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Instagram will Protect Young People’s Profiles by Default
Unwanted private messages and comments from strangers will soon be a thing of the past for young people under 18 who create a profile on Instagram. Parent company Facebook takes measures to protect this target group and makes it more…
Samsung Battery Branch Profits Sixfold Due to Electric Driving
Samsung's battery division has improved profits sixfold in the previous quarter related to a year earlier. The South Korean company characteristics the significant change to moderately poor results previous year and high mandate for…
Apple Threatens to Leave UK Over Patent Lawsuit
A patent case currently pending in court in the United Kingdom could fine Apple up to $7 billion. The tech giant now says a withdrawal from the country is possible if it gets that far.
The case revolves around some Optis Cellular…
Netflix Does Not Show Spy Series in Vietnam Due to Wrong Sea Map
Netflix no longer offers the Australian spy series Pine Gap in Vietnam. The country had filed a complaint about the series over a map depicting the South China Sea as a Chinese property. China and Vietnam have had a territorial dispute over…
Europe Plans Antitrust Investigation into Google’s Advertising Arm
The European Commission is working on one of its largest-ever investigations against Google. It examines the company's position in the digital advertising market.
The investigation is not yet formal but is expected to start before…
Spotify Launches Clubhouse Clone Greenroom
The 'live audio app' is immediately available in our country, and it is Spotify's first attempt at building a social network.
Spotify has launched Greenroom, an app for live conversations modelled on the hip Clubhouse. The app is…
Trump Administration Seized Democrat Data From Apple
During the early days of Donald Trump's presidency, the US Department of Justice has subpoenaed Apple to obtain information about at least two Democratic representatives, their employees and their families. One of them was leading Democrat…
Apple, Google, Microsoft and Mozilla to Standardize Browser Extensions
The companies behind the most popular browsers are teaming up to improve and standardize extensions. But it won't be a joint marketplace for addons.
Almost every browser allows extending the functionalities with extensions. This…
Japan Invests Hundreds of Millions in the Chip Sector
Japan wants to strengthen its position in the chip market. Together with the Taiwanese chip manufacturer TSMC, the country announced that it would invest 276 million euros in the development of advanced chip technology in the country.…
Twitter Pauses Brand New Verification Program Again
A week after Twitter opened its verification form so that anyone who deemed it necessary could request a 'tick', the social network has hit the pause button again.
Twitter launched the verification program last week. That meant…