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29 Jul 2021, 01:06 PM IST


Lucasfilm hires YouTube artist behind ‘Star Wars’ deepfake

A YouTuber, famous for making “deepfakes” of scenes from iconic film and television shows including “Star Wars”, has landed a job at Lucasfilm after wowing bosses at the Disney-owned company. The digital artist known only as “Shamook” is famous online for using cutting-edge technology to seamlessly map the faces of famous stars onto other actors’ bodies, AFP reports.


29 Jul 2021, 11:26 AM IST


Decide WhatsApp privacy case in a month, says EU watchdog amid objections by peers

The EU EU privacy watchdog EDPB has given the Irish data protection agency a month to decide an important case involving Facebook’s WhatsApp, after the agency’s European peers complained that it was taking too long. The Irish agency is investigating WhatsApp to check for compliance with the GDPR rules which are applicable to all residents in the EU region. 


29 Jul 2021, 11:22 AM IST


No Microsoft Windows 11 update for these users; cheating won’t help either

It looks like Windows users won’t be able to run force Microsoft Windows 11 to install on their computers after all, according to the software manufacturer. The company has made it very clear that non-eligible computers will not receive the upgrade. This is to make sure that supported computers with the OS installed receive reliable and safe software updates, according to the company. 


29 Jul 2021, 11:18 AM IST


Twitter shuts down after reopening offices over Delta Covid-19 fears; Google, Facebook too take action

Microblogging service Twitter has announced it is shutting its offices shortly after reopening them in the United States, after the surge in COVID-19 cases due to the Delta variant, which emerged in India but has quickly spread and now makes up over 80 percent of US cases. Meanwhile, on-campus employees of other big tech companies will have to be mandatorily vaccinated.


29 Jul 2021, 11:18 AM IST


Joy for bug bounty hunters! Google has paid over $29 million in bounties so far to 2022 researchers

Google on Tuesday disclosed that it had paid out over $29 million in bug bounties to 2022 researchers as part of its vulnerability reward program (VRP) over a period of 11 years. The company also announced that it was revamping the program which is now called Bug Hunters. Google has paid $29,357,516 for 11,055 bugs that have been successfully identified on its apps and services.



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