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Thai authorities said the crime gang sent around a million malicious SMS text messages to nearby residents over a three-day period in November.
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It’s officially that time of the year when music streaming services start giving users a look back at their listening habits for the year. YouTube Music announced on Monday that users can now access their 2024 Music Recap to get personalized stats regarding their top artists, songs, moods, genres, and more for the year. You […]
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Bluesky, the social network that’s currently surging in popularity due to an exodus of users from rival X, is in breach of European Union (EU) regulations that stipulate all online platforms must regularly publish regional user numbers. The Digital Services Act (DSA), which came into full effect back in February, is an online governance framework […]
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Instagram is introducing the ability for users to share their locations with their friends via DMs (direct messages), the company announced on Monday. The feature indicates that the Meta-owned social network is looking to challenge services like Apple’s “Find My” and Snapchat’s Snap Map, both of which are popular ways for users to see their […]
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Recipe app Pestle is rolling out a new feature that can automatically turn your favorite TikTok recipe videos into detailed, step-by-step instructions, using AI. The new feature processes the video’s caption, where creators tend to document their ingredient list and instructions, but is powered by on-device machine learning instead of using a third-party AI provider. […]
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California is committed to zero-emission vehicles, even if the federal mood shifts.  The state’s governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, said Monday that if the incoming Trump administration cuts the $7,500 EV tax credit, he will propose rebates for eligible residents who buy electric vehicles.  “We’re not turning back on a clean transportation future – we’re […]
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As Apple and Google continue to battle with regulators and publishers over whether their app stores are monopolistic, a startup called Appcharge has raised some funding to build an alternative for gaming developers who want to monetise a different way. No, it’s not an ad network. And no, they are not building an alternative app […]
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