FTC fined Avast $16.5 million for selling users’ browsing data to advertisers
The FTC’s investigation states that between 2014 and 2020, Avast antivirus software collected and sold the web browsing information of the users without their knowledge. In addition to the fine, Avast is required to notify affected customers that their data has been sold without their consent.
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Google has temporarily stopped its Gemini AI model from generating images of people
The company’s image generation feature offered “inaccuracies” in historical pictures. Google first started offering image generation through Gemini earlier this month, in a bid to compete with OpenAI and Microsoft’s Copilot.
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Google launched “Gemini Business” AI
The Gemini Business is aimed at teams and organizations just starting to adopt AI, and it costs $20 per user per month. Users can utilise features such as “Help me write” in Docs and Gmail, Enhanced Smart Fill in Sheets and image generation in Slides.
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NVIDIA is testing an app that unifies GeForce Experience and Control Panel
With the new app, users will no longer need to log into an Nvidia account to get driver updates. Nvidia first introduced a mandatory login for the GeForce Experience app in 2016.
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New products
Nothing Phone (2a)
Nothing Phone (2a) will have a 6.7-inch AMOLED FHD+ screen, Dimensity 7200 Pro processor, 12 GB of RAM and up to 256GB of storage. It will come with a 5,000mAh battery.
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Xiaomi Pad 6S Pro
The tablet has a 12.4-inch screen, Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor, 16GB RAM and up to 1TB of storage. It will come with a 10,000mAh battery.
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