Facebook to unban Australian news pages after agreement on media law By: AFP on February 23, 2021SYDNEY: Facebook announced on Tuesday that it will be resorting Australian news pages after striking a deal with the government to make changes in the world’s first law requiring tech giants to pay media companies. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Facebook said a compromise had been reached on key aspects of the law, which was fiercely […]
Twitter grants academics full access to public data, but not for suspended accounts By: Reuters on January 27, 2021Twitter on Tuesday opened free access to its new application programming interface (API) software for academic researchers, enabling them to study public conversations on its platform, but is not providing data from suspended accounts as part of the product. Twitter said, with the new product, academic researchers will be able to tap into all the […]
Grindr faces $11.7 million fine in Norway for breach of data privacy By: Reuters on January 26, 2021Norway’s Data Protection Authority said on Tuesday it plans to fine dating app Grindr 100 million Norwegian crowns ($11.7 million) for what the regulator said was illegal disclosure of user data to advertising firms. US-based Grindr, which describes itself as the world’s largest social networking app for gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people, did not […]
Osama Habeeb – A young talented enthusiastic PUBG player on January 7, 2021PUBG One of the most famous game ever seen! and Osama Habeeb is one of the individuals talented who are enthusiastic about this game. Osama Habeeb is also one of the names who prefers his job at PUBG as a professional gamer who makes live streaming on the Facebook gaming website. He has won multiple […]
*CBD is not a narcotic drug; EU court opens up potential new market with a “big win” decision against French ban* By: Web Desk on November 20, 2020The European Union’s top court ruled that CBD derived from the entire industrial hemp plant is not a narcotic, thus the French ban on marketing hemp-derived CBD products contradicts EU law. The court ruled that CBD is not a narcotic drug as “it does not appear to have any psychotropic effect or any harmful effect […]
I would’ve settled for vaccines that prevent 70-75% people from contracting coronavirus: Fauci By: Web Desk on November 17, 2020Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said the Moderna vaccine’s early results were “stunningly impressive”. Anthony Fauci, United States’ top infectious disease expert, says he would have settled for vaccines with a prevention rate of 70-75%. In an interview with AFP, Fauci said the idea that there is a […]
Epic Games battles to get Fortnite back in App Store By: AFP on September 27, 2020SAN FRANSISCO: Epic Games will strive anew Monday to convince a judge that its hit title Fortnite should be restored to Apple’s App Store, despite sidestepping the tech titan’s standard commission on transactions. Apple does not allow users of its popular devices to download apps from anywhere but its App Store, and Epic is challenging […]
Apple iPad Air 4 to come with 11” display and USB-C By: Web Desk on June 4, 2020Rumors and leaks so far point to the iPad Air 2020 (or iPad Air 4) having a lot in common with the more modern iPad Pros, much like how the iPad Air 3 was based on the 10.5-inch iPad Pro. Another report circulating Chinese media claims that Apple is looking to bring a radical change […]
Google Assistant can now read webpages aloud in 42 different languages By: Web Desk on March 6, 2020Google is beginning to roll out its article-reading feature on Google Assistant that will read webpages aloud. This was previewed back at CES in January and is becoming available globally starting today. To use the feature, users can simply say, “Hey Google, read it” or “Hey Google, read this page” for Assistant to read the […]
Samsung admits to leaking personal data of around 150 users By: Web Desk on February 25, 2020Late last week, Samsung Galaxy smartphone users around the globe received a strange notification from the Find My Mobile app which simply contained the number ‘1’. At the time, Samsung stated it was accidentally sent during internal testing and has “no effect on your device”. Today, the South Korean tech giant has admitted that another glitch occurred […]