TECHNOLOGY
Rights activist sues Twitter for sharing his info with Saudi govt
In his lawsuit, Ali Al-Ahmed, head of the human rights advocacy organization Institute for Gulf Affairs, claimed that Twitter did not have the right to disclose or share his private information under its own privacy policy and should have done more to protect his information.
OPPO ‘F19s’ another decent contender in mid-range segment
Priced at Rs 19,990, F19s is an addition to the current F-series line-up that includes the F19, F19 Pro and F19 Pro+ 5G. The smartphone is available in the glowing black and glowing golden finishes. We used the golden glow-coloured device with 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage for a week and here is what we think about the device.
Rights activist sues Twitter for sharing his info with Saudi govt
In his lawsuit, Ali Al-Ahmed, head of the human rights advocacy organization Institute for Gulf Affairs, claimed that Twitter did not have the right to disclose or share his private information under its own privacy policy and should have done more to protect his information.
Elevate your gaming experience with all-powerful iPad mini
On Apple's gaming subscription service Arcade, there are certain titles that, once played on the 8.3-inch iPad mini with Liquid Retina display, will leave you stunned. The gaming experience gets further boost with advanced technologies such as 500 nits of brightness, a P3 wide colour gamut, anti-reflective screen coating, True Tone and landscape stereo speakers. For example, one can enjoy adventure games like 'The Last Campfire', 'The Pathless' and 'Crossy Road Castle' on the device for a seamless experience.
Bipartisan roadblock coming Amazon, Facebook, Alphabet, Apple way next week
The Klobuchar-Grassley number aims at reining in tech firms, including industry leaders Facebook and Apple. Past attempts on these lines have failed although one, a broader measure to increase resources for antitrust enforcers, has passed the Senate. Amazon, as per a Reuters investigation this week, is accused of using data from third-party sellers to determine products it would create.
Apple Music coming to PS5 soon: Report
Some users noticed that the app is offered to them when they create a new US-based PS5 account, but it can't actually be installed, reports iMore. While PS5 users may not yet be able to download Apple Music on their consoles currently, reports suggest that Sony is going to make the app available very soon.
India 6th most affected country by ransomware: Google
Israel was far and away an outlier, with the highest number of submissions and nearly a 600 per cent increase in the number of submissions compared to its baseline. It was followed by South Korea, Vietnam, China, Singapore, India, Kazakhstan, Philippines, Iran, and the UK as the most affected top 10 territories, based on the number of submissions to VirusTotal.
Apple Watch Series 7 revs up growing smartwatch market
The latest Apple smartwatch comes with a 20 percent bigger screen and a 40 percent thinner body than the Apple Watch Series 6. Its battery runs for 18 hours, like the previous model, but charges 33 percent faster. It also supports advanced health and fitness tools, including an ECG app that records one's heartbeat and rhythm using the electrical heart sensor.
Google introduces continuous scrolling to Search on mobile
This new Search experience is starting to gradually roll out for most English searches on mobile in the US. Now, at the bottom of a set of results, the search engine will automatically load the next page, allowing users to continuously scroll until they find the particular website they are looking for.
FB developing AI that can see, hear, remember whatever you do
Imagine your AR device displaying exactly how to hold the sticks during a drum lesson, guiding you through a recipe, helping you find your lost keys, or recalling memories as holograms that come to life in front of you. To realise this new AI potential, Facebook AI has announced 'Ego4D' -- a long-term project aimed at solving research challenges in 'egocentric perception' (the perception of direction or position of oneself based on visual information).
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