Category : Technology
Meta to pay $725 million to settle Cambridge Analytica lawsuit
Meta, Facebook’s parent company, will pay $725 million to settle a class-action lawsuit filed in 2018. Following Facebook’s revelation that 87 million users’ data had been improperly shared with Cambridge Analytica, tied to former President Donald Trump’s election campaign, a lawsuit was filed. Cambridge Analytica obtained Facebook user data through......
Twitter lays off more workers
The Twitter San Francisco offices have been stripped out, fulfilling predictions that 75% of the company’s employees would be laid off. Somewhere, Elon Musk found even more people to fire as tumbleweeds blew through Twitter’s empty halls and empty office spaces. As first reported by Tech Crunch, the flailing social......
Mars InSight lander fails as batteries run out in four years
The Mars InSight lander has been withdrawn from service by NASA four years after arriving on the surface of the red planet, the U.S. space agency announced on Wednesday. When two consecutive attempts to re-establish radio contact with InSight ended in failure, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) near Los Angeles......
India to launch its first human space flight in 2024
India’s maiden human space flight – the H-1 mission – is to be launched in the fourth quarter of 2024, India’s Minister of State for Space, Science, Technology, Earth Sciences and Atomic Energy, Dr. Jitendra Singh said. India’s overall human space flight programme is known as Gaganyaan. This is a......
Gamers sue Microsoft over its proposed merger with Activision
In order to block Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision, ten self-described gamers are taking Microsoft to court under the Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914. As reported by Bloomberg Law, the complaint filed states that the plaintiffs, or “video gamers,” are concerned that “the [Microsoft and Activision] merger might substantially lessen competition......
Twitter CEO Elon Musk to resign once a replacement is found
Elon Musk has said he will resign as Twitter’s CEO when someone “foolish enough” steps into the position. 57.5% of Twitter users voted in favor of the billionaire quitting his position, and he promised earlier to abide by the result. Until a replacement is found, he will continue to lead......
EU antitrust probe could lead to a $11.8 billion fine for Meta
The European Commission, which is the executive arm of the EU, has found Meta to be in violation of EU antitrust law. This is because it has distorted competition in the markets for online classified ads. In its decision, the Commission expressed concern over Meta’s decision to pair its personal......
First global water survey from space by NASA
A NASA-led mission was set to blast off from Southern California early on Thursday on a major Earth science mission to survey the world’s oceans, lakes, and rivers for the first time. The advanced radar satellite, known as SWOT, or Surface Water and Ocean Topography, will provide scientists with unprecedented......
Investments by Apple in Japan surpass $100 billion
As Apple Inc’s Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook visited the epicenter of the country’s semiconductor industry, the company said it had invested more than $100 billion in its Japanese supply network over the past five years. It is reported that Apple said in a statement that its spending on suppliers......
Successful launch of the UAE-built Rashid Rover to the moon
Sunday marked the first time in the history of the Arab world that a lunar rover had successfully launched into space. Rashid Rover, built by UAE Space Agency and the first Emirati mission to the surface of the Moon, took off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space......