Facebook to Remove Political Group Recommendations to Curb Misinformation

Facebook on Wednesday announced sweeping changes to Facebook Groups on the platform, which includes removing political and social group recommendations and blocking members who repeatedly break rules,... https://ift.tt/3cKEgn3

Redmi Note 10 Pro Max to go on first sale today via Amazon at 12 pm

Redmi Note 10 Pro Max smartphone is backed by a 5020mAh battery with 33W fast charging support. The handset runs on MIUI 12.5-based on Android 11 out of the box. https://ift.tt/2QggHv0

Samsung launches the successor of the world’s most ‘popular’ Android phone: Price, specs and more

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Amazon app quiz March 18, 2021: Get answer to these questions to win Emporio Armani watch

Name of the winner will be announced on March 19 https://ift.tt/30VxDJ7

Germany's data protection watchdog tells European Parliament that Germany had "sent 50+ complaints about WhatsApp" to the Irish DPC and none had been closed (Javier Espinoza/Financial Times)

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Germany's data protection watchdog tells European Parliament that Germany had “sent 50+ complaints about WhatsApp” to the Irish DPC and none had been closed  —  Simmering tensions about alleged lack of enforcement by Dublin burst into public  —  Long-simmering tensions …

Flipkart daily trivia quiz March 18, 2021: Get answers to these five questions to win gifts, discount coupons and more

Only the first 50,000 participants will be eligible for the quiz prize. https://ift.tt/3txJVDO

PCs rule, Mac sucks: Intel's message to users and Apple in new ads

In a series of ads, Intel has come out all guns blazing making fun of almost all things Apple. https://ift.tt/3s1P6LS

YouTube videos to have copyright checks very soon

YouTube assured that in order Checks is not a time-consuming feature on the platform. It said that while copyright checks usually finish within 3 minutes, monetisation checks can take a couple of minutes longer. https://ift.tt/3vBeGcO

Hacking Apple, Bill Gates and Joe Biden's Twitter accounts leads teen to 3 years in jail

Graham Ivan Clark, the teen who had hacked into — and took control of — the Twitter accounts of Apple, Bill Gates, Joe Biden and several other famous personalities last year has been sentenced to 3 years in jail, as per a report by Tampa Bay Times. He pleaded guilty to the crime and was served the sentence; he also will spend the next 3 years after release in probation. Clark is 18 years old. https://ift.tt/3rSTtcd

Samsung Galaxy M12 to Go on First Sale in India Today

Samsung Galaxy M12 will go on sale via Amazon India and Samsung.com. Launch offers include a Rs. 1,000 cashback on ICICI Bank credit card and EMI transactions. The sale will begin at 12pm (noon) IST. https://ift.tt/3cIdXhl

Republic, which lets non-accredited investors invest as little as $10 in startups, raises $36M Series A led by Galaxy Digital; Republic has over 1M users (Matthew Leising/Bloomberg)

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Republic, which lets non-accredited investors invest as little as $10 in startups, raises $36M Series A led by Galaxy Digital; Republic has over 1M users  —  - Republic private investment has risen four times in last year  — Broadhaven, Prosus also take part in latest funding round

Olo, a provider of food-ordering software for restaurants, closed up 39% in its trading debut, after raising $450M in an IPO, valuing the company at $4.93B (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
Olo, a provider of food-ordering software for restaurants, closed up 39% in its trading debut, after raising $450M in an IPO, valuing the company at $4.93B  —  Olo Inc., the food-ordering software company whose board members include Shake Shack Inc. founder Danny Meyer …

Redmi Note 10 Pro Max First Sale Starts Today at 12 Noon via Amazon, Mi.com

Redmi Note 10 Pro Max was launched alongside the Redmi Note 10 and Redmi Note 10 Pro and will go on sale in India for the first time today, March 18, at 12pm (noon). https://ift.tt/3bWcCo4

FBI says $4.2B in losses as a result of cybercrime and internet fraud were reported to its Internet Crime Complaint Center in 2020, up about 20% YoY (Jeff Stone/CyberScoop)

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FBI says $4.2B in losses as a result of cybercrime and internet fraud were reported to its Internet Crime Complaint Center in 2020, up about 20% YoY  —  American victims reported $4.2 billion in losses as a result of cybercrime and internet fraud to the FBI in 2020, a roughly 20% uptick …

Apple gets boost in French privacy fight, but still faces probe by watchdog

Apple was given a boost on Wednesday as France's antitrust watchdog rejected advertisers' requests to suspend the iPhone maker's upcoming privacy feature, but it still faces a probe into whether it unfairly favours its own products and services. https://ift.tt/3vBcPVx