Technology
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Samsung reportedly hacked by foreign entity, confidential data leaked
Seoul: Samsung Electronics has allegedly been hacked by a foreign hacking group, which breached its confidential source code and other classified data, industry sources said. Data extortion entity Lapsus$ has claimed that…
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Apple workers set to return to office beginning April 11
San Francisco: Tech giant Apple’s employees will start to return to offices on April 11, media reports say. According to CNBC, the news comes more than two years after the majority of…
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Russia blocks Facebook, Meta hits back with pausing all ads
New Delhi: In an alarming censorship, Russia has blocked access to Facebook in the country. In response, its parent company Meta has paused all ads in Russia. Meta said that due to…
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Twitch to ban users who share ‘harmful misinformation’
New Delhi: Streaming platform Twitch has said it will ban harmful misinformation actors from using its service. Updating its spam, scams and malicious conduct policy, the platform said it would prohibit users…
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Russia-Ukraine war: Telegram’s new battleground for cybercriminals
New Delhi: Cyber criminals and hacktivists have leveraged encrypted instant-messaging application Telegram for conflict-related activities, over the war between Russia and Ukraine, according to data released by cybersecurity firm CheckPoint Research (CPR).…
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NASA studies 50-year-old lunar sample to prepare for return to Moon
Washington: Scientists at NASA are tapping into one of the last unopened Apollo-era lunar samples to learn more about the Moon and prepare for a return to its surface. NASA’s Artemis mission…
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Tesla gets environmental nod to produce EVs at Gigafactory Berlin, with riders
London: Electric vehicle giant Tesla has officially received environmental approval to start production at Gigafactory Berlin, but also as expected, there are a few caveats that will prevent Tesla from officially starting…
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Microsoft suspends new sales of products, services in Russia
New Delhi: Horrified, angered and saddened by the images and news coming from the war in Ukraine, Microsoft has announced to suspend all new sales of its products and services in Russia.…
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Nintendo temporarily puts its Russian eShop into maintenance mode
Tokyo: Japanese gaming giant Nintendo has temporarily put its Russian eShop into maintenance mode, the company said in a notice on its Russian website. According to The Verge, it appears to mean…
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Apple Maps now displays Crimea as part of Ukraine outside Russia
New Delhi: Apple Maps and Weathers apps are now showing Crimea as part of Ukraine for users outside of Russia, the media reported. Earlier, Apple apps refused to record Crimea as part…
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Nvidia data breach exposes data of 71,000 employees: Report
New Delhi: The data breach at graphics chip maker Nvidia has reportedly exposed emails and hashes belonging to at least 71,000 employees. The ‘Have I Been Pwned’ website suggests that the hack…
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Snapchat turns off public ‘heatmap’ for Ukraine
San Francisco: Snapchat has announced that it is temporarily turning off its “heat map” feature for Ukraine, so the app no longer shows how many snaps are being taken in particular locations.…
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Airbnb suspends all operations in Russia, Belarus
New Delhi: Online vacation rental company Airbnb has announced to suspend all operations in Russia and Belarus amid the Ukraine invasion. The company’s CEO and Co-Founder, Brian Chesky announced on Twitter: “Airbnb…
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Starlink won’t block Russian news sources: Musk
San Francisco: Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Saturday that Starlink, the satellite internet division of his rocket company SpaceX, will not block Russian news sources. Musk on Twitter wrote that it…
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Samsung stops shipping products to Russia
Seoul: South Korean tech giant Samsung is suspending shipments of all of its products to Russia, media reports say. “Due to the current geopolitical developments, shipments to Russia have been suspended,” reads…
