Apple removes 39,000 game apps from China store to meet deadline

Apple removed 39,000 game apps on its China store, the biggest removal ever in a single day, as it set year-end as deadline for all game publishers to obtain a licence.

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Chinese regulators probe Ant Group's equity investments: Sources

Chinese regulators are reviewing equity investments held by Ant Group Co Ltd in dozens of companies, three people with knowledge of the matter said, intensifying a crackdown on billionaire Jack Ma's financial technology empire.

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WhatsApp will stop working on these Android phones, iPhones from January 1

WhatsApp has announced that it will stop supporting phones that are not running Android OS 4.0.3 or above.

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Mega ad phishing campaign hits over 6.15 lakh Facebook users

The list of affected users is growing at a rapid pace of more than a 100 entries per minute, according to ThreatNix, a Nepal-based cybersecurity firm.

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OnePlus may launch a fitness band in 2021

OnePlus CEO has already confirmed that the company is working on its first smartwatch and will launch the same in 2021.

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New Year 2021: Apps to organize virtual party

If you are looking for apps that can help you organize a virtual party at home with your friends, here’s the list.

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Smartphone users spent a lot of money on apps this Christmas

The year 2020 will be known as a lot of new things, one of which apart from the global pandemic will be the record spending on mobile apps and games. In November, the entire spending on mobile platforms surpassed the $100 billion mark for the first time in history and the spending spree continued till Christman as well.

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Xiaomi set to launch Mi 10i smartphone in India on January 5

Xiaomi has confirmed that it will launch the high-end Mi 10i smartphone in India on January 5, 2021. Xiaomi India MD, Manu Kumar Jain took to Twitter to make this announcement.

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Apple Removes 39,000 Games From China App Store to Meet Year-End Deadline

Apple removed 39,000 game apps on its China store, the biggest removal ever in a single day, as it set year-end as deadline for all game publishers to obtain a licence.

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Reliance Jio calls now 'truly free' after TRAI ends IUC

Reliance Jio has announced that it will once again make all off-net domestic voice calls free, starting January 1, 2021. Reliance Jio had started to charge IUC in October 2019 after TRAI extended the timeline for implementation of the Bill & Keep regime beyond 1st January 2020.

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Adobe Flash Player support ends December 31, 2020: How to play Flash games in 2021

Today is officially the last day for Adobe Flash Player. The company is pulling the plug on Flash player from midnight today, December 31, 2020. Post this, all popular browsers across platforms will remove Flash. Once the major browsers stop supporting Flash Player, websites that offer Flash-based content including games and animations too will have to remove them.

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iPhone 11, iPhone 12 series, Apple Watch, HomePod available at special discount: Details

Apple Days sale has started today at 12am and will continue till January 3, 2021. The offers (mentioned below) will be available both at online e-commerce site of Vijay Sales as well as its offline stories across the country. During the four-day long sale, Apple iPhone SE will be up for sale at a starting price of Rs 32,999.

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America's two favourite 'Christmas day smartphones' for 2020 same as in 2019

Americans' love for the iPhone is not going to die anytime soon. According to analytics firm, Flurry Analytics for two consecutive years among the top 10 smartphones activated on Christmas Day nine of them were Apple iPhones. As per Flurry Analytics, iPhone 11 and iPhone XR are the two most favourite iPhones of Americans.

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Google Photos Is Rolling Out a ‘Year in Review’ Feature, 2020 Photo Book: Report

Google is letting Android and iOS users look back at 2020 through a ‘Year in Review’ feature in the Memories carousel in Google Photos. You can also create a 2020 photo book from the pictures of the year gone by.

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ICEA seeks 20 per cent reduction in import duty on mobile phones

Mobile industry body ICEA has suggested the government to reduce import duty on mobile phones as domestic mobile makers are ready to face competition. The industry body has also sought extension of Remission of Duties or Taxes on Export Products (RoDTEP) on companies selected for production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme.

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Global laptop market to hit 173 million units in 2020: Report

According to Counterpoint Research, the global laptop market will hit a high in 2020, increasing 9 per cent (on-year) to reach 173 million units and over $132 billion in total sales value. The top three players - Lenovo, Hewlett-Packard and Dell - accounted for 68 per cent of the market in 2020, the report says.

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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip gets Android 11 based One UI 3.0 update

The software brings the F700FxXx3CTLx build version to the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip. It also comes with the December 2020 Android security patch and measures over 2GB in size. The update will bring Android 11 features including chat bubbles, media playback widget and a separate conversation section in the notifications.

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Amazon Signs Deal to Acquire Popular Podcast Producer Wondery

Amazon said it signed a deal to acquire the hit podcast production firm Wondery, in a move which boosts the US tech giant's efforts to round out its offerings from its music platform.

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Amazon app quiz December 31, 2020: Get answers to these five questions to win Tommy Hilfiger Men’s watch for fr

There are four options to each question. A user has to choose the correct answer out of these options.

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Flipkart trivia quiz December 31, 2020: Get answers to these questions to win gifts, discount coupons and Flipkart Super coins

Readers must note that only the first 50,000 participants will be eligible for the quiz prize.

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'Scam on Google' costs Delhi man Rs 80,000: How India's most common fraud happens

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How to clean your laptop: Things to remember

As basic as it may sound, you will need to shut down your laptop and remove the power adapter as well before you begin the cleaning.

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Netflix January 2021 Releases: The White Tiger, Cobra Kai, and More

The White Tiger, Cobra Kai season 3, Mortal Engines, Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous: Season 2, Pieces of a Woman, Outside the Wire, Call My Agent season 4, The Dig, How to Train Your Dragon 2, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon — the biggest movies and TV shows on Netflix India in January 2021.

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Samsung cuts price of two M-series phones, Galaxy Buds+ and Buds Live

If you have been planning to purchase an entry-level smartphone or true wireless earbuds from Samsung, then this may be the right time to do so. According to Mumbai-based retailer Mahesh Telecom, the Samsung Galaxy M01 and the Galaxy M01s have received a price drop of Rs 500.

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Android’s Smart Text Selection Tool Adds Unit Conversion Feature, Redirects to Google

Android’s Smart Text Selection tool has added a feature for unit conversions. If you select part of a measurement, it will automatically select the full measurement, with the number and the unit, and a button offering to convert it will pop up. The feature doesn’t appear to have rolled out to all users as of now.

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Michael Kors Access smartwatch launched with Android Wear 2.0

Michael Kors Access smartwatch range comes with a starting price of Rs 25,995. The price will go as high as Rs 32,495. Those interested can buy the smartwatch online via Amazon and offline via Shoppers Stop and other offline retail stores across the country.

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Google to now show you TikTok, Instagram and other short videos

Google is reportedly testing a new feature that will show TikTok, Instagram and other short videos in its carousel. This means that rather than opening individual apps to watch short videos, one will be able to watch them in the Google search results.

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Google Is Testing a Feature That Will Aggregate Short-Form Videos From TikTok, Instagram: Report

Google is testing a feature that will aggregate videos from TikTok and Instagram in dedicated carousels in the Google app, as per a report. It appears to be a limited early-stage feature as of now. If this feature rolls out widely, users won’t have to open individual apps to watch short-form videos.

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Europe's digital banks got a 'wake-up call' in 2020. And consolidation could be coming

Investors want fintech challengers to show they can monetize their products and eventually make a profit. Experts say the space is ripe for some consolidation.

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Vivo X60, X60 Pro with Exynos 1080 processor launched

Vivo has launched its flagship smartphones X60 and X60 Pro in China. The smartphones come with FHD+ displays and they are the first devices to be powered by Samsung Exynos 1080 5nm processor. The processor comes with in-built 5G support.

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The iPhone continues to be America's 'favourite'

The iPhone has still managed to impress the smartphone users in the US. According to the latest data by Flurry Analytics, iPhone 11 was the most activated device on Christmas.

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LG to showcase QNED Mini LED TVs at CES 2021

LG has confirmed the launch of a new range of smart LED TVs at the virtual CES 2021 event which is scheduled from Jan 11 to Jan 14. The company has posted on its official blog post that it will showcase its new QNED Mini LED TVs at the event which will be its top-of-the-line offering for 2021 lineup which includes around 10 new 4K and 8K models with screen sizes up to 86-inches.

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OnePlus rolls out new updates to OnePlus 8T and Nord smartphone

martphone brand OnePlus has rolled out a new OxygenOS update for two of its mobiles -- OnePlus 8T and OnePlus Nord. While the update brings OxygenOS 11.0.6.7 to the OnePlus 8T, the OnePlus Nord device will be updated to OxygenOS 10.5.10. The latest version is available for users in India and North America regions.

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Hedge fund Third Point urges Intel to explore deal options

Were it to gain traction, Third Point's push for changes could lead to a major shakeup at Intel, which has been slow to respond to investor calls to outsource more of its manufacturing capacity. It could also lead to the unwinding of some of its acquisitions, such as the $16.7 billion purchase of programmable chip maker Altera in 2015.

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Amazon invests Rs 11,400 crore in India in FY20

E-commerce giant Amazon has pumped in over Rs 11,400 crore (about $1.5 billion) during FY2019-20 across its marketplace, payments and wholesale business units in India to bolster its position in the country's burgeoning digital commerce market.

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Future, Amazon continue letter fight; write to SEBI over Future-Reliance deal

Continuing their letter fight, Amazon and Future Group have written to market regulator SEBI with contrasting requests over a Rs 24,713 crore buyout of assets of India's second-largest retailer. Future Group has requested SEBI to expedite the review of the proposed deal and issue a no-objection certificate, while Amazon has urged that the review of the "impugned transaction" be suspended.

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Third-party sales up 50% globally on Amazon during holiday season

"We invested billions of dollars to help small- and medium-sized businesses continue to grow and to help keep employees safe and deliver products to customers - including more than $2.5 billion in bonus pay to front-line workers," Amazon said in a blog post.

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Apple loses copyright claims in lawsuit against US security bug startup

A federal judge in Florida dismissed Apple Inc's copyright infringement claims against a Florida startup whose software helps security researchers find vulnerabilities in Apple products including the iPhone. The US District ruled in favor of Corellium LLC, saying its software emulating the iOS operating system that runs on the iPhone and iPad amounted to "fair use" because it was "transformative" and helped developers find security flaws.

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This is how Apple wants future laptop keyboards to look

Apple has applied for a patent application for a “reconfigurable” Mac keyboard. The small display in every keypad would mean that users can change the keypad as per their liking.

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Amazon app quiz December 30, 2020: Get answers to these five questions to win Rs 25,000 in Amazon Pay balance

Name of the winner will be revealed on December 31.

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Flipkart quiz December 30, 2020: Get answers to these five questions to win gifts, discount coupons and Flipkart Super coins

Flipkart quiz usually comprises of five questions based on current events.

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11 biggest tech winners and losers of the year 2020

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WandaVision, The White Tiger, and More: January 2021 Guide to Netflix, Prime Video, and Disney+ Hotstar

Tandav, The White Tiger, Riverdale season 5, Cobra Kai season 3, WandaVision, Dickinson season 2, Pieces of a Woman, Batwoman season 2, One Night in Miami, American Gods season 3, Outside the Wire — the biggest movies and TV series on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+ Hotstar, Apple TV+, and Colors Infinity in January 2021.

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'Bullet has left the chamber': Biden will not likely roll back Trump campaign against China tech

One thing is for certain — the tech battle between the U.S. and China will continue under a Biden presidency.

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The 42 Most Anticipated Movies of 2021

The biggest Bollywood and Hollywood movies in 2021: Marvel (Spider-Man 3, Black Widow, Eternals, Shang-Chi), Fast & Furious 9, Tom & Jerry, Mission: Impossible 7, No Time to Die, The Matrix 4, The Suicide Squad, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, Dune, Uncharted, Godzilla vs. Kong, and Minions: The Rise of Gru.

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Analyst argues that China's regulation of Ant Group is bad for financial technology — and China's economy

Alibaba recently saw more than $100 billion of its market cap shaved off in two sessions as the tech giant and its affiliate Ant Group face regulatory scrutiny.

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Xiaomi launches Mi router AX6000 with Wi-fi 6 support

Xiaomi Mi Router AX6000 comes with a price tag of CNY 599 (roughly Rs 6,800). The router will go on sale on January 8 in China and is currently up for pre-orders.

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Xiaomi launches Mi router AX6000 with Wi-fi 6 support

Xiaomi Mi Router AX6000 comes with a price tag of CNY 599 (roughly Rs 6,800). The router will go on sale on January 8 in China and is currently up for pre-orders.

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Realme rolls out Realme UI 2.0 for the users of Realme 7 and Realme X2 Pro in India

Smartphone brand Realme has started rolling out Realme UI 2.0 software update to two of its devices in India. As announced by the company’s CEO on microblogging site Twitter, users of Realme 7 and Realme X2 Pro in the country will receive the update starting today.

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Apple may go for a clamshell design for its foldable phone

Apple is said to be working on a foldable iPhone which it is expected to launch in the future. Now, a new rumour suggests that the foldable smartphone from Apple might sport a similar clamshell design just like the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip.

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How to check if the audio level on your phone, laptop is too loud

Experts say anything below 80 decibel levels is good and safe. But how do you check the decibel levels on your smartphone or laptops? We tell you how

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Skype co-founder Jaan Tallinn reveals the 3 existential risks he's most concerned about

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Mobile's Year End Sale on Flipkart: Get discounts on iPhone SE, Xiaomi Mi 10T, Vivo V20 Pro and other smartphones

Flipkart is running a Mobile's Year End Sale from December 29 to December 31. In the three-day-long sale, buyers can avail discounts on handsets from brands like Samsung, Apple, Vivo, Oppo, Realme and others. The e-commerce platform has also partnered with ICICI Bank to offer a 10% instant discount

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HBO Max, Disney+ See Bump in App Downloads With Film Debuts

HBO Max set a single-day record for downloads of its mobile app following the release of the superhero sequel Wonder Woman 1984, from Warner Bros. studio.

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Here's how hackers could have seen your Google Docs files

A critical bug in Google Docs could have easily compromised your sensitive files despite the fact that it is secured inside your Google account. Thanks to KL Sreeram, a security researcher in the Google VRP program, that the issue is now fixed.

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US government appeals judge's order blocking TikTok restrictions

U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols in Washington issued an order after U.S. Judge Wendy Beetlestone in Pennsylvania in October blocked the same restrictions that had been set to take effect on Nov. 12.

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Government has 'vaccine email warning' for you

As per a tweet by the official Twitter handle of Cyber Dost, fraudsters are sending malicious messages and emails to the netizens asking them to register themselves and get first in the priority to receive corona vaccine. These messages have a fraudulent link where the victim is asked to pay a certain amount to get registered.

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NHAI updates FASTag app to provide balance status to users

This new feature will help both highway user and toll operator to check tag balance status on real-time basis and eliminate the problem of dispute on tag balance.

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Samsung extends South Korea LCD production for indefinite period

Samsung Electronics said it will extend production of liquid crystal display (LCD) panels for TVs and monitors, as stay-at-home trends of the coronavirus pandemic created an uptick in demand.

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Flipkart Wholesale app logs 75% month-on-month growth in customer base

Flipkart Wholesale has seen huge success with 90 per cent month-on-month growth in transactions on its platform since its launch, reflecting kiranas' trust in the Flipkart group

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From Zoom to Quibi: Tech Winners and Losers of 2020

In many ways, 2020′s pandemic-induced isolation threw our dependence on technology into overdrive, snipping away at our real-life connections while bringing digital relationships to the fore.

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$2.6 billion and counting: The amount of money PUBG made in 2020

According to a report by SensorTower, PUBG Mobile along with its Chinese version Game Of Peace has managed to churn out around 2.6 billion worth of revenue globally in 2020 across Android and iOS platforms. The revenue growth is around 64.3% more than in 2019.

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​10 Indian startups that joined the billion-dollar club in 2020

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Amazon app quiz December 29, 2020: Get answers to these questions to win Carrera sunglasses

Results of today’s quiz will be announced on December 30.

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Flipkart quiz December 29, 2020: Get answers to these questions to win gifts, discount coupons and Flipkart Super coins

The quiz is available under the Games zone section.

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TikTok US Ban: Trump Administration Appeals Federal Order Blocking App Restrictions

The Trump administration appealed a federal judge's order blocking restrictions that would have effectively barred the use of Chinese-owned short video-sharing app TikTok in the US.

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WhatsApp rival Telegram may launch paid features for 'premium' users

WhatsApp rival Telegram has announced that it will introduce some premium features for its 500 million active users in 2021.

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Headphones vs Earbuds: Which are better for you?

Over-the-ear headphones have been around for a couple of decades now. The advent of new tech has brought several innovations to them, like active noise cancellation or the ambient mode — both found in premium and mid-range devices.

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DoT may have Rs 3,050 crore 'good news' for Airtel, Vodafone in Reliance Jio call failure case: Things to know

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WatchOut Wearables launches its first gesture-based smartwatch at introductory price of Rs 19,999

WatchOut Wearables has launched its first gesture-based smartwatch -- Mad Gaze in India. The smartwatch comes with advanced bone conduction hand gesture controls that allow users to control simple functions such as music controls, reply text messages, apps, photos, etc using simple hand, wrist and finger gestures.

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Alibaba's $10 billion buyback plan fails to halt stock slide as regulatory concerns mount

A sharp sell-off over two sessions has knocked almost $116 billion off the tech giant's Hong Kong-listed shares.

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Google Pay counters Paytm by partnering with ICICI Bank to issue FASTags

ICICI Bank has joined hands with Google Pay for issuance of FASTag, a reloadable tag which enables automatic deduction of toll charges and lets users pass through the toll plaza without stopping for cash transactions.

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Social media brands need to tap Gen Z in 2021: Alexa study

Gen Zers care about what's going on in the world because they're more connected to it than any other generation before them...

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Facebook scrambling to protect user data privacy with offers like security tokens in 2021

Facing various probes over data privacy and security, Facebook will provide new options in 2021 to users to safeguard their information, like hardware security tokens along with expanding its Protect programme to more accounts.

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Realme Q2 smartphone with 5000mAh battery expected to launch in India soon

It appears that smartphone maker Realme is gearing up for new smartphone launches in the coming new year. The company has already confirmed that it will launch the Realme X7 series in India next year.

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Samsung Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21+ specifications leaked online

Samsung is expected to launch the next-generation Samsung Galaxy S series of smartphones on January 14, 2021.

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Anker launches Eufy smart scale with Bluetooth connectivity at Rs 1,699

Eufy Smart Weighing Scale C1 is priced at Rs 1,699. It can be purchased online on e-commerce site Flipkart along with offline stores across the country. It comes in two colour variants- Black and White.

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Are WhatsApp and Jio Cooling Off on Payments Partnership?

While naming banking partners behind WhatsApp’s payments feature at the Facebook Fuel for India 2020 event recently, Facebook avoided mentioning Jio Payments Bank and showed up ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, and the State Bank of India as the four banks powering payments through the app.

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Amazon Fire TV crosses 50 million monthly active users globally

Amazon Fire TV has exceeded 50 million monthly active users worldwide who are streaming billions of hours of content every month, according to the company.

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MediaTek becomes largest smartphone chipset vendor in Q3: Report

Riding on its stellar performance in China and India, MediaTek became the biggest smartphone chipset vendor with 31 per cent market share in Q3 2020 for the first time, as smartphone sales rebounded in the September quarter.

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Samsung top pick of South Korean retail investors this year

South Korean retail investors have loaded up on shares in top-cap Samsung Electronics this year, reaping a huge return on their investments, data showed.

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Vivo X60 Pro appears on TENAA ahead of December 29 launch

Vivo X60 Pro will be the successor to the Vivo X50 Pro smartphone. The TENAA listing suggests that the Vivo X60 Pro handset will feature a 6.56-inch AMOLED screen with full HD+ resolution of 1080x2376 pixels. The smartphone will feature 5G connectivity support. The device is rumoured to pack up to 12GB of RAM.

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How Zoom may be the biggest tech success story of 2020

The numbers clearly show 2020 was a really good year for Zoom

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Why it may be too early to get excited about Apple Car

Apple is facing uncertainties about suppliers, car specifications and is also struggling with launch timing.

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Mobile Accessories Days on Amazon: Up to 70% off on power banks, USB cable and other devices

E-commerce platform Amazon is running Mobile Accessories Days sale. The sale started on December 26 and will end today. As part of the ongoing sale, buyers can get up to 70% off on power banks, USB cables, wired earphones and more.

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Xiaomi Mi 11 series launch in China today: Expected features and price

Smartphone brand Xiaomi is set to unveil its Mi 11 smartphone series in China today. The series is likely to offer two phones- Xiaomi Mi 11 and Mi 11 Pro. Both the handsets will be launched via an online event. The company has scheduled a virtual event for the same which will start at 7:30pm local time.

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Facebook Shutting Irish Units at Centre of Tax Dispute: Report

Facebook has moved to wind down several Irish holding companies that had allowed it to shift billions of dollars in profit to the country, where it was lightly taxed, the Times reported, citing company documents.

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You may have to pay more for TVs, refrigerators and these appliances from January

"We expect the increase in commodity prices to impact our product pricing in near future. I anticipate the prices to go up by 6-7 per cent in January itself and may go up to 10-11 per cent towards end of FY Q1," said Panasonic India President & CEO Manish Sharma.

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The camera modes on smartphones: What you should know

Smartphone cameras changed the way we click, store and look at photos. Over the years, cameras on phones have become more advanced and feature-rich. There are several modes in the cameras that allow you to click better images and make you shoot like a ‘pro’.

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Flipkart quiz December 28, 2020: : Get answers to these questions to win gifts, discount coupons and Flipkart Super coins

Those participating in the quiz stands a chance to win gifts, discount coupons and Flipkart Super Coins by answering five questions.

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Amazon app quiz December 28, 2020: Get answers to these five questions to win Rs 5,000 in Amazon Pay balance

Name of the winner of today’s quiz will be announced on December 29.

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10 things Google, Apple, Amazon and other technology companies apologised for in 2020

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Tesla adds Boombox feature which lets car owners play multiple sounds instead of honking

Tesla has added an interesting feature called Boombox in its latest software update that allows car owners to use farting or goat sound, among others, instead of the usual honking sound.

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10 biggest ‘additions’ to WhatsApp in 2020

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7 things you may not know you can do in WhatsApp

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World’s ‘best-selling’ 5G phone, new launches from Realme, Samsung & more

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Xiaomi is doing an ‘Apple again’

After taking a dig at Apple, Xiaomi is doing the exact thing with its upcoming Mi 11 series of phones. According to a post on Weibo, Xiaomi has confirmed that the Mi 11 will not have a charger inside the box.

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Amazon hires lobbyist brother of Biden White House counselor

Steve Ricchetti's brother is set to lobby for Amazon as he becomes Joe Biden's White House counselor.

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Researchers identify over 109,000 unrecognized impact craters on moon

An international team of researchers has identified over 109,000 previously unrecognised impact craters on the moon using machine learning methods.

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The rise of cloud stocks, and especially Zoom, has paid off for Eric Yuan, who built Zoom after working on the Webex video-calling product that Cisco bought.

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Tech companies aren’t doing enough to keep their devices out of landfills, and neither are we

Apple, Samsung and others have to do more to fix this problem of e-waste, and consumers need to be more responsible when buying and discarding their devices.

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Wonder Woman 1984 post-credits scene features Lynda Carter as Asteria, in a tribute to the past. Carter played Wonder Woman in 1975–79 TV series. It also reveals that Asteria is alive.

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Telecom Italia to retain Nokia as supplier

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SBI, Union Bank, IOB mark RCom account as fraud

The State Bank of India (SBI), the Union Bank of India (UBI) and the Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) have marked Reliance Communication Ltd (RCOM) account as fraud, according to banking sources.

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Wonder Woman 1984 review: Diana (Gal Gadot) is reunited with lover Steve Treveor (Chris Pine) as she goes up against two new villains, Barbara Minerva (Kristen Wiig) and Maxwell Lord (Pedro Pascal), in the new DC movie. Wonder Woman 1984 out in cinemas in India, also on HBO Max in the US.

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Google has won four design patents including a possible future Pixel smartphone that will have no camera hole at the front. Although the patent documents do not explicitly mention an in-display camera, the accompanying images show an all-screen phone with no camera hole.

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According to a tweet by Ross Young, CEO of Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC), the company may launch as many as three foldable phones next year. The tweet says that Xiaomi foldable phones will have three different design types: out-folding, in-folding and clamshell.

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Super Heavy flights coming in a few months: Elon Musk

Elon Musk-run SpaceX will start flight testing its Super Heavy booster (starting with low-altitude "hops") in a few months from now. Super Heavy booster will be used to fly Starship for orbital launches and deeper space missions, including Mars.

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'FASTag' toll collection crosses Rs 80 crore per day for first time

The toll collection per day via 'FASTag' crossed Rs 80 crore on as 50 lakh transactions took place via the electronic highway user fee collection system. According to state-run NHAI, Rs 80 crore per day toll collection mark was crossed on December 24. The user fee collection system uses 'Radio-Frequency Identification' (RFID) technology.

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Realme Buds Air 2 TWS and smart bulbs to launch in Q1 2021

Realme India CEO, Madhav Sheth has confirmed in an interview to GSMArena, that Realme will launch the Buds Air 2 true wireless earphones in Q1 2021.

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The suspected Russian hackers behind the worst U.S. cyber attack in years leveraged reseller access to Microsoft Corp services to penetrate targets that had no compromised network software from SolarWinds Corp, investigators said.

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Tech was ahead of Covid curve at every stage, but it couldn't bring the rest of us along

The tech industry was the first to take Covid seriously last winter, and now it's the first to adjust long-term to the new normal.

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Apple places 3 nano-metre chip order from TSMC for Macs, iPhones

TSMC is almost ready with the certification process and will "likely begin trial production next year while mass production will happen in 2022", reports GSMArena.

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Google adding four Stadia Pro games for January 2021

Google's game streaming platform Stadia will receive four new games to its collection as part of Stadia Pro in January 2021.

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62 per cent of cybercrime complaints in 2020 linked to financial frauds: Delhi Police

62% of the cybercrime complaints lodged in 2020 were related to financial frauds, Delhi police said. ThePolice said a spurt was witnessed in incidents of cybercrime during the lockdown. 24% of the complaints were related to the social media, primarily online harassment, and the rest 14 % were related to crimes such as hacking and data theft.

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Chandrayaan-2 mission's initial data released: ISRO

The Indian Space Research Organisation on Thursday said it has released the first set of data from the country's second mission to the Moon, the Chandrayaan-2, for the general public. Chandrayaan-2 was launched on July 22, 2019 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.

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The spies had not only managed to break back in – a common enough occurrence in the world of cyber incident response – but they had sailed straight through to the client’s email system, waltzing past the recently refreshed password protections like they didn’t exist.

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Samsung is one of the top patent filers in the world. Including in India, where it has just completed 25 years. Its R&D centres in Bengaluru and Noida have filed 3,200 patents to date.

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Amazon India's e-commerce unit loss widens to Rs 5,849.2 crore in FY20, revenue up 43%

Amazon competes against Walmart-backed Flipkart and smaller players like Snapdeal and Paytm Mall. The US-based e-commerce giant is also locked in a legal battle with Future Group over the latter's Rs 24,713-crore asset sale deal with Reliance.

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Homegrown apps capture 40% market share of TikTok since ban: Report

Homegrown short-video making apps led by Josh have captured 40 per cent market share of their Chinese rival TikTok since the Indian government banned it along with other apps in June this year, according to a new report. Indian content players like Dailyhunt launched apps like MX TakaTak, Roposo, Chingari, Moj Mitron, Trell and others to fill the huge void.

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Samsung Galaxy A72 4G phone spotted online with Snapdragon 720G

Samsung Galaxy A72 4G was listed under model number SM-1725F on Geekbench. The device may come equipped with the latest Android 11 operating system. It may offer 8GB of RAM. The smartphone has a score of 526 in the single-core test and 1,623 in the multi-core test.

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Apple Starts Charging Reduced App Store Commission From Some Developers

Apple has started rolling out its reduced App Store commission, according to some developers. The company originally promised to bring the change under the App Store Small Business Programme from January 1, 2021.

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Deadline for filing Income Tax returns for the financial year 2019-20 is December 31. Miscreants are taking advantage by sending out fake messages that promise refund for the taxpayers. These messages usually have an email/links/forms to obtain one’s personal information as well as bank details.

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"By incorporating Google Maps into your AppSheet application, you can create a simple geolocation app in just a few minutes, or spend a little more time to suggest what you'd like your users to do based on task updates to keep projects on track or ensure deliveries are taking place on schedule," Google said in a blog post.

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WHO Launches Mobile App for COVID-19 Updates, Again

World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a mobile app called WHO COVID-19 Updates to provide latest COVID-19 guidance and updates. Initially, WHO brought its coronavirus-focussed mobile app in April that it pulled from app stores shortly after release.

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Over 60 Percent of Cybercrime Complaints in 2020 Linked to Financial Frauds: Delhi Police

Sixty-two percent of the cybercrime complaints lodged in 2020 were related to financial frauds, Delhi Police said in a statement.

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Samsung Galaxy S20 FE starts receiving Android 11 update globally

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Laptops, desktop sales see 'renaissance;' shortages won't ease until 2022

Remote learning and working has upturned the computer market during the coronavirus pandemic, zapping sales of smartphones while boosting interest in bigger devices, which had become afterthoughts to iPhones and Androids over the last decade.

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Huawei has launched Nova 8 series 5G in its home country China. The series consists of two smartphones — Nova 8 Pro and Nova 8. The Huawei Nova 8 Pro offers a 6.72-inch OLED FHD+ display (2676x1236p resolution) with 120Hz refresh rate. The handset is powered by Huawei’s own Kirin 985 SoC coupled with up to 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage.

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It appears that OnePlus has more phones in store under its upcoming OnePlus 9 series other than the ‘usual suspects’, as would otherwise be expected. According to a report by Android Central, the company plans to launch OnePlus 9 Lite as well along with the OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro.

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Facebook, Twitter, YouTube May Soon Get Blocked in Russia Over ‘Censorship’

Russian lawmakers moved a step closer to allowing regulators to block internet platforms like Facebook and YouTube if they are deemed to have censored content produced by Russians.

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China has launched an antitrust investigation into Alibaba Group and will summon the tech giant's Ant Group affiliate to meet in coming days, regulators said, in the latest blow for Jack Ma's e-commerce and fintech empire.

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The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said that the SolarWinds cyber espionage campaign made public earlier this month is affecting state and local governments, although it released few additional details.

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It is a great time to build robots in India

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Samsung is now deleting ads that made fun of Apple for not providing free charger

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China has launched an antitrust investigation into Alibaba Group and will summon the tech giant’s Ant Group affiliate to meet in coming days, regulators said, in the latest blow for Jack Ma’s e-commerce and fintech empire. The probe is part of an accelerating crackdown on monopolistic behaviour in China’s booming internet space, and the latest setback for Ma.

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The Covid-19 pandemic accelerated Cloud adoption by several years in 2020 and Indian enterprises of all sizes fast-tracked their decisions to shun the legacy infrastructure and move their operations -- in piecemeal or in full -- to artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML)-powered Cloud.

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Paytm's FY20 loss narrows to Rs 2,942.3 crore; revenue rises to 1.3%

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Facebook Joined by Human Rights Groups to Fight Israeli Spyware Maker NSO Group

A coalition of human rights and press freedom groups have filed a brief supporting Facebook’s lawsuit against the Israeli surveillance technology company NSO Group, arguing that the “very core of the principles that America represents” are at stake in the case.

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Russia to Launch Ya Molodets, a TikTok-Like Video-Sharing Social Platform

Russia's leading media holding, controlled by state energy giant Gazprom, will launch an app similar to the video-sharing social network TikTok, the group's CEO said Wednesday.

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Xiaomi to OnePlus ‘buyers’: Why settle for less

“But why settle for less when you can have more. New year. 108MP resolution,” Xiaomi replied to the OnePlus tweet. Here, Xiaomi seems to be picking up on OnePlus in the price of OnePlus 8 series phones. What is interesting to note is that Xiaomi tweaked OnePlus tagline ‘Never Settle’ in the cheeky reply by asking users ‘why settle for less when you can have more’.

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Amazon app quiz December 24, 2020: Get answers to these questions to win Panasonic trimmer for free

Winner of today’s quiz will be announced on December 25.

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RAW photo mode naturally brings several benefits and advantages to a photo and in case of both new iPhone Pro’s also takes advantage of the company's own image processing engine which is built right inside the all-new A14 Bionic silicon.

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Flipkart quiz December 24, 2020: Get answers to these questions to win gifts, discount coupons and Flipkart Super coins

To win the prize, a user has to answer five questions based on general knowledge and current affairs.

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Amazon to Face Renewed US Union Push in 2021

Energised by protests at Amazon's US warehouses and a more labour-friendly administration assuming office, unions are campaigning at the world's largest online retailer to see if its warehouse or grocery workers would like to join their ranks.

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Zoom may launch an email service in 2021 to rival Gmail

Zoom is working on a email service to compete with Google and Microsoft. Not only that, the company is also reportedly looking at launching a calendar app.

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App-Based Platform Workers’ Federation Writes to Labour Ministry, Demands Universal Social Security

The Indian Federation of App-based Transport Workers (IFAT) has made a submission along with others to the Ministry of Labour and Employment over the ongoing public consultation on the Draft Code on Social Security (Central) Rules, 2020. It has also been signed by labour unions and civil society organisations to raise concerns about the implications of the ongoing lab...

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Tecno Spark 6 Go smartphone with 5000mAh battery launched at Rs 8,499

Transsion has expanded its smartphone lineup with the launch of an entry-level smartphone -- Tecno Spark 6 Go in India. The smartphone runs Android 10 Go Edition and sports an HD+ display. The device is powered by an octa-core processor and is backed by a 5000mAh battery.

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Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite starts receiving Android 11 update

Samsung is one company which offers timely updates to its smartphones. The tech giant has now started rolling out Android 11 update for Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite. With Android 11 update the smartphone also receives the latest version of Samsung One UI.

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His Dark Materials season 3 confirmed. BBC and HBO renew His Dark Materials for third and final season. Filming begins in 2021 in Cardiff. His Dark Materials airs on BBC One, HBO Max, and Disney+ Hotstar.

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After animals, Google brings AR car models to Search

Google added AR models of animals, pets, birds, cellular structures and more right into Search. Now, the search engine giant is adding one more category to it in the form of new cars in a similar way as the other AR 3D models.

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Google Pay and PhonePe led the UPI payments in 2020: Report

The coronavirus pandemic resulted in a ‘no-touch’ service wave which benefited the digital payment bank companies like Paytm. The year 2020 saw a rise in digital payments made using UPI and digital wallets. As per the report, Google Pay was the top gainer followed by PhonePe.

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Epic Games Holiday sale: Metro 2033 Redux is free for limited time

Epic Games Holiday sale is already live and the game store is offering one free game every day for 15 days starting December 17 along with up to 75% discount on popular titles and a Rs 750 coupon to its users.

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Google-owned video streaming platform YouTube has started showing the auto-play toggle inside the video player for its desktop users. The same feature was rolled out to Android users back in October and it appears that the company is slowly rolling out the same to desktop users as well.

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Facebook to add more account security features next year

The rollout of new security services follows a July hack of peer social network Twitter Inc which compromised many celebrity accounts, including those of President-elect Joe Biden and Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk

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Microsoft, Google, Cisco, Dell join legal battle against hacking company NSO

The brief warns that the growth of "a robust, unchecked, commercial market for cyber-surveillance tools would dramatically increase the number of governments and private companies with access to them."

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Indian TikTok clone gets Google, Microsoft backing in $100 million fund raise

The Indian parent of a TikTok copycat has raised more than $100 million from investors including Alphabet Inc's Google and Microsoft, months after the Chinese-owned short-video app was banned in the country.

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Taking a dig at iPhone maker Apple, smartphone brand OnePlus says “In a world of apples, stand out with a OnePlus”. These lines were shared by the company via a post on microblogging site Twitter.

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OnePlus smartwatch will be launched in early 2021, confirms CEO Pete Lau

OnePlus CEO Pete Lau has taken to Twitter to confirm that the OnePlus Watch will be launched early next year. “Many of you said you wanted a watch, and as you might have heard over the weekend—we're making one, to be released early next year. Wishes do come true,” said Lau.

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Realme Watch S and the Realme Buds Air Pro Master Edition wireless earbuds will be unveiled via an online event. The company has scheduled the launch event for 12.30 pm today.

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Apple is providing ‘special rooted’ iPhones to these users to keep you safe

Apple has started to provide “rooted” iPhones to some researchers so that they can get access to the core iOS operating system and find security vulnerabilities.

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Amazon app quiz December 23, 2020: Get answers to these questions to win Rs 15,000 in Amazon Pay balance

Results will be announced on December 24.

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10 biggest features that came to WhatsApp in 2020

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Elon Musk wanted to sell Tesla to Apple but couldn't get a meeting

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Flipkart quiz December 23, 2020: Get answers to these five questions to win coupons, prizes and more

The quiz starts daily at 12am midnight and continues till 12pm.

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Coronavirus sped up digital transformation by 6 years for companies, Twilio CEO says

"The trends that have already been going on in our society around [digitization] ... those trends all got accelerated by Covid," Twilio CEO Jeff Lawson said.

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Bill Gurley says direct listing rule change will end traditional IPOs

"Let's not let these intermediaries and gatekeepers hand allocate who gets this underpriced stock," tech investor Bill Gurley told CNBC.

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Samsung to showcase new display technologies and products on January 6

Samsung has started sending out invites for its upcoming event where the company is expected to announce new display tech. At the event, it is expected that the company will showcase its future vision of display that expands beyond just TVs. The event is titled as First Look 2021 and is scheduled just a couple of days before the Consumer Electronics Show on January 6 at 9:30 pm IST.

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Oppo Reno5 Pro+ confirmed to come with 50MP rear camera

Oppo is all set to add another smartphone to its Reno series. The company has already confirmed that it will launch the Oppo Reno5 Pro+ smartphone in China on December 24.

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ByteDance in Talks to Buy Stake in Mobile Games Company CMGE: Sources

TikTok parent company ByteDance is in talks to buy mobile games publisher CMGE, people in the know told Reuters. ByteDance plans to buy part or all of the 27.6 percent CMGE stake held by Fairview Ridge Investment.

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Google and Facebook reportedly agreed to help each other against potential antitrust action

Google and Facebook pledged to help each other if they ever faced an antitrust investigation into their deal to work together in online advertising, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.

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Xiaomi expected to launch Mi 10i smartphone in India on January 5

Xiaomi is all set to kickstart the new year with the launch of a new high-end smartphone. The company has confirmed that it will launch a new smartphone in India with a 108MP camera on January 5, 2021.

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IBM scoops up cloud services provider Nordcloud as it looks to take on AWS, Microsoft and Google

Tech giant IBM has announced to acquire Nordcloud, a European leader in cloud implementation, application transformation and managed services, for an undisclosed sum.

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Josh, Indian Short Video-Sharing App like TikTok, Gets Google, Microsoft Backing in $100 Million Funding

Bengaluru-based VerSe Innovation that owns Josh, a short video-sharing app like TikTok, has got $100 million (roughly Rs. 700 crores) in funding led by Google and Microsoft. The popularity of the app spiked after TikTok was banned in India and has crossed 50 million downloads on the Google Play store.

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Xiaomi Mi 11 to launch in China on December 28, claims report

Consumer electronics brand Xiaomi has reportedly confirmed the launch date of its flagship smartphone series — Mi 11 — in its home country China. According to a report by GizmoChina, the company will be launching the Mi 11 series on December 28. This should make the series as the first series to be powered by the recently announced Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G mobile platform.

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XRP declined sharply following news of the expected SEC suit, with the cryptocurrency falling almost 18% to around 46 cents.

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Samsung launches AirDresser smart clothing care solution at Rs 1,10,000

Samsung has launched its first smart clothing care solution in India. Called AirDresser, the clothing solution helps in removing dust, pollutants and germs from clothes with the help of air and steam. The JetSteam in the AirDresser sanitises clothes and eliminates 99.9% of viruses and bacteria including influenza, adenovirus and herpes virus.

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Amazon Fab Phones Fest sale starts: Discounts on iPhone 11, Oppo F17 and other smartphones announced

E-commerce giant Amazon has kickstarted its four day sale for smartphone buyers in India. The sale — called Fab Phones Fest — has started today on December 22 and will go on till December 25. As part of the Fab Phones Fest sale, Amazon is offering no cost EMI, exchange offers and up to Rs 1,500 instant discount on HDFC Bank cards.

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Google invests in Glance, second unicorn for Naveen Tewari

InMobi’s Naveen Tewari has created a second unicorn. His lock screen content platform Glance, a subsidiary of InMobi, has raised $145 million from Google and existing investor Mithril Capital, an investment fund of Peter Thiel, who co-founded PayPal and Palantir Technologies.

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The Mandalorian Season 3 Releasing ‘Pretty Soon’ After The Book of Boba Fett, Jon Favreau Says

The Book of Boba Fett will be the next Star Wars series in December 2021. Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy had previously said “the next chapter” will drop in December 2021, which many took to believe as The Mandalorian season 3, but Jon Favreau clarified that she meant to say “the next show”. The Mandalorian season 3 will come “pretty soon” after The ...

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Facebook’s Small Advertisers Say They’re Hurt by AI Lockouts

Small advertisers who heavily rely on Facebook to spread marketing messages have been complaining that inflexible account blocking tools and a lack of customer assistance are hurting business.

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Redmi 9 Power to go on sale for the first time today on Amazon

Xiaomi recently launched its budget smartphone Redmi 9 Power in India. The smartphone will go on sale today for the first time on Amazon India website and mi.com.

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The first Apple car may arrive in 2024

Central to Apple's strategy is a new battery design that could "radically" reduce the cost of batteries and increase the vehicle's range, according to a third person who has seen Apple's battery design.

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These may be the first new WhatsApp features that iPhone users may get in 2021

iPhone users are soon set to get an update of WhatsApp as the instant messaging app has submitted a new version of the iOS app that will come with a couple of new features, claims a report by WABetaInfo.

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These are the 'most popular' 5G smartphones in the world

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From Among Us to Elon Musk to Zoom: The A-Z of tech in 2020

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Flipkart quiz December 22, 2020: Get answers to these questions to win gifts, discount coupons and Flipkart Super coins

Indian e-talier Flipkart is back with another dose of its daily trivia quiz. The quiz comprises five simple questions which are based on general knowledge.

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Amazon app quiz December 22, 2020: Get answers to these five questions to win Fossil Women’s smartwatch

The e-commerce major Amazon is back with another round of its daily app quiz. Today the e-tailer is giving you a chance to win an all new smartwatch from Fossil.

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Lidar stocks soar after report that Apple is working on a car for 2024

Velodyne and Luminar shares both rose more than 20% on Monday.

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Robinhood CEO says SEC charges 'don't reflect Robinhood today'

Robinhood is building out the "best compliance and legal and regulatory teams," CEO Vlad Tenev said after the company reached a settlement with the SEC.

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Tesla shares fall 6% as it enters the S&P 500 with 1.69% weighting, fifth largest

The electric car maker is set to join the S&P 500 at Monday's open with a 1.69 weighting, the fifth largest.

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IBM snaps up Norwegian cloud firm Nordcloud as battle with AWS, Microsoft and Google heats up

IBM said the acquisition will of Nordcloud will "turbocharge" its hybrid cloud consulting ability.

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5 new features tipped to come to Samsung’s upcoming AirPods Pro rival

South Korean tech giant Samsung is expected to launch its next True Wireless Studio (TWS) earbuds next month. Allegedly called the Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro, these earbuds have been creating buzz for the last few weeks. As per a recent listing found on Github, a teardown of the Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro shows all the new features that these earphones will offer.

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Oppo A15s with 4100mAh battery, 13MP main rear camera goes on sale in India: Price, specs and launch offers

Last week, Oppo launched a new budget smartphone in India — called Oppo A15s — and today the handset has been made available in the country. The Oppo A15s is available across all retail channels and Amazon at Rs 11,490.

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Samsung may launch Galaxy A22 5G smartphone in the second half of 2021

Samsung is expected to launch its new A-series of smartphones -- Galaxy A22 5G by the second half of 2021. According to a report by a Korean publication Daum.net, Samsung is said to launch the Galaxy A22 5G smartphone in the second half of 2021.

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Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft Said to Stealth Push Candidates in Senior Government Roles in US

Executives and employees at big tech companies such as Amazon, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft are pushing to place candidates in senior roles at government agencies, according to four sources with knowledge of the matter.

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Delhi HC dismisses Future Retail's plea against Amazon

Delhi high court dismissed Future Retail's plea that sought to restrain its partner Amazon from interfering in its $3.4 billion asset sale deal with Reliance Industries. Amazon is locked in a bitter legal dispute with Future Group, which in August sold its retail assets to Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries.

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Australia regulator chief Rod Sims says Google and Facebook draft laws fair, critical for media future

Google last week declared the code unworkable, citing in particular a requirement to provide publishers with two weeks' notice of certain changes to algorithms and internal practice.

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India's watch time jumped 45% in July 2020 versus same time last year, says YouTube

The pandemic-induced lockdown had further accelerated the consumption of over-the-top (OTT) services like online video and music streaming in the country.

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Amazon India adds 1.5 lakh sellers in 2020

"There are now over 70,000 Indian exporters selling millions of 'Made in India' products worldwide across 15 international Amazon websites.

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Why Christmas Day could be Zoom’s busiest ever

Christmas Day could end up being the busiest day ever for video calling platform Zoom thanks to government lockdowns.

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Restructuring of networks amid pandemic made India vulnerable to ransomware attacks: Check Point

According to the company's research, India was ranked second after the US among the top 5 countries most affected by ransomware attacks in the third quarter.

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Over 200 Indian Originals Were Released in 2020. Here Are All of Them

Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar, Zee5, Amazon Prime Video, Voot Select, SonyLIV, ALTBalaji, Flipkart Video, Eros Now, and Hungama Play released over 200 Indian originals put together in 2020. This is a complete list.

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SolarWinds Hackers Broke Into US Cable Firm and Arizona County, Web Records Show

Suspected Russian hackers accessed the systems of a US internet provider and a county government in Arizona, US, as part of a sprawling cyber-espionage campaign disclosed this week, according to an analysis of publicly-available Web records.

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk asks about converting "large transactions" to bitcoin

Elon Musk asked about the possibility of converting "large transactions" of Tesla Inc's balance sheet into bitcoin, according to a Twitter exchange between Musk and a well-known advocate for the digital currency. Michael Saylor, chief executive officer of MicroStrategy Inc, in a tweet to Musk, suggested that the billionaire Tesla founder and head, make the move

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Joe Biden chief of staff says hack response will go beyond 'just sanctions'

The incoming White House chief of staff said that President-elect Joe Biden's response to the massive hacking campaign uncovered last week would go beyond sanctions.

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Facebook removes anti-vaccine 'fake news' in Israel, government says

Facebook has taken down content that spread lies in Israel against coronavirus vaccinations as the government seeks to drum up support for the programme, the Justice Ministry said.

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Apple temporarily shuts California stores in virus surge, some in UK after new curbs

Apple has temporarily shut all of its 53 stores in California because of a coronavirus outbreak and 16 stores in the United Kingdom following restrictions introduced by the government in London, a spokesman said. The company said it was temporarily shutting some stores in California following a surge in COVID-19 cases, sending the iPhone maker's shares down in trading after the bell.

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Top 2 telcos consolidating market share; Vodafone Idea likely to lose RMS: Report

Top two telecom companies Jio and Bharti Airtel are consolidating market share moving the industry possibly towards a "near 2-player structure", with Vodafone Idea facing the prospects of losing revenue market share (RMS) as it struggles financially, according to a report by IIFL Securities.

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Google Search Lets Users Summon Baby Yoda to Their Homes

Grogu, aka Baby Yoda, can now be invited into one's home using Google's 3D model and augmented reality (AR) experience. Searching for the terms ‘Baby Yoda,’ ‘Grogu,’ and 'The Child' on Google Search will pull up a 3D model of the tiny, adorable alien and the users can now view it in their own room using a smartphone.

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Facebook Removes Anti-Vaccine 'Fake News' in Israel: Ministry of Justice

Facebook has taken down content that spread lies in Israel against coronavirus vaccinations as the government seeks to drum up support for the programme.

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12 trends that show how true wireless earbuds became one of the ‘hottest’ gadgets in 2020

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Amazon closes New Jersey warehouse after workers test positive for coronavirus

The facility, known as PNE5, will remain closed until Dec. 26 "out of an abundance of caution," according to a notice sent to employees.

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Huge potential for medical technology sector in India: Pharma Secretary

"We already have over 4,000 active health-tech startups based out of India... it is a demonstration of the spirit of invention, innovation and entrepreneurship that we have here, not to mention the inherent talent we have in our young population," she said in a session on 'Future of Medical Technology' at CII Partnership Summit 2020.

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Buying an electric scooter was the best thing I did in 2020 — here's why

At the start of 2020, I found myself riding around on electric scooters in lieu of more costly Uber and Lyft rides, so in February, I decided to bite the bullet and buy my own. 

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Trump derailed some of the biggest tech deals of the last four years — the industry could look very different today

Donald Trump interjected himself in big technology corporate events through his presidency. Here's a look back at what was — and what could have been.

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The money funding climate change denial

President Trump has called climate change a hoax, and he's not alone in that belief. Here's why climate denialism is so persistent in American politics.

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Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max review: The best iPhone money can buy

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New Xiaomi Mi TV, Nokia 5.4, Oppo A15s, Redmi 9 Power launched; Facebook fights Apple and other top tech news of the week

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18 dating apps banned by government in 2020

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Apple temporarily closes California stores as virus cases mount

Apple is taking action across its home state one day after it temporarily closed stores in the Los Angeles area.

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YouTube faces complaints of lax approach on overseas election misinformation

After facing heavy criticism for not doing enough to stem misinformation ahead of the U.S. presidential election, YouTube announced last week it would remove videos that alleged fraud had changed the outcome of the contest.

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Trump contradicts Pompeo, plays down alleged Russian role in cyberattack

The company at the center of the attack, SolarWinds, has not assigned blame to any country thus far.

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After suing Facebook, the FTC has a chance to show critics it's not toothless

The FTC was roundly criticized by lawmakers on both sides of the aisle following privacy settlements tech hawks deemed to be weak.

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Spotify made huge investments in podcasts — here's how it plans to make them pay off

Podcast ad measurement has historically been seen as tricky, but Spotify is changing that with huge investments, acquisitions, and deals made in 2020.

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Fake delivery notices imitating Amazon, UPS, FedEx surge during biggest online shopping season ever

As online shopping sees its biggest season ever, hackers are sending fake delivery notices impersonating Amazon, UPS and FedEx, with scams up 72% from last year

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Apple set to tap mid-premium range Indian consumers in 2021: Analysts

Apple which has had a successful 2020 in India riding on the popularity of iPhone 11 and iPhone 12 and price drop on other key models like XR, will focus on cementing its position further in 2021 with wooing mid-premium range consumers in the price-conscious smartphone market, leading industry experts said on Saturday.

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Apple shuts some California stores as coronavirus cases spike

Apple's website showed that at least 12 stores were being shut starting Friday and Saturday, including those at Grove, Sherman Oaks and Beverly Center, just a week ahead of peak holiday season.

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Microsoft issues warning for 'Cyberpunk 2077' players on Xbox store

Microsoft has added a warning to their listing of 'Cyberpunk 2077' to alert potential 'Xbox One' players to the game's "performance issues".

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Cyber technology shares soar as security attacks pile up

Shares in FireEye Inc, Palo Alto Networks and Crowdstrike Holdings all raced ahead after Microsoft said on Thursday that it found malicious software in its systems related to a massive hacking campaign disclosed by U.S. officials this week, adding the software giant to a growing list of attacked government agencies.

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Apple says no new business for supplier Wistron after India plant violence

Apple Inc on Saturday said it had placed contract manufacturer Wistron on probation and would not give the Taiwanese firm new business until it took corrective actions following lapses at its southern India plant.

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Personalised advertising, privacy are not at odds: Facebook tells Apple

Defending its personalised advertising approach, Facebook has said that it disagrees with Apples belief that personalisation and privacy are at odds.

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Google to shut down Android Things early next year

The Android Things Dashboard, which is used for managing devices, will stop accepting new devices and projects in just three weeks-on January 5, 2021. Developers will be able to continue updating existing deployments until January 5, 2022, the company said in a statement.

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Broad attack by hackers sets cyber experts worldwide scrambling to defend networks

SolarWinds, which disclosed its unwitting role at the center of the global hack on Monday, has said that up to 18,000 users of its Orion software downloaded a compromised update containing malicious code planted by the attackers. The attack was believed to be the work of an "outside nation state," SolarWinds said in a regulatory disclosure.

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Google's antitrust case won't go to trial until September, 2023

US District Judge Amit Mehta set a tentative trial date of Sept. 12, 2023 for the landmark case that the Justice Department filed two months ago.

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Apple shuts some California stores as coronavirus cases spike

Apple's website showed that at least 12 stores were being shut starting Friday and Saturday, including those at Grove, Sherman Oaks and Beverly Center, just a week ahead of peak holiday season.

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Elizabeth Holmes' trial delayed as California's Covid cases surge

A surge in coronavirus cases in California has led to a four-month delay in the criminal trial of Elizabeth Holmes, the former CEO of health tech firm Theranos.

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​8 things to know about how hackers target online shoppers on WhatsApp and other social media websites

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Tesla heads to the S&P after jump in shares

Shares of the electric vehicle maker are up nearly 700 per cent over the last year, a meteoric rise that has punished short-sellers and turned it into the world's most highly-valued automaker.

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60 American lawmakers urge Biden to extend work authorisations for H-1B visa holders' spouses

"We respectfully request that the Department of Homeland Security publish a Federal Register notice on day one of your administration that would extend the validity period of all expired H4 EADs," the members of the US House of Representatives wrote to Biden in a letter on December 16.

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Philips buys US company BioTelemetry in $2.8 billion deal

Dutch health technology company Philips said on Friday it had agreed to buy US cardiac diagnostics and monitoring firm BioTelemetry in a deal valuing the firm at $2.8 billion.

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Track Santa Claus Online With Google, NORAD

NORAD Tracks Santa has been operating for 65 years now. NORAD’s tradition of tracking Santa began in 1955 when a young child accidentally dialed the unlisted phone number of the Continental Air Defense (CONAD) Operations Center upon seeing a newspaper advertisement telling kids to call Santa. Inspired by NORAD, Google has also been tracking Santa every Christmas sin...

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Google Discover to Show Beauty, Apparel Recommendations; Reportedly Gets ‘What to Watch’ Tab For Movies

Google will start showing recommendations from beauty, apparel, home, and garden enthusiasts and experts in its Discover feed and on Google Shopping, to users in the US. The feed will also reportedly feature a ‘What to watch’ carousel. Google will let users visualise makeup looks and virtually try on products.

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Twitter Verification Policy Revamped, Will Be Implemented on January 20 Next Year

Twitter will implement its revamped account verification policy on January 20, 2021. The company shared the development through a blog post. It will also implement a new memorialisation policy.

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Walmart Partners With TikTok to Sell Merchandise While Livestreaming

Walmart, looking to invest in TikTok, said it would partner with the Chinese-owned video-sharing app to sell items seen on a livestream by creators featuring the retailer's fashion merchandise.

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Twitter Plans to Create Label for Automated Bot Accounts in 2021

Twitter is planning to create a new type of account for bots next year that will identify them as automated, the company said in a blog post finalising plans for a reboot of its long-paused verification programme.

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WhatsApp Rolling Out Voice, Video Calls to Some Desktop Users: Report

WhatsApp appears to have started rolling out voice and video calls to a limited number of desktop users. Up until now, WhatsApp calls were limited to mobile devices.

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Facebook Removes French, Russian Accounts Active in Africa Over Covert Disinformation Campaign

Individuals linked to Russia and the French military used fake Facebook and Instagram accounts to wage a covert disinformation campaign in the Central African Republic ahead of elections there this month, Facebook announced this week.

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Microsoft Says It Found Malicious Solar Winds Software in Its Systems

Microsoft said it found malicious software in its systems related to a massive hacking campaign disclosed by US officials this week, adding a top technology target to a growing list of attacked government agencies.

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Google hit with third lawsuit as US states sue over search dominance

Google faced its third major lawsuit in two months as 38 U.S. states and territories accused the $1 trillion company of abusing its market power to try to make its search engine as dominant inside cars, TVs and speakers as it is in phones.

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Alibaba says it won't allow its tech to target, identify ethnic groups

Alibaba Group said it will not allow its technology to be used for targeting and identifying specific ethnic groups, following a report that its facial recognition technology can pick out Uighur minorities.

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Twitter planning to create label for automated 'bot' accounts

Twitter Inc is planning to create a new type of account for bots next year that will identify them as automated, the company said in a blog post finalizing plans for a reboot of its long-paused verification program.

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Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase files with regulators to go public

Coinbase Inc said it had confidentially applied with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to go public in a move that would make it the first major U.S. cryptocurrency exchange to list on the stock market.

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Samsung works its way into European 5G race to fill Huawei gap

European mobile operators are starting to consider Samsung Electronics , long seen as a non-starter, in the race to replace China's Huawei as the supplier of their fledgling 5G systems, although early talks suggest it will still be an uphill struggle.

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Microsoft says it found malicious software from SolarWinds in its systems

Microsoft Corp said it found malicious software in its systems related to a massive hacking campaign disclosed by U.S. officials this week, adding a top technology target to a growing list of attacked government agencies.

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Guide to change background during GMeet

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9 smartphone apps that users spent most money on in 2020

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Elon Musk should apologize for mocking gender pronouns, says group that gave Tesla top LGBTQ-friendly rating

In a series of tweets this week, Tesla CEO Elon Musk mocked people who list the pronouns they would like others to use to describe them in their online bios.

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UiPath files confidential IPO paperwork, could become one of New York City's biggest tech companies

UiPath has submitted a draft registration to the SEC for a Wall Street debut, becoming the latest tech company to take advantage of a frothy market.

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Online thrift store Poshmark files to go public after consecutive profitable quarters

Poshmark plans to list on the Nasdaq under the symbol "POSH."

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Microsoft was reportedly swept up in SolarWinds hack

Microsoft was a victim of attacks resulting from vulnerabilities tied to software from SolarWinds, according to Reuters

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Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge Browser Extensions Infected With Malware Hit 3 Million Users: Avast

Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge browsers are hosting malware-laden extensions that may have affected up to 3 million people, cybersecurity software company Avast said. These extensions were billed as a way to download content from platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Vimeo, and Spotify.

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PUBG Mobile India Has Not Been Granted Permission for Launch: RTI Responses From MeitY Reveal

PUBG Mobile India has not been granted permission for launch by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), according to the responses given by the ministry to two RTI applications. The government had banned PUBG Mobile in September, but PUBG Corporation last month announced the launch of its remake as PUBG Mobile India. Since then, the company has...

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Facebook slams Apple privacy change again, suggesting it will kill free apps

The day after launching an attack on Apple's upcoming privacy change, Facebook is running new ads around content monetization.

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Climate change falls down the agenda at A.I. lab DeepMind after energy heads leave

The DeepMind Energy unit has vanished and none of the company's staff mention it on their LinkedIn profiles.

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Alphabet-backed fintech GoCardless nears $1 billion valuation amid digital payments boom

Payments technology start-up GoCardless raised $95 million in an investment round that values it at $970 million.

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Twitter Brings Back Old Retweet Function Following US Presidential Election

Twitter is reversing changes made to its retweet function intended to curb the spread of misinformation during the US presidential election.

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Google's AI ethics team makes demands of executives to 'rebuild trust'

It comes after executives admitted to losing the trust of employees amid the departure of renowned researcher Timnit Gebru.

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Google Will Let You Search in More Indian Languages, Google Maps Gets Native Language Support in India

Google at its L10n event on Thursday announced a list of features focused on Indian language users. The new features include the ability to switch search results between English and four newly added Indian languages — in addition to Hindi. Google also highlighted that it would start showing relevant content in supported language even if the local language query was ...

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HBO Max App Comes to Roku and PlayStation 5

HBO Max app is now on Roku devices and PlayStation 5, AT&T-owned WarnerMedia has announced. HBO Max PS5 app is already live, and HBO Max Roku app will be available Thursday.

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Google-Facebook accused of illegal ad deal

Facebook and Google, the two biggest players in online advertising, used a series of deals to consolidate their market power illegally, Texas and nine other states alleged in a lawsuit. The complaint alleged that Google & Facebook engaged in fixing prices of ads and have allegedly used their "market allocation agreement."

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Amazon asks US to include warehouse, grocery staff in vaccine rollout

Amazon.com on asked the US government to prioritize essential workers including its warehouse, grocery store and data center staff for receipt of the COVID-19 vaccine.

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Twitter bans harmful false claims about COVID-19 vaccinations

Twitter Inc said that users will be required to remove new tweets that advance harmful false or misleading claims about COVID-19 vaccinations, in an expansion of its rules on coronavirus misinformation.

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China moon probe lands back on Earth: Report

China's Chang'e-5 moon probe has landed in the northern Chinese region of Inner Mongolia, the official Xinhua news agency reported, completing its return to Earth and bringing back the first lunar samples since the 1970s.

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Google Chromecast users to get access to Apple TV services in 2021

Apple in the past has sometimes reserved access to its services for its own ecosystem of hardware devices, but recently softened the stance in a bid to grow its services business.

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Google Chromecast Users to Get Access to Apple TV Services in Early 2021

Apple TV and its paid streaming service Apple TV+ will be available on Google's latest Chromecast device early next year, the search giant said.

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The Mandalorian Season 2 Documentary Special Set for Christmas on Disney+

The Mandalorian season 2 episode 8 release date is December 18. Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian “Making of Season Two” special episode drops Christmas Day, December 25.

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Facebook Criticises Apple Privacy Policy in Newspaper Advertisements

Facebook is again pushing back on new Apple privacy rules for its mobile devices, this time saying in full page newspaper advertisements that the social media giant is standing up for small businesses.

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Twitter Bans Harmful False Claims About COVID-19 Vaccinations

Twitter said that it will start removing false or misleading tweets about COVID-19 vaccinations that could be harmful, including false claims the vaccines will intentionally cause harm or control populations or that invoke "a deliberate conspiracy."

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China brings moon rocks back to Earth in a first for the country as space race with U.S. heats up

China is only the third country in the world to retrieve lunar samples after the efforts by the U.S. in the 1960s and the Soviet Union in the 1970s.

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How to set custom wallpapers in WhatsApp

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​IIT placements: 7 companies that's offering jobs with over Rs 1 crore packages​

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Amazon vies for its workers to get priority access to Covid vaccine

A top Amazon executive wrote to a CDC panel asking that the company's front-line employees "receive the Covid-19 vaccine at the earliest appropriate time."

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Google says Texas was wrong about its deal with WhatsApp — it's just a backup service

The dispute over the point in the lawsuit is an example of how routine features like message backups can be cast as partnerships between big tech companies.

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Amazon urges judge to set aside $10 billion cloud contract award to Microsoft

Amazon.com urged a US judge to toss out the Pentagon's $10 billion JEDI cloud computing contract award after the Defense Department said in September a court-ordered re-evaluation had determined Microsoft Corp's proposal still represented the best value for the government.

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WhatsApp Now Offers Banking Services to Over 2 Million ICICI Bank Customers

ICICI Bank at the Facebook ‘Fuel for India’ virtual event announced that two million of its customers had adopted banking services on WhatsApp. The bank is also among the five banking partners that are powering payments via WhatsApp.

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Government invites proposals for setting up electronic chip plants in India, acquisition abroad

"The Meity invites expression of interest (EoI) from companies/consortia desirous of setting up/expansion of existing Semiconductor wafer/device fabrication (FAB) facilities in India or acquisition of Semiconductor FABs outside India," the EoI document said.

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About 20 years ago, Pramit Bhargava found his life upended when an allergic reaction to a prescription drug affected his retina and left him with permanently damaged eyesight. The incident left a huge impact on Pramit's life – the sudden loss of independence, an awkward reliance on family and friends, and a feeling of impending disappointment.

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Hydrogen plane startup ZeroAvia gets backing from Amazon, Shell

Hydrogen plane startup ZeroAvia said on Wednesday it had secured $21.4 million in a funding round led by Bill Gates' Breakthrough Energy Ventures to develop zero-emission commercial aircraft.

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Netflix Faces Brief Outage for Some Users Across Canada, South America, US; Now Restored

Netflix said its video-streaming services were restored after a brief outage for some users across the United States, Canada and South America.

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European Uber rival Bolt raises more than $180 million for A.I. drive

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Java, Python most preferred for cloud native application development

Cloud is a very different construct than traditional computing environments. So if you want to take full advantage of the cloud, you need to look at application development in a completely new way. “That’s what we call cloud native,” says Ameeta Roy, director of solution architecture at Red Hat.

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Facebook Faces Lawsuit in Australia Over Collecting User Data Without Permission

An Australian regulator sued Facebook accusing it of collecting user data without permission, building on government efforts around the world to rein in the social network.

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Chinese chipmaker SMIC falls 5% as co-CEO plans to resign and it faces removal from MSCI indexes

Chinese chipmaker SMIC said it had become "aware" of co-CEO Mong Song Liang's "intention of conditional resignation."

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Microsoft Office 365 Apps for Mac Optimised for Apple Silicon, iCloud Accounts Get Outlook Support

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Facebook Removes Disinformation Accounts Linked to French Military

Facebook said that it had removed two networks based in Russia and one linked to the French military, accusing them of carrying out interference campaigns in Africa.

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Executives Set Company Roadmap at Year-End Meeting

Facebook's top executives sought to rally employees around business priorities like commerce and virtual reality at a year-end meeting on Tuesday, playing down criticism faced this year of the company's record on false and violent speech.

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Facebook 'hopes' Europe may set Apple 'right'

Facebook Inc on Tuesday said it hopes new draft rules by the European Union aimed at curbing powers of big US companies could set boundaries for Apple Inc, its latest volley in an ongoing feud.

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Sign Podcast Deal With Spotify to Tell ‘Uplifting’ Stories

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have signed a deal with Spotify to produce podcasts that tell "uplifting and entertaining stories", the audio streaming service said Tuesday.

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Gmail Service Disrupted in New Google Mishap, Restored Within Hours

Google's cloud-hosted email service Gmail suffered a "significant" disruption Tuesday, just a day after it went down during a massive outage of the internet giant's platform.

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Facebook said it hopes new draft rules by the European Union aimed at curbing powers of big US companies could set boundaries for Apple, its latest volley in an ongoing feud.

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Twitter to Shut Down Periscope Streaming App by March 2021 Due to Declining Usage, High Supporting Cost

Twitter said it would shut down live-streaming app Periscope due to declining usage over the past couple of years and high supporting costs.

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Amazon encourages California warehouse and Whole Foods workers to get weekly Covid tests

Amazon sent the notice to California employees in response to new emergency workplace regulations enacted by the state.

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Dunzo Foodcourt Launched to Let Users Order Food From Multiple Restaurants at Once

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Twitter Fined EUR 4,50,000 in Ireland Over Bug That Made Some Private Tweets Public

Ireland's data regulator has fined Twitter EUR 450,000 (roughly Rs. 4 crores) for a bug that made some private tweets public, in the first sanction against a US firm under a new European Union data privacy system.

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Calls India ‘Very Special’ Country, Looks to Push WhatsApp Payments Services

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said India is a very special and important country with a remarkable entrepreneurship culture, as he sought to push deeper the just-launched payments services that allow users to make payments over WhatsApp.

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Social media giants face big fines and blocked sites under new UK rules on harmful content

The proposals are part of the U.K. government’s bid to force tech giants to rid their platforms of illegal and toxic content.

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US FTC seeks data on how Facebook, Twitter, TikTok and others use personal data

The Federal Trade Commission is seeking information from Facebook, Twitter and other social media and video streaming companies about how they use the personal information that they collect on their users, the US agency said.

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Amazon asked to comply with the subpoenas over worker safety

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra on Monday asked a judge to order Amazon to comply with subpoenas his office issued nearly four months ago as part of an investigation into how the company protects workers from the coronavirus.

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Facebook Collab Music Video App Launched on iOS, to Take on TikTok

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Amazon Alexa Now Supports Live Translation for Six Languages, Including Hindi, on Echo Devices

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Facebook, Twitter, TikTok to Face British Fines Upon Failing to Remove Harmful Content

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Facebook, Google, More Tech Giants Said to Face Huge Fines or Get Banned for Breaches Due to Draft EU Rules

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Amazon Accused of Failing to Comply With Subpoenas Demanding Coronavirus-Related Details in California

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WhatsApp refuted before the Supreme Court the claims that its payment services system was not secure and reliable and can be hacked by Israeli spy software Pegasus.

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Amazon Halo fitness tracker, which measures body fat and listens to you, launches for everyone

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Google suffers widespread outage taking YouTube, Gmail and Drive apps offline

Google suffered a worldwide outage that took several services including YouTube, Gmail and Google Drive offline.

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The developers of Cyberpunk 2077 are offering refunds after the game suffered major bugs on console

CD Projekt Red is offering refunds for Cyberpunk 2077, after the game was plagued by poor performance and technical glitches on consoles.

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YouTube, Gmail, Google Drive All Down in Global Outage, No Statement Why so Far

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TikTok Ban: US Court to Hear Appeal Challenging Order Blocking App Store Prohibition

A US appeals court will hear arguments in the Trump administration's appeal of a judge's order that blocked a ban on Chinese-owned TikTok from domestic app stores.

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Google to allow employees to work from home till September 2021: Report

Alphabet Inc's Google will allow its employees to work from home until September next year, extending the return to the office by a few months, the New York Times reported on Monday.

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EU rights watchdog warns of pitfalls in use of artificial intelligence

The Vienna-based EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) urged policymakers in a report issued on Monday to provide more guidance on how existing rules apply to AI and ensure that future AI laws protect fundamental rights.

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Electronic Arts said Monday it has reached an agreement to buy U.K. video game developer Codemasters in a deal worth $1.2 billion.

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Alibaba and two other firms fined for not reporting deals to Chinese regulators

Alibaba, Tencent-backed China Literature, and Shenzhen Hive Box were each fined 500,000 yuan ($76,463) by the State Administration for Market Regulation.

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Reddit to buy TikTok rival Dubsmash

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Twitter said on Saturday it had "inadvertently" limited engagements for a brief period on US President Donald Trump's tweets with "disputed" labels but later reversed its action.

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California says 10% of state has opted in to coronavirus exposure alerts

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Facebook tracks 'OceanLotus' hackers to IT firm in Vietnam

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Scientists have developed a portable saliva-based smartphone testing platform for Covid-19 which they claim can provide results within 15 minutes without the need for resource-intensive laboratory methods.

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Sweden launches SMS campaign to alert citizens on Covid-19 rules

Starting from December 16, Sweden's regional Covid-19 recommendations will be replaced by national guidelines and more responsibility will be placed on the citizens to halt the spread of coronavirus, Home Affairs Minister Mikael Damberg said here.

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National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), an umbrella body for retail payments and settlement, said on Saturday that the pandemic has increased the momentum of digitisation in the country.

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India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh on Friday said it will give financial incentives to South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co to set up a 48.25 billion rupee ($654.36 million) display factory.

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has told his more than 50,000 employees that they will not be required to get vaccinated before returning back to work when the company reopens offices in July 2021.

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Broadcom Inc has appointed its principal accounting officer, Kirsten Spears, as chief financial officer and forecast first-quarter revenue above estimates as key client Apple Inc doubles down on 5G devices, driving demand for its chips.

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Disney's show of intellectual property force during Thursday's investor day illustrates how it's streaming strategy separates it from the competition.

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An ongoing malware campaign is hitting the Internet with a browser modifier malware called Adrozek that injects ads into search results and puts malicious browser extensions, Microsoft revealed on Thursday. Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Yandex Browser, and Mozilla Firefox are affected by the newly discovered malware attacks.

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Samsung Galaxy S20 and Galaxy Note 20 series have received a dedicated app called Samsung GameDriver that will allow standalone GPU driver updates. This will bring performance improvements and better graphics support for select games.

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The company now expects 230 million to 260 million subscribers to Disney+ by 2024. 

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Reliance Jio is working with Realme and other organisations to further lower the price of 4G handsets and other connected devices, a senior company official said on Wednesday. Sunil Dutt, Reliance Jio's president for devices and mobility, said there is a need to provide affordable devices so that people still using 2G handsets can upgrade to 4G and 5G.

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Google Assistant has received new functionality allowing incoming notifications to be read aloud when using wired headphones. The feature was added earlier this month.

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If you have been waiting to purchase an iPhone then this may be the right time to do so. Amazon has announced Apple Days sale during which the e-tailer is offering deals and discounts on iPhone 12 series, iPhone 11, iPhone 7,iPad mini,MacBook Pro and more.

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Google is rolling out some new features to make it easier to use Microsoft Office files with Workspace productive apps. Users will be able to open and edit Office files sent via Gmail directly in Docs, Sheets, or Slides without having to save them on Drive first.

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Twitter Inc launched a new feature on its mobile app on Thursday that would allow users to share tweets directly to Snap Inc's photo messaging app Snapchat, in a bid for cross-media engagement to get more users.

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