In the United States, Google has filed a class-action lawsuit for $ 5 billion in damages.

The company is accused of tracking users who have activated private browser mode (incognito mode). The lawsuit alleges that Google collected data on what users viewed online and what sites they visited. The information was allegedly collected using Google Analytics tools, Google Ad Manager, plug-ins on websites, and smartphone applications.

Plaintiffs believe that this is how Google learned about friends, hobbies, favorite things, and the most intimate and potentially embarrassing things that users searched for online.

The lawsuit concerns millions of users who have activated the incognito mode since June 1, 2016. The plaintiffs are demanding $ 5,000 in compensation for each victim.

Facebook has announced the introduction of a new activity management feature that allows users to delete or hide many messages at once.

With the new tool, users will be able to archive content that they do not want to show to others, but still want to keep to themselves. Activity management will also allow you to move messages that users no longer want to see to the Recycle Bin and then delete them completely. Messages sent by users to the trash will remain there for 30 days before deletion.

According to Facebook, this feature is designed “to make it easier for users to track their presence on the platform, and to more accurately reflect who they are today.”

Zoom service has announced its intention to introduce reliable encryption technology for customers with a paid account.

Zoom announced plans late last week to increase the security of video calls. However, the innovations will be intended only for certain categories of clients, in particular, for paid accounts, educational institutions, as well as political dissidents.

During the pandemic, Zoom became hugely popular around the world. On average, about 300 million video conferencing connections are registered per day within the service. However, in April, the company got into a scandal – YouTube and Vimeo got thousands of videos from working conferences held with Zoom. Also in public were classes in schools and even private conversations of users.

The NPE Team, which develops experimental products within Facebook, has announced the creation of a new CatchUp messenger.

The primary goal of the messenger is to keep in touch with family and friends. According to the developers of CatchUp, one of the reasons why people do not call their relatives is that they do not know when they are free. Therefore, the messenger has a special function that will indicate the status of the interlocutor – he is busy or not.

Another feature of CatchUp is the easy setup of group calls. The app is currently only available in the U.S. for a limited time for iOS and Android and is subject to change.

Elon Mask’s SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft docked with the International Space Station.

Launched yesterday, the Crew Dragon spacecraft with the crew of the first manned mission SpaceX Demo-2 after a 19-hour flight successfully docked with the ISS. The docking itself took place in automatic mode, but the final stage of convergence took place in manual mode.

For maneuvering in space, Crew Dragon is equipped with 16 Draco engines that run on a mixture of monomethylhydrazine and nitrogen tetraoxide. After normalization of pressure and temperature, approximately two hours after docking, the ISS crew will be able to open the gateway, or rather, two gateways (at the station and on the ship), and let colleagues into the station.

SpaceX’s prototype Starship spacecraft explodes during tests the test in Texas.

This is the fourth prototype of the SpaceX Starship spacecraft. The explosion occurred two minutes after the start of testing of the ship’s engine. The prototype was built specifically for these tests – it was not intended for future flights. This is the fourth failed test Starship: Starship Mk1, as well as models SN1 and SN3 also exploded.

The incident occurred on the eve of the historic launch of the Falcon rocket with the Crew Dragon spacecraft with astronauts on board.

YouTube video service has announced the launch of a new feature “Sections”, which will delight fans of long videos.

The new “Sections” feature allows you to divide a long video into chapters. To create a division into chapters, the author of the video must specify timestamps in the description of the video. As a result, noticeable sections appear directly on the player slider. When dividing into chapters, you must create at least three sections lasting at least 10 seconds.

Previously, some authors of the video themselves prescribed the “content” in the description, but with the new feature, it has become much more convenient for viewers. Back in April, testing of the feature began among a small number of users, and now the feature has become available to everyone.

The social network Instagram is introducing new ways to monetize content, in particular, influencers will be able to make money on the platform.

Among the ways to monetize content are advertising on IGTV, the percentage of sales of goods through Instagram Shopping, and the income from digital icons that viewers will be able to buy in Instagram Live broadcasts. The social network promises that influencers will receive 55% of the income from each advertising placement and from direct sales.

Paid Instagram Live badges will cost $ 0.99, $ 1.99, or $ 4.99 – for which bloggers will receive all the profits. These tags will bring in the top comments of live viewers. The first such integrations will appear on Instagram next week, but it is unknown in which countries.

The Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine called the level of protection of state electronic information resources, registers, databases in Ukraine unsatisfactory.

In the context of intensification of foreign intelligence services against Ukraine, in particular, the intelligence agencies of the Russian Federation, strengthening cyber protection of state information resources and protection of personal data of citizens “have become a priority of state policy in the field of cybersecurity.”

“The situation is complicated by the need for government agencies to operate remotely during the global confrontation with the threat posed by the spread of coronavirus,” he added.

At the same time, the National Security and Defense Council notes that it has developed a set of measures to improve the protection of national electronic information resources and strengthen the protection of personal data of citizens from leaks.

The social network Twitter has announced the testing of a new feature that will allow you to choose which of the users can respond to a particular tweet.

Thus, the social network wants to allow users to communicate only with whom they want. At the same time, everyone will be able to see the conversation – as well as send or like individual tweets.

The first posts with new functionality enabled have already appeared on Twitter. Rapper and singer Lil Nas X wrote a tweet promising $ 100 to anyone who responds. Of course, at first he blocked such opportunity.

Samsung has announced The Terrace TV – a TV that is designed for outdoor use.

The developers promise that it will be bright enough to be visible in direct sunlight. This TV with protection class IP55 is protected from dust, which can be harmful to the normal operation of the TV. It is also protected from moisture – the rain from any direction.

The remote control also has dust protection and moisture protection against strong water jets. It can be left in the pouring rain and nothing will happen to it.

The price for the 55-inch model is 3455 dollars, 65-inch – 4999 dollars, and 75-inch – 6 499 dollars.

One of Microsoft’s standard computer games, named Solitaire, has celebrated its 30th anniversary.

Despite its “respectable age”, the game is estimated by Microsoft to be played by 35 million people a month. And this is one of the most popular games in the world. The “Solitaire” was created in 1990 as part of the Windows 3.0 operating system to teach users to control the mouse.

The original version of “Solitaire” had a special mode that allowed you to instantly hide the game at work, so you would not suspect that you are playing and not working. However, at the insistence of Microsoft had to remove.

With the release of Windows 8 in 2012, “Solitaire” ceased to be a standard Windows application. But in Windows 10 it was returned. The “Solitaire” has been translated into 65 languages ​​and integrated into Xbox Live (Microsoft’s gaming universe), adding new game modes and design.