Technology News: Tech News Roundup: YouTube, Meta, Google, Apple, Microsoft & Sony

YouTube steps up the fight against ad-blockers, testing server-side ad injection to actually beat their implementation. In other words, it means; that the advertising will be absolutely unavoidable until the skip button comes on. Currently, it works in select areas, and the plan is to launch it worldwide after initial testing. Of course, users aren't happy about this, but still, YouTube keeps hammering this dead horse, leaving ad-free subscription YouTube Premium as the only alternative. Comments from YouTube on the same are still awaited in the wake of growing discontent among its users over its aggressive ad policies.

Meta has paused the deployment of its Meta AI models in Europe at the urging of the Irish privacy regulator, while complaints lodged by a number of advocacy groups are being considered on Meta's proposal to use the personal data of Facebook and Instagram users to train AI models without explicit consent. Meta spoke of its disappointment with this set back-saying this was an obstacle to innovation and competition in developing artificial intelligence throughout Europe. Another reason for the delay by the company in launching the AI is a response to issues brought up by the UK Information Commissioner's office.

Google has started rolling out a "Lookup" feature on its Phone app for Pixel units that allows users to identify unknown numbers right from the app's call logs, removing the need for third-party apps. The feature was initially launched in Japan, now globally rolled out, it works by having the user tap an unknown number in the Recents tab and selecting the icon for "Lookup". This enhancement will make third-party apps like Truecaller irrelevant and mainly for identifying business numbers that are publicly available.

CERT-In just put out a high-severity security alert on the Apple Vision Pro headset. Below are some of the ways that hackers can remotely exploit vulnerabilities in visionOS: remote code execution, bypassing security restrictions, exposure of sensitive data, etc. Apple fixed these and strongly recommends that users update their devices ASAP. Meanwhile, with demand proving softer than expected, Apple has reportedly cut its 2024 shipment target for the $3,499 headset from 800,000 units to 400,000 units and is rethinking the handset maker's game plan for the product's worldwide rollout.

The Microsoft Recall feature was supposed to be launched in tandem with the Copilot+ PCs, which this June has been delayed, and the reason is a backlash about privacy. With screengrab captures proceeding Its launch mechanism, captures user activity screengrab will be tested via the Windows Insider Program; instead of going in for wide previewing by June 18, 2024-and Microsoft just made it known that Recall can be restricted to a preview only 'over the coming weeks' for the Windows Insider Community. Microsoft will roll out Recall for all Copilot+ PCs pretty soon after it takes in the feedback to bring in more security features and enhancements

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