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Google relies on AI to produce chips 

Google declared that it had developed AI software that can design computer chips faster than humans.  On Wednesday, the company’s researchers published a new paper in Nature. They stated that an edge graph convolutional neural network architecture learned how to create the physical layout. As a result, it allows artificial agents to perform chip design, …

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Biden withdraws orders to ban TikTok in the US

Biden withdraws orders to ban TikTok in the US

The White House reported this Wednesday that President Joe Biden revoked the executive orders of his predecessor Donald Trump that sought to ban the Chinese-owned mobile application TikTok. The former president pushed the boundaries of what US national security laws were designed to accomplish. He shamelessly used his powers under a 1977 law, the IEEPA. …

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A global internet collapse leaves web pages without service

A global internet collapse leaves web pages without service

Internet failure has affected some of the main pages in the world. It generated a huge global alert on Tuesday. Besides, it has revealed once again the vulnerability of digital connections at a time when companies and users depend more than ever on them. A content delivery network, CDN, which provides its services to multiple …

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Quantum Computing

Do Quantum computers pose security threats?

British company Arqit is preparing businesses and governments for quantum computers. It considers it the next significant threat to its cyber defenses. Companies like Google, Microsoft, and IBM, believe in the future of quantum computing, which will arrive in the next decade. It could be disturbing news for cybersecurity organizations.  David Williams, Arqit’s president, stated …

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What will Apple present at its conference on June 7?

Every year, Apple  starts its Worldwide Developers Conference focused on its hardware and software news. The company will present the following products with greater probability: iOS 15 The next version of Apple’s mobile operating system will once again take all the spotlight. Among the rumored additions, better notification management stands out. We can set preferences …

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Brazil’s city lighting system becomes smart

As part of an infrastructure renovation project, the city of Uberlandia in Brazil has connected 22,000 street lights in a centralized control model, making the city even smarter. The fourth-largest city in Brazil is now Telensa street lighting system provider. The city officials have collaborated to create a unique urban project to run. The project …

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Chinese: Newly launched Huawei P Smart smartphone

Huawei introduces HarmonyOS – the Android competitor

HarmonyOS, the Android competitor, is finally here. Since the United States vetoed Huawei two years ago, denying it access to Android, the Chinese company has been working on its operating system.  Huawei’s operating system has gone through three phases. The first part, of course, has been its development. Then it was opened up to third …

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Wise lets Indian residents transfer money abroad

Wise lets Indian residents transfer money abroad

Wise, Financial technology company, stated that users in India could now send money abroad to 44 countries worldwide.  That includes Singapore, the United Kingdom, the United States, the United Arab Emirates, and countries in the eurozone. According to the Reserve Bank of India data, India’s outward remittances in 2019-2020 were about $18.75 billion. Under a …

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Google makes it impossible to keep your location private

In May 2020, Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich filed a lawsuit against Google. The lawsuit had suggested the Internet giant’s dark strategy to collect the location of Android phones, even when users had disabled it. Furthermore, it revealed that the company deliberately hid some privacy settings to make it harder to find and even pressured …

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Facebook and Instagram may remove the "like"

Facebook and Instagram may remove the “like”

Users of Facebook and Instagram, owned by Mark Zuckerberg, could open the possibility for Internet users to hide the number of “likes” in the publications they make. These resulted from a debate about the potentially harmful effects on mental health and the intense search for approval on social networks. Also, Facebook and Instagram could suspend …

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German economy fell as householders save more money

According to the latest news, the German economy, one of the largest economies in the world, contracted more than anticipated in the first quarter. Notably, data revealed that COVID-related restrictions spurred householders to put more money than ever into savings. According to Federal Statistics Office, Europe’s largest economy shrunk by 1.8% quarter on quarter and …

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Organizations urge Facebook to cancel Instagram for kids

More than 180,000 people have signed petitions in an ongoing protest requesting Facebook to abandon its plans for an Instagram for children. Facebook intends to build a new version of Instagram. According to the social media giant, it will allow children under the age of 13 to use the social network safely.  The disapproval of …

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Job automation to solve China’s aging workforce

Job automation is becoming a broad trend in China. The labor market in the world’s second-largest economy faces significant challenges, including an aging population and rising wages. According to Jonathan Woetzel, senior partner at McKinsey, population aging is a reality, and it’s a potential problem before the country becomes rich.  According to China’s National Bureau …

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