Amazon Sues 10,000 Facebook Group Admins Over Fake Reviews
Amazon on Tuesday said it has filed legal action against the administrators of more than 10,000 Facebook groups that attempt to orchestrate fake reviews on the platform in exchange for money or free products. The e-commerce giant said that it will use information discovered in...
Apple To Slow Down Hiring For 2023: Report
Apple has reportedly become the next Big Tech company to slow down hiring for 2023 owing to tough global macroeconomic conditions. The hiring changes at Apple will not affect all the teams but some verticals will see decreased hiring activities next year, according to Bloomberg....
Uber To Compensate Disabled Riders After Federal Settlement
Uber has settled with the US Department of Justice over allegations that it discriminated against disabled passengers.
Snapchat Rolls Out Chat And Video Calling Feature On Web
Snapchat on Monday announced to bring features like chatting and video calling to the desktop through a new web app for the first time. Snapchat for Web is a new way for “our community to stay connected through our camera when they’re at their computers,”...
US Govt ‘Tracking’ Millions Of People With Cell Phone Location Data
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) used huge volumes of people’s cell phone location information quietly extracted from smartphone apps to track their movements on a scale not previously known, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) claimed on Monday. The ACLU published thousands of pages...
Russia Fines Google $370 Million For Hosting Banned Videos
Russia has imposed a fine of $358 million (21 billion rubles) on Google LLC for failing to restrict access to information considered prohibited in the country. According to an announcement by Roskomnadzor, Russia’s internet watchdog, Google, and its subsidiary YouTube have failed to remove the...
Google Authenticator Removes “Click to reveal PIN” Feature
Last May, Google introduced the relatively minor “Click to reveal PIN” feature, which hides all two-factor authentication codes from view, allowing users to reveal only the codes they want to use. It seemed like a fairly innocuous inclusion, considering that 2FA codes change every 30...
Play Points To Let Users Score Discounts On Google Store Products
Google has started rolling out a new programme to the Play Store that will let users use their Play Points toward purchases on the Google Store.
Monkeypox Cases Likely Undercounted: Fauci
The monkeypox case is likely undercounted, said top US infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci, emphasizing the need to take the disease more seriously. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has tracked at least 1,814 probable or confirmed cases, while more than...
China To Launch First Solar Probe In October
China will launch, in October, its first solar probe, which aims to study the relationships between the solar magnetic field, solar flares, and coronal mass ejections (CMEs), the media reported. Solar flares are intense light bursts, while coronal mass ejections involve the release of huge...
Google Play To Hide App Permissions, Makes Developers Responsible For Data Collection
Google is set to no longer show permissions it automatically gathers from apps on its Play Store, giving developers control over what they wish to disclose to users on data collection.
US Aims To Crackdown On VPN Service Providers
The US lawmakers have now asked the Lina Khan-led Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to address abusive and deceptive data practices by hundreds of companies providing Virtual Private Network (VPN) services for individuals. However, said the lawmakers, the consumer VPN industry is rife with deceptive advertising...
Nasa’s James Telescope Reveals Stunning Images Of Jupiter, Its Moon
After releasing stunning colored images of thousands of galaxies in our universe, NASA has now unveiled outstanding images of Jupiter and spectra of several asteroids taken by the James Webb Space Telescope.
Musk Texted Parag Agrawal Before Terminating $44 Billion Twitter Deal
Elon Musk has reportedly texted microblogging platform Twitter's CEO Parag Agarwal Ned Segal before pulling out of the $44 billion acquisition deal.
Amazon Sees $12 Billion Worth Sales On Prime Day Globally
Amazon saw sales worth at least $12 billion (according to third-party estimates) during its Prime Day event in the US and 15 more countries on July 12-13. It was the first Amazon Prime Day event under the new CEO Andy Jassy who took over from...
Microsoft Delays Policy To Ban Commercial Open Source Apps
Microsoft has delayed the enforcement of its policy that was set to go into effect on July 16, to ban commercial open source apps which had left developers worried.
Amazon Agrees To Address Anti-Trust Concerns To Avoid EU Fines
Amazon has agreed to address competition concerns over its use of non-public marketplace seller data in Europe along with a possible bias in granting sellers access to its ‘Buy Box’ and ‘Prime’ programme, the European Commission said on Thursday. The Commission is now seeking feedback...
Facebook Tests Way To Add Up To 5 Profiles Via Single Account
Social media giant Facebook has confirmed that it is testing a way for users to have up to five separate profiles tied to a single account. The platform said the test allows users to dedicate different profiles to specific groups they want to connect with,...
Musk’s Dad Confirms Secret Second Child With His Stepdaughter
Tech billionaire Elon Musk‘s father, Errol Musk, has claimed he’s had a second unplanned child with his 35-year-old stepdaughter, Jana Bezuidenhout. In an interview with The Sun, Errol, 76, told he welcomed a daughter with 35-year-old Bezuidenhout three years ago. It emerged in 2018 that...
Non-Game Apps Now Dominate Apple App Store For 1st Time
As global downloads of games and non-games apps reached 35 billion in the second quarter of this year, the spending on apps has overtaken games on Apple App Store for the first time ever in the US. According to Sensor Tower, spending on non-games has...
