Meta's initial decisions to remove 2 videos of Israel-Hamas war reversed by Oversight Board

Meta's initial decisions to remove 2 videos of Israel-Hamas war reversed by Oversight Board

MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — A quasi-independent review board is recommending that Facebook parent company Meta overturn two decisions it made this fall to remove posts “informing the world about human suffering on both sides” of the Israel-Hamas war. In both cases, Meta ended up reinstating the posts — one showing Palestinian casualties and the … Read more

Meta automated tools ‘mistakenly’ removed valuable content about Israel-Gaza conflict, Oversight Board says  

Meta automated tools ‘mistakenly’ removed valuable content about Israel-Gaza conflict, Oversight Board says  

Meta lowered its thresholds for using automated tools to detect and remove potentially violating content during the aftermath of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack in Israel, which led valuable content being mistakenly taken down, Meta’s Oversight Board said Tuesday.   The decision was part of the Oversight Board’s expedited review of two pieces of content … Read more

TSMC Chairman Mark Liu to retire in 2024, CEO recommended as successor

TSMC Chairman Mark Liu to retire in 2024, CEO recommended as successor

The company logo for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., September 26, 2023.  Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Chairman Mark Liu plans to retire in 2024, the company said in a statement Tuesday. “Chairman … Read more

Google to pay $700M in antitrust settlement reached with states before recent Play Store trial loss

Google to pay 0M in antitrust settlement reached with states before recent Play Store trial loss

Google has agreed to pay $700 million and make several other concessions to settle allegations that it had been stifling competition against its Android app store — the same issue that went to trial in a another case that could result in even bigger changes. Although Google struck the deal with state attorneys general in … Read more

Wolverine part of massive Insomniac Games leak after ransomware deadline passes

Wolverine part of massive Insomniac Games leak after ransomware deadline passes

Footage of Insomniac’s upcoming Wolverine game has started widely circulating on X after hackers published troves of internal data from its developer. Cyber Daily reports that a total of 1.67 terabytes of data comprising over 1.3 million files has been released by the Ryhsida ransomware gang, which announced that it had stolen the data in … Read more

Online retailer Temu files fresh lawsuit against rival Shein in U.S.

Global online shopping platform Temu is already climbing the ranks in the U.S. Apple Store. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Chinese low-cost online retailer Temu has launched a new lawsuit against its rival Shein over copyright concerns and “mafia-style intimidation of suppliers,” a filing on Wednesday showed. In the filing, Boston-headquartered firm WhaleCo, which … Read more

Will DevOps Be Taking Over in The Future? It Just Might:

DevOps aims to speed up the deployment process by combining the efforts of developers with operations. DevOps not only ensure faster deployment of code; it also ensures to improve the quality of code by providing valuable experience to customers while reducing bugs and errors. DevOps has transformed the link between development teams and operational teams. … Read more

How To Be Successful While Working As A Software Developer

There are a number of effective ways to be successful while working as a software developer. Careers in software programming are known to be incredibly lucrative – yet often frightening, overwhelming, and highly-technical. There’s a lot to be mastered in the development world, especially for novice beginners. As a current software application engineer yourself, you … Read more