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EU watchdogs begin privacy probe into Twitter after whistleblower report
London, Aug 25 Twitter is now facing privacy probes in the European Union (EU) after the whistleblower complaint from its former head of security, Peiter "Mudge" Zatko, created a storm worldwide. Zatko's complaints had references to European regulators, alleging that Twitter misled or intended to mislead regional oversight bodies over ...Apple makes it official: New iPhone 14 series arriving on Sep 7
New Delhi, Aug 24 Apple on Wednesday announced its flagship product launch event for this year that will take place on September 7. Called 'Far Out,' the event will showcase new iPhone 14 lineup, Watches and other products. This will be an in-person event at Apple's Cupertino campus in the ...Streaming media platform Plex admits massive data breach
New Delhi, Aug 24 Streaming media service Plex on Wednesday admitted a serious data breach that may have compromised emails, usernames, and encrypted passwords of its customers. Plex is used by nearly 20 million people to stream video, audio and photos. In an email sent to customers, the company said ...Google hit by privacy complaint in EU for inserting ads in Gmail
London, Aug 24 Google on Wednesday was hit by a fresh privacy complaint in Europe, this time for allegedly inserting ads in Gmail without users' consent. Privacy advocacy group noyb filed the complaint with France's data protection watchdog, the CNIL. The complaint said that in the "Promotions" tab of the ...Original, unpacked 2007 Apple iPhone sold for Rs 28 lakh
San Francisco, Aug 24 An unopened first-generation 2007 iPhone in a sealed box has been sold for $35,000 (nearly Rs 28 lakh) in an auction in the US. On January 9, 2007, then Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone -- a touchscreen mobile phone with an iPod, camera and ...Apple rolls out iPadOS 16.1 beta before iOS 16 release
San Francisco, Aug 24 Tech giant Apple has started rolling out iPadOS 16.1 beta to enrolled developer devices. According to TechCrunch, it is a change from the usual release cycle, which has linked the tablet operating system with iOS, its mobile counterpart, since its initial release in 2019. "This is ...Twitter trashes ex-worker’s claim that India forced firm to hire ‘govt agent’
New Delhi, Aug 23 Former Twitter security head Peiter "Mudge" Zatko has alleged that the Indian government forced the micro-blogging platform to hire a "government agent" and allow him access to users' sensitive data, a claim that has been trashed by Twitter. Zatko's whistleblower disclosure in a 84-page page, submitted ...YouTube Shorts arriving soon on smart Android TVs
New Delhi, Aug 23 Google-owned YouTube is set to launch its short-form video app Shorts on its smart TV platform called YouTube TV. The company has told its partners about the support for YouTube shorts to YouTube's app for Android TV and Google TV, reports Protocol has learned. YouTube Shorts ...NASA gives nod for uncrewed Moon mission launch on Aug 29
New York, Aug 23 The US space agency has given a go-ahead for August 29 for the first uncrewed flight of Artemis I on its mission beyond the Moon and return to Earth. The 'Flight Readiness Review' for NASA's Artemis I mission has concluded, and teams are now proceeding toward ...Elon Musk finally meets Pranay Pathole, his Twitter buddy from India
New Delhi, Aug 22 Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk finally met his Twitter buddie from Pune, the 24-year-old IT professional Pranay Pathole, at his Gigafactory in Texas. In a tweet on Monday, Pathole who works as a software developer for Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), said it was so great ...