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Facebook's ad delivery system shows gender bias: Study
Researchers at University of Southern California found that Facebook's ad delivery system discriminates against women, reports The Verge.The team of researchers bought ads on Facebook for delivery driver job listings that had similar qualification requirements but for different companies.
Google Pixel 5a 5G to launch in US, Japan later this year
According to two sources familiar with the matter, Android Central came to believe that the Google Pixel 5a 5G was cancelled in its entirety. Pixel 5a 5G is not cancelled. It will be available later this year in the US and Japan and announced in line with when last year's a-series phone was introduced, a Google spokesperson said.
Apple likely to use 120Hz ProMotion display in 'iPhone 13' lineup
According to AppleInsider, low-temperature polycrystalline oxide (LTPO) displays have been rumoured for the iPhone for about two years. However, the report claims that the displays will finally arrive on the iPhone, granting the device a 120Hz refresh display for the first time.
Google updates YouTube ad targeting terms to remove hate speech
According to The Verge, the movie follows a report by The Markup, which found that advertisers could search for terms like "white lives matter" and "white power" when deciding where to place ads on YouTube. At the same time, the report found, Google was blocking advertisers from using terms such as "Black Lives Matter" to find videos and channels to run ads against.
Vivo X60 Pro+ revitalises mobile photography among flagships
The smartphone brand, the third-largest in India after Xiaomi and Samsung with an 18 per cent market share in 2020 (according to the IDC), has now brought its flagship X60 series with three devices to India and the Big Brother -- X60 Pro+ -- claims to redefine the company's existing imaging technologies for the camera lovers (especially the Gimbal Stabilisation 2.0 technology).
US Senators strongly urge Apple to testify in App Store hearing
"We write regarding Apple Inc.'s refusal to provide a witness to testify in a timely manner before the Senate Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights at a hearing to examine the competition issues raised by app stores," wrote Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Mike Lee (R-UT).
500 workers ask Sundar Pichai to stop protecting harassers
The letter came after former Google engineer Emi Nietfeld wrote an opinion piece in The New York Times, alleging that she was forced to have one-on-one meetings with the man who harassed her. "My harasser still sat next to me. My manager told me H.R. wouldn't even make him change his desk, let alone work from home or go on leave," she wrote.
DuckDuckGo asks people to block Google's new tracking method
Google has announced FLoC (Federated Learning of Cohorts) technology to provide a more privacy-focused way to track users and serve ads to them. The company will put FLoC in Chrome and automatically turned it on for millions of users.
Xiaomi, OPPO's in-house 5G chipsets may arrive this year: Report
Unisoc, a Shanghai-based chipset company, is also working on SoC with support for next-gen connectivity, a GSMAarena report said, citing sources in Taiwan.This isn't the first Xiaomi in-house chipset either. Back in 2017, the maker revealed the Surge S1 chip, built on the 28nm process and powering the Xiaomi Mi 5c smartphone, the report said.
Facebook found briefly running fake 'Clubhouse for PC' app ads
It is clear that the cybercriminals wanted to take advantage of the popularity of Clubhouse, a voice-based chat app which is currently only available on iPhones only.Some of the ads spotted on the social networking platform falsely claimed that Clubhouse "is now available for PC." One such ad even carried a photo of Clubhouse co-founders Paul Davidson and Rohan Seth.
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