Technology
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Nvidia data breach exposes data of 71,000 employees: Report
New Delhi: The data breach at graphics chip maker Nvidia has reportedly exposed emails and hashes belonging to at least 71,000 employees. The ‘Have I Been Pwned’ website suggests that the hack…
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Snapchat turns off public ‘heatmap’ for Ukraine
San Francisco: Snapchat has announced that it is temporarily turning off its “heat map” feature for Ukraine, so the app no longer shows how many snaps are being taken in particular locations.…
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Airbnb suspends all operations in Russia, Belarus
New Delhi: Online vacation rental company Airbnb has announced to suspend all operations in Russia and Belarus amid the Ukraine invasion. The company’s CEO and Co-Founder, Brian Chesky announced on Twitter: “Airbnb…
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Starlink won’t block Russian news sources: Musk
San Francisco: Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Saturday that Starlink, the satellite internet division of his rocket company SpaceX, will not block Russian news sources. Musk on Twitter wrote that it…
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Samsung stops shipping products to Russia
Seoul: South Korean tech giant Samsung is suspending shipments of all of its products to Russia, media reports say. “Due to the current geopolitical developments, shipments to Russia have been suspended,” reads…
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Twitter expands its Birdwatch fact-checking pilot in US
San Francisco: Micro-blogging site Twitter has reportedly announced an expansion to its Birdwatch scheme, which sees volunteer fact-checkers vet potentially-misleading tweets. The company said that, as of right now, a small randomised…
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Use Starlink carefully as Russia can hit network, Musk warns Ukrainians
New Delhi: SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Friday warned Ukrainians to use the Starlink satellite system with caution as his commercial Internet network can be targeted by Russians and hamper the entire…
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Cyberpunk 2077 developer cuts off sales in Russia, Belarus
Warsaw: Poland-based games developer CD Projekt Red, which has developed popular games like Cyberpunk 2077, is cutting off sales of its products to Russia and Belarus. “In light of the Russian military…
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Twitter expands its Birdwatch fact-checking pilot in US
San Francisco: Micro-blogging site Twitter has reportedly announced an expansion to its Birdwatch scheme, which sees volunteer fact-checkers vet potentially-misleading tweets. The company said that, as of right now, a small randomised…
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Android malware in Google Play stealing users’ data, SMS texts
New Delhi: A dangerous Android banking malware that steals victim’s credentials and SMS messages has been downloaded thousands of times via Google Play Store, researchers have warned. Called ‘TeaBot,’ it is an…
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Google tests darker ‘dark mode’ for its Android app
San Francisco: Tech giant Google is testing a darker dark mode for its Android search app, media reports say. The new shade still is not the same as the one presented in…
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Spotify shuts Russia office, removes content from RT, Sputnik
New Delhi: Swedish music streaming giant Spotify has shut down its office in Russia and removed content from state-backed media outlets RT and Sputnik. Spotify joins several tech and media platforms who…
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Apple, Microsoft’s electronic gadgets may stop heart devices: Researchers
London: Electronic gadgets like Apple AirPods Pro charging case, Pencil 2nd Generation, and the Microsoft Surface Pen can interfere with life-saving heart devices and stop them from working, researchers have warned. Researchers…
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Parag Agrawal reopens Twitter offices globally from March 15
New Delhi: Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal on Thursday announced to reopen the company offices from March 15 globally. Agrawal, who last month took “a few weeks” of paternity leave for the birth…
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Facebook shuts down its college students-only social network ‘Campus’
San Francisco: After less than two years of its launch, Meta-owned Facebook is shutting down its college students-only social network — Campus. Campus users could access a special news feed and join…
