Twitter Unlocks Donald Trump's @realDonaldTrump Account

US President Donald Trump returned to Twitter with a video acknowledging that Joe Biden would be the next US president as other social media services including Facebook blocked his accounts over... https://ift.tt/3orUs1c

Amazon shutters its Prime Pantry delivery service, and folds thousands of products under that banner into its main retail site (Matt Day/BNN)

Matt Day / BNN:
Amazon shutters its Prime Pantry delivery service, and folds thousands of products under that banner into its main retail site  —  Amazon.com Inc. has shuttered Prime Pantry, a grocery and household essentials delivery service that was one of the retailer's early forays into selling food online.

Flipkart quiz January 8, 2021: Get answers to these five questions to win gifts, discount coupons and Flipkart Super coins

It is available under the Games zone section and comprises five questions. https://ift.tt/399YWmM

Apple spent more money to make the iPhone 12 compared to iPhone 11: Report

Apple reportedly spent more money in creating the iPhone 12 when compared to the iPhone 11. As per a report by Counterpoint Research, making a iPhone 12 (128GB) millimeter-wave model costs Apple up to $431, which is 26% higher compared to the iPhone 11. https://ift.tt/3hUTWGt

Amazon app quiz January 8, 2021: Get answers to these five questions to win Rs 15,000 in Amazon Pay balance

The quiz starts daily on Amazon at 8am and runs through 12pm. https://ift.tt/2JTu0hZ

Facebook Bans Donald Trump 'Indefinitely' for Inciting US Capitol Violence

Facebook has banned President Donald Trump from the platform "indefinitely" due to his efforts to incite violence at the US Capitol, chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said Thursday. https://ift.tt/2JVnCa9

A look at the digital archives preserving the posts rioters made of themselves at the US Capitol; the valuable crowdsourced evidence otherwise faces removal (Gizmodo)

Gizmodo:
A look at the digital archives preserving the posts rioters made of themselves at the US Capitol; the valuable crowdsourced evidence otherwise faces removal  —  Yesterday, a nauseated and tired public witnessed a clear, on-the-ground, real-time feed of Trump supporters committing countless potential felonies and misdemeanors.

Hyundai confirms that it is in early discussions with Apple on collaborating to develop a self-driving car, and says Apple is discussing with many car makers (Saheli Roy Choudhury/CNBC)

Saheli Roy Choudhury / CNBC:
Hyundai confirms that it is in early discussions with Apple on collaborating to develop a self-driving car, and says Apple is discussing with many car makers  —  - South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor said it's in the early stages of discussions with Apple over potentially working together to develop a self-driving car.

Aarogya Setu app yet to update personal data details on Apple App Store

National Informatics Centre (NIC), the developer of Aarogya Setu, is yet to push an update for the app or provide details on how personal data is collected and linked to users. https://ift.tt/3bmQlzQ

Tesla CEO Elon Musk's reaction on becoming the world's richest man

Tesla and Spacex CEO Musk on Thursday (January 7) became the world's richest person after after jump in Tesla's share price. The rise in Tesla's share value took his net worth to over $185 billion. He beat Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos who has held the top spot since 2017. https://ift.tt/38qkMDo

Mike Pompeo approves creation of Bureau of Cyberspace Security and Emerging Technologies (CSET) to lead diplomatic efforts on cybersecurity amid SolarWinds hack (Maggie Miller/The Hill)

Maggie Miller / The Hill:
Mike Pompeo approves creation of Bureau of Cyberspace Security and Emerging Technologies (CSET) to lead diplomatic efforts on cybersecurity amid SolarWinds hack  —  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday approved the creation of a new office at the State Department to address cybersecurity and emerging technologies.

Trump's Twitter account is unlocked following a 12-hour ban after he deleted several tweets; Twitter says he risks a permanent ban if he further violates rules (Jacob Kastrenakes/The Verge)

Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge:
Trump's Twitter account is unlocked following a 12-hour ban after he deleted several tweets; Twitter says he risks a permanent ban if he further violates rules  —  A little too late for that  —  Twitter has lifted its ban on President Donald Trump, and his latest tweet is very different than the ones we've seen for many months.

FTC settles with mobile ad company Tapjoy over deceptive practices, but Democratic commissioners call Tapjoy "a minnow next to gatekeeping giants" Apple, Google (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
FTC settles with mobile ad company Tapjoy over deceptive practices, but Democratic commissioners call Tapjoy “a minnow next to gatekeeping giants” Apple, Google  —  Mobile advertising company Tapjoy has settled with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission over allegations …

SolarWinds hires ex-CISA Director Christopher Krebs as an independent consultant to help its crisis response after the hack (Financial Times)

Financial Times:
SolarWinds hires ex-CISA Director Christopher Krebs as an independent consultant to help its crisis response after the hack  —  Group's software was exploited by suspected Russian hackers to spy on governments and businesses  —  The American technology company at the centre …

UK government watchdog report says Boris Johnson's pledge of nationwide gigabit broadband coverage by 2025 will be missed due to litany of government failures (Rajeev Syal/The Guardian)

Rajeev Syal / The Guardian:
UK government watchdog report says Boris Johnson's pledge of nationwide gigabit broadband coverage by 2025 will be missed due to litany of government failures  —  Government failures will leave thousands of rural homes with slow broadband, spending watchdog says