European Commission will launch a formal antitrust investigation of Microsoft Office
The EU’s preliminary investigation was triggered by Slack, which filed a competition complaint in 2020, alleging that Microsoft was abusing its market dominance using illegal and anti-competitive business practices, like tying Teams to its “dominant Office product”.
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Threads, Instagram’s Twitter competitor, will be launched on July 6
The Threads app, which is linked to Instagram, will be a place “where communities come together to discuss everything from the topics they care about today to what’ll be trending tomorrow”. Threads appears to bear many similarities in function and aesthetics to Twitter.
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A zero-day vulnerability may affect 200,000 WordPress websites
The issue enables hackers to exploit a flaw in the Ultimate Member plugin that allows the creation of rogue admin accounts. This plugin, designed to streamline user registration and login processes, is currently installed on over 200,000 active websites worldwide.
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EU and Japan will cooperate in the field of semiconductors
The two entities will work together to ensure the stability and resilience of the chip supply chain, as well as facilitate the exchange of researchers and engineers between them.
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New products
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5
Galaxy Z Fold 5 will have a 7.6-inch inner foldable display and a 6.2-inch cover display. It will come with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor, 12 GB of RAM and up to 1 TB of storage.
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Oppo A78 4G
The phone will have a 6.43-inch AMOLED display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 processor, 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. It will come with a 5000mAh battery.
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