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2 weeks ago | techhq.com | Muhammad Zulhusni

The iOS Second Phone Number app leaked user messages, phone numbers, and contact names. The app also exposed API keys and app credentials. Researchers at Cybernews found that a virtual phone number app designed to assist users maintain privacy has exposed sensitive information due to a mis-configured database. The app, Second Phone Number, promotes itself as a way to protect private calls and texts.

2 weeks ago | techhq.com | Dashveenjit Kaur

Amazon’s entry into satellite internet competition begins with 27 Project Kuiper satellites. Launched to challenge SpaceX’s Starlink dominance. Escalation in the commercial space race between tech billionaires Bezos and Musk. Amazon has finally begun deploying its planned constellation of 3,236 internet satellites to provide high-speed broadband connections to remote and under-served regions worldwide. There have been significant delays to the programme first announced in 2019.

2 weeks ago | techhq.com | Dashveenjit Kaur

Tesla’s robotaxi strategy to reverse company’s fortunes. EV sales crash 13% amid increasing competition. Musk’s track record of missed deadlines fuels scepticism over launch. As Tesla’s robotaxi strategy takes centre stage, industry watchers are divided on whether it represents genuine innovation or a calculated distraction from the company’s deteriorating sales performance.

2 weeks ago | techhq.com | Muhammad Zulhusni

EU fines Apple €500 million, Meta €200 million. Signals the EU’s tough stance on big tech. The European Union has issued its first fines under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), ordering Apple to pay €500 million ($570 million) and Meta €200 million for failing to comply with new rules designed to promote competition in digital markets.

3 weeks ago | techhq.com | Dashveenjit Kaur

Microsoft report shows criminals weaponising artificial intelligence. Create sophisticated scams that have attempted to steal billions. Tech giant blocked $4 billion in fraud attempts last year. You’ve likely received that too-good-to-be-true job offer in your inbox: a remote position with a prestigious company offering substantial pay for minimal experience. What once might have been a suspicious email with poor grammar and generic templates has evolved into something far more convincing.