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Microsoft revamps its blue screen of death for Windows 11
The infamous error message will be shorter and less alarming than it previously was.
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Apple hit with a hefty fine over abusing its dominant position
Apple was hit with a 150 million euro ($162.42 million)fine by French antitrust regulators on Monday for abusing its dominant position in mobile app advertising on its devices between 2021 and 2023 thanks to a privacy control tool.
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De-cluttering your devices may make you less anxious, survey reveals
The average person can’t go a full day without receiving a notification on their device, and this may be causing more harm than good.
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Will your next computer be biological?
It's an idea that has been around for years and is now starting to become a reality.
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14-year-old class action: accused of overcharging advertisers, Google agrees to pay $100M
Google has agreed to pay $100 million in cash to settle a long-running lawsuit claiming it overcharged advertisers.
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TikTok removes “chubby filter” after massive backlash
A filter that makes you look overweight has been removed from TikTok after sparking a lot of controversy.
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TikTok’s ADHD videos can be massively misleading
A new study has highlighted the perils of diagnosing illnesses via social media.
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NASA astronauts Butch and Suni return to Earth: “what a ride"
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams returned to Earth in a SpaceX capsule on Tuesday.
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Alphabet buys cybersec firm Wiz in its biggest-ever purchase
Google’s parent company Alphabet has announced its largest-ever acquisition, buying cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32 billion.
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Apple loses German antitrust appeal
Apple lost an appeal on Tuesday against a regulatory assessment that opens the iPhone maker up to stricter controls in Germany, the Federal Court of Justice ruled on Tuesday, following years of debate over the company's market position.
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EU countries file complaint against Russia over ongoing satellite interference
Eight European countries have filed a complaint with the United Nations (UN) over ongoing interference with satellite communication by Russia.
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Google has to compensate Proxistore for blocking ad campaigns
A Belgian court has ordered Google to pay €76 million to Proxistore, a company specializing in online ad campaigns.
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Google may also have received a TCN from the UK government
Senator Ron Wyden’s office (D-Ore) recently received word that Google might have obtained a Technical Capabilities Notice (TCN) from the United Kingdom’s government to weaken its encryption.
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OpenAI and Google ask Trump to waive copyright laws to train AI models
OpenAI and Google have asked the United States government to allow the use of copyrighted material to train their AI models.
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Is the future of work being built for man or machine?
Since the release of ChatGPT, much of the discussion about the future of work has focused on AI's technological capabilities and the potential impact they might have on the workplace.
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Huawei tried to bribe 15 former members of the European Parliament, sources say
Belgian law enforcement authorities have launched a major corruption investigation into the Chinese tech company Huawei.
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BeReal lives: Japan is giving the “anti-Instagram” app a second chance at life
The “anti-Instagram” app that seemingly died in 2023 is getting a second chance at life. Gen Z Japanese users, in particular, appreciate the authenticity of apps like BeReal.
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Community Notes work on social media under one condition
A new study suggests the content moderation tool adopted by Elon Musk and Meta can work, but not by itself.
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X outage appears to ease, Downdetector shows
An outage on Elon Musk's social media platform X appeared to ease after thousands of users in the US and the UK reported glitches.
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Trump says US talking to four different groups on TikTok sale
US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that his administration was in touch with four different groups about the sale of the Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok and that all options were good.
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