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Wednesday, December 23, 2020

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...
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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. from Gadgets Now https://ift.tt/2M1NY...
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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. from Gadgets Now https://ift.tt/3mEVb...
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His Dark Materials Season 3: BBC-HBO Renew YA Fantasy Series for Final Season

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. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3mJLz...
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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. from Gadgets Now https://ift.tt/38pnt...
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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. from Gadgets Now https://ift.tt/38v3u...
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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. from Gadgets Now https://ift.tt/2WBUl...
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YouTube may bring autoplay controls inside the video player on desktop

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. from Gadgets Now https://ift.tt/38tUL...
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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 from Gadgets Now https://ift.tt/2M2tC...
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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." from Gadgets Now https://ift.tt/34Dge...
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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. from Gadgets Now https://ift.tt/3pfLk...
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OnePlus has a ‘message’ for Apple iPhone users

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. from Gadgets Now https://ift.tt/37HUt...
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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. from Gadgets Now https://ift.tt/2Ky4R...
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Realme Watch S series and Buds Air Pro Master Edition to launch today: How to watch live stream

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. from Gadgets Now https://ift.tt/3mJzQ...
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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. from Gadgets Now https://ift.tt/38taD...
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Dhyana smart wearable ring review: Matters of the mind

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How to send 'WhatsApp-like' disappearing messages on Instagram, Messenger

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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. from Gadgets Now https://ift.tt/34DVR...
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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. from Gadgets Now https://ift.tt/3nKIZ...
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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. from Tech https://ift.tt/3hfWI...
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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. from Tech https://ift.tt/3rkzE...
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