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An algorithm that has to choose where photos are cut out in a tweet appears to focus mainly on white faces. Twitter users have found a significant problem with the automatic cropping of photos on the social network: it appears that…
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The departure of Kevin Mayer as CEO of the video service TikTok may mean that the US arm of the company will be sold in a few days. The likely buyers are Microsoft and supermarket chain Walmart, and sources tell US news channel…
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The former security director of Uber Joseph Sullivan has been charged with halting a taxi app hack in 2016, exposing the personal details of 57 million customers and drivers. Rather than report the hack to the authorities, Sullivan…
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Images have surfaced of a new Microsoft keyboard on Twitter. Not so special in itself, were it not for the fact that the keyboard has an entirely new key for quick access to the Windows 10 emoji. Both Microsoft and Apple are very…
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In the coming year, Microsoft will gradually discontinue Internet Explorer 11. The browser will remain, but the light will gradually dim. On August 17, 2021, IE11 will no longer be supported by Microsoft 365 apps. This includes…
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Facebook is also complaining about the commission policy in Apple's App Store. The social network is annoyed that the iPhone maker with a new service from Facebook simply wants to have the usual fee on so-called in-app purchases. …
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After Apple, Google has now also removed the popular cartoonish shooting game Fortnite from its app store. That happened after developer Epic Games introduced its own payment method in the game - something that goes against the…
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Six ex-eBay employees are charged with harassing a couple who was critical of the auction site in their newsletter. The six sent cockroaches to their address, among other things, the CEO was also partly aware. The case reads as if…
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Google: Millions 0f Malicious Emails About Coronavirus Every Day. Hackers and cybercriminals are responding a lot to the coronavirus. The email service Gmail sees an average of 18 million emails every day with malicious links and…
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Twitter is conducting a test in which tweets from politicians with factually inaccurate information are given a brightly coloured label with the text that the tweet is "harmfully misleading." That works through user moderation.…
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