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Louder and easier to locate: Apple releases new AirTag
After five years, Apple has finally upgraded its controversial device, the AirTag.
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More than 450 tech workers, including cyber leaders, sign petition urging companies to end ICE contracts
Hundreds of US tech workers, including senior cybersecurity execs from Cloudflare, Akamai, Okta, CrowdStrike, and SentinelOne, have signed a petition urging their sector to end contracts and cooperation with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
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Amazon’s satellites are bright enough to disrupt astronomical research
Amazon’s new fleet of internet-beaming satellites may be bright enough to interfere with astronomical observations, a study has found.
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Microsoft told to stop tracking children in Europe
A European data protection watchdog has secured a win against Microsoft after finding that the big tech company “acted unlawfully.”
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Is TikTok’s data privacy update bad news for immigrants and LGBTQ+?
TikTok has finally become a US entity, but users worry that the updated privacy policy may endanger vulnerable users, such as members of the LGBTQ+ community and undocumented immigrants.
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How can you protect your grandma from Nigerian Prince messages?
With more elaborate scams circulating, how can older people avoid becoming victims?
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Who does Erato love? Advanced imaging uncovers hidden inscriptions and graffiti in Pompeii
A love note, a gladiatorial combat scene, a barrage of insults and everyday confessions have emerged on a wall in Pompeii, thanks to new imaging technology that has revealed nearly 80 previously unseen inscriptions.
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China puts robot officers on the streets to control traffic and issue parking tickets
Police in Chinese cities are deploying AI-powered humanoid robots that assist with traffic management. “Intelligent Police Unit R001,” dubbed “RoboCop” by local media, is touted to detect violations in real time and warn offenders on-site.
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Putin ties tech sovereignty to the war against Ukraine as Sberbank buys 41.9% of Element
Sberbank, Russia's biggest bank turned technology conglomerate, has taken a major stake in leading electronics producer Element, as Moscow pushes for sovereignty in the production of the high-tech components needed for the war in Ukraine.
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Traveling from Heathrow? Keep those liquids and laptops in your bags
Passengers will no longer be forced to dig around in their hand luggage to extract shampoos, water bottles and laptops when travelling through security at Heathrow, Europe's busiest airport, thanks to new specialist scanners.
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OpenAI's secret hardware to launch this year
Maybe the $6.4 billion that OpenAI spent on Jony Ive’s company was money well spent after all.
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Danish boycott app targeting US goods surges amid Greenland row
Danish shoppers are using the barcode-scanning tool, UdenUSA, to identify and boycott American goods, as tensions over Donald Trump’s threats to invade Greenland rise.
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Greenlandic influencers mock Trump: “I have something he will never have”
Greenlanders are using social media to mock Donald Trump and reject his plans to annex the autonomous island. And they’re doing it in the most hilarious way.
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“Stop with the sass:” Alexa+ hallucinates to the point of gaslighting users
You can now argue with your AI assistant as if it were a real person.
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Europe plans to phase out high-risk suppliers and China's Huawei isn't happy
The EU plans to phase out components and equipment from high-risk suppliers in critical sectors, according to a draft proposal released by Brussels on Tuesday - a move criticised by China's Huawei, which is set to be among the companies affected.
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European social platform W is coming. Will users leave X for it?
Europe is set to launch its own social media platform, W, which is envisioned as a better alternative to Elon Musk’s X. However, the cases of Bluesky and Mastodon illustrate how hard it is to make users break up with X.
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Verizon changes policy on locked smartphones
It will take at least a year for new TracFone users to get their phones unlocked.
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Nova Launcher is making a comeback, possibly with ads
Nova Launcher is here to stay. Instabridge, the company that acquired Nova Launcher last year, has promised to keep the Android launcher alive for the community. However, changes might be inevitable.
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NASA is sending your names to the moon: here’s how to join the Artemis II crew
If you ever wanted your name in lights, well, today might be your last chance, as NASA is sending 1.5 million people’s names into space. Yours could be there, too.
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Europeans set to launch an alternative to X. It’s called W
European organizations are about to launch their own social media platform, W, amid rising tensions with the United States.
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