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Facebook, Twitter, YouTube made slower progress than smaller social media platforms including TikTok and Reddit at battling harmful content, such as hate speech and misinformation during the second half of 2020, claims an IPG Mediabrands study.

Zoom is letting users add eyebrows, moustache, beard, and lip colours to their video image during meetings using Studio Effects. You may be required to download the effects package first, which should take less than a minute. You can also choose to keep the facial effects you’ve chosen on for all future meetings.

Freed from his daily obligations at Amazon, Jeff Bezos is expected to turn up the heat on his space venture, Blue Origin, as it faces a pivotal year and fierce competition from Elon Musk's SpaceX, industry sources said.

Chinese regulators have summoned representatives of US electric car giant Tesla after reported technical problems with its vehicles, notably concerning the cars’ safety.

Facebook said it is ramping up efforts to stem the spread of misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, spread facts, and figure out who might be wary of getting the jab.

Twitter said it was seeking talks with India's technology minister, days after the country asked the US social media giant to take down 1,178 accounts it says are spreading misinformation about ongoing farmers' protests.

Tesla helped push Bitcoin to an all-time high after the carmaker announced a $1.5-billion (roughly Rs. 10,930 crore) investment in the digital money and plans to accept the cryptocurrency from customers buying its electric vehicles.

Clubhouse access was blocked in China, users and an anti-censorship watchdog said, ending a brief window that allowed thousands of mainland users to join in discussions often censored in China.

Video surveillance is an interesting vertical as it has a lot of seemingly contradictory requirements. On the one hand, it must have a high level of availability and be secure, reliable, and able to process different video streams efficiently in real time. On the other hand, it needs to be able to run in locations with minimal support staff with technical skills to deploy and maintain its software and hardware. And, to top it all off – it needs to be cost-efficient. (more…)

Today, IBM announced that it is partnering with Palantir Technologies to bring AI-infused applications to businesses with Palantir for IBM Cloud Pak for Data. The new product combines IBM's hybrid cloud data platform designed to deliver AI for business, with Palantir's next-generation operations platform for building applications. The solution will be infused with IBM Watson giving businesses an easier road to leverage AI in their environments. Palantir also announced that it is adopting Red Hat OpenShift, allowing it to run anywhere in the hybrid cloud. (more…)