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Meta-owned social media platform Facebook is known to threaten to ban news content. It did so in Australia and in Canada and now it is doing the same in the US — which is one of the key markets for the company. Facebook is at loggerheads with the US Congress over a journalism bill — The Journalism Competition and Preservation Act . In a tweet, Andy Stone, head of communications, Meta said that Facebook will be “forced to consider” removing all news from its platform “if Congress passes an ill-considered journalism bill as part of national security legislation.” Meta says that Facebook will not be willing to submit to government-mandated negotiations that “unfairly disregard any value we provide to news outlets through increased traffic and subscriptions.” What is Facebook’s problem with the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act? In the tweet, Meta says that the Act completely fails to “recognise the key fact: publishers and broadcasters put … [Read more...] about Why Facebook is threatening to ban all news in the US

Travel fintech platform SanKash said it plans to hire 500 professionals in India over the next six months. The platforms said that the new hires will fuel SanKash's sales and operations feet on street capability to cater to its existing travel merchant base of 6,000 spread across 250 cities, and increase its ground presence at 150,000 travel point of sale which dominate the domestic travel market. "With the market picking up post-Covid, travel merchants are seeing significant growth in bookings compared to the bygone year as consumers' confidence is gradually returning," said Abhilasha Negi, Co-founder and Head HR, SanKash. The travel and tourism market in India is anticipated to touch $125 billion by FY27 from an estimated $75 billion in FY20. Read Also Electric Vehicle startup PMV unveil its 2-seat microcar EaS-E Airbnb changes price display on its mobile app after customer complaints "Along with the surge, the … [Read more...] about sankash: Travel fintech platform SanKash to hire over 500 in India in next 6 months

Audio player loading… Footage of people taking to the streets in China have been filling the news for over a week. The nationwide wave of demonstrations against the strict zero-Covid policy is considered to be the biggest since the 1989 massacre of Tiananmen Square. It's not confined to the streets, though - the internet is an important battlefield too. Digital protestors are using software like the best VPN services to break through China’s Great Firewall and spread information outside the country's borders. While Chinese authorities might be the most equipped in the field, online censorship is on the rise everywhere across the world. In Iran, for example, the government recently restricted Instagram and WhatsApp in an effort to silence protesters. The same happened in Turkey after the Istanbul blast . According to the latest report from Freedom House , in 2022 two-thirds of the countries analyzed "cut residents off from the flow of news and information … [Read more...] about Meet the tech making online censorship “a very difficult thing to achieve”

Four days ago, iconic band, Metallica dropped its first song — Lux Æterna — in six years. Not just that but a new album is also in the offing. For music lovers of a certain generation and genre, Metallica dropping a new song is a big deal. And it seems as if it is a rather big deal for scammers as well. So much so that Metallica had to take to Twitter to warn users about certain scams under the garb of Metallica’s giveaways. In a tweet, the band officially warned its fans to not fall for any scam . Metallica said that its series of announcements — new song, new album, new tour — has seen “the ugly side of social media made an appearance.” The band in the statement said, “Many of you have let us know about YouTube channels and live streams, as well as websites, claiming to offer Metallica Crypto giveaways in conjunction with last week’s announcement.” The band made it clear that these are scams and have nothing to do with them. “Let’s be as clear as possible. … [Read more...] about metallica: Metallica is warning fans about these scams on YouTube, social media platforms

Days after Apple added a few of its MacBook models and a Watch Series model to its list of obsolete and vintage products, it looks like an iPad model is set to join the club. According to a report by MacRumors, an iPad mini model is likely to join the obsolete of Apple products. What are vintage Apple products? A vintage Apple product is one that doesn’t get regular software products. A standout feature about the iPhone , iPad or Mac is that it continues to get software updates for a minimum of five years. But a vintage product doesn’t stand to get any updates and Apple also doesn’t promise repairs or service to these products. On its support page, Apple explains, “Products are considered vintage when Apple stopped distributing them for sale more than 5 and less than 7 years ago.” This doesn’t mean that the device will stop working but it’s just that the shelf life is further refused when a user doesn’t get regular updates. What are obsolete Apple … [Read more...] about apple: Apple set to add this iPad model to its obsolete list of products

Infosys has announced a new proximity center in Sweden. With this investment, Infosys aims to enhance its localization strategy in the Nordics by bringing next-generation digital offerings to its clients in the region, as they navigate the next stage in their digital journeys. Over the past two decades, Infosys has been steadily growing its footprint across the Nordics. According to the company, the new center represents another step to strengthen the strategic presence in Gothenburg, a major city on the west coast of Sweden and an emerging automotive, digital tech and green innovation hub in Europe. Management speak “We are thrilled to fortify our presence in the Nordics with the new center in Gothenburg, Sweden. With this latest milestone, Infosys is well poised to work ever more closely with our clients based out of the region and build next-gen solutions in areas like digital manufacturing, connected products, and online customer experience. We are confident that … [Read more...] about infosys: Infosys opens centre in Sweden, aims to expand base in Nordic region

After launching its Self Service Repair program in the US, Apple has announced that it is now coming to Europe . Customers who wish to complete their own repairs will be able to perform many of the most common repairs for the iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 lineups, and Mac notebooks with Apple silicon. The Self Service Program is being launched in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, Sweden, and the UK. What is the Self Service Repair program? According to Apple, the program enables customers who are experienced with the complexities of repairing electronic devices the opportunity to complete their own repairs, using the same manuals, parts, and tools as Apple Store locations and Apple Authorized Service Providers. Apple has a Self Service Repair Store , which provides access to more than 200 individual parts and tools, as well as repair manuals. The Apple tools available to customers on the Self Service Repair Store are custom designed to … [Read more...] about apple: Apple launches Self Service Repair in Europe: All the details

Google Lens and Google Translate are two extremely useful tools that the company offers to its users. Google is replacing the camera mode on the Translate app with Google Lens , according to a report by 9to5Google. The report says that on Android phones, this will be a “system-level capability” whereas the iOS app has built-in lens. The change has already been rolled out to users. We did check it on the iOS app for Google Translate and can confirm that Google Lens does indeed show up in the camera mode of the Translate app. The idea seems to make the translation better as prior to the change, users had no option but to use the simple translate feature. Google Lens brings other features. How it works On the iPhone, one can open the Google Translate app and then tap on the Camera icon. Once there, users will instantly see the Google Lens. Users have the option to change languages and can do this on any image already stored or click a new photo to … [Read more...] about google: Google brings Lens into its Translate app on Android and iOS

Tesla. Tesla plans to cut December output of the Model Y at its Shanghai plant by more than 20 percent from the previous month, two people with knowledge of electric vehicle maker's production plan said. The planned production cut comes after Tesla reported record sales in China for November. The Tesla representative replied "false news," without elaborating. The spokesman did not reply to Reuters questions about whether Tesla was denying any output reduction would take place or whether the move was linked to weaker demand. Tesla shares were down 2.1 percent in premarket trading in New York, off earlier lows after the company's statement. Read Also Tesla Model 3 prototype spotted ahead of expected redesign Elon Musk advises US President Joe Biden to just buy a Tesla Inventory l ev els at Tesla's Shanghai plant rose sharply after it completed an upgrade of the manufacturing facilities in the summer, with EV … [Read more...] about tesla: Tesla cuts output plan for Shanghai plant for December

Chromebooks are affordable and functional laptops that are most suitable for day-to-day usage like browsing, word processing, watching shows, movies, etc. These laptops are powered by Google ’s ChromeOS operating system and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology’s Indian Computer Emergency Response Team ( CERT-IN ) has issued a warning for select ChromeOS operating system. Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-IN) recently issued a warning for Google ChromeOS users. The government body has classified the risk as ‘‘high severity’ and noted multiple vulnerabilities in Google ChromeOS which could make it an easy target for hackers. Who all are affected Chromebook users running versions prior to 108.0.5359.71 are currently affected. What the government has said CERT noted, “Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Google Chrome OS which could be exploited by a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, execute … [Read more...] about Chromebook users, here’s why government wants you to apply the latest security update