Twitter competition to find biases in image-cropping algorithm

Twitter India gets interim relief from high court

An Indian court on Thursday said Twitter Inc.’s India head Manish Maheshwari should face no "coercive action" in a case where police summoned him for failing to stop the spread of a video that allegedly incited religious discord, media reports indicated.

"If the police desire to exam...


Zoom acquires broadcast tools for pro virtual events

Zoom adds new pronoun feature

American video teleconferencing software company Zoom has added a new feature that caters to pronouns, along with some options to manage when they’re displayed. According to an ANI report, the feature pronouns will appear in parentheses next to people’s names in calls, essentially the same as how they have looked ...


Google rolls out a new feature

EU investigates Google digital ad tech

Google was in the EU antitrust spotlight again on Tuesday as regulators opened an investigation into whether its digital advertising business gives the Alphabet unit an unfair advantage over rivals and advertisers, Reuters reported from Brussels.

“The formal investigation will nota...


YouTube wins a copyright-infringement case in Europe

YouTube wins a copyright-infringement case in Europe

Google's YouTube won its latest copyright-infringement challenge after Europe's top court said online platforms are not liable for users uploading unauthorised works unless the platforms failed to take quick action to remove or block access to the content.

The case marks the latest d...


Undersea cable project sinks after US red flags China company

Undersea cable project sinks after US red flags China company

A World Bank-led project declined to award a contract to lay sensitive undersea communications cables after Pacific island governments heeded U.S. warnings that participation of a Chinese company posed a security threat, two sources told Reuters.

The former Huawei Marine Networks, no...