Microsoft Adds Super Duper Secure Mode to Its Edge Browser Microsoft announced another experimental feature for its Edge browser called Super Duper Secure Mode. To make the browser super-duper-secure, the developers have disabled the JavaScript engine's Just-In-Time (JIT) feature, which improves performance.
Google Is Paying $2.15 to Google+ Users Affected by a Data Leak The lawsuit was filed after Google failed to disclose a vulnerability in the Google+ API for third-party application developers. Using this vulnerability, attackers could gain access to such personal data of users as name, gender, age, and email address.
iPhone Will Warn Parents and Kids About Child Abuse Images The new feature is likely to be very useful for parents or the police, but many data privacy experts are already concerned about the announcement, including Matthew D. Green, an associate professor of cryptography at Johns Hopkins University.
Apple Removes Anti-Vaxx Dating App Unjected From App Store Apple removed Unjected, a dating app for people who are not vaccinated against COVID-19, from its App Store because this app violated the store's rules regarding coronavirus misinformation.
Elon Musk's Neuralink Raises $205 Million From a Group of Investors The company attracted a record $205 million in investments from Google Ventures, the Dubai fund Vy Capital and several other investors, including DFJ Growth, Valor Equity Partners, Craft Ventures, Founders Fund, and Gigafund.
Zoom Will Pay Users $85 Million for Violating Their Privacy The company made the corresponding decision because of the class action lawsuit claiming that Zoom violated users' privacy rights by sharing their data with Facebook, Google, and LinkedIn. Thus, hackers could disrupt Zoom meetings.
Sylvester.ai Developed an App That Determines Cats' Mood and Emotions The developers believe the app will be helpful for both pet owners and young vets who have little experience with animals. However, it is important to remember that one should pay attention to the pet's entire body to know if the cat is okay.
Mercedes-Benz Will Switch to Electric-Only Cars by 2030 The automaker will unveil three new electric platforms that will form the basis of future cars, trucks, and supercars: MB.EA, AMG.EA and VAN.EA. In addition, the company will build eight factories around the world to achieve the new goals.
Instagram Will Make Young People' Accounts Private by Default Starting July 28, all Instagram profiles of teens under 16 will be private by default. This means that only those approved by the account owner will be able to view teens' photos and other content.
Zoom to Acquire Five9 Cloud Contact Center Software Developer for $14.7 billion Zoom expects that the acquisition of Five9 will help it expand its presence on the market and accelerate growth. The company also plans to leverage Five9's customer base and resources for the development of its cloud phone service, Zoom Phone.
Google's Parent Company Alphabet Creates a Unit to Develop Software for Industrial Robots Robotics has been the obsession of Google for many years, but the initiatives in this area have not brought any commercial results for the company so far. Industrial robots are being developed rapidly today, so the need for software will only grow.
Instagram Users Can Now Control Sensitive Content in the Explore Feed Instagram notes that sensitive content is now limited by default, but users over 18 now have tools that will allow them to independently decide whether they want to see such posts in their Explore feed.
