Wed 13 September 2023: Apple was asked to cease selling its iPhone 12 model in France due to newly-discovered elevated radiation levels. On the same day Apple launched its flagship devices at its annual event in Cupertino, California Radiation watchdog ANFR demanded the halt saying the Apple devices emitted too much electromagnetic radiation. Jean-Noel Barrot, […]
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Wed 13 September 2023: Mental Health Week, which runs from May 1 to 7, provides an opportunity to reflect on our collective well-being. In addition to rising mental health issues, there seems to be a general malaise across normally well individuals in society. This is manifesting as cognitive and physical exhaustion, limited patience, disinterest in work and a […]
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Tue 12 September 2023: On Android, Meta-owned WhatsApp is apparently working on a new feature called “filter groups chat” to give users more control over their discussions, making it easier to organize and prioritize their messages. The new feature, according to WABetaInfo, will allow users to see a list of their groups while excluding individual […]
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Mon 11 September 2023: Innovative design choices can have a massive impact in the theatre of war, so it is important to understand the principles behind their development. Recent use of low-cost cardboard drones by Ukraine, supplied by Australia, to attack targets in Russia is a good example of how this can work. Australia has been supplying […]
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Sun 10 September 2023: Google-owned YouTube on Friday said it has launched a verification system for healthcare workers in the UK in a bid to curb the spread of misinformation and fake medical news on its platform. Vishaal Virani, lead of health content for YouTube, told the BBC that it was important owing to a […]
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Sat 09 September 2023: Researchers at digital watchdog group, Citizen Lab, said on Thursday they found spyware they linked to Israeli firm, NSO, which exploited a newly discovered flaw in Apple devices, Reuters reports. While inspecting the Apple device of an employee of a Washington-based civil society group last week, Citizen Lab said it found the flaw had been used […]
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Sat 09 September 2023: Australia has unveiled regulations requiring internet search engines to crack down on child sexual abuse material created by artificial intelligence. The online safety code announced on Friday will require services such as Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo and Yahoo to take “appropriate steps” to prevent the spread of child exploitation material, including “synthetic” […]
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Fri 08 September 2023: A part of Elon Musk’s upcoming biography, which will be released later this year, was cited by CNN on Thursday to suggest that the SpaceX and Tesla founder personally intervened to stop a Ukrainian attack on Crimea last year out of concern for a nuclear war. CNN on Thursday quoted an […]
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Wed 06 September 2023: Chinese authorities have ordered central government employees to refrain from using or bringing into the workplace any gadgets bearing the Apple or other foreign brand, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The step is the latest under authoritarian rule of Chinese Communist Party led […]
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Tue 05 September 2023: Malaysia announced on Tuesday that it is considering about regulating how internet digital platforms, such as Meta and Google, are paid for in the Southeast Asian country, Anadolu Agency reported. The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) stated that it is thinking about adopting legislative frameworks resembling those in place in […]
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