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Open Rights Group accuses LiveRamp of ‘unlawful’ data processing

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Privacy campaigners have submitted formal complaints to UK and French data regulators against online advertising and data brokerage company LiveRamp, claiming it’s “privacy-invasive profiling” breaks European data protection laws. Open Rights Group (ORG) – which submitted two separate complaints to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and the French Commission Nationale de l’informatique et des…

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Why I think Apple’s iPhone will finally support RCS this fall

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Apple shocked the world late last year, announcing out of the blue (pun intended) that it’ll bring RCS support to the iPhone. Finally, finally, granting the wish of Google, carriers, and some diehard Android users who still haven’t figured out how to chat with their iPhone friends.The RCS rollout wouldn’t be immediate, as Apple said…

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Meta outage disrupts social media globally

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A major IT outage at Meta has affected services on its three core platforms, Facebook, Instagram and Threads, for millions of users on an apparently global basis. Reports of outages made through the popular Downdetector service peaked at 15:35 GMT (10:35 EST) on Tuesday 5 March, with over half a million complaints made in regard…

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WhatsApp for Android suddenly looks more like the iPhone app

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We first learned about WhatsApp’s big redesign plans for the Android app about a year ago. The new user interface appeared in beta versions of the app, featuring a significant change that made it look more like its iPhone counterpart. Specifically, WhatsApp moved the navigation bar to the bottom of the screen, where you’ll find…

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Ultra Ethernet Consortium Grows to 55 Members, Reveals Some Details on Upcoming HPC Backbone Tech

3 minutes of reading / AI, API, AWS, Baidu, Broadcom, Cisco, Dell, Google, HP, Huawei, IBM, Intel, Lenovo, Meta, Microsoft, Nokia, Tech, Tencent / By

The Ultra Ethernet Consortium (UEC) has announced this week that the next-generation interconnection consortium has grown to 55 members. And as the group works towards developing the initial version of their ultra-fast Ethernet standard, they have released some of the first technical details on the upcoming standard. Formed in the summer of 2023, the UEC aims…

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Micron Sells Out Entire HBM3E Supply for 2024, Most of 2025

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Being the first company to ship HBM3E memory has its perks for Micron, as the company has revealed that is has managed to sell out the entire supply of its advanced high-bandwidth memory for 2024, while most of their 2025 production has been allocated, as well. Micron’s HBM3E memory (or how Micron alternatively calls it,…

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Here’s another hint Apple AI will take over iOS 18 and iPhone 16

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Apple is widely rumored to add several AI features to iOS 18 and its upcoming iPhone 16 lineup. While past reports highlighted some of the functions we might expect, TrendForce is now giving us another hint that Cupertino has big AI plans for 2024.In its most recent note, the research firm talks about AI server…

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WhatsApp is getting ads, but it’s not as bad as it sounds

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WhatsApp is Meta’s (then Facebook’s) most expensive purchase to date, with nearly $20 billion paid in 2014. It’s also the most difficult one to monetize. The app is free, and everything in it is end-to-end encrypted. Placing personalized ads based on user-generated content and interests isn’t possible. But Meta is looking to place ads inside…

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X’s new Premium Plus plan costs a whopping $16 per month — here’s what you get

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X (formerly known as Twitter) now has three different subscription plans. Tech. Entertainment. Science. Your inbox. Sign up for the most interesting tech & entertainment news out there. By signing up, I agree to the Terms of Use and have reviewed the Privacy Notice. The company has been rumored to be releasing more tiers for…

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Facebook pins future on Quest 3 and AI development

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Meta, the parent company of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, has used its latest quartly earnings call to discuss how it is differentiating its Threads platform. The company posted revenue of $34.1bn for the third quarter of 2023. “We had a good quarter for our community and business,” said Mark Zuckerberg, Meta founder and CEO. “I’m…

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