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A report from Billboard states that fake DMCA notices are taking over the music industry, with even popular platforms like Spotify having no proper rectification method to solve rising issues. The report noted several examples where genuine artists on Spotify are flagged for infringing music, by their rivals to tackle them illegally. And they were left with no proper channel to fight back, but to be alive at the mercy of the claimant....

In collaboration with the cybersecurity agencies from Australia and the UK, the US FBI and CISA have described the top 30 vulnerabilities of the last two years. These mostly include vulnerabilities in remote tools like cloud technologies and VPN devices, affecting the work-from-home employees. Detailing them, the agencies recommend private and public organizations apply available patches immediately. Top 30 Vulnerabilities Since 2020 Detecting, mitigating, and awareness are the top duties of centrally formed cybersecurity agencies of any country....

There are chances of getting an error “Not Responding Due to a Long-Running Script” on Internet Explorer version 11. This error appears when the users try to scroll down the website on Internet Explorer 11. However, this error is quite common while using Internet Explorer 11. The reason for getting this error might be a generic fault or if the script debugging feature is on. There might be any reason for getting this error, but don’t worry as there is a solution to solve this error....

One of the major manufacturers of Apple – Foxconn, announced a healthy growth of operations in the first month of this year – hoping to reach the analyst’s expectations for this quarter. Foxconn was hit with worker protests and COVID-19 lockdowns late last year and had to delay the production orders of several of its clients. One of the most affected in this space is Apple, which saw weak growth due to supply chain issues from Foxconn....

The US Federal Trade Commission has filed a lawsuit against Qualcomm over anti-competitive practices in the chip markets , with a key example of the Apple deal. The chip maker is accused of forcing Apple into an exclusive deal with its licensing deals – thereby preventing the rival chip makers from rising up. Shares of Qualcomm fell sharply after this news, as FTC wants the US government to intervene in Qualcomm’s business for good....

Google is all set to redefine the Android app format from regular APK to a new Android App Bundle system, which gives Google more power over the app ecosystem. The Android App Bundle runs on a Split APK concept, where it will push only the required software elements for the device, thus reducing the wastage of code. This will be processed and maintained by Google’s Playstore. Android’s New App Format Ever wondered what code does an APK file contains?...

Checking out your Google Calendar in tough times is made easier now. The maker has announced offline support for Google Calendar , which could be helping users view all their events in the future, and a month worth’s in past. This will be rolling out to commercial users by this month-end, and they need to activate it manually. Google Calendar Gets Offline Support If you’re commuting or having a poor internet connection frequently, you must be troubled by services that require you to go online....

To suffice enterprise users with adequate time, Google announced that Chrome would extend its support to run on Windows 7 systems until January 15th, 2022 . This is an extension of six months from the previous announcement, which said to stop working on outdated Window 7 after July 15th, 2021. Microsoft has already ended support for Windows 7 features updates. Chrome to Continue Running on Windows 7 The most beloved Microsoft OS by the community – Windows 7 , was suspended earlier this year official....

Google is expanding the scope of Lens service by adding ‘Multisearch’ – a functionality it previewed in September last year. With Google Lens Multisearch, users can search with both images and text inputs to better find relevant products. This technology uses machine learning that learns from the two inputs the user gives and combines them to do a better search across the web. Multisearch in Google Lens To make searching things better, Google introduced support for an image search quite a time ago....

As seen by XDA developers in a teardown, Google is testing two new features in its Phone app . While one is the Caller ID announcement, which speaks out the name or number of the caller, the other is the Automatic deletion of Call Screen Transcripts . And since spotted in a teardown and not even in beta, these may or may not make to the final edition. Google Phone app teases two new features....

Following the discovery by the International Digital Accountability Council (IDAC) , Google has removed some popular apps from its Playstore . These apps, which have garnered over 20 million downloads from Playstore were reported to be using developer kits that collect device ID and advertising ID. Since these are barred in children’s apps, they were removed immediately. Collecting Data From Children is Illegal It’s known that Google collects some data from everyone for advertising purposes ....

It’s here already. Google’s new Android 11 has just opened its Developer Preview ( DP1 ). The latest OS could be reaching public by late 2020, but even before that, Google lets developers have a preview and try their own trick on that. This preview would further help Google to receive feedback from developers, in case of any bugs. The new version has got 5G experiences, improved security, chat option etc....

Groq secures $1.5 billion from Saudi Arabia to accelerate AI chip development and deployment. Partnership with Aramco Digital has already resulted in the launch of an AI innovation hub in the region. Saudi Arabia commits $14.9 billion to AI at the LEAP 2025 conference, reinforcing its push into advanced technology. Saudi Arabia has invested $1.5 billion in AI chipmaker Groq, marking a significant step in the nation’s ambitious push into artificial intelligence and semiconductor technology....

While cryptocurrency investors are warned of massive volatility in the trading industry, they often see not less than a 15-20% downfall of coins these days. But today is different, as most of the cryptocurrencies, including the majors like Bitcoin, Ethereum, etc., have tanked more than 30% after a ban announcement from the Chinese regulator. This washed off all the cryptocurrency investors’ gains since early this year. Chinese Ban and Musk’s Foul Play As per reports from the Chinese media, the China Internet Finance Association has shared a notice on its official WeChat account reiterating the transaction ban of virtual currencies in China’s payment industry....

Are you an iPhone user? Do you know how old your iPhone is? Do you want to know its age? If you’re going to see the age of your iPhone, then check out this article. We have shown a few steps by which you can check how old is my iPhone? The reason for knowing the iPhone’s age can be different. If you want to buy a new phone, you can check whether you can exchange it with your old iPhone....

Snapchat has become one of the most popular mobile messaging applications people use to share photos, videos, text and drawings. The app is absolutely free to download and use. It gained massive popularity in a very short time, especially among young people. Using Snapchat, you can share stories and send snaps to your friends and family. A snap is a photo or video people send to each other on Snapchat. Videos in a snap can be 10 seconds, and every snap is deleted once all recipients have viewed them....

Here is a detailed guide on how to close all tabs on an iPhone. While it may sound like a simple task, iPhone users often open multiple tabs on multiple browsers on their devices. It leads to clutter and when there is a need to use the browse urgently, you end up getting caught in endless tabs, thus confusing you. Also, keeping many browser tabs open will consume mobile data in the background....

Many times system crashes may result in system failure. When this happens, you won’t be able to boot into your PC and you will have to install Windows from scratch. Even if you have the backup of the files, you will still have to do all the settings and install all the apps again on your PC. To avoid such mishappening, you can create a system image backup on Windows 10....

Debloating refers to removing apps and services from your device that are useless or unnecessarily present. Too many unnecessary things can occupy a large amount of storage, cause your device’s performance, and make it run slow. In that case, debloating helps remove that app from impacting your Windows 11 device and making it run slow. Debloating Windows 11 is easy; if you don’t know how to do it, this article will help you with it....

Organizing storage is an important aspect of any Windows PC. Though you’ll be getting a single or multiple physical drive for storage, you may be splitting it into various parts for easier access. These could be divided and renamed for movies, games, photos, or work; parting them could let you access the specific folder more quickly than browsing through the whole at once. Parting drives can also make up searching for the desired folder quickly since there would be fewer files stored accordingly....