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Google antitrust cases
Critics warn that Google will take dangerous control over the flow of information and ad dollars across the internet unless the courts or Congress intervene to rein in AI Overviews an auto-generated summary that effectively demotes links to other websites and drains publishers of valuable traffic. The impact is expected to be “catastrophic,” with one
23andMe data breach
Last year, 23andMe disclosed a security incident that affected the genetic and ancestry data of 6.9 million users, or roughly half of its overall user base. In its data breach notices, the company said it didn’t detect the hackers’ activities for around five months, from April until September 2023.Hackers broke into around 14,000 accounts of
China’s explosive export growth Vs America export growth
Last month, President Joe Biden announced fresh tariffs against Beijing’s advanced products, including quadrupling the duties on Chinese electric vehicles. Last week, tariffs resumed on Chinese-made solar panels coming through Southeast Asia after a brief moratorium. For an economy increasingly needing alternatives to domestic consumers, Beijing is pinning its hopes for economic growth on foreign
Ukraine Reconstruction Official Quits
Nayyem, who resigned alongside two other officials in Ukraine’s Restoration and Infrastructure Development agency, claimed his work was being undermined by the government. In his resignation letter, Nayyem said that he had faced “systemic obstacles” that made it difficult for him to use his powers effectively. In recent months, Ukraine’s government has faced a series
Mr Macron Snap election
Now Mr Macron has taken a fresh political gamble that puts his credibility and authority on the line for the three years that remain of his second term in office. Mr Macron’s decision was a response to crushing results for his party, Renaissance, at elections to the European Parliament on June 9th. The party garnered
Meta’s Messenger new feature
Meta has rolled out a new ‘Communities’ feature on Messenger, which allows users to join a community without having to be part of the Facebook group. Notably, the feature was first rolled out on WhatsApp in 2022 and is now available to all users on Messenger. The new feature is likely to be useful for
The AI chatbot for WhatsApp
Meta also recently rolled out its AI chatbot, Meta AI for WhatsApp business accounts in India amongst a number of other countries. The new feature is aimed at helping businesses better assist their customers and discover new products. The AI chatbot is also be used to help businesses create ads on Facebook and Instagram. Is
iOS 18 App locking feature
New options in iOS 18 are rumored to include the ability to lock individual apps away from prying eyes, as well as taking the existing Dark Mode setting to new levels. The feature would also build upon existing security features already present in iOS 17, such as “locked” Notes or revealing “Hidden” albums in Photos.
Aid delivery to Gaza via the repaired pier
The movement of aid through the pier brings back online one way to get desperately needed food and other emergency supplies to Palestinians trapped by the eight-month-old Israel-Hamas war. Israeli restrictions on land crossings, and fighting, have greatly limited the flow of food and other vital supplies into the territory.Early efforts to get aid from
Strike inside airfield housing Russia’s Su-57 fleet
Russia’s Su-57 fleet has been largely absent from the skies over Ukraine, and has instead been used to fire long-range missiles across the border. Ukraine on Sunday said its forces hit an ultra-modern Russian warplane stationed on an air base nearly 600 kilometers (370 miles) from the front lines. The strike came shortly after its