Facebook blocks users from posting or sharing news content in Australia
Facebook announced that users and publishers in Australia cannot share and view news from local and international outlets. The announcement is a response to proposed legislation in Australia that would force tech companies to pay news publishers for content. Facebook will use a mix of technologies to block content sharing and implement new measures to review any content it may have accidentally removed.
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YouTube will launch Shorts in beta in the US starting “in the coming weeks”
Shorts enables users to upload 15-second video clips via a dedicated ‘Shorts Camera’ option built into the main YouTube app. YouTube began beta-testing the feature in India last December, and chief product officer Neal Mohan said that Shorts is receiving more than 3.5 billion daily views globally.
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New products
Realme GT 5G
Realme GT 5G will have Snapdragon 888 processor, 12GB RAM, 256GB storage and a 64MP primary camera. It will be launched on March 4.
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Blackview BV6600
The phone has 5.7-inch HD+ display, MediaTek Helio A25 processor, 4GB RAM and 128GB of storage. It comes with a 8580 mAh battery.
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A security researcher discovered malware specifically created to run on Apple’s M1 chip
Patrick Wardle found the first known native M1 malware in the form of a Safari adware extension, originally written to run on Intel x86 chips. It collects user data from people’s Macbooks and uses the same to target advertisements towards them.
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Epic Games files antitrust suit against Apple in European Union
Epic claims Apple’s “uses its control of the iOS ecosystem to benefit itself while blocking competitors” which abuses its positions of dominance and is a clear violation of EU fair competition laws. The European Commission, which is investigating Apple’s mobile payment system Apple Pay and the App Store, confirmed that it received the complaint.
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