U.S. mulling a probe of deceptive advertising on social media
By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is expected to vote next week on whether to send demands for information about deceptive advertising to eight social…
NBA signs broadcasting deal with Disney, Amazon, Comcast worth $77 billion
By Harshita Mary Varghese and Akash Sriram (Reuters) – Walt Disney’s ESPN, Comcast-owned NBCUniversal and Amazon.com have clinched the rights to carry National Basketball Association games in an 11-year deal…
Digital legacy: what to do with social media accounts after someone dies
Digital legacy: When someone you care about dies, you might not immediately think much about their social media or emails. But later on, looking at their social media accounts and reading their messages…
Roku says more than 500,000 accounts impacted in cyberattack
By Arsheeya Bajwa (Reuters) – Streaming service provider Roku said on Friday it identified a second cyberattack that impacted about 576,000 additional accounts while investigating a breach that affected 15,000…
Apple services restored after brief outages globally
By Urvi Dugar in Bengaluru (Reuters) – Issues with Apple services including its App Store, video and music streaming platforms Apple TV+ and Apple Music, were resolved after outages that…
Ray-Ban Meta, much more than a camera on the eyes
If there is one constant rule in consumer technology, it is that the second generation of a new product category is always better than the first. The second iPhone offered…
Florida’s DeSantis signs law restricting social media for people under 16
By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a bill that bans children aged under 14 from social media platforms and requires 14- and 15-year-olds to…
Why AI is so linked to low-code development
AI low-code development: The acronym is Lcap, and it stands for low-code application platforms. These solutions make it possible to bring customised products and services to market by enabling heterogeneous…
Virtual humans extend their stage to the real world
There is more than one title to call virtual avatars – virtual humans, digital beings. Introductions of generative technologies in recent years have paced the emergence of virtual people. People…
Apple bends to Europe, changes the App Store
Apple must open up its ecosystem. The European Union has decided this, and the Cupertino company has no choice but to comply with the Digital Markets Act, which obliges companies…