrypts data and spreads to other…
Hyundai To Recall Over 70k Vehicles Over Faulty Parts
Hyundai Motor will voluntarily recall more than 70,000 vehicles to fix faulty components, the Transport Ministry said on Thursday. Hyundai is recalling 70,582 units of six models that include the Xcient QZ heavy-duty truck and the County bus, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport…
Now Use Meta Portal Smart Displays As 2nd Screen With Duet Display
Meta has introduced support for the Duet Display app, which lets users turn their Meta Portal Plus (Gen 2) and Meta Portal Go into a second display for Mac or PC when they are not on video calls.
SpaceX’s Starship Won’t Take 1st Flight In August: Report
The much-awaited first orbital test flight of SpaceX‘s Starship vehicle will not lift off this month as it has not yet received the necessary launch clearance, the media reported. Earlier, the launch was scheduled for July, later it was shifted to August. On August 2,…
Tesla’s Self-Driving Tech’s ‘Failure’ To Detect Kids On Road Sparks Row
After a road test on Tesla’s self-driving technology found that its Full Self-Driving (FSD) technology allegedly failed to detect children on the road, reports now surface that the test was a “smear campaign started by a California billionaire running for Senate” as the driver “never…
Microsoft Open Sources Its 3D Emoji For Creators
Microsoft is open sourcing more than 1,500 of its 3D emoji, making them accessible for creators to remix and build upon. Almost all of Microsoft’s 1,538 emoji library will be available on Figma and GitHub in a move that Microsoft hopes will encourage more creativity…
Microsoft Fixes 141 Bugs, Including 2 Zero-Day Vulnerabilities
Microsoft has released patches for 141 bugs in its August 2022 Patch update, including two previously undisclosed (zero-day) flaws, of which one is actively being exploited. The total patch count for the August 2022 Patch update includes 20 flaws in Edge that Microsoft had previously…
Apple Pay Arrives In Malaysia
Apple has launched its Apple Pay service in Malaysia and customers can now use Apple Pay with their iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad, and Mac. Thousands of retailers will accept Apple Pay, with support from some of Malaysia’s most established banks across major credit and debit…
Hackers Exploited Crypto Platform Renbridge To Launder $540 Million
More than half a billion dollars have been laundered in crypto assets originating from theft, fraud, ransomware and various other types of criminal activity since 2020, a new report has revealed. The report by Blockchain analysis group Elliptic said one cross-chain bridge in particular —…
Facebook Making Money Via White Supremacist Groups: Report
Facebook is making money via white supremacist groups, serving ads on searches for dangerous groups like “Ku Klux Klan” despite a ban on such content on the platform. A report by the Tech Transparency Project revealed that more than 80 white supremacist groups have a…
Disney+Hotstar Adds 8.3 Million Subscribers
Disney+Hotstar has added 8.3 million subscribers in the company’s third fiscal quarter which ended on July 2. The Walt Disney Company also updated subscriber guidance for Disney+ Hotstar, to up to 80 million subscribers by the end of its fiscal 2024. “We intend to refine…
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