Instagram fined €405m over children’s data privacy
Instagram was heavily fined €405 million by Irish authorities for abusing children’s privacy.
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FBI Issues Warning to Investors About the Vulnerability of DeFi Platforms to Exploits
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said that hackers are abusing weaknesses in the smart contracts that govern decentralized finance (DeFi) networks.
Twitter and Meta take down pro-US propaganda campaign
Twitter and Meta have removed from their platforms an online propaganda campaign aimed at promoting US interests abroad, researchers say.
Twitter tests a special tag to highlight phone number-verified accounts
Elon Musk’s bot-baiting aside, Twitter has had many people call for changes to how it identifies accounts and what can be done to call out which ones are more legit than others. Now engineer Jane Manchun Wong has dug up a Twitter label that would put a mark on accounts with a verified phone number. She also noted another test feature showing view counts for tweets, which some users already have access to for their own tweets under the label of “analytics.” However, she said it’s unclear if this would be limited to the author or visible to everyone.
TikTok preps for midterm misinformation chaos
In a few short years, TikTok has grown into one of the fastest-growing social networks in the world — and with the 2022 midterm election cycle heating up, the app is now preparing to take on the maddening problem of election misinformation.
Top 3 Safest Free Software Download Sites for Windows
The several software download sites contain malware. When looking for free software downloads, the sites you can trust.While there are lots of websites download free software for windows, not all are safe.
How to preorder the Galaxy Watch 5
Samsung announced the new Galaxy Watch 5 and Watch 5 Pro alongside the Galaxy Z Fold 4, Galaxy Z Flip 4, and the forthcoming Galaxy Buds Pro 2 during its Galaxy Unpacked event this week. Both smartwatches are set to launch on August 26th but are available for preorder today starting at $279.99 and $449.99, respectively.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro – Short Review
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro review will explain, this is one of the biggest smartphone bargains around. It gets so close to the day-to-day experience of a $1000/£1000 phone you’d never guess it costs $279 / £249 (roughly AU$360). There’s one missing feature that may put you off: 5G. This is a 4G phone. It will always be a 4G phone, so make sure you’re happy with lower-speed mobile internet for the duration of your ownership.
Artificial finger can identify what common material things are made of
Artificial Smart finger uses sensors to detect substances such as glass, silicon and wood with more than 90 per cent accuracy, which could be useful for robotic manufacturing tasks
Amazon sees largest-ever drop in workforce
Amazon has reduced its direct workforce by nearly 1 lakh, the largest sequential drop in its history, primarily at its fulfillment centers and distribution network.