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Customers of Suncorp Australia are unable to access their bank accounts due to an outage , the bank has confirmed. Several customers took to social media, complaining they could not access their accounts through the Suncorp app or via the website on Tuesday afternoon. “I had a heart attack,” said one person on Twitter. Looking for a new job or job candidate? Post jobs and search for local talent on 7NEWS Jobs >> “Very annoying, haven’t been able to access my own money for over an hour,” said another person on Twitter. A spokesperson for the bank said it was working to resolve the issue, although, could not confirm when it would be fixed. “Suncorp Bank is currently experiencing an unexpected outage impacting banking services. We are working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible,” a company spokesperson said. “I can confirm that customer’s accounts are secure.” Loading Tweet Source: https://thefoxposts.com/bank-customers-locked-out-of-accounts-due-to-outage-TheFOXpost...

Alphabet Inc's Google said on Friday that India's new antitrust order to change how the company markets its Android platform will drive up costs for app developers , equipment makers, and consequently, consumers. The Com Pet ition Commission of India (CCI) in October fined Google $161 million for exploiting its dominant position in Android, and asked it to change restrictions imposed on smartphone makers related to pre-installing apps. Google licenses its Android system to smartphone makers, but critics say that its imposition of restrictions, such as the mandatory pre-installation of its own apps, is anti-com Pet itive. The company argues that such agreements help keep Android free. Reuters reported earlier this month that Google warned in a Supreme Court challenge to the order that Android ecosystem's growth in India was on the brink of stalling due to the order. Android powers 97% of the country's smartphones. Source: https://thefoxposts.com...

An Airbnb guest’s Christmas holiday was cut short after a late night dispute with the host led to her eviction from the property. Nancy, had booked her glamping stay at a farm in the Blue Mountains through Airbnb in December. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: The text message exchange that saw Airbnb guest kicked out at 3am. Watch the latest news and stream for free on 7plus >> However, when she arrived at the property she ran into an unexpected issue. Posting to TikTok, Nancy revealed the text message exchange between her and the property’s host. “I’m going back to booking hotels,” she captioned the video. After spending Christmas Eve out and about, Nancy says she returned to the property in the early hours of Christmas morning only to find an unknown dog was lying at “the other side of the second entry gate”. Feeling unsafe, Nancy decided to remain in her car and contact the host for further instructions. “Just checking if it’s a guard dog and if I should be concerned at all,” she text...

Disturbing video captured the moment a man tried to pull a barista through a drive-through window in an alleged kidnapping attempt in Washington state. The Auburn Police Department posted the video on its Twitter page Monday and asked the public for help identifying the man. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Man allegedly attempts to abduct barista through drive- thru window . Watch the latest news and stream for free on 7plus >> In the footage, the man grabs the woman’s arm as she hands him what appears to be money through the window . The suspect pulled up at the takeaway coffee shop in Washington just after 5am on Monday. Police said the man then “ attempt ed to drag the victim through the window using a looped zip tie device.” The woman yanked her arm back and the man drove off in a pickup truck. CCTV footage at a Washington coffee shop drive-through captures a man allegedly attempting to kidnap a barista through the window. Credit: Auburn Police Department The suspect has a tattoo...

Julia Faustyna’s parents have released a statement through a Polish missing persons website solemnly dismissing their daughter’s claims that she could be Madeleine McCann. They attribute their daughter’s claims to mental Health issues and a lifelong desire for popularity, expressing their devastation over the current situation. Julia Faustyna, 21, who has been identified by several other names online including Julia Wendell and Julia Wandelt, recently went viral over her claims that she could be McCann, who was three when she vanished from a Portuguese hotel room while on holiday with her parents in 2007. Watch the latest news and stream for free on 7plus >> Faustyna has publicly begged authorities, the McCann parents, and her own, to conduct DNA tests. Her representative, psychic medium and private investigator Dr Fia Johansson, told 7NEWS.com.au they will now go to court seeking a DNA test order. Johansson said Faustyna is definitely “not doing this for publicity” because she...

SHANGHAI: Apple's Chinese contract manufacturer Luxshare Precision Industry Co Ltd will help develop the iPhone maker's long-awaited augmented reality (AR) device, Nikkei Asia reported on Thursday. Luxshare has taken over the AR development team in Shanghai, previously owned by Taiwan's Pegatron, the first to help Apple develop the device, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter. Taiwan-based Foxconn is also helping with the project, Nikkei said, and Apple has tapped two of its most important suppliers, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co and Sony, to develop micro OLED displays for the device . The iPhone maker, Luxshare Precision, Foxconn, TSMC and Sony did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment. Apple's headset is set to cost around $3,000 and will be launched in this year's spring event, Bloomberg previously reported. The company hopes to reduce the price for the second generation of the dev...

A 21-year-old Polish girl whose claims she could be Madeleine McCann have gone viral said the family have agreed to a DNA test. Julia Faustyna says Kate and Gerry McCann have agreed to see if her genes match that of their daughter , who was three when she vanished from a Portugal apartment bedroom in 2007. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Watch the latest news and stream for free on 7plus >> Faustyna has recently gone viral over her claims she “could be Madeleine” - comparing her physical appearance with images used in the search for Madeleine and drawing parallels between their childhoods. She appealed for authorities investigating the disappearance to DNA test her. Her attempts to verify her suspicions may have progressed, with Faustyna now claiming on social media: “Kate and Gerry McCann agreed for DNA test.” The McCanns have not made any public statement confirming this. The couple last publicly addressed the years-long search for their daughter in a January 2023 statement which said...

Apple has unveiled over 30 brand new emojis which will soon be available for use on iPhones. While the emoji s are not yet available on devices, Apple has offered a sneak peak of some of the much-requested icons. Among the new designs are a trio of heart emoji s in the new colours: pink, grey and light blue. Watch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free on 7plus >> There is also a new face emoji in the mix, the “shaking face emoji”. While the exact meaning behind this emoji is up for debate, some have guessed it could be an anxious or stressed emoji . There are also new hand emoji s in various skin tones, including the “pushing hand” emoji on both left and right hands. New symbols will also be available such as a Wi-Fi emoji , and more cultural emoji s such as a Khanda emoji for Sikhism. Apple has unveiled over 30 brand new emojis now available for use on iPhones. Credit: Emojipedia New animal, food and flower emojis will also be released such as a donkey, moose, goo...

Apple has announced that iOS16.3 will be available for all iPhone users next week and will include new features and enhancements, including major bug fixes, Macrumours reported. The new update will provide support for security keys for Apple IDs, HomePod handoff prompt and Emergency SOS settings rewording. More features may be added in the later beta versions of the software update as well. The Security Keys for Apple IDs will give users the option to use hardware security keys to protect their accounts and information. This feature will strengthen Apple's two-factor authentication with security keys as one of the factors instead of a verification code. Apple might rely on third-party security keys available from Yubico, and not release its own. Max Wei NBA ch noted on Twitter, that the new upcoming software update will have a new prompt to transfer/hand off music from an iPhone to a HomePod. Apple has also tweaked the Emergency SOS Settings to be a bit clearer. The descr...

Indonesia is warning people against consuming liquid nitrogen after more than 20 children were harmed eating a street snack known as “dragon’s breath” that’s at the centre of a dangerous new viral video trend . The children suffered burns to their skin, severe stomach pains and food poisoning after consuming the colourful candies, according to Indonesia’s Ministry of Health, which is urging parents, teachers and local health authorities to be vigilant. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Warning issued for ‘dragon’s breath’ liquid nitrogen snack. Watch the latest news and stream for free on 7plus >> The candies are dipped in liquid nitrogen to create a vapour effect when eaten. They are popular with children, dozens of whom have uploaded clips to TikTok showing them blowing the fumes out of their mouths, noses and ears. One video showing the preparation of the snack by a street vendor has been viewed close to 10 million times. Around 25 children have been hurt consuming the candies, includ...

OpenAI, the startup behind ChatGPT, on Thursday said it is developing an upgrade to its viral chatbot that users can customize , as it works to address concerns about bias in artificial intelligence. The San Francisco-based startup, which Microsoft Corp has funded and used to power its latest technology, said it has worked to mitigate political and other biases but also wanted to accommodate more diverse views. “This will mean allowing system outputs that other people (ourselves included) may strongly disagree with,” it said in a blog post, offering customization as a way forward. Still, there will “always be some bounds on system behavior.” ChatGPT, released in November last year, has sparked frenzied interest in the Technology behind it called generative AI, which is used to produce answers mimicking human speech that have dazzled people. The news from the startup comes the same week that some media outlets have pointed out that answers from Microso...

American billionaire Bill Gates has been picked out of the crowd at the Australian Open on Thursday night. The business magnate was courtside for Victoria Azarenka’s semi-final clash with Elena Rybakina at Rod Laver Arena. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Novak Djokovic’s father poses with pro-Russian supporters. Watch the latest sport on Channel 7 or stream for free on 7plus >> “Bill Gates in the house tonight,” Nine commentator Sam Smith said during the coverage. “A happy spectator courtside to see the opening semi-final.” Bill Gates was spotted in the crowd. Credit: Nine Azarenka was on the hunt for her third Australian Open final, while 23-year-old Wimbledon champion Rybakina was looking to qualify for her first. On the men’s side of the draw, Karen Khachanov feels the experience of contesting a semi-final at last year’s US Open will hold him in good stead for his Australian Open last-four battle with Stefanos Tsitsipas. The Russian made it to the final four at Flushing Meadows last ...

Instagram plans to end its live-stream shopping Business to focus more on ads for revenue by March this year. The social media platform users will no longer be able to tag products while live streaming. Read:  Elon Musk says end-2023 'good timing' to find new Twitter head The feature got a lot of popularity in the US after it was launched in 2020. Similar shopping options are available on other apps, which gained massive success in the Asian market as well. Instagram will now push Shop ads to help users discover new Business es and boost sales. According to Tech Crunch, the platform 'will also continue to invest in the checkout, where people can buy a product in just a few taps from Instagram and Facebook Stories, Feed or Reels.' Previously, Facebook also opted for shutdown for a similar feature . Source: https://thefoxposts.com/instagram-is-ending-live-shopping-feature-to-focus-on-ads-TheFOXposts-13200.html?utm_source=blogger_source&utm_medium=bl...

Big agricultural and construction equipment manufacturers in the American Midwest are on a mission to lure Silicon Valley tech workers who have been caught up in a wave of hiring freezes and layoffs, executives told Reuters. Mass layoffs at major tech firms have opened the talent pipeline for Illinois-based Deere & Co. - the world's largest tractor maker - and rivals who are eager to add tech workers to their payrolls as they expand into autonomous tractors, mining trucks, and other smart farming Technology . With an abundance of job openings, the companies are offering remote work arrangements and opening new offices in major cities like Austin and Chicago, a potentially attractive draw for workers who don't want to move to smaller Midwestern cities, where many of the companies are based. The executives said the newly available tech talent could inject much-needed expertise into farm equipment manufacturing, helping to transform the industry through the use of mor...

Thousands of TikTok users have been left scratching their heads after a ‘mind - blowing’ optical illusion went viral. Illusionist Dean Jackson, who posts on TikTok as @beatonthebeeb, shared the interesting puzzle involving a traffic light. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Internet baffled after mind-blowing optical illusion . Watch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free on 7plus >> At first, the traffic light appears normal and shows a red light. But Jackson reveals this is not actually the case. “Now red light can’t pass through a cyan filter right, yet you’re still seeing red right?” he asks. “It’s actually your brain working overtime convincing you it’s red.” Thousands of TikTok users have been left scratching their heads after a ‘mind blowing’ optical illusion went viral.  Credit: TikTok By removing the cyan filter, the red light turns a grey colour. However, Jackson notes our brains automatically assume the colour is still red due to our common knowledge of the colours...

A Perth shark expert has revealed what he believes is likely to have eaten half a stingray pulled to shore by a Swan River angler at the weekend. Liam Kenny was enjoying a morning fish on Sunday when he hooked onto a southern eagle ray, but when he finally reeled it in found it had huge bite marks taken out of it. Graphic images of the decimated ray were shared online, where many guessed the amateur fisher had just split the catch with a bull shark , which are known to frequent local waters. Watch the latest news and stream for free on 7plus >> Poring over the pictures, Murdoch University’s Adrian Gleiss leaned towards that being the correct theory. “It’s very difficult to say but most likely is a bull shark,” he told 7NEWS.com.au, adding “I wouldn’t rule out a bronze whaler”. A marine expert believes a bull shark is most likely to have attacked this ray. Credit: Liam Kenny Liam Kenny described it as “easily the craziest thing I’ve seen”. Credit: Liam Kenny Based on the bite...

Meta Platforms Inc has restored former US President Donald Trump's access to Facebook and Instagram, Meta spokesperson Andy Stone confirmed on Thursday, following a two-year suspension after the deadly Capitol Hill riot on Jan. 6, 2021. Meta in January said it would lift Trump's suspension "in the coming weeks" and would institute heightened penalties of a suspension between one month and two years if the former president violated its content policies again. Trump now regains access to key platforms for voter outreach and political fundraising ahead of another run for the White House in 2024. He had 23 million followers on Instagram and 34 million on Facebook as of January. Source: https://thefoxposts.com/meta-restores-donald-trump-s-access-to-facebook-instagram-TheFOXposts-12845.html?utm_source=blogger_source&utm_medium=blogger_medium&utm_campaign=blogger_cam Category: Technology Post by: TheFOXposts.Com

Alphabet Inc lost $100 billion in market value on Wednesday after its new chatbot shared inaccurate information in a promotional video and a company event failed to dazzle, feeding worries that the Google parent is losing ground to rival Microsoft Corp. Alphabet shares slid as much as 9% during regular trading with volumes nearly three times the 50-day moving average. They pared losses after hours and were roughly flat. The stock had lost 40% of its value last year but rallied 15% since the beginning of this year, excluding Wednesday's losses. Reuters was first to point out an error in Google's advertisement for chatbot Bard, which debuted on Monday, about which satellite first took pictures of a planet outside the Earth's solar system. Google has been on its heels after OpenAI, a startup Microsoft is backing with around $10 billion, introduced software in November that has wowed consumers and become a fixation in Silicon Valley circles for its surprisingly accurat...

In an announcement today, Google says that it will soon enable a new SafeSearch blurring setting by default for all users. The filter will protect users from encountering explicit imagery after searching on the engine. Released to mark Safer Internet Day, Google is aiming to make the internet secure for users with a filter that is designed to blur sexually explicit content like pornography, violence, and gore. Users, however, can choose to turn the filter off in settings at their own wish. The filter was already turned on previously, for users under the age of 18. The filter will blur content in search results but will also provide the option to view the image by clicking on the button, after ignoring the warning. The popular search engine company has noted that the automated system blurring explicit content might not be 100% accurate. Just last year, Google announced that it would use AI to improve its automated systems in removing unwanted explicit or suggestive content fr...

A Queensland man who has invented a vehicle anti-theft device says he started the project after his brother-in-law’s car was stolen. Cairns resident Nick Bradt believes car thefts - a key element of the state’s youth crime crisis - could be reduced by his product, which he has named the StarterStopper. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Nick Bradt demonstrates to 7NEWS how the car anti-theft device works. Watch the latest news and stream for free on 7plus >> The device is a button that, once installed, is required to be pushed before the car can start. About the size of a 5c piece, it is designed to be hidden in the car, Bradt said. “All you have to do is, before you start the car, you press the secret button or button s that you installed,” he told 7NEWS. “It can be hidden anywhere under the dash, under the seat - anywhere you would like to have it. Cairns resident Nick Bradt has invented the StarterStopper anti-theft device for cars. Credit: 7NEWS “The more creative you are with the...

SHANGHAI: Third party retailers in China are offer ing discounts of as much as 10% on Apple Inc's iPhone 14 Pro amid sluggish demand for smartphones. Electronics vendors JD.Com Inc and Suning are currently selling the iPhone 14 Pro basic model for 7,199 yuan ($1,062), checks of JD.com's app and Suning's website showed. That is 800 yuan cheaper than the standard price on Apple's official China website. A number of other authorised Apple third party sellers are offer ing similar discounts on the iPhone 14 pro and Pro Max, Reuters checks of promotions on social media showed. Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Apple will occasionally allow partner vendors in China to offer discounts on its phones to spur demand. "The return of price cut even for the best-selling iPhone 14 models is not a good sign for demand," Jeffries analyst Edison Lee wrote in a note to clients, adding that several Android brands have also cut ...