The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has issued orders against the top five e-commerce platforms for selling car seat belt alarm stopper clips. Authorities found that such clips were being blatantly sold on several e-commerce platforms. The clips compromise the life and safety of consumers by stopping the alarm beep …
Read More »Data Breach in US Exposes Personal Information of 2,37,000 Federal Employees
The personal information of 237,000 current and former federal government employees has been exposed in a data breach at the US Transportation Department (USDOT), sources briefed on the matter said on Friday. The breach hit systems for processing TRANServe transit benefits that reimburse government employees for some commuting costs. It …
Read More »Google Being Probed in India for In-App Payment Breaches After Complaints From Match, Local Startups
India’s competition watchdog has begun an inquiry into Google after some companies alleged the service fee the US firm charges for in-app payments breaches an earlier antitrust directive, a regulatory order seen by Reuters showed on Friday. Tinder-owner Match Group and Indian startups have asked the watchdog to investigate Google’s …
Read More »Amazon Could Benefit From Legal Loophole Which Italy’s AGCM Is Trying to Work On
Italy’s competition watchdog AGCM is trying to close a legal loophole that has allowed several companies to evade antitrust fines and may help Amazon in an ongoing appeal, a legal expert and two sources told Reuters. The European Commission is closely following the matter, which has potential implications for a …
Read More »Spotify Removes Many AI-Generated Songs After Universal Music Noted Suspicious Bot Activities
Spotify, in an attempt to control the proliferation of computer-generated music on its platform, removed seven percent of the songs published by AI music company, Boomy. The move from Spotify came after Universal Music nudged the Swedish music mammoth about having noticed suspicious activities picking pace around Boomy’s content, especially …
Read More »WhatsApp for Wear OS With Chat and Voice Messages Support Reportedly in Testing: Details
WhatsApp is reportedly testing its much-awaited Wear OS app for compatible smartwatches. The feature was spotted in the latest WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.10.10 version. It is reportedly rolling out to select WhatsApp for Android beta testers via Google Play Store. With the latest beta update, the app is said …
Read More »Stranger Things Season 5 Production Halted Due to Hollywood Writers’ Strike
Production on the fifth and final season of Stranger Things has been delayed, owing to the ongoing Hollywood writers’ strike. In a tweet, co-creators Matt and Ross Duffer confirmed that they stand in solidarity with the strike and hope that a fair deal is reached soon. The rules set by …
Read More »AI Pioneer Defines It as a ‘More Urgent’ Threat to Humanity Than Climate Change
Artificial intelligence could pose a “more urgent” threat to humanity than climate change, AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton told Reuters in an interview on Friday. Geoffrey Hinton, widely known as one of the “godfathers of AI”, recently announced he had quit Alphabet after a decade at the firm, saying he wanted …
Read More »Meta Hired Team Responsible for Building AI Networking Tech at Graphcore
Meta Platforms has hired an Oslo-based team that until late last year was building artificial-intelligence networking technology at British chip unicorn Graphcore. A Meta spokesperson confirmed the hirings in response to a request for comment, after Reuters identified 10 people whose LinkedIn profiles said they worked at Graphcore until December 2022 …
Read More »iPhone Sales Up 1.5 Percent as Apple’s Quarterly Revenue Beats Expectations After Making Inroads in India
Apple’s results beat expectations on Thursday, showing off the tech giant’s resilience in a slowing global economy thanks to better-than-expected iPhone sales and notable inroads in India and other newer markets. Shares of the largest U.S. company by market value rose 2 percent after Apple exceeded Wall Street’s expectations for …
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