After criticism, Apple says it will delay child safety updates

Apple’s promise last month to check US iPhones and Mac computers for child sex abuse images sparked a global backlash from a wide range of rights groups, with employees also criticising the plan internally.

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Electric Vehicles, Hydrogen Fuel Cells May See a Boost as India Said to Revamp Incentives

India has revised its proposed $8 billion (roughly Rs. 58,395 crores) scheme for the auto sector that will now focus on incentivising companies to build electric and hydrogen fuel-powered vehicles, two sources familiar with the plan said.

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GoDaddy Terminates Hosting of Texas Anti-Abortion Tip Website

GoDaddy on Friday terminated services for the owner of an anti-abortion website that allows people to report suspected abortions in Texas.

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Facebook Says It Disabled Recommendation Feature That Mistakenly Labelled Black Men ‘Primates’ in Videos

Facebook on Friday said it disabled its topic recommendation feature after it mistook Black men for "primates" in video at the social network.

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Google Said to Lock Afghan Government Accounts as Taliban Seek Emails

Google has temporarily locked down an unspecified number of Afghan government email accounts, according to a person familiar with the matter.

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Apple Delays Child Protection Measures After Privacy Criticism

Apple said it would take more time to collect feedback and improve proposed child safety features after the criticism of the system on privacy and other grounds both inside and outside the company.

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Control, Alter, Delete: The dystopian new ‘hacking law’

Our main story today is about government surveillance and begins with a whodunnit. So in the interest of avoiding spoilers, let’s get right to it.

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