INDONESIA TO BAN FACEBOOK, GOOGLE, AND WHATSAPP IF THEY FAIL TO REGISTER FOR LICENSES

Tue 19 July 2022: If they don’t register with the country’s Ministry of Communications and Informatics, the Indonesian government will soon block social media apps and websites like Google, Facebook, and WhatsApp. The tech behemoths have until Wednesday to finish the licensing registration process. If not, the ministry will declare them to be illegal and […]

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NETFLIX TO TEST A NEW ‘ADD A HOME’ OPTION TO CHARGE FOR PASSWORD SHARING

Tue 19 July 2022: Netflix, a well-known provider of video streaming services, has announced that it is placing a new approach to password sharing to the test in Argentina, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and the Dominican Republic. In March 2022, the platform introduced the “add extra member” feature in Chile, Costa Rica, and Peru; it […]

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INDIA AIMS TO MAKE BIG TECH PAY FOR USING CONTENT FROM NEWS PUBLISHERS

Mon 18 July 2022: Google, Apple, Microsoft, and Facebook, among other major tech companies, will soon have to start paying a price to the Indian publishers and digital publishers for using their original content. The Indian government is adopting a position that has already been taken in Australia and to some extent within the European […]

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“SPAGHETTI” OR “NOODLES”: NASA FINDS A MARS OBJECT INTRIGUING

Noodle-like object spotted on Mars (Photo/NASA) Mon 18 July 2022: By sending stunning images from the red planet, NASA’s Perseverance rover has been important in the space agency’s quest to understand the surroundings and terrains of Mars. The cunning rover has just discovered a brand-new, incredibly fascinating piece of debris in the form of a […]

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FACEBOOK TO LET USERS CREATE UP TO 5 PROFILES LINKED TO THE PRIMARY ACCOUNT

Sat 16 July 2022: Facebook, also known as Meta, is looking for ways to increase its user base. The social media site is testing a feature that will enable users to create multiple profiles from a single account in a related effort. Facebook users could only create a single account up until this point. However, […]

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USE OF VR THERAPY MAY HELP REDUCE FLYING, HEIGHTS, AND SPIDER PHOBIAS: STUDY

Fri 15 July 2022: Virtual reality (VR) therapies may reduce phobias as a new trial suggests fresh hope for the estimated one in 12 people worldwide suffering from a fear of flying, needles, heights, spiders, and dogs. The results from the trial, published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, showed a 75 per cent reduction in phobia symptoms […]

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