TECHNOLOGY

Disney+ will not show ads to preschoolers on new streaming plan
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The company confirmed this to TechCrunch and added that the lighter ad load and no commercials for preschool content will be the plan for the initial launch. Disney+ will have fewer ads than its sister service Hulu's ad-supported tier, which shows ads for nearly twice as much time (approximately 7.4 ads), the report said.
Musk wants US SEC to probe Parag Agrawal's claim on Twitter users
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Replying to a follower who said that if it turns out that Twitter lied in the official filing, serious consequences and complete distrust of investors can await it, Musk replied: "Hello @SECGov, anyone home?"
Qualcomm among Samsung's top 5 chip vendors for 1st time
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In a quarterly corporate filing, the South Korean tech giant named Apple, Best Buy, Deutsche Telekom, Qualcomm and Supreme Electronics as its five biggest clients. Combined, they accounted for 14 percent of Samsung's total sales.
Microsoft 'Cloud for Sustainability' to be available from June 1
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Microsoft in July last year announced the Cloud for Sustainability to help customers across all industries meet their carbon reduction and sustainability goals.
Apple releases new updates for iPhones, iPads
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According to AppleInsider, some notable changes include the expansion of Communication Safety in Messages to the UK, New Zealand, Canada, and Australia plus the patching of dozens of security vulnerabilities.
Employee says Twitter is 'biased' towards conservatives in undercover operation
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Siru Murugesan, a senior engineer, is heard admitting to a female Project Veritas journalist in the video that the social media company routinely censors posts by conservatives, according to Daily Mail.
Twitter deal 'cannot move forward' until CEO proves bot numbers: Musk
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In a series of tweets, Musk mentioned that the CEO publicly refused to show proof of less than 5 per cent of bots. 20 per cent fake/spam accounts, while 4 times what Twitter claims, could be much higher. My offer was based on Twitter's SEC filings being accurate," Musk wrote. "Yesterday, Twitter's CEO publicly refused to show proof of less than 5 per cent. This deal cannot move forward until he does," he added.
$1.6 billion worth Ethereum cryptocurrency lost forever since its 'presale'
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According to new research from CryptoAssetRecovery.com, the largest of these lost wallets holds over $60 million worth of Ethereum. Ethereum is currently priced at about $2,000 amid the current crypto mayhem. In 2014, when it was first offered for 'presale', it cost around 30 cents.
Why Donald Trump can't join back Twitter despite Musk's efforts
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According to a new filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), when Trump posts anything on 'Truth Social', he cannot repost it to any other social network for six hours. These restrictions are likely intended to drive traffic to 'Truth Social', reports TechCrunch.
Google-led internet giants behind 'biggest data breach ever recorded'
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Real-Time Bidding (RTB) operates behind the scenes on websites and apps. It tracks what you are looking at, no matter how private or sensitive, and it records where you go. Every day, it broadcasts this data about you to a host of companies continuously, enabling them to profile you. "RTB is the biggest data breach ever recorded. It tracks and shares what people view online and their real-world location 294 billion times in the US and 197 billion times in Europe every day," the Irish watchdog said in its report.
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