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AirPods Pro 2 To Feature USB-C Charging Port

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Apple has been working on several improvements to its audio-related products that could adapt to the needs and demands of their customers. Reports suggest that the new AirPods Pro 2 could likely arrive with a universal connector replacing the lightning port with USB Type-C. This change comes in line with the brand’s plan to be …

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iPhone 15 to launch with single eSIM version in more countries

In just a few months, Apple will unveil its latest generation of mobile phones, and the iPhone 15 series promises to bring some exciting new features. According to reports, the dynamic island – a multimedia element – will be available on all versions of the phone, including the iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Max, iPhone 15 …

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Unlock the Latest 21 Emojis on WhatsApp for Android and iOS

WhatsApp, the popular messaging application, has recently updated its platform on all smartphones worldwide. The update includes various novelties, such as the ability to easily transform an image from your iPhone into a sticker, making your messaging experience smoother and faster. One of the main novelties is the addition of 21 new emojis to the …

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Julian Gil’s Fiancee Valeria Marín Hospitalized

Julián Gil, the Argentine actor and host of “Sit Who Can” had a hard time after separating from Marjorie de Sousa and getting into a conflict about his son. However, in February 2020, he met Valeria Marín, and a new opportunity opened up for him. Both of them confirmed their relationship with a social media …

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How to Send Lengthy Messages Without Typing on the App

WhatsApp brings new functions with version 23.5.78 for iPhones, including the ability to extract texts from images, books and other external objects. Users can now copy phrases, words or long texts and transcribe them immediately in WhatsApp without the need for additional programs or external tools. This new feature allows users to send long messages …

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How to Hide Your Online Status in WhatsApp Business

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If you’re using WhatsApp Business to communicate with customers, you may want to keep your online status private. Luckily, there’s a quick and easy way to hide your online status while still being able to chat with customers. Step-by-Step Guide To hide your online status in WhatsApp Business, follow these steps: 1. Open WhatsApp Business …

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The Government will have the first results of the AI regulation in November

The Government will have the first results of the AI regulation in November

The Government plans to launch within a month the invitation to companies to participate in the technical tests of the test bed of the European regulation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) with the aim of having the first conclusions “probably” in November. The Secretary of State for Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence, Carme Artigas, explained in an …

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Our comic: Make way for generative AI

Our comic: Make way for generative AI

AI-powered generative chatbots, of course, can’t be sincere. However, they can fake authenticity very well, and they will do better and better. According to Marxist doctrine (of the Groucho type), it follows that the creators and controllers of the new generation of such tools have a sure winner in hand. The machine learning business was …

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5G rollout to slow down if economic difficulties continue

5G rollout to slow down if economic difficulties continue

The deployment of pure or ‘stand alone’ (SA) 5G on a commercial scale will slow down during the first half of 2023 if “economic difficulties” continue despite the penetration of subscriptions to this technology increases the revenues of operators. According to a report published by the consultancy Counterpoint, 42 global operators have deployed 5G SA …

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Another Chinese technology adds to AI fever with ‘app’ similar to ChatGPT

Another Chinese technology adds to AI fever with 'app' similar to ChatGPT

Chinese cybersecurity company 360 announced it will launch its own ChatGPT-like artificial intelligence (AI) app just hours after a similar announcement by Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Chinese’ Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU), which in turn followed in the footsteps of Google and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT). The firm, based in Beijing and popular in China for its browsers and antivirus, added to …

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ChatGPT breaks record for fastest user growth in history

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ChatGPT, OpenAI’s popular chatbot, is estimated to have reached 100 million monthly active users in January, just two months after its launch, making it the fastest-growing consumer app in history, according to a UBS study (SIX:UBSG) published on Wednesday. The report, which cites data from analytics firm Similarweb (NYSE):SMWB), notes that an average of about …

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North Korea fires two ballistic missiles, raises tension, South Korea says

North Korea fires two ballistic missiles, raises tension, South Korea says

North Korea fired two ballistic missiles into the sea off the eastern coast of the Korean peninsula on Sunday, South Korea and Japan said, prompting South Korea’s presidential office to “strongly condemn” Pyongyang over the escalation of tension. According to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, the two medium-range missiles flew about 500 kilometers. Japanese …

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US investigates Elon Musk’s Neuralink for animal testing

EXCLUSIVE: US investigates Elon Musk's Neuralink for animal testing

Elon Musk’s medical device company Neuralink is being investigated by the federal state for possible animal welfare violations, following internal complaints from staff that its animal tests are rushing in, causing unnecessary suffering and deaths, according to documents reviewed by Reuters and sources familiar with the company’s investigation and operations. Neuralink Corp is developing a …

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A railway strike paralyzes trains in Austria

A railway strike paralyzes trains in Austria

The workers of the state railway company Austrian Federal Trains (ÖBB) have started an unusual 24-hour strike on Monday to demand a wage increase of 12%, higher than the 8.4% proposed by the employers. “Rail services are suspended throughout Austria. We ask that you choose alternative travel options. Due to the all-day strike, there may …

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Renfe issues 2.2 million free Cercanías and Media Distancia passes

Renfe issues 2.2 million free Cercanías and Media Distancia passes

Renfe has issued 2.2 million free Cercanías, Rodalies and Media Distancia passes since they were made available to citizens on August 24. Of the total number of tickets purchased, 71% (1.6 million) are season tickets to travel in the different Cercanías, Rodalies and Cercanías Ancho Métrico nuclei, while the remaining 29% (627,000) are for Medium …

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Duchess Meghan pauses Spotify podcast during mourning for Queen Elizabeth

Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has paused new episodes of her Spotify (NYSE: SPOT ) podcast during the official mourning period for Queen Elizabeth, according to an alert from the platform on Monday. Earlier, her husband, Prince Harry, paid a very personal tribute to the late queen, saying how he appreciated the time she had spent with …

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They cheer and applaud climber Elnaz Rekabi on her return to Iran

 Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi, who caused controversy by competing in an international tournament without a headscarf, has returned to Iran to the cheers of her fans, reiterating in comments to state media that climbed without the hijab inadvertently. Video footage showed Rekabi, 33, scaling a wall without her head covered while competing in South Korea …

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Musk: SpaceX can no longer pay more for Starlink in Ukraine

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has told the Pentagon that it can no longer afford to subsidize Ukraine’s use of its Starlink satellite internet service, according to CNN. The network cited a series of documents sent to the Department of Defense last month, around the time that Ukrainian forces began reporting Starlink service outages in territories they …

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France expresses “deep concern” over the detention of citizens with dual nationality in Nicaragua

French authorities on Thursday expressed “deep concern” over the arrest in Nicaragua of two women with French and Nicaraguan citizenship, accused of conspiracy and spreading false news. Jeannine Horvilleur and Ana Álvarez Horvilleur are the wife and daughter, respectively, of Nicaraguan opposition leader Javier Álvarez, who fled the country and now lives in Costa Rica. Both …

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Russia successfully launches a navigation satellite – Interfax

Russia launched its Soyuz-2.1b rocket with the GLONASS-K navigation system on Monday from a cosmodrome in the north of the country, the Interfax news agency reported, based on information from the Defense Ministry. “Space Forces combat crews … successfully launched a Soyuz-2.1b medium-class launch vehicle with the GLONASS-K space navigation system,” the agency quoted the …

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SpaceX launches a cosmonaut with the new NASA crew to the space station

Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX launched the International Space Station’s next long-duration crew for NASA on Wednesday, including a cosmonaut, along with two Americans and a Japanese astronaut. The SpaceX launch vehicle, consisting of a Falcon 9 rocket topped with a Crew Dragon capsule dubbed the Endurance, blasted off in clear skies at noon local …

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SpaceX launches a cosmonaut with the new NASA crew to the space station

Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX launched the International Space Station’s next long-duration crew for NASA on Wednesday, including a cosmonaut, along with two Americans and a Japanese astronaut. The SpaceX launch vehicle, consisting of a Falcon 9 rocket topped with a Crew Dragon capsule dubbed the Endurance, blasted off in clear skies at noon local …

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Latest prison riot in Ecuador leaves at least 11 injured

A prison riot in Ecuador’s coastal city of Guayaquil left at least 11 inmates and policemen injured on Wednesday, prison authority SNAI said in a preliminary report, shortly after this week. a deadly confrontation occurred in another prison in the Andean country. Violence has plagued Ecuador’s prison system since early last year, resulting in hundreds …

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Technology and mining drive European stock markets

European stocks rose on Friday, with Wall Street’s overnight rally boosting European peers, despite sentiment weighing on concerns about the path of interest rate rises. and rising energy costs. The pan-European STOXX 600 index was up 0.4%, although headed for a weekly drop of 0.5%. German consumer confidence is set to hit an all-time low …

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Facebook whistleblower launches organization to attack social media harm

Facebook (NASDAQ: META ) whistleblower Frances Haugen announced on Thursday that she is creating a non-profit organization that will seek solutions to the harm created by social media. The former product manager at Facebook, now called Meta Platforms, made headlines last year after coming to light as the source of thousands of leaked internal documents she said …

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Why Apple rose 1.5% on Tuesday despite the market crash

 AAPL ) rose 1.5% on Tuesday after the Cupertino-based company said it would raise prices on the App Store in Europe. Starting October 5, 2022, app prices and in-app purchases (excluding auto-renewing subscriptions) on the App Store will increase in Chile, Egypt, Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, Poland, South Korea South, Sweden, Vietnam, and all territories that use …

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Is the Mobile World Congress in danger again?

There are already 5 tech giants that have announced that they will not attend the Mobile World Congress (MWC), considered the largest mobile fair in the world and scheduled to take place at the end of June in Barcelona. Ericsson (ST: ERICb ), Nokia (HE: NOKIA ), Sony (T: 6758 ), Facebook (NASDAQ: FB ) and Oracle (NYSE: ORCL ) have announced this week that …

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Google partners with Allianz and Munich Re to secure cloud users

Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL ) has teamed up with two global insurers to cover cyber-attacks and risks related to businesses using its cloud services, the first time a major provider has provided coverage for its customers, the companies said Tuesday. Big insurers have been wary of cyber risks for years, but the partnership between Google, Allianz (DE: ALVG ) and …

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US lawmakers question aid funds allocated to Microsoft

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT ) is set to receive nearly a quarter of the pandemic relief funding earmarked for U.S. cybersecurity defenders, sources told Reuters. something that angers some MPs who do not want to see increased funding for a company whose software was recently affected by two large-scale cyberattacks. Congress appropriated the funds in question under the …

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Facebook to launch newsletter for writers and journalists

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB ) will introduce a new publishing platform in the coming months in the United States that will enable freelance writers and journalists to reach new audiences and monetize their work through email and website newsletters. individual. More writers and journalists are jumping on the e-mail newsletter trend, preferring the medium’s own editorial freedom, which …

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Repsol and Microsoft renew their alliance for digital transformation

Repsol (MC: REP ) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT ) have renewed their strategic collaboration agreement focused on accelerating the digital transformation of the Spanish group and the global energy transition. The two companies will jointly develop new digital solutions based on artificial intelligence, and Repsol will supply renewable energy – wind and solar photovoltaic – to Microsoft for its …

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Elon Musk launches accusations of fraud against Twitter

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA ) CEO Elon Musk has launched more serious allegations against Twitter Inc (NYSE:NYSE: TWTR ), which could lead to a legal battle between the two sides over the billionaire businessman’s attempt to back down. of a $44 billion deal to acquire the social media company. What you should know Musk modified his earlier countersuit against Twitter with …

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Facebook will incorporate user opinions to adjust its home page

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB ) said on Thursday it is taking steps to incorporate direct responses from users to adjust its home page according to their preferences. The Facebook home page, which includes posts from friends and businesses, is the first thing users see when they open their account on the mobile app or go …

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TikTok faces billion-dollar lawsuit over children’s privacy in London

TikTok, the popular video app, and its Chinese parent ByteDance could face billions of dollars in damages in London’s High Court over allegations they illegally harvested the private data of millions of of European children. Anne Longfield, the former Children’s Commissioner for England and the so-called legal representative, or public face, of an unnamed 12-year-old …

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Instagram launches feature to combat hate speech and abuse

Facebook Inc ‘s (NASDAQ: FB ) Instagram is rolling out a feature to prevent users from seeing potentially abusive messages by filtering out offensive words, phrases and emojis on the photo-sharing app. The company said Wednesday that along with the filter option for abusive direct messages, it will also make it more difficult for people …

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EU plans global rules on artificial intelligence and fines for breaches

The European Commission announced tough draft rules on Wednesday to regulate the use of artificial intelligence (AI), including heavy fines for infringements, a ban on surveillance with few exceptions and strict safeguards for high-risk uses related to AI. AI rules could help the European Union take the lead in regulating a technology that critics say …

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Apple targets remote work with its new iPad Pro and iMac

Apple Inc announced a line of slim iMac computers, with a focus on connectivity for a work-from-home world, using its own processor chips, continuing its migration away from Intel (NASDAQ: INTC ). The company also showed off a number of products including AirTags for finding lost items and podcast subscription services. AirTags will cost $29 …

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Apple will re-enable Parler in its App Store

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL ) is bringing back to its App Store the social media app Parler, a favorite of U.S. conservatives, after it was pulled in the wake of the April 6 Capitol invasion. January, according to a letter sent to two Republican lawmakers. The letter, obtained by Reuters, says that after substantive discussions …

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Facebook to launch new audio products

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB ) CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Monday the company plans to launch several audio products and features for searching and playing podcasts. Zuckerberg said the world’s largest social network expects to launch audio features in the coming months, including short-form clips called “Soundbites” and a way for users to find and …

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Activists Urge Zuckerberg to Cancel Plans to Launch Instagram for Kids

A group of activists on Thursday called on Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB ) Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg not to create a children-under-13 version of the photo-sharing app Instagram, citing would expose them to a “great risk”. The letter from the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC) addressed to Zuckerberg comes at a time when …

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Instagram launches test where users can choose to see likes

Instagram is launching a small global test on Wednesday where users can choose whether to hide likes on their own or other people’s posts, a Facebook spokeswoman said. The photo-sharing site, which is owned by Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB ), said this latest test came after seeing mixed responses to its experiments in which it …

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Bitcoin breaches $63,000 threshold ahead of Coinbase’s Nasdaq debut

Bitcoin hit an all-time high above $63,000 on Tuesday, extending its 2021 gains the day before Coinbase shares begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The largest debut trade of a cryptocurrency platform in the United States will take place on Wednesday on the Nasdaq index and is considered a fundamental victory for investors …

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Microsoft could announce today the purchase of Nuance for 16,000 million

Microsoft is in advanced talks to acquire speech recognition company Nuance Communications , a person familiar with the discussions tells CNBC . The operation could be announced this Monday, the source points out. The plans illustrate Microsoft’s recent efforts to expand through deals. Microsoft considered buying the US operations of video-sharing app TikTok last year, …

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Thiel attacks technology companies and warns about the China-Bitcoin tandem

Venture capitalist and technology investor Peter Thiel is “pro-crypto” and “pro-Bitcoin” to the max, but he also believes that cryptocurrency may be undermining America. According to Fortune , Thiel has urged the Joe Biden government to consider stricter regulations on cryptocurrencies . “I wonder if Bitcoin should also be considered in part as a Chinese …

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Apple will start rolling out new privacy notices in the coming weeks

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL ) said on Wednesday it would begin enforcing a new privacy notification rule in the coming weeks that digital advertising firms including Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB ) have warned will affect your sales. Apple said the notices will be mandatory when its iOS 14.5 operating system becomes available in the coming …

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Russia extends Twitter slowdown until mid-May

Russia said on Monday it would extend Twitter’s punitive slowdown until May 15, although it acknowledged the social media company had speeded up the removal of banned content. Moscow has traditionally taken a more discreet role in internet surveillance than China, but as frictions have increased this year over the arrest and jailing of Kremlin …

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Informante de Twitter revela preocupación de empleados por posibilidad de que China recopile datos de usuarios

The revelations from a former Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR ) executive. turned whistleblower show that at least one Chinese agent is working at the company, Sen. Chuck Grassley said in his opening remarks during a Senate hearing on Tuesday with the whistleblower’s testimony. Peiter “Mudge” Zatko, a famous hacker who was Twitter’s chief of security until he was fired last …

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LG Electronics announces that it stops manufacturing mobile phones

LG Electronics (KS: 066570 ), at the time one of the largest manufacturers of mobile phones, announced today that it stops manufacturing these devices due to the growing competitiveness of the sector and after this branch of business has generated a deficit in the last five years. The South Korean company made the decision public, …

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Apple to Build Solar Battery Storage Project in California

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL ) said on Wednesday it will build a battery-based renewable energy storage facility in central California, near a solar power plant that already provides electricity to all of its facilities in California. the state. Apple said the project will store 240 megawatt-hours of energy, or enough power to power more than …

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Tencent’s Timi studio generated $10bn in 2020, sources say

Timi Studios, makers of popular video games Honor of Kings and Call of Duty Mobile owned by Chinese tech giant Tencent (HK: 0700 ), generated revenue of $10 billion last year, they told Reuters. two people with direct knowledge of the matter. The $10 billion would make Timi the world’s biggest video game developer, according …

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China to tighten restrictions on online education, video games for minors

China’s Ministry of Education will strengthen rules to protect children’s sleep by limiting online education and gaming services, the ministry said on Friday. In a statement on the ministry’s website, he said online education companies should not offer live-streamed courses for minors after 9 p.m. local time. The ministry also said companies should not offer …

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IATA says Apple will launch Travel Pass app in mid-April

The International Air Transport Association (IATA), the global body for the airline industry, said on Wednesday it will launch a digital travel passport with COVID-19 test results and vaccination certificates. on the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL ) platform in mid-April. The launch of the digital travel passport, currently in the testing phase, was scheduled for the …

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Visa will allow settling transactions with cryptocurrencies

Visa Inc (NYSE: V ) said on Monday it will allow the use of the cryptocurrency USD Coin to settle transactions on its payment network, the latest sign of the growing industry acceptance of digital currencies. conventional finance. Visa has launched the pilot program with cryptocurrency and payment platform Crypto.com and plans to offer the …

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Facebook’s Zuckerberg raises measures to reform internet rules

Facebook (NASDAQ: FB ) Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg took steps on Wednesday to reform internet rules, saying companies should be granted immunity from liability only if they follow best practices to remove harmful material from their platforms. In testimony prepared for a hearing before the House Energy and Commerce subcommittees on Thursday, Zuckerberg acknowledged calls …

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Intel ups the ante, planning $20 billion for chip factories in Arizona

Intel Corp (NASDAQ: INTC ) will vastly expand its advanced chip manufacturing capacity, the company’s new chief executive said, announcing plans to spend up to $20 billion to build two factories in Arizona and open installations to external clients. The move announced Tuesday by Pat Gelsinger seeks to restore Intel’s reputation after manufacturing delays sent …

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Spotify buys Betty Labs, the firm behind Locker Room app

Spotify (NYSE: SPOT ) Inc said on Tuesday it has bought Betty Labs, the company behind sports-focused social audio app Locker Room, to accelerate its move into live audio. New voice-based platforms, including invitation-only social app Clubhouse, have seen rapid growth in recent months during the COVID-19 pandemic. Locker Room, released in October 2020, became …

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Russia and China are the biggest threats in cyberspace, says British cybersecurity director

Russia poses Britain’s most acute immediate threat in cyberspace, while China’s ambition to be dominant in a host of new technologies will transform the world, the director of Britain’s cybersecurity center said. . “In cyberspace, as in other areas of security, Russia represents the most acute and immediate threat to the UK,” Lindy Cameron, director …

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Musk Says You Can Buy Tesla Vehicles With Bitcoin

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA ) Inc boss Elon Musk said on Wednesday that a Tesla vehicle can now be purchased using bitcoin and that the option will be available outside the United States later this year. “Now you can buy a Tesla with bitcoin,” he tweeted on Wednesday. “Bitcoin paid to Tesla will remain as bitcoin, …

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YouTube to launch short video service in the US to take on TikTok

Alphabet’s (NASDAQ: GOOGL ) Inc’s YouTube is launching a short video service on its platform in the United States as it seeks to better compete with rival TikTok in a hugely popular category. The service, Shorts, allows users to record mobile-friendly vertical videos that can be supplemented with special effects and soundtracks pulled from a …

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TikTok says respond to European concerns by showing how it works

TikTok plans to allow European researchers and policymakers to see how its teams moderate content, how its recommendation system works and how it handles data, in a bid to address privacy and privacy concerns. the safety of its young users. The social media app said on Tuesday it would open a European Center for Transparency …

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Facebook starts testing ads on Instagram Reels

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB ) said on Thursday it will start testing ads on its Instagram Reels feature in India, Brazil, Germany and Australia as the social media giant aims to make money from its short-form video feature. The company is looking to capitalize on its popularity in India, a fast-growing social media market, while rival TikTok has …

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Elon Musk offers $100 million prize for carbon removal technologies

Billionaire businessman Elon Musk on Thursday offered $100 million in prizes to inventors to develop ways to combat global warming by removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere or ocean. “Right now we only have one planet,” said Musk, CEO of electric carmaker Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA ) Inc. “Even a 0.1% chance of disaster, why take that risk? …

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Apple’s iPhone privacy changes could hurt Facebook’s second-quarter revenue

When Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB ) reports its first-quarter results on Wednesday, investors will be concerned about how the notification about Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL ) new iPhone privacy policy will affect the market. second quarter. A full-screen notification will begin appearing in iPhone apps starting Monday asking users if they allow “third-party apps and websites” to cross-log for advertising purposes. Facebook faces …

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India asks Twitter to remove some posts criticizing handling of the pandemic

The Indian government has asked the social media platform Twitter to remove dozens of tweets, including some from local lawmakers, criticizing its handling of the coronavirus outbreak, as COVID-19 cases hit a record high again. world. Twitter has withheld some of the tweets following a legal request from the Indian government, a company spokeswoman told …

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Russia fines Apple $12 million for app market abuse

Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) said on Tuesday it had fined U.S. tech giant Apple $12 million for alleged abuse of its dominant position in the technology market. mobile apps. The FAS said that Apple’s distribution of mobile apps through its iOS operating system resulted in a competitive advantage for its own products. Apple said …

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Google parent Alphabet beats sales estimates on rising ad revenue

Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL ) Inc, the parent of Google, beat analysts’ estimates for quarterly revenue on Tuesday and announced a $50 billion share buyback, as a recovering economy and the growing use of online services accelerate their advertising and cloud businesses. Alphabet shares rose about 4% to $2,375 in after-hours trading on Wall Street. The results are …

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Microsoft sales grow thanks to strength of the cloud, but its shares fall

Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT ) on Tuesday met analysts’ expectations for its quarterly sales and beat earnings estimates, but its shares fell as investors looked for signs of a stronger economic recovery and a performance even more impressive considering its market value has skyrocketed. The Redmond, Washington, company has become one of the most valuable in the world, …

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