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Google Chrome launches crackdown on data-tracking cookies — What you need to know

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Google has initiated testing of significant changes aimed at enhancing online user privacy by disabling third-party cookies in its Chrome browser, BBC reported. 

These cookies, small files stored on users’ devices to collect analytic data, personalise online ads, and monitor browsing, will be deactivated through a new feature.

The initial rollout of this privacy feature will be available to approximately 1% of global Chrome users, encompassing around 30 million individuals.

 Google labels these changes as a trial run, with plans for a complete elimination of cookies later in the year. Despite the company’s commitment to privacy, some advertisers are expressing concerns about potential negative impacts on their operations.

Google’s Chrome browser, currently the most widely used globally, is taking this step while competitors like Apple’s Safari and Mozilla Firefox, although accounting for less internet traffic, have already incorporated options to block third-party cookies.

In a blog post, Anthony Chavez, Google’s Vice President, emphasised the company’s responsible approach to phasing out third-party cookies in Chrome. He explained that users would be randomly prompted to choose whether they want to “browse with more privacy.” Additionally, if a website encounters issues without third-party cookies, users may receive an option to temporarily re-enable them for that specific site.

While Google asserts its commitment to making the internet more private, many websites rely on cookies for advertising revenue. Cookies record various user data, including site interactions, geographic location, device details, and subsequent online activities. Some users find personalised ads generated through these cookies intrusive.

Phil Duffield, UK Vice President at The Trade Desk, a platform for online ad purchases, criticised Google’s solution, the Chrome Privacy Sandbox, suggesting it primarily benefits Google. He argued that safeguarding consumer privacy should not hinder publishers’ revenue streams and urged the advertising industry to collectively develop better alternatives.

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority retains the authority to block Google’s plans if it determines potential harm to other businesses.

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Moon train operations are planned by NASA.

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The goal is to construct the first lunar train system, which will enable safe, independent, and effective cargo transportation on the moon, according to robotics specialist Ethan Schaler of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.

He went on, “The day-to-day functioning of a sustainable lunar base in the 2030s will depend heavily on a robust, long-lasting robotic transport system.”

The Flexible Levitation on a Track, or FLOAT, is the name of the proposed lunar rail system. According to NASA, the establishment of a railway system on the moon is “critical to the daily operations.”

According to the space agency, the primary objective of FLOAT is to offer transportation services in regions of the moon where astronauts are engaged in activities. To do this, cargoes of lunar soil and other materials will need to be transported to various regions of the moon.

Each robot will be able to transport cargo of various sizes and shapes at a pace of roughly 1 mph (1.61 km/h), according to Dr. Schaler.

Notably, NASA also declared new initiatives last month to create and test new vehicle models intended for moon exploration.

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Pakistan’s lunar mission ‘ICUBE-Q’ reaches the moon orbit.

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Pakistan’s lunar mission (ICUBE-Q) entered orbit around the moon on Wednesday.

Pakistan’s historic lunar mission (ICUBE-Q) launched from Hainan, China, on Friday aboard China’s Chang’E6 spacecraft.

According to the IST, the satellite ICUBE-Q was planned and developed in partnership with China’s Shanghai University SJTU and Pakistan’s national space agency SUPARCO.

The ICUBE-Q orbiter is equipped with two optical cameras to image the lunar surface. ICUBE-Q has now been integrated into the Chang’e6 mission after successfully qualifying and testing it.

Chang’e6 is the sixth lunar exploration mission launched by China.

The launch event was streamed live on the IST website and social media platforms. Chang’6, China’s Lunar Mission, will land on the Moon’s far side to collect surface samples before returning to Earth for further research.

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The establishment of IT labs in Islamabad’s educational establishments

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SIFC was established to improve the ease of doing business for potential investors through a “Whole of Government”Approach”—achieving optimal horizontal-vertical synergy and facilitation by the Pakistan Army—and to attract investments from friendly countries in selected sectors through an empowered organisation that serves as a “single-window” platform for facilitation.

The children will learn the newest skills in these state-of-the-art IT labs, expanding their employment prospects.

These IT laboratories will be constructed in sixteen degree colleges spread throughout various parts of Islamabad.

Students will take six-month courses in artificial intelligence (AI), game development, data science, and block chain in these IT labs.

Approximately 1,000 students will have access to courses in the first phase, which is being implemented in response to market demand.

The National Vocational and Technical Training Commission has worked with esteemed universities such as NUST, National Skills University, COMSATS, and NUML to produce these courses.

The second week of this month will mark the start of these classes. For these courses, about 3,600 students have signed up.

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