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Facebook cuts back on cybersecurity team as it invests more in automation
The employees responsible for tackling hacking threats have alleged that the Silicon Valley giant is replacing them with machines and is automating its alert response and security teams
UK declines to use Apple-Google framework for Covid-19 contact tracing app
UK's health organisation, NHSX, in a blog over the weekend said that it has prioritised security and privacy in all stages of the app's development, starting with the initial design, and user testing
Apple, Google release coronavirus contact tracing APIs to select developers
The release is to encourage feedback that will help improve various features of the framework before the final rollout
Nintendo seen extending profit streak as housebound consumers switch on
Nintendo "could sell multiples of what is in the inventory at the moment", said Serkan Toto, founder of game industry consultancy Kantan Games
Apple to pay $18 mn to settle suit accusing it of breaking FaceTime: Report
Over 3.6 million devices are said to have been affected by the iOS 6 update and each class member will receive an estimated $3
Apple Q1 earnings pinched by Covid-19 pandemic; iPhone hardest hit segment
The results released Thursday give the first sign of how one of the world's best-known companies is faring as the US economy plunges into its first recession in more than a decade
Amazon sees loss in Q2 as it forecasts $4 bn in coronavirus related costs
Internationally, the pandemic has hit Amazon the hardest in India, where the company has had to forgo sales to comply with the government restricting delivery to essential goods such as groceries
Aarogya Setu mandatory in containment zones; private firms question move
Privacy experts and technology lawyers have long questioned the efficacy of using contact tracing apps at large scale without adequate testing for coronavirus (Covid-19)
Lockdown impact: Digital transactions nosedive in April, shows NPCI data
The value of IMPS (Immediate Payment Service) transactions in April fell to about Rs 1.21 trillion in April, from about Rs 2.02 trillion in March
Google blocked 2.7 bn 'bad ads' in 2019, suspended nearly 1 mn advertisers
The tech giant also noted that there has been a sharp spike in fraudulent ads for in-demand products like face masks amid the COVID-19 pandemic that has claimed lakhs of lives globally
Intel buys Moovit transit app for $900 mn to develop self-driving robotaxis
Moovit will remain independent while its technology and the data it collects from more than 800 million users in 102 countries will be integrated into Intel's autonomous car unit Mobileye
Samsung Galaxy Buds+ successor might get active noise cancellation feature
These wireless earbuds are expected to arrive with a bean-like design and provide more surface area to include better touch-sensitive controls
India has over 500 mn active Internet users, 14% aged 5-11: Report
According to IAMAI's 'Digital in India' report, India had 504 million active Internet users, who logged onto the web at least once in the last one month, at the end of November 2019
Hacker flags security breach in Aarogya Setu app; govt quashes claims
The app is the government's mobile application for contact tracing and disseminating medical advisories to users in order to contain the spread of Covid-19
Samsung heir apologises for corruption, won't hand control to children
He also apologised for the behaviour of executives caught sabotaging labour union activities, and vowed to guarantee labour rights at the tech giant
Google Android 11 Beta 1 coming on June 3, final release expected in Q3
Meanwhile, the technology giant has released a fourth developer preview of the upcoming operating system for the developers
Online streaming traffic sees 55% overall surge amid lockdown, says report
There was an overall traffic increase of 73 per cent on weekdays and 65 per cent on weekends, said the 'State of Internet Traffic Trend' report by ACT Fibernet