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WhatsApp says its forwarding limits are slowing the spread of fake news
Google Duo’s group video limit rises to 12 people just at the right time
With many of us cooped up at home to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, video calls have become a rare lifeline to friends and family. To that end, Google has updated its popular Duo chat app by increasing the group video user limit from eight to...
UK raises contactless payment limit to £45 amid coronavirus spread
The limit for contactless card payments in the UK will be increased to £45 from April 1st. According to UK Finance, the decision was already under consideration by those in the industry, but the process has been sped up to respond to the corona...
A new bill could ban facial recognition in federally-funded housing
Now that facial recognition is more common, so are the laws aiming to limit its scope. San Francisco, Oakland, Calif. and Somerville, Mass. have all passed laws prohibiting city use of facial recognition. Now, a group of Congresswomen hope to pass th...
Facebook fact checkers will soon review Instagram posts
Fake news, conspiracy theories and misinformation aren't just problems for Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. They're also rampant on Instagram. While Instagram has been working to reduce the reach of false posts, starting this week, it will go a step fu...
ALMA Telescope Pushed to its Limits to Observe a Nebula
Pushing the limits of ALMA radio telescope in Chile, researchers have peered into Cat's Paw Nebula located about 4,300 light-years from Earth in the direction of southern constellation Scorpius and...
ALMA Telescope Pushed to its Limits to Observe a Nebula
Pushing the limits of ALMA radio telescope in Chile, researchers have peered into Cat's Paw Nebula located about 4,300 light-years from Earth in the direction of southern constellation Scorpius and...
Scientists Establish Limit on Effective Size of Dark Matter Particles
Using the world’s most sensitive detector, researchers have established tightest limit yet for dark matter. Experimental results from the XENON1T dark matter detector limit the effective size of the...
Scientists Establish Limit on Effective Size of Dark Matter Particles
Using the world’s most sensitive detector, researchers have established tightest limit yet for dark matter. Experimental results from the XENON1T dark matter detector limit the sufficient size of the...