Friday, November 1, 2019

Pegasus: A spyware that leaves no trace

A close look at the complaint filed in a California court by WhatsApp against NSO Group, the Israeli technology firm that developed Pegasus, reveals the extent to which the spyware can collect data from an affected device.

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Twitter's move to ban political advertising unlikely to impact India: Campaigners, advertisers

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey recently said the company was banning political advertising as internet political advertising presents new challenges to civic discourse including unchecked misleading information and deep fakes at an increasing velocity and overwhelming scale.

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Apple TV+ starts today at Rs 99 per month: Everything to know about Apple’s streaming service



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Fujifilm Instax Mini LiPlay instant camera launched at Rs 13,799



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Nokia eyes Malaysian ports for 5G business as Huawei takes early lead

Nokia is targeting Malaysian ports in a bid to get a share of the country's fifth-generation (5G) technology market, as the Southeast Asian country prepares to launch the ultra-fast mobile internet service next year.


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Nintendo to begin testing Mario Kart Tour multiplayer

Nintendo Co Ltd said on Friday it would begin testing a multiplayer option for its Mario Kart Tour mobile game in December, a step towards the full multiplayer mode demanded by players and seen as essential to boosting the title's revenues.


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Mark Zuckerberg to meet US civil rights leaders amid political ad concerns



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Nintendo shares jump almost 7% after strong Switch Lite launch

Shares in Nintendo Co Ltd jumped almost 7% on Friday, a day after the Japanese gaming company reported strong demand for a low-cost version of its hybrid home-portable Switch console.


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Furore erupts over WhatsApp spying exposé

On Thursday, IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad took to Twitter to reiterate the Centre’s concern at the breach of privacy of Indians, and said his ministry had sought an explanation from the app. WhatsApp has to reply by November 4. Home ministry officials aid attempts to 'malign the govt' for reported breach were misleading.

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Canada denies sharing Huawei CFO Meng's devices details with FBI: court documents

The Canadian attorney general has filed affidavits asserting that information identifying Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou's electronic devices was not shared with the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) during her December 2018 arrest in Vancouver, court documents showed on Thursday.


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Ex-Apple executive joins startup aimed at banishing smartphone cables

For over 14 years at Apple Inc , Rubén Caballero had to include a cable with every iPhone design whose wireless engineering he oversaw, from the first prototypes in 2005 to iPhone 11 models on shelves now.


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IndiaAI Mission's three indigenous AI models target offline mobile access, secure use in critical sectors

Three indigenous artificial intelligence (AI) models launched under the Centre's IndiaAI Mission are being developed for applications ra...