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Apple, Google face scrutiny over collecting abortion data
The letter, signed by five Democratic and independent senators, comes in the wake of a leaked draft of an upcoming majority opinion that indicates that the Supreme Court plans to overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision establishing the constitutional right to an abortion, reports CNET.
Twitter has very 'bot-friendly' rules, says Elon Musk
Musk has put the $44 billion Twitter buyout on hold till its CEO Parag Agrawal tells him the exact percentage of bots on the platform. Twitter currently says less that 5 per cent of accounts on its platforms can be fake. A follower tagged Musk, posting "current technical Twitter Limits": "None of these @Twitter limits are aligned with the goal of human-to-human interactions @elonmusk."
6G network will be available by 2030: Nokia CEO
Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Lundmark mentioned that he does not believe that smartphones will be the most "common interface", reports GizmoChina. "By then, definitely the smartphone as we know it today will not anymore be the most common interface," Lundmark was quoted as saying.
boAt leads neckband market with 25.7% share in Q1 in India: Report
According to market research firm Counterpoint, India's neckband market shipments declined 13 per cent year-over-year (YoY) in the first quarter of 2022 but grew 34 per cent YoY in 2021. "Half of the total neckband market was taken over by the top three brands in Q1 2022. boAt captured the first position due to its significant presence in the lower price segment (Rs 1,000-Rs 2,000)," Senior Research Analyst Anshika Jain said in a statement.
US SEC questions Musk over late disclosure about his stake in Twitter
The SEC said that Musk "likely used the wrong form when he eventually disclosed his stake", reports The Verge. The letter, filed last month and made public now, asked clarifications from Musk on "why he chose to use a form meant for passive investors and whether the agency is wrong about his filing coming in late".
The curious case of BYJU's and WhiteHat Jr: What went wrong?
As the pandemic shut schools and colleges, the anxious children and parents moved to online education platforms, lured by facilities such as one-on-one tutoring and mentoring, test preparation, coding, and other specialised skills. However, with the real-world education back in action and campuses brimming with action, these edtech platforms have seen a significant dip in the demand for online learning, forcing them to cut their costs, lay off employees, and making changes such as entering online physical tuition centres.
Musk advises Jeff Bezos to party less, work more
"He is fine, I guess. Does seem like he is spending a lot of time in the hot tub these days" Musk wrote on the micro-blogging site. "If he wants to get to orbit, less partying and more work would be advisable," he added. Meanwhile, recently, Bezos' space venture Blue Origin had delayed its fifth tourist flight to space, originally intended to fly on May 20.
Hacker steals database of Verizon employees, tries to ransom it for $250K
According to Motherboard, the hacker said they reached out to Verizon and shared the email that he sent to the company. "Please feel free to respond with an offer not to leak you're (sic) entire employee database," the hacker wrote in the email. A Verizon spokesperson reportedly confirmed to the website that the hacker has been in contact with the company.
Samsung likely to cut phone production by 30 mn units in 2022
Samsung was reportedly going to produce 310 million units of smartphones in 2022 but it has now decided to cut that back to 280 million units. The company had initially aimed to produce 300 million units in 2022 as it has yet to hit this figure after 2017. However, the global economic situation has dented demand and the company has to react, the report said.
Connected car apps stealing your data without consent, warn experts
On top of this, one in five of applications have no contact information, which makes it impossible to report a problem, according to Kaspersky's 'Connected Apps' report which analysed 69 popular third-party mobile apps designed to control connected cars.
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