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The SEC has charged Justin Sun and several celebrities for illegally promoting unregistered cryptocurrencies like Tron and BitTorrent tokens on social media. Amongst the notable people convicted in this case include Lindsay Lohan, Jake Paul, Soulja Boy, Ne-Yo, and Akon , who didn’t disclose their paid affiliation with Justin Sun’s businesses while promoting his cryptocurrencies . While Soulja Boy and Austin Mahone settled their scores with a $400,000 fine, others are yet to be justified....

As the need for video calling grows, Skype has announced a new feature – Noise Cancellation- to enhance its desktop users’ video conferencing experience. Skype’s Noise Cancellation is based on AI and is trained on various data sets to differentiate between noise and speaker’s voice. This is the same technology being used in Microsoft Teams. Skype Gets Noise Cancellation Feature The popular video conferencing tool Skype announced support for the Noise Cancellation feature in its desktop client blog post....

Just a day after PlayStation confirmed the launch period of its VR2, Sony now unveiled a pro version of its DualSense controller for PS5. Named the DualSense Edge wireless controller, this new joystick can be deeply customized on both software and hardware fronts. Some include the ability the remap and disable buttons and also create profiles with different controller settings. On hardware, it allows replacing the back buttons and stick modules....

Spotify rolled out an updated UI for its Android app this week that’d make your life better with interesting suggestions of songs and podcasts. The platform added two new buttons – “Music” and “Podcasts & Shows” to its Feeds section, which on tapping, will suggest new releases or episodes from your favorite genres or podcasts. Also, it suggests the new ones based on your taste. This will be coming Spotify iOS client later....

Textsheet was a well-known website for students to get answers or complete assignments. In a short period of time, the site gained popularity. One of the best things was that using the Textsheet site was completely free. The platform became so popular because of its service and free charges. Everything was going well until it helped students complete their assignments on time. Later, the Textsheet site was brought down because of copyright issues....

The Pirate Bay, an acclaimed Torrent site, is reportedly testing video streaming on its websites. The Pirate Bay faced a lot of backlash across the world owing to its massive collection of pirated movies games and videos. The traffic on Pirate Bay servers was record-breaking once upon a time. After torrent sites started being banned in several countries, the traffic has significantly gone down. To re-boost and propel the same amount of traffic, the site will enable video streaming on its websites directly without any external software....

Li Lei, the director of ByteDance’s AI wing, has now confirmed working for California University’s CS department as an assistant professor. He now joins the list of growing corporate people leaving fancy jobs for academics and research. Lei developed scalable algorithms which formed to be the backbone of TikTok and other similar apps. Replacing Corporate Job For Academics People shift jobs for various reasons. Insufficient salary, boss temperaments, or personal reasons like passion or mental health....

Companies joining the movement #StopHateForProfit is gradually increasing. With more than 400 others, the top banks of Canada announced to join the movement, by pausing their ad spending on Facebook and related platforms for July. These are popular names like RBC, CIBC, Scotiabank, National Bank of Canada, TD, BMO, Laurentian, and Desjardins bank. Top Canadians Boycott Ads on Facebook! Top Canadian Banks Boycott Ads on Facebook Throughout July Ever since the unjust death of George Floyd happened in May, activists and human rights groups are aggressively knocking on every opportunity that undermines black people....

After testing for over a year, Twitter is expanding the Birdwatch pilot program to a few random users in the US. Twitter Birdwatch is a community-based fact-checking program aimed at addressing the misinformation on its platform, at a faster pace than the current flagging system. Twitter said it received a positive response from the community in the initial pilot tests, thus expanding it to general users. Expanding Twitter Birdwatch Twitter is one of the popular social media platforms where regular controversies take place....

Twitter is one of those platforms that’s severely fighting to fend off misinformation. With 300 million monthly active users, Twitter is fairly a better place to spread any fake information. So the company is trailing with a new approach by labeling a tweet regarding COVID-19 to be misleading, even before it’s seen by users. It will be rolled out from today and will be applied to tweets from earlier. The warning label on a tweet...

Twitter is bringing a feature to everyone soon, which will prompt users to read an article before retweeting it . The company has trailed with this earlier in June this year and now announced the results to be seemingly positive. Thus, it’s now gearing up to roll this prompt feature to everyone. The initial tests showed 33% of people opening it before sharing, and some haven’t after reading! Twitter Makes You Read an Article Before Sharing Social media platforms are often vested with a common problem of hoax spreading....

The UK’s financial watchdog – Financial Conduct Authority has just warned all the cryptocurrency firms in the UK to shut down their crypto ATM machines in the country. This is because the regulator hasn’t asserted them to be run in the country, due to their lack of verifications in the functioning. Warning that investing in cryptocurrencies is risky, the FCA said crypto ATMs of such can be used for money laundering, thus not accepted to be operated....

There is a constant threat looming over the POS (Point-Of-Sale) of the North American fuel dispenser system. Moreover, the attack is supposedly carried out by the cybercrime groups, as reported by the security alert published by VISA. According to the PFD ( Visa Payment Fraud Disruption), there have already been their attacks on the organization during the summer of 2019. There was a warning given in the last year of November as well....

Volusion , a professional e-commerce site maker that’s being affected last year, has its stolen records surfaced in the dark web recently. Perpetrators behind this attack are claimed to be Magecart , which dumped malicious code in 6,589 sites to collect sensitive card data. This resulted in about 20 million records of users’ information, which included phone numbers and credit card data. Shopping through low credibility sites is always risky. These not-so-known sites focus much on being attractive rather than setting up adequate security measures....

In the world of Wi-Fi, a WPA2 password is like a superhero cape for your wireless network. You create a special secret code to protect your internet connection from sneaky hackers. Just like a lock and key, it keeps your digital door locked tight and only lets trusted devices enter. WPA2, also known as Wi-Fi Protected Access 2, is a strong barrier that safeguards your private information from prying eyes. It can be termed a digital bodyguard that protects your information by encrypting it and limiting access to anyone who knows the right password....

WhatsApp business, a slightly different version of WhatsApp aimed at businesses could soon become commercial for linking more than four devices. A paid subscription of this would let business users hook up upto 10 devices at a time, for offering continuous support to their customers by multiple people. Also, WhatsApp is redesigning the Linked Devices screen in the business client. WhatsApp Business Paid Subscription As WhatsApp is used by billions of people today, many businesses started offering it as one of their official support channels to communicate with their community....

As promised earlier, WhatsApp is finally enabling the export of chats from Android to iOS devices to all users. This feature has been in the beta since earlier this year, and now gradually rolling to everyone. The vice versa of this – iOS to Android chat migration has been available since last year. Although, WhatsApp noted a few limitations for exporting chats. Android to iOS Migration After all these years, Google made it easy for people switching phones to export all their device data from one phone to another....

Ever since the Novel Coronavirus broke out, adversaries are crafting their own techniques to cash out the havoc it’s causing. Several malware groups are attacking virus-vulnerable users under them of Coronavirus, and stealing information from them eventually. WHO warned the public about this, as adversaries are leveraging WHO tag to perform their actions. Under the name of the reputed organization WHO Warned Public About Active Phishing Scams Based on Coronavirus...

Soon after realizing this, YouTube apologized for this action and said it’ll be reinstating the videos. This isn’t the first time the Lofi Girl channel and its content is taken down, as there are a handful of instances in past. Removing Content Based on Fake Copyright Complaints In the world of media, copyright trolling (fake copyright notices) is something that platforms and original artists often struggle with. There are a number of scammers who target growing content with fake DMCA notices and demand ransom from artists to release them....

Android OS allows you to do anything, from customizing phones to using APK links. iOS does not allow it; you need to use the phone, as nothing much can be changed. Home screen widgets are available only for Android devices. Widgets are an on-screen tool for customizing your phone’s home screen. While using Widget apps, you get all the information on time; it shows weather, time, battery information, calendar appointments, and more....