Articles by Trisha Kae Andrada
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UK Video Game Sector Sees Downturn to $8.8 Billion, Yet There's Reason to be Optimistic
The UK video game industry's value dropped 5.6% in 2022 to $8.8 billion, yet it's 17% greater than pre-pandemic peaks.
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Germany Accuses Twitter of Neglection, Failure to Delete Illegal Hate Speech
Elon Musk's free speech stand clashes with German authorities, who may fine Twitter up to $54.7 million for not removing illegal content.
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London-Based Google Workers Go On Strike Protesting Layoffs, ‘Appalling Treatment'
Google employees in London protested layoffs on April 4 at the company's headquarters. (Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) Google's UK Headquarters on November 01, 2018, in London, England.
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PayPal Now Accepting Apple Pay for Purchases From Local Merchants
PayPal now supports Apple Pay as a checkout option for small companies, making payments easier! (Photo : Muhammad Asyfaul on Unsplash) PayPal is enhancing its features for small business owners by introducing Apple Pay checkout compatibility, the ability for consumers to keep their cards for this particular site, and IC++ pricing.
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TikTok Pays $15.9 Million Over UK Data Protection Breaches
Britain's data authority punished TikTok £12.7 million ($15.9 million) for data protection violations.
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Tech War: China Pushes Japan to Not Back US Attempts in Stifling Chip Sector
China's foreign minister, Qin Gang, urged Japan's Yoshimasa Hayashi to avoid backing US chip industry restrictions.
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UK Researchers Develop Virus Outbreak Monitoring System; Can This Stop Pandemics?
British scientists are developing new ways to track respiratory virus genetic changes as they spread worldwide.
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Netflix Cuts Down Movie Production Amid Reorganization
Netflix is releasing fewer movies as it reorganizes its film departments to prioritize quality. (Photo : Mario Tama/Getty Images) As the video-streaming behemoth reorganizes its film divisions, Netflix is prioritizing quality above quantity by reducing the number of movies it releases.
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Italian Minister Criticizes Move to Ban ChatGPT
Italy's deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini said the temporary ban on chatbot ChatGPT on privacy concerns was excessive.
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Canada Is Seeking Savings by Mandating the Right to Repair Electronics
Canada's cost-cutting measures may include a universal charging port requirement and the right to repair.
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'The Last of Us' PC Gamers to Get Refunds After Bugs, Quality Issues
Steam is refunding players of 'The Last of Us' on desktops due to performance issues. (Photo : PlayStation Website) Steam is offering refunds for The Last of Us on computers after complaints about the game's performance.
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Social Media Apps Banned on UK's Met Police Mobile Phones
The UK's Metropolitan Police Department is rolling out smartphones to its officers and banning social media apps.
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Apple's Browser, Cloud Gaming Dominance Defeats UK Antitrust Lawsuit
The UK antitrust regulators stopped investigating Apple's iOS browser and cloud gaming dominance.
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Uber Now Offering Same-Day Prescription Drug Delivery via Healthcare Platform
This week, Uber Health announced same-day medication delivery to increase healthcare access. (Photo : by DENIS CHARLET/AFP via Getty Images) To further its goal of expanding people's access to healthcare, Uber Health said this week that it will begin offering same-day delivery of prescriptions.
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GM Switching to Google-Built Infotainment System, Removing Apple CarPlay From EVs
GM will progressively replace CarPlay and Android Auto with a subscription-based in-house infotainment system developed with Google.
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New AI App Serving as ChatGPT Alternative for iPhones, Now Available
Perplexity, a new app for iOS, is an alternative to ChatGPT that has its own artificial intelligence assistant.
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Amazon Suing Merchants Who Falsely Report Rivals
Amazon filed three lawsuits against groups for filing thousands of fake copyright complaints against competitive products.
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Huawei's 2022 Sales Surge Despite Drop in Profit Due to US Sanctions
Huawei's business sales rose last year despite a 70% decline in profitability due to US sanctions and pandemic worries.
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Tesla Orders Recall of Electric Semi Trucks Over Parking Brake Issue
Due to a parking brake issue, the NHTSA's webpage listed 35 Tesla Semi trucks for recall. (Photo : VERONIQUE DUPONT/AFP via Getty Images) Tesla Chairman and CEO Elon Musk steps out of the new "Semi" electric Truck during the unveiling for buyers and journalists on November 16, 2017 in Hawthorne, California, near Los Angeles.
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Google Targeted in New Ad Lawsuit With Potential Damages in the Billions
Google is being sued for $4.2 billion by publishers who claim the corporation unjustly reduced their ad income.
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Not Guilty? Sam Bankman-Fried Denies New Counts Linked to FTX's Demise
Sam Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty to five additional charges related to the collapse of FTX in New York federal court on Mar. 30.
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Google Calls Microsoft's Cloud Strategy Anti-Competitive, Slams Its Ties With European Providers
Google accused Microsoft of anti-competitive cloud computing and questioned its planned agreements with various European cloud vendors for not addressing license concerns.
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Hulu Fires 200 Research Center Workers in Beijing; Is This Related to Disney Layoffs?
Hulu's Beijing R&D unit is reportedly laying off 200 people, or 90% of its staff. (Photo : BoliviaInteligente on Unsplash) The US streaming behemoth Hulu is reportedly laying off around 200 individuals, or 90% of the personnel, at its research and development (R&D) center in Beijing, China.
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Microsoft Bug Enables Users to Modify Bing Search Results, Expose Outlook Emails, Etc.
Researchers found a severe flaw in Microsoft's Bing search engine, allowing anyone to manipulate search results and access confidential data from Teams, Outlook, and Office 365.
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ByteDance Entices Social Media Influencers to This New App Before Launch
ByteDance is recruiting social media influencers to utilize Lemon8 before its debut later this year.
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Data-Sharing Practices of Telehealth Apps Are Under Scrutiny From FTC
The FTC is cracking down on telehealth firms' data-sharing practices, stressing industry-wide data uses that many have failed to disclose to users.
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Tesla Gigafactory Berlin Ramps up Output to 5,000 Cars a Week
The Berlin Tesla Gigafactory completed its volume production objective of 5,000 weekly. (Photo : Sean Gallup/Getty Images) The Tesla Gigafactory in Berlin has completed its "volume production" objective of 5,000 weekly electric vehicle (EV) deliveries.
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Woman Goes on 12-Day Hunt to Retrieve Misplaced AirPods—but Why?
A soldier's wife from Washington traced her AirPods for 12 days before finding them at an airport worker's house.
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AOC Joins TikTok; Pushes for Stricter Data, Privacy Laws Instead of Ban
AOC's first TikTok video opposed banning the app and advocated for data protection regulations.
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Replika AI Chatbot Users May Now Revert to Previous, More Sexually Explicit Version
Replika CEO Eugenia Kuyda stated the company's AI chatbot would allow sexual roleplay again. Replika CEO Eugenia Kuyda said late on Friday, Mar. 24, that the company's artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot will once again enable sexual roleplay for some customers.
