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No evidence Facebook, Twitter suppress conservatives: Report
Former US President Donald Trump also accused major social media companies of censoring the political right. In response to Twitter's decision to exclude him from the platform on January 8, Trump accused the company of "banning free speech" in coordination with "the Democrats and Radical Left."
Twitter mounts robust fightback against Chinese propaganda outlets
The appellation has gone a long way in alerting Twitter users that they are encountering propaganda material marshalled by the Chinese authoritarian state. As a result, a sharp decline in viewership of these tweets has been registered. Twitter could embed suitable filters, only after fully understanding the Chinese modus operandi for expanding Beijing's propaganda footprint.
NASA appoints Indian-American Bhavya Lal as acting chief of staff
As the senior White House appointee at NASA, she served as a member of the Biden Presidential Transition Agency Review Team for the agency, NASA said. Lal brings extensive experience in engineering and space technology, serving as a member of the research staff at the Institute for Defence Analyses (IDA) Science and Technology Policy Institute (STPI) from 2005 to 2020.
Twitter unblocks high-profile accounts in India including actor Sushant Singh and Caravan magazine
The IT ministry and law enforcement agencies had last week ordered Twitter to block these tweets and accounts under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act. According to Twitter, the company blocked these accounts in the interim in response to a valid legal request from MeitY.
Google to pay $3.8 million to 5,500 current employees, job applicants
As part of the settlement, Google will hand over $1,353,052 in back pay and interest to 2,565 female engineers. It will also pay $1,232,000 in back pay and interest to 1,757 female engineering applicants and 1,219 Asian engineering applicants for "engineering positions not hired."
Wired up monkey's brain to play video games: Elon Musk
The monkey "looks totally happy" and that Neuralink's facilities meet US regulatory requirements, Musk said during a talk on Clubhouse app -- a new social media app, adding that "You can't even see where the neural implant was put in, except that he's got a slight like dark mohawk."
Twitter suspends several high-profile accounts in India
The IT ministry and law enforcement agencies had last week ordered Twitter to block these tweets and accounts under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act.
National Language Translation Mission to boost Internet access
The announcement is important to enhance access to digital content to millions of Indian users who are witnessing a spurt in smartphone and Internet usage.
Exclude YouTube from new media code: Google to Australia
Although the Australian government confirmed that YouTube will not be included as a designated service in the Code, Google thinks the Code is written leaves the door open for additional digital platforms to be added at any time. Late last month, Google threatened to pull its Search engine from Australia if a proposed media bargaining code, that directs Google to pay news publishers, goes into effect.
Apple leads global tablet market in 2020, Samsung 2nd
Apple had a great holiday quarter (October-December period) with its tablets shipments up 37 per cent year-on-year, fulfilling consumer, commercial and education demand, according to a report by Strategy Analytics. Samsung shipped 31.2 million tablets in 2020, securing second spot with 16.6 per cent market share was Amazon was third, as tablet market posted 18 per cent annual increase in 2020, strongest growth in seven years.
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