Facebook, Twitter, Google CEOs will testify before US Senate committee

The chief executives of Facebook and Twitter confirmed on Friday that their CEOs, Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey, respectively, will appear, while a source said that Google's Sundar Pichai will appear. That came a day after the committee unanimously voted to approve a plan to subpoena the three CEOs to appear before the panel.

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Microsoft ending Open License Programme for SMBs in Jan 2022

Microsoft has announced to end its 20-year-old Open License programme for small and midsize organisations from January 1, 2022.

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Microsoft enhances customer data platform in pandemic times

In a bid to provide deeper data insights to its customers in the pandemic times, Microsoft has made some enhancements to its customer data platform (CDP) it launched in February last year.

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Facebook sues 2 firms for illegal data collection

Facebook has filed a lawsuit against two companies that scraped data from its main app, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn and Amazon to sell "marketing intelligence" and other services in a global operation.

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NASA Science, Cargo Heads to Space Station on Northrop Grumman Resupply Mission

A Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station with nearly 8,000 pounds of scientific investigations, technology demonstrations, commercial products, and other cargo after launching at 9:16 p.m. EDT Friday from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Virginia.

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Apple Watch Series 6 and Apple Watch SE go on sale in India: What buyers get by paying Rs 10,000 extra

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Apple Watch Series 6 and Apple Watch SE go on sale in India: What buyers get by paying Rs 10,000 extra

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Facebook, Google and Twitter CEOs to testify before Congress on Oct. 28

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey will testify on Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. The hearing will also cover the topics of privacy and "media domination."

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Finding right drug balance for Parkinson's patients

Parkinson's disease is most commonly treated with levodopa, but the benefits wear off as the disease progresses and high doses can result in dyskinesia, which are involuntary and uncontrollable movements. To better understand the underlying reasons behind these effects, researchers created a model of the interactions between levodopa, dopamine, and the basal ganglia, an area of the brain that plays a crucial role in Parkinson's disease.

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Tesla Autopilot gets 'moderate' driver assistance grade from European vehicle safety authority while Audi, BMW and Mercedes get top marks

A European vehicle safety authority gave "very good" marks to Audi, BMW and Mercedes for driver assistance systems, and gave Tesla Autopilot, a "moderate" grade on Thursday.

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NASA may have found signs of life on Venus in 1978 without realising

After the observation of phosphine gas on Venus, which may be a sign of life there, a new search through old data has found hints of the gas and more

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Tesla delivered 139,300 vehicles in Q3

Tesla just reported third quarter vehicle delivery and production numbers for 2020.

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Google drops Australia from News Showcase launch amid regulator rancour

Google has postponed the Australian roll-out of News Showcase citing regulatory complications, just three months after announcing the product, as the US internet giant grapples with one of the most audacious attempts to police its activities.

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Tesla CEO hints at India entry, details here

Tesla Inc chief executive Elon Musk indicated on Friday that the US electric carmaker will make a foray into India in 2021. "Next year for sure," Musk said on Twitter in reply to a post with a photograph of a T-shirt with the message: "India wants Tesla". "Thanks for waiting," Musk said. Tesla's entry could come at a time when PM Modi wants focus to be on electric vehicles.

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Google drops Australia from News Showcase launch amid regulator rancour

Google has postponed the Australian roll-out of News Showcase citing regulatory complications, just three months after announcing the product, as the US internet giant grapples with one of the most audacious attempts to police its activities.

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Tesla CEO hints at India entry, details here

Tesla Inc chief executive Elon Musk indicated on Friday that the US electric carmaker will make a foray into India in 2021. "Next year for sure," Musk said on Twitter in reply to a post with a photograph of a T-shirt with the message: "India wants Tesla". "Thanks for waiting," Musk said. Tesla's entry could come at a time when PM Modi wants focus to be on electric vehicles.

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