A Russian court has fined WhatsApp and other tech companies. The companies would refuse to store the collected data of Russian citizens in Russia. WhatsApp received the highest fine, which amounts to about 18 million rubles.
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Sales of Facebook parent company Meta fall for the first time
Meta has recorded lower quarterly turnover for the first time compared to a year earlier. The company recorded a turnover of 28.2 billion euros last quarter, one percent less than the same period in 2021. Meta expects another decrease next quarter.
Asus releases compact ZenFone 9 with Snapdragon 8+ Gen1 for 799 euros
Asus has introduced the ZenFone 9. The smartphone gets a SnapDragon 8+ Gen1-soc, a 50-megapixel camera, a 5.9-inch AMOLED screen with a refresh rate of 120Hz and a 4300mAh battery that supports fast charging at 30W. The device is available from 800 euros.
T-Mobile settles for $ 500 million in American data breach case
T-Mobile has reached a settlement in America with victims of a major data breach in 2021. The company is allocating $350 million for damages claims and another $150 million for securing its networks.
Microsoft withdraws Windows 11 update after start menu problems
Some new updates to Windows 11 caused problems with the start menu for some users. Clicking the start button or using the Windows key had no effect on these users, so the start menu could not be opened.
No More Ransom Decryption Tools Have Been Downloaded Ten Million Times in Six Years
The No More Ransom anti-ransomware project by police and security companies is six years old. Since its inception, the tools have been downloaded ten million times, an increase of four million from a year. There are now 136 tools available on the site.
Netflix subscription via iOS app can now be taken out outside of Apple
Netflix now makes it possible for iOS users to subscribe to the streaming service without the intervention of Apple. Recently, certain types of iOS apps are allowed to link to their own website from within the app. Netflix now uses this.
Hacker leaks phone numbers and email addresses of 5.4 million Twitter accounts
An unknown hacker or hacker group has put a database online containing the email addresses and phone numbers associated with 5.4 million Twitter accounts. The attacker was able to retrieve the data through a bug that has since been fixed.
Google fires engineer who claimed LaMDA had become self-aware
Google has fired Blake Lemoine from the company’s Responsible AI division after he was previously suspended. He hit the headlines in June for claims that the LaMDA language model had taken on a life of its own and was self-aware.