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Apple's Tech-Savvy Response to LA Riots: Tracking Stolen iPhones

2025-06-14

During anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles that escalated into riots, thieves looted the Apple Tower Theatre store, stealing several display iPhones. Apple swiftly responded by remotely locking and tracking the stolen devices. The phones displayed a message: “Please return to Apple Tower Theatre. This device has been disabled and is being tracked. Local authorities will be alerted,” along with a loud alarm. This high-tech deterrent proved effective, leading to the arrest of at least three suspects. The incident highlights Apple's innovative approach to theft prevention and underscores the violence and unrest during the Los Angeles protests.

(economictimes.indiatimes.com)

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Brazil's Supreme Court Holds Social Media Firms Liable for User-Posted Illegal Content

2025-06-12

A majority of justices on Brazil's Supreme Court have voted to hold social media companies liable for illegal content posted by their users. This ruling opens the door for companies like Meta, X, and Microsoft to be sued and fined for content published by users. The vote is still ongoing, but a simple majority is sufficient for passage. This decision follows a warning from US Secretary of State Marco Rubio about potential visa restrictions for foreign officials involved in censoring American citizens.

(economictimes.indiatimes.com)

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Bull Market Strategies: Decoding ET's Investment Tools

2025-06-12

ET's financial platform offers a suite of investment tools to help you grasp the pulse of the stock market. The "Investment Ideas" section provides stock recommendations and sectoral trends. Use "Stock Reports Plus" to assess stock scores, upside potential, and more. "BigBull Portfolio" reveals where market leaders are investing. The "Stock Analyzer" evaluates stocks based on fundamentals, solvency, growth, risk, and ownership. "Market Mood" analyzes sentiment and identifies trend reversals. Finally, the daily 9 AM "Stock Talk Live" lets you ask questions to SEBI-registered experts.

(economictimes.indiatimes.com)

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DeepSeek Surpasses ChatGPT in Monthly Website Visits

2025-03-31

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has overtaken OpenAI's ChatGPT in new monthly website visits, becoming the fastest-growing AI tool globally, according to AI analytics platform aitools.xyz. In February 2025, DeepSeek recorded 524.7 million new visits, surpassing ChatGPT's 500 million. While still third overall behind ChatGPT and Canva, DeepSeek's market share soared from 2.34% to 6.58% in February, indicating strong global adoption. Its chatbot garnered 792.6 million total visits and 136.5 million unique users. India contributed significantly, generating 43.36 million visits monthly. The overall AI industry saw 12.05 billion visits and 3.06 billion unique visitors in February.

(economictimes.indiatimes.com)

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India's New Tax Law: Government Can Now Access Your Digital Life

2025-03-06

A new Indian tax law grants tax authorities the power to forcibly access your social media accounts, emails, bank accounts, investment accounts, and more to investigate tax evasion. The law defines "virtual digital space" broadly, encompassing nearly all online accounts and data. This has raised serious privacy concerns, with experts arguing the law lacks sufficient oversight and procedural safeguards, potentially leading to abuse of power and conflicting with the Supreme Court's rulings on the right to privacy.

(economictimes.indiatimes.com)

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OpenAI's 'Strawberry' Project: Aiming for Deep Reasoning in AI

2025-02-03

OpenAI is secretly developing a project codenamed "Strawberry," aiming to overcome limitations in current AI models' reasoning abilities. The project seeks to enable AI to autonomously plan and conduct in-depth research on the internet, rather than simply answering queries. Internal documents reveal that the "Strawberry" model will use a specialized post-training method, combined with self-learning and planning capabilities, to reliably solve complex problems. This is considered a significant breakthrough, potentially revolutionizing AI's role in scientific discovery and software development, while also raising ethical concerns about future AI capabilities.

(economictimes.indiatimes.com)

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Brazil Halts Sam Altman's Iris Scan Project

2025-01-26

Tools for Humanity, co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, has been banned in Brazil from offering cryptocurrency incentives for iris scans. Brazil's National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) argues this practice interferes with individuals' free will, impacting their autonomous decision-making regarding biometric data. This highlights growing global concerns about the collection and privacy of biometric data.

(economictimes.indiatimes.com)

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