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PARIS: Google said Wednesday it would appeal a record 50-million-euro fine imposed by France´s data regulator for failing to meet the EU´s strict new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). “We´ve worked hard to create a GDPR consent process for personalised ads that is as transparent and straightforward as possible, based on regulatory guidance and user experience testing,” the company said …

SAN FRANCISCO: Amazon on Wednesday began putting cooler-sized robots to work delivering packages to customers in a neighborhood outside Seattle. Electric-powered, wheeled delivery vehicles named “Scout” were created by Amazon and guide themselves along sidewalks at a walking pace, according to Sean Scott, the vice president heading the project. Amazon becomes the latest entry to the market for robotic or …

BEIJING: Microsoft’s Bing search engine was inaccessible in China on Thursday, with social media users fearing it could be the latest foreign website to be blocked by censors. Attempts to open cn.bing.com has resulted in an error message for users since Wednesday. “We’ve confirmed that Bing is currently inaccessible in China and are engaged to determine next steps,” a Microsoft …

Beijing: A researcher who claimed to have created the world´s first genetically-edited babies will face a Chinese police investigation, state media said Monday, as authorities confirmed that a second woman fell pregnant during the experiment. He Jiankui shocked the scientific community last year after announcing he had successfully altered the genes of twin girls born in November to prevent them …

JAKARTA: WhatsApp is globally limiting the number of times a user can forward a message to five, in a bid to fight “misinformation and rumors”, company executives said on Monday. “We’re imposing a limit of five messages all over the world as of today,” Victoria Grand, vice president for policy and communications at WhatsApp, said on Monday at an event …

In a bid to fight “misinformation and rumors”, the renowned Facebook-owned messenger service WhatsApp has decided to put a limit on the number of times a user can forward a certain message, CNBC quoted company executives as saying. “We’re imposing a limit of five messages all over the world as of today,” WhatsApp’s Vice President for Policy and Communications Victoria Grand said …

With new   new features including a larger battery or faster charging speed Samsung Galaxy S10 would be launched on February 21 at Korean tech giant’s unpacked event. “We don’t stop inventing. We don’t stop innovating. While others…. we break barriers, we make the impossible possible. Relentlessly. Because you deserve more,” said a video released as part of Samsung’s 10 year …

NEW YORK: “Super Blood Wolf Moon”, a total lunar eclipse, will take a star turn across the United States  on Sunday night. Total lunar eclipses happens when the moon moves into perfect alignment with the sun and earth, giving it a  “blood” appearance to those watching from below. A “super” moon occurs when the moon is especially close to earth, …

Washington: The space agencies of the United States and China are in touch and coordinating efforts on Moon exploration, NASA said Friday as it navigates a strict legal framework aimed at preventing technology transfer to China. “With the required approval from Congress, NASA has been in discussions with China to explore the possibility of observing a signature of the landing …

WhatsApp has outperformed social networking giant Facebook for the first time as the most popular Facebook-owned application in September last year, according to the latest App Annie report. Hindustan Times cited the report saying that WhatsApp Messenger registered about 30% growth in the last 24 months whereas Facebook and Facebook Messenger registered 20% and 15% growth respectively. Instagram continued to …