There has been a sharp rise in removed videos form the video sharing platform YouTube, including some that had not violated its policies, because of the increasing reliance of the firm on technology to moderate content, YouTube said on Tuesday. More than 11.4 million videos were removed from the platform for violating its policies between…
Engineers have come up with a machine that can bombard shopping carts with ultraviolet rays and sanitize them. As a result, wiping down supermarket trolleys with disinfectant to stem the spread of the Wuhan Coronavirus disease may soon be a thing of the past in Belgium. The device is being tried out in three stores…
On Wednesday, in a statement, the University of Cambridge said, it aims to start clinical trials of its COVID-19 candidate in autumn. The development comes in the wake following funding to the tune of 1.9 million pounds from the British government. The approach adopted by the scientists behind the vaccine uses genetic sequences of all…
According to the findings of a new study, children’s intelligence is boosted if they grow up in a greener urban environment. Such upbringing also helps to lower the levels of difficult behavior among such children. The study conducted on more than 600 children aged between 10 and 15 years showed that a 3 per cent…
Facebook has agreed to pay 106 million euros ($125 million) to the French government in back taxes and penalties through its French subsidiary. This is being seen as a result of the persistent efforts of the French government to force the largest of the online companies such as Facebook and Google to pay more taxes…
According to the results of a survey released on Tuesday, companies across the glove are moving their operations online so as to cut expenses related to office space and make recruiting and retaining staff part of their top priorities. The survey by accounting firm KPMG showed, 80% of business leaders had accelerated their digital expansion…
With U.S. electric vehicle pioneer Tesla Inc accelerating the shift towards electric cars, Hyundai Motor suppliers have increasingly turned to “outsiders” for parts; but now Hyundai’s own supply company, Mobis, plans on plunging into this supply chain. Hyundai Mobis is negotiating with two global automakers to supply electrified parts, said the company’s executive with an…
Chip designer Arm Holdings Ltd stated, it has put on hold the proposed transfer of two of its software businesses to its Japan-based parent SoftBank Group Corp. In July 2020, Arm had said it would transfer two units under its internet-of-things services group to its parent and aimed to complete the transfer by September. Arm…
In a significant development, a federal judge said, she was “inclined” to grant Epic Games’ request to block Apple Inc’s move to remove its developer accounts from its App Store saying she saw “no competition” to Apple’s App Store on the iPhone. The development comes in the wake of Epic filing an antitrust lawsuit against…
According to a report published by The Wall Street Journal, citing information from people familiar with the matter, United States President Donald Trump was warned by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg at a White House dinner last October about the potential and direct threat to the US business being posed by growth of Chinese tech firms.…
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