Defending its personalised advertising approach, Facebook has said that it disagrees with Apples belief that personalisation and privacy are at odds.
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Saturday, December 19, 2020
Google to shut down Android Things early next year
The Android Things Dashboard, which is used for managing devices, will stop accepting new devices and projects in just three weeks-on January 5, 2021. Developers will be able to continue updating existing deployments until January 5, 2022, the company said in a statement.
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Broad attack by hackers sets cyber experts worldwide scrambling to defend networks
SolarWinds, which disclosed its unwitting role at the center of the global hack on Monday, has said that up to 18,000 users of its Orion software downloaded a compromised update containing malicious code planted by the attackers. The attack was believed to be the work of an "outside nation state," SolarWinds said in a regulatory disclosure.
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Google's antitrust case won't go to trial until September, 2023
US District Judge Amit Mehta set a tentative trial date of Sept. 12, 2023 for the landmark case that the Justice Department filed two months ago.
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Apple shuts some California stores as coronavirus cases spike
Apple's website showed that at least 12 stores were being shut starting Friday and Saturday, including those at Grove, Sherman Oaks and Beverly Center, just a week ahead of peak holiday season.
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Elizabeth Holmes' trial delayed as California's Covid cases surge
A surge in coronavirus cases in California has led to a four-month delay in the criminal trial of Elizabeth Holmes, the former CEO of health tech firm Theranos.
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Friday, December 18, 2020
Tesla heads to the S&P after jump in shares
Shares of the electric vehicle maker are up nearly 700 per cent over the last year, a meteoric rise that has punished short-sellers and turned it into the world's most highly-valued automaker.
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60 American lawmakers urge Biden to extend work authorisations for H-1B visa holders' spouses
"We respectfully request that the Department of Homeland Security publish a Federal Register notice on day one of your administration that would extend the validity period of all expired H4 EADs," the members of the US House of Representatives wrote to Biden in a letter on December 16.
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Philips buys US company BioTelemetry in $2.8 billion deal
Dutch health technology company Philips said on Friday it had agreed to buy US cardiac diagnostics and monitoring firm BioTelemetry in a deal valuing the firm at $2.8 billion.
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Track Santa Claus Online With Google, NORAD
NORAD Tracks Santa has been operating for 65 years now. NORAD’s tradition of tracking Santa began in 1955 when a young child accidentally dialed the unlisted phone number of the Continental Air Defense (CONAD) Operations Center upon seeing a newspaper advertisement telling kids to call Santa. Inspired by NORAD, Google has also been tracking Santa every Christmas sin...
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Google Discover to Show Beauty, Apparel Recommendations; Reportedly Gets ‘What to Watch’ Tab For Movies
Google will start showing recommendations from beauty, apparel, home, and garden enthusiasts and experts in its Discover feed and on Google Shopping, to users in the US. The feed will also reportedly feature a ‘What to watch’ carousel. Google will let users visualise makeup looks and virtually try on products.
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Twitter Verification Policy Revamped, Will Be Implemented on January 20 Next Year
Twitter will implement its revamped account verification policy on January 20, 2021. The company shared the development through a blog post. It will also implement a new memorialisation policy.
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Walmart Partners With TikTok to Sell Merchandise While Livestreaming
Walmart, looking to invest in TikTok, said it would partner with the Chinese-owned video-sharing app to sell items seen on a livestream by creators featuring the retailer's fashion merchandise.
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Twitter Plans to Create Label for Automated Bot Accounts in 2021
Twitter is planning to create a new type of account for bots next year that will identify them as automated, the company said in a blog post finalising plans for a reboot of its long-paused verification programme.
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WhatsApp Rolling Out Voice, Video Calls to Some Desktop Users: Report
WhatsApp appears to have started rolling out voice and video calls to a limited number of desktop users. Up until now, WhatsApp calls were limited to mobile devices.
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