Microsoft Agrees to Pay $20 Million Civil Penalty for Alleged Violations of Children’s Privacy Laws
The Justice Department, together with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), announced today that the United States has resolved a case against Microsoft Corp. regarding its practices for collecting and retaining personal information from children who use Microsoft’s Xbox Live service.
Over 6k Subreddits Go Dark To Protest Reddit’s New API Pricing
Following the upcoming application programming interface (API) pricing changes at the social discussion platform Reddit, more than 6,000 subreddits have gone dark, including many of the platform's most-subscribed communities such as r/funny, r/aww, r/gaming, r/music, and r/science, meaning these communities are no longer publicly accessible,...
Google Making ‘Paginated Mode’ Default On Docs For Android
Google has announced that it is making the 'paginated mode' default on Docs for Android.
Ex-Samsung Executive Indicted For Stealing Trade Secrets To Build Chip Plant In China
A former senior executive of Samsung Electronics has been arrested and indicted for stealing the chip giant's trade secrets to build a copycat chip plant in China, prosecutors said on Monday.
Over 60k Android Apps Found Secretly Installing Adware For Last 6 Months
For the past six months, more than 60,000 Android apps disguised as legitimate applications have quietly installed adware on mobile devices while remaining undetected.
Windows 11 Gets New App Privacy Settings, Glanceable VPN Feature & More
Microsoft has introduced new security features for Windows 11, including new app privacy settings and a glanceable VPN.
Apple May Open Applications For Vision Pro Developer Kit Next Month
Apple will reportedly open applications for the Vision Pro developer kit in July.
AI May Help Predict Cybersickness In VR Users
Artificial Intelligence (AI) could be used to help combat nausea, headaches, and dizziness among virtual reality (VR) users and make the technology more accessible, according to a new study.
Hackers Impersonate Crypto News Journalists, Steal $3 Million
A hacking group called 'Pink Drainer' has been impersonating journalists in phishing attacks in order to compromise Discord and Twitter accounts and steal cryptocurrency.
Microsoft Announces Starfield Xbox Controller, New Series S Console With 1TB SSD & More
Microsoft has introduced the Starfield Limited Edition wireless controller and headset, Xbox Series S in Carbon Black color with 1TB of storage, and much more.
Twitter Refuses To Pay Google Cloud Bill, Trust And Safety Services At Risk
Twitter has reportedly refused to pay Google Cloud bills as its contract comes up for renewal this month.
WhatsApp Rolling Out Redesigned Emoji Keyboard On Android Beta
WhatsApp is rolling out a redesigned emoji keyboard to some beta testers on Android.
Meta Rolling Out AI Chatbot Trained On Internal Data To Employees
Meta is reportedly rolling out an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot 'Metamate' to its employees, which is trained on internal data.
Twitter’s New Update To Only Let Blue Users Send DMs To Non-Followers
Elon Musk on Monday said that Twitter will "hopefully" roll out a new update this week, which will limit the ability to send DMs to people who don't follow you to Blue users.
Reddit Stands Firm On API Changes, Despite Developer Protests
Social discussion forum Reddit CEO Steve Huffman has hosted an AMA (Ask Me Anything) session to discuss the platform's controversial API changes and confirmed that Reddit is not planning to revive its coming API pricing changes that have caused multiple developers to announce they will...
LinkedIn Introduces AI Copy Suggestion Feature For Ad Creatives
LinkedIn has introduced an AI-generated Copy Suggestions tool that uses generative AI to create high-performing intro text and headlines for ad creatives by leveraging data from an advertiser's LinkedIn Page.
Microsoft’s New Feature To Let Users React To Comments In Word
Microsoft is introducing a new feature in Word that will let users react to comments like the reactions feature in Outlook.
WhatsApp Rolling Out New Interface For Group Settings Screen On iOS
WhatsApp is reportedly rolling out a new interface for a group setting screen on iOS.
Google Patches New Chrome Zero-Day Flaw Used In Exploit
Google has issued a security update for the Chrome web browser to address the third zero-day vulnerability exploited by hackers this year.
Microsoft Launches Voice Chat Feature To AI-Powered Bing Chat
Microsoft has launched a new 'voice chat' feature to its AI-powered Bing Chat on the desktop, which will let users talk to the AI chatbot by clicking on the microphone icon in the Bing Chatbox.
