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FBI discovers that its own contractor used banned NSO spy software
The American FBI concludes in an investigation that it has indirectly used the banned spy software Landmark from NSO Group. The intelligence service had to find out who had purchased this software and it turned out to be a party employed…
Meta still wants to ask permission for collecting personal data
Facebook and Instagram could in the future ask permission to collect data for personalized advertisements. Meta is said to have made a proposal for this, under pressure from European privacy regulators.Meta has made such a proposal to the…
Rumor: OnePlus postpones presentation of foldable phone Open
The release and presentation of the foldable OnePlus Open has been postponed. The device was initially going to be presented at the end of this month, but that will now happen later due to problems with the screen.The presentation of…
Thunderbird sync feature has been delayed and won’t be released until early 2024
Thunderbird Sync development is delayed. Mozilla says that there are technical problems that will mean that it will take at least until early next year before the tool to synchronize user data is available.Thunderbird maker Mozilla…
Qualcomm releases Iris video encoder for H.265 and VP9 codecs on Snapdragon
Qualcomm has released the new driver for the Iris video encoder. This allows Linux devices with a Qualcomm SoC to handle H.264, H.265 and VP9 codecs. At least that works on modern Snapdragons.Qualcomm developers writing to a mailing list…
Google is working on generative AI in Assistant
Google is working on integrating generative AI into Assistant. The company has already started that work in the mobile app. It is not a direct implementation of Bard, but a new technology.Google writes in an internal email that it sees a…
Google promises to facilitate data transfer to external services
Google promises to make it easier to transfer user data from Google services to third-party services. The company does this to respond to concerns from the Italian market regulator. He thought that was too difficult and could hinder…
Samsung Galaxy SmartTag 2 photo indicates elongated design and larger hole
A reference photo of the second iteration of the Samsung Galaxy SmartTag has appeared in an FCC inspection. This shows that the Bluetooth tracker, which is intended for finding things, is a lot longer than the first version.The Samsung…
Rumor: Samsung Galaxy S24 gets Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 soc in US, but not in EU
A new benchmark listing of the American version of the Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus indicates that the smartphone in the US will be equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 soc. In Europe, on the other hand, the phone will reportedly get an…
‘Nintendo Switch successor will have an LCD screen and will be released in the second half of…
Nintendo wants to release the successor to the Switch console in the second half of 2024. Video Games Chronicle writes this based on conversations with insiders. According to the site, the console may have an LCD screen to keep costs…