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Apple will roll out a system for checking photos for child abuse imagery on a country-by-country basis, depending on local laws, the company said on Friday. A day earlier, Apple said it would implement a system that screens photos for such images before they are uploaded from iPhones in the United States to its iCloud storage. Child safety groups praised …

Flu vaccination may lower the risk for severe illness from the coronavirus, including life-threatening sepsis infections and strokes, according to a report in PLoS One on Tuesday. The researchers studied nearly 75,000 COVID-19 patients, half of whom had received the most recently available flu shot. They also found fewer patients who had flu shots had to be admitted to intensive …

KARACHI: YouTube has launched a new feature, ‘On The Rise’, which will highlight its rising creators. “Starting today, we’ll highlight creators who are ‘On The Rise’ in a new section of our Trending Tab in Pakistan. Each week, a different creator will be highlighted and featured for a full day on Trending with the following badge: Creator on the Rise,” …

It is no wonder that superyachts and private jets have been the showpieces of the mega rich but one such designer who has helped realize the dream of these luxury carriages, French designer Thierry Gaugain, has unveiled the world’s first ‘The G Train’ design. Gaugain has become one of the most sought-after carriage designers as the world-renowned designer with over …

Losing access to your Google / Gmail account can be an incredibly frustrating and unhappy experience. Google does provide a list of methods to try if you’ve been locked out of your account — either because you’ve forgotten your password or because somebody has hacked into your account and changed it. Sometimes, they work. Your options beyond Google’s suggestions may …

Apple is working with more Chinese suppliers to produce its latest iPhones, Japan’s Nikkei newspaper said on Wednesday, as a tech feud stemming from a trade war with the United States prompts Beijing to strengthen domestic firms. Luxshare Precision Industry is set to build up to 3% of the upcoming iPhone 13 series, and two firms it acquired last year …

E-commerce giant Amazon.com started to offer its Brazilian Prime subscribers free one-day delivery in 50 cities on Wednesday, amid fierce market competition in Latin America’s largest economy. The move comes as rivals such as MercadoLibre and Magazine Luiza are investing heavily to ramp up delivery speeds and gain clients. The Amazon initiative, which already exists for Prime subscribers in markets …

MOUNTAIN VIEW: Google unveiled on Monday a flagship Pixel smart phone powered by its first mobile chip to put artificial intelligence in buyers’ hands. Pixel 6 models set for release later this year, with superfast 5G wireless capability, will debut Google’s own Tensor chip crafted along the lines of processors it made for data centres to enable computers to think …

SYDNEY: YouTube said on Sunday it had barred Sky News Australia from uploading new content for one week, citing concerns about Covid-19 misinformation. The move comes after a review of posts uploaded by the Rupert Murdoch-owned TV channel, which has a substantial online presence. “We have clear and established Covid-19 medical misinformation policies to prevent the spread of Covid-19 misinformation that could …

A popular messaging app, Telegram, brings new features to its app including increasing participants in a video call, an auto-delete feature of messages, and other modifications.    The most significant change is “Group Video Calls 2.0” where video calls ‎of up to 30 participants can broadcast their cameras and screens up to 1000 spectators. Telegram is also hopeful to increase …