China’s Temu drops ad campaign over personal data use fears
Chinese online marketplace Temu said on March 30 it would drop an advertising offer in which clients could gain vouchers…
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Gmail revolutionised email 20 years ago. People thought it was Google’s April Fool’s Day joke
Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin loved pulling pranks, so much so they began rolling outlandish ideas every April…
Looking back on the laughs: A history of tech’s April Fool’s hoaxes and hijinks
Explore a roundup of some of the tech industry's most outrageous April Fool's pranks that left users both baffled and…
In Taiwan, a group is battling fake news one conversation at a time – with a focus on seniors
Nearly six years later, with just one formal employee and a team of volunteers, Fake News Cleaner has hosted more…
Time is rolling out a free Internet speed upgrade to subscribers
Internet service provider (ISP) Time dotCom Berhad (Time) is now rolling out a free speed upgrade to its customers on…
Samsung rolling out its Galaxy AI features on older smartphones
After hailing a new "AI era" of smartphones with the release of its Galaxy S24 phones earlier this year, Samsung…
At GDC 2024, tech companies offer a glimpse of AI-powered characters
Glimpses of the future often emerge at the Game Developers Conference. It’s where indie games generate a buzz or the…
AI-powered virtual healthcare agents could be on their way
The American healthcare startup Hippocratic AI has announced a partnership with tech giant Nvidia to develop a virtual healthcare agent…
Starship rocket debris is now being traded online
A flourishing new business is emerging on the Internet involving the resale of tiles from the heat shield of SpaceX's…