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  • TikTok will pay $400 million to settle DOJ child privacy lawsuit

    The US Department of Justice announced on Friday that TikTok will pay $400 million to settle a lawsuit filed in 2024 over allegedly violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). In the lawsuit, the DOJ alleged that TikTok collected data from children without notifying parents or obtaining consent and did not delete the accounts… read more

  • HoverAir’s transforming modular drone has already been halted in the US

    I am so sorry, fellow US gadget fans: the FCC's drone ban appears to have struck again. The HoverAir Versa – a baby steadycam with snap-on propeller wings that transform it into a drone – has already stopped taking US orders just three days after its Indiegogo debut, and may be forced to abandon shipping… read more

  • KONA BLUE: The Pentagon’s Secret UFO Program That Planned to Reverse-Engineer Recovered Craft

    Declassified KONA BLUE documents reveal the Pentagon’s secret plan to study and reverse-engineer recovered UFO technology. Ross Coulthart explains what may have been behind the program. The post KONA BLUE: The Pentagon’s Secret UFO Program That Planned to Reverse-Engineer Recovered Craft appeared first on Latest UFO Sightings. Source: www.latest-ufo-sightings.net Read Full Story read more

  • Pixel 11 gets in on the digicam trend

    I recently looked back at a photo I'd taken on a smartphone in 2014, and I was struck by just how good it looked. The details were soft, the shadows were dark. It was the kind of photo I felt like I hadn't seen out of a phone in years. That might be changing, though.… read more

  • Microsoft and Discord subpoenaed over GTA VI gameplay leaks

    Following several apparent video leaks of Grand Theft Auto VI, Take-Two Interactive has subpoenaed Microsoft and Discord over content that "infringes copyrights" held for the game, Kotaku reports. In the subpoenas, filed on Thursday, Take-Two says copyrighted material includes "audiovisual content, artwork, images, dialogue, or other creative elements" and it is looking to identify "alleged… read more

  • Ministry allays data privacy concerns

    Ministry allays data privacy concerns The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry insists the government's TH-AI Passport project has enforced data safeguards amid public concerns about their data privacy. Read Full Story read more

  • Thai steelmakers call for stricter manufacturing rules

    Thai steelmakers call for stricter manufacturing rules Thailand's steel sector faces a pivotal moment as domestic producers press the government to accelerate stricter quality controls on induction furnace (IF) steel, which they say is critical to advancing the shift towards electric arc furnace (EAF) and ladle furnace (LF) technologies, in line with global standards. Read… read more

  • PM pledges fair EV incentives to retain investors

    PM pledges fair EV incentives to retain investors Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has pledged to improve investment conditions for Japanese businesses and review electric vehicle (EV) incentives to ensure manufacturers from all countries are treated fairly, amid concerns over regional competition for automotive investment. Read Full Story read more

  • Co-payment scheme boosts Thai spending

    Co-payment scheme boosts Thai spending A survey by the Trade Policy and Strategy Office (TPSO) has found that most Thais participating in the "Thais Helps Thais Plus (60/40)" co-payment scheme used their benefits to buy ready-to-eat food and essential household goods. Read Full Story read more

  • PTT allocates B1tn for capital expenditure

    PTT allocates B1tn for capital expenditure National oil and gas conglomerate PTT Plc has announced a sweeping capital expenditure programme amounting to 1.01 trillion baht, underscoring its long-term strategy despite uncertainty in global petroleum markets caused by geopolitical conflicts. Read Full Story read more

  • Scientists finally know why astronauts struggle to poop in space — and reveal a hidden risk of long-haul spaceflight

    A new NASA-backed study has pinpointed why astronauts often experience constipation in space and how that might affect their health on long-haul missions to Mars and beyond. Read Full Story read more

  • Sandustry is the first factory simulation game I've played that gets heaps right

    Before we talk about Sandustry, the excellent new spelunking factory builder from Lantto Games and Hooded Horse, we need to revisit that most quintessentially vidyagame of topics, the post-industrial countryside of Wales. Early on in my recent 105-mile "review" of the MSI Cyborg 14 laptop, I walked through the old slate quarries near the village… read more