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The European Commission, the EUs competition enforcer, last month threatened interim measures to prevent potential serious and irreparable harm to rivals after Meta blocked them from WhatsApp
A Swedish media investigation reporting that contract workers in Kenya saw sexual footage recorded by the Meta AI glasses has alarmed many who fear recording private moments and being recorded without consent
It operates on Realme UI 7.0 based on Android 16 out of the box
The decision comes after Australia blocked social media, including TikTok, Alphabets YouTube and Metas Instagram and Facebook, for teens since last December
Surveillance pricing is a strategy where companies use a consumers personal data such as browsing history, location and shopping habits to set individualised, algorithmic prices for products, as opposed to using standard, market-wide pricing
AWS said it had launched an artificial intelligence-enabled platform that aims to ease access to healthcare
In the enterprise race, OpenAI faces competition from rivals such as Anthropic and giants like Google that are selling AI capabilities to enterprises
The lawsuit does not seek to force a ban on TikTok, which is used by 200 million Americans
Oracle is planning thousands of job cuts as it faces a cash crunch from a massive AI data centre expansion effort, Bloomberg News reported
The open-world mobile game, Vilayath Budha: The Sandalwood Survival, featuring actor Prithviraj Sukumaran, was not created as part of the films promotions. The makers have IP consent to use assets from the film including the actors face in the film
Science journalism should also maintain a space for unfettered wonder and a curiosity of the manner of things
In an approach that reduces food waste and improves food security, researchers have turned discarded carrot parts into vegan patties made from pink oyster mushroom mycelia, offering a protein-rich alternative
An ongoing study led by ICMR, which is testing whether a single dose of the India-made Cervavac vaccine generates enough protective antibodies and generates a stable immune response compared to a single dose Gardasil vaccine, will determine if Cervavac is officially recommended
The sweeping changes to Googles app store practices, announced on Wednesday, are aimed at boosting competition and expanding choices for developers and consumers
The letter is the first significant support Anthropic has received from the tech industry, a group of companies that includes its investors, suppliers and customers
Auditory stress doesnt stay at the ear. Chronic noise activates the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, a hormone-signalling system that coordinates the bodys response to stress and helps regulate energy use, immunity, mood, and sleep-wake timing; it also elevates cortisol, blood pressure, and cardiovascular strain
The U.S.s demands for maximum flexibility on AI use are dangerous
India faces many real-world problems that could benefit from high-quality PhD research. These issues span public health, agriculture, sustainability, digital inclusion, and education. The question is whether our current systems support and encourage studies grounded in what the people need
European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen will attend the consultative panel's inaugural meeting
With huge government contracts at stake, defence contractors would be quick to comply with the Pentagons ban, lawyers said
India faces many real-world problems that could benefit from high-quality PhD research. These issues span public health, agriculture, sustainability, digital inclusion, and education. The question is whether our current systems support and encourage studies grounded in what the people need
Prediction markets let users bet on the outcomes of real world events, but this has raised ethical questions about allowing people to profit from violence, war, and assassinations in Iran
The move comes as memory chip prices climb amid a global shortage, suggesting Apple is willing to absorb some component cost pressure
Blue travelled across empires as a marker of divinity, power, and painstaking labour; over time, its value shifted from rarity, ritual, and resonance to performance, supply, and industrial production, revealing the ongoing dialogue between meaning and utility
Indias genetically diverse population, vast cancer registries, cost-effective genetic sampling and the extensive experience amongst its cancer centres all offer the opportunity for it to help shape evidence that drives global cancer care
Three recent important research developments, all readable in one minute
The researchers were motivated by data rot: the inevitable decay of magnetic and electronic storage media
Anthropic said it would challenge what it called a legally unsound action never before publicly applied to an American company
The site is used as a backend by several developers working on independent projects; a govt. official declined to discuss the specific reasons for the websites blocking, but said that information was being shared that should not have been shared
ShakthiSAT is a global space mission that aims to empower 12,000 girls through hands-on training in building real satellites and payloads, leading the worlds first female-driven lunar mission
Apple Borivali is the second Apple store in Mumbai and the sixth across India
Our research revealed a clear biological tipping point in the brain aging trajectory, defined by a quantitative threshold of white-matter injury. Beyond this threshold, normal age-related compensation fails and accelerated tissue loss and cognitive inefficiency emerge, even before conventional memory tests become abnormal
A global shortage of gaming chips could last until the end of this year, an Nvidia executive has said
A young California woman suing Meta Platforms Instagram and Googles YouTube testified on Thursday in a landmark trial
The decision comes amid pressure from the United States on South Korea to address what Washington views as discrimination against U.S. tech companies
Netflix, Warner and Paramount have spent the last couple of months in a heated, public back-and-forth over whose deal has a better regulatory path and offers more value for Warner shareholders.

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