Wed 25 August 2021: WhatsApp will introduce new messaging feature soon. The users will be able to send reactions to messages. WhatsApp has been working on it for months. According to WABetainfo, the move is unexpected one. In a statement WABetainfo said, “You already know what is a reaction: it’s usually an emoji that you […]
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Tue 24 August 2021: Some 38 million records stored on a Microsoft service, including private information, were mistakenly left exposed this year, security firm UpGuard said Monday. The data, including names, addresses, financial information and Covid-19 vaccination statuses, was made vulnerable — but not compromised — before the problem was resolved, according to the digital […]
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Mon 23 August 2021: PayPal stated on Monday that users in the United Kingdom will be able to buy, hold, and sell cryptocurrency using the company’s website and mobile app. “This new service starts rolling out this week,” according to a statement by the company. PayPal hoped that by doing so, consumers would be more […]
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Mon 23 August 2021: Bitcoin broke back above $50,000 on Monday for the first time in three months as investors piled back into the cryptocurrency on bargain-buying. The unit climbed around two percent to $50,249.15, its highest since mid-May, when it began tumbling on a range of issues including China’s crackdown on cryptocurrencies and Tesla […]
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Sat 21 August 2021: NASA astronomers claim to have discovered a structure of gas clouds and newborn stars that forms a “break” in the spiral arms of the Milky Way galaxy. The structure spans 3,000 light-years and comprises young stars as well as four nebulae, which are interstellar clouds of gas and dust where stars […]
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Fri 20 August 2021: Following the Taliban’s quick takeover of Afghanistan, Facebook announced new security measures on Thursday to protect users in the country. Following recommendations from activists, journalists and civil society groups, the company said users can now shield their posts from people they don’t know. Also, users of Facebook-owned Instagram in Afghanistan will […]
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Fri 20 August 2021: Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla Inc, announced on Thursday that the company plans to deploy a prototype of a humanoid robot named “Tesla Bot” next year, claiming that the robot will “reduce dangerous, repetitive, and boring tasks.” “We’re also good at sensors and batteries and we’ll probably have a prototype […]
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Fri 20 August 2021: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a petition for a permanent injunction in the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Thursday to stop Facebook from engaging in anti-competitive and monopolistic behavior. “Facebook’s unlawful course of conduct to maintain its monopoly continues today and must be enjoined. Facebook continues to hold and operate the assets it acquired unlawfully and continues to keep them positioned to provide a protective ‘moat’ around its personal social networking monopoly,” the FTC said. “Moreover, Facebook continues to […]
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Thu 19 August 2021: Wireless carrier T-Mobile said on Wednesday that hackers accessed sensitive personal information from 7.8 million customers, with an estimated 40 million former or prospective customers also impacted. The stolen data included social security and driver’s license numbers, which could be used for identity theft, T-Mobile acknowledged while indicating that no passwords […]
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Tue 17 August 2021: Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin filed a lawsuit against the US government over NASA’s decision to award the $2.9 billion lunar landing contract to Elon Musk’s SpaceX, a spokesperson said in a statement to Sputnik on Monday. Bezos, the founder of Amazon and one of the world’s richest people, founded Blue Origin […]
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