Google says it received 27,700 user complaints, removed over 59,000 content pieces in April in India

Under the new IT rules, large digital platforms - with over 5 million users - will have to publish periodic compliance reports every month, mentioning the details of complaints received and action taken thereon.

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After Grounding Alibaba's Jack Ma, Chinese Scrutiny Shifts to Rivals at Tencent, ByteDance, JD.com

Jack Ma, China's most famous businessman, has all but dropped from public view ever since he pushed back against Beijing.

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Investors show no appetite for Chinese online grocery firms that just listed in the U.S.

Investors are concerned about cut-throat competition in China and whether Missfresh and Dingdong can ever become profitable.

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Zoom Kites Acquisition Buyout Live Transcription Real Time Machine Translation Company

Zoom has announced acquisition of real-time machine translation company Karlsruhe Information Technology Solutions – Kites. The company was established in 2015 by co-founders Dr. Alex Waibel and Dr. Sebastian Stüker. Dr. Stüker and the rest of the Kites team will remain based in Karlsruhe, Germany. Zoom plans to invest and grow the team there and will even explore...

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Short Video Platform Firework Enters Live Commerce, Introduces Shopping via Videos and Livestreams

Short video platform Firework has entered the live commerce space and is allowing businesses and brands to sell their products through shoppable videos and livestreams.

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Facebook launches newsletter product Bulletin, its Substack rival

CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the platform, which is live at Bulletin.com, and introduced some of the writers that the company has recruited in a live audio room on Facebook.

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US Justice Department says Google depositions should be in person

We wanted to let the court know that we hope to do all or most of these depositions in person, said the Justice Department's Kenneth Dintzer, noting that the three first people that he wanted to depose were in California. It is our understanding that California is re-open.

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How India can make research attractive to grads

Hari Balakrishnan, Fujitsu professor of computer science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), says engineering colleges in India should encourage more students to take up research.

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Huawei CFO says HSBC emails disprove basis for US extradition claim

CFO Meng Wanzhou's legal team said the emails and documents submitted to a Canadian court showed at least two senior HSBC leaders were aware of connections between Huawei and its Iranian subsidiary, Skycom. HSBC declined to comment.

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Google to introduce measures to curb online financial scams in UK

Google said in a blog post it will begin enforcing the new policy, which follows calls from the Financial Conduct Authority for the U.S. tech giant to vet paid promotions, from Sept. 6.

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6 things to check when you attend a walk-in Covid vaccine camp

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Facebook Launches Newsletter Platform Bulletin, Its Substack Rival

Facebook Bulletin, a standalone platform for free and paid articles and podcasts, has been launched by the social media giant as it aims to rival Substack.

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Twitter Faces More Heat as New Police Case Registered Over Child Pornography Material on Platform in India

Twitter has come under heavy fire from all corners in India as a new FIR has been filed against it over the availability of child pornography on the platform. This comes a day after Twitter’s India Managing Director Manish Maheshwari was named in an FIR filed by Ghaziabad Police for showing a wrong map of India on the microblogging site.

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Black Widow, Haseen Dillruba, Toofaan, and More: July Guide to Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar, and Prime Video

Black Widow, Never Have I Ever season 2, Haseen Dillruba, Toofaan, The Tomorrow War, Feels Like Ishq, Collar Bomb, Ted Lasso season 2, Jungle Cruise — the biggest movies and TV shows in July 2021 on Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar, Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, Apple TV+, and Disney+.

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Realme smart TV 4K review: An affordable option

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China once said it couldn't put a potato in space. Now it's eyeing Mars

China has achieved some notable feats recently including an uncrewed mission to Mars and sending astronauts to its own space station.

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Windows 11 will look different from what you're used to — here are some of the biggest changes

While big additions are missing from Microsoft's first Windows 11 build, it does include a few changes that could improve the experience of using your PC.

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Amazon competitor Shopify cuts app store fees for developers on first $1 million in revenue

The decision follows similar moves by Apple, Google and others who have reduced app store fees amid growing criticism from developers and regulators.

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JPMorgan is buying an ESG investing platform in bank’s third fintech acquisition of the past year

The move will help JPMorgan's financial advisors customize clients' investments in ESG, the category that includes environmental, social and governance factors.

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Tesla Model 3 regains safety endorsements from Consumer Reports, IIHS

In May, Tesla announced it would no longer include radar sensors in Model 3 and Model Y vehicles made for customers in North America on or after April 27.

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How to share your screen during video calls on Telegram app

Steps to share screen on Telegram

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How to use Clubhouse app on Windows

Steps to use Clubhouse on Windows

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Bharti to invest $500m in satellite communications company OneWeb

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Spending in Mobile Apps Surges to New High, Nearly Touching $65 Billion: Sensor Tower

App revenue from mobile phone users around the world climbed to new heights in the first half of this year, nearly reaching $65 billion (roughly Rs. 4,82,550 crores), market tracker Sensor Tower said.

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Netflix Partial Downloads Feature Rolling Out on Android, to Let Users Watch Shows Before Download Completes

Netflix brings along a new partial downloads feature to enable users to watch shows and movies before the download is fully completed. This feature is useful for users who travel often and download content on-the-go. This cushions the disappointment of discovering that a download didn’t complete due to broken network.

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Realme Narzo 30 and Realme Smart TV Full HD 32-inch to go on sale today at 12pm via Flipkart

Realme Narzo 30 and Realme Smart TV Full HD 32-inch are set to go on sale today. Realme Narzo 30 comes with a starting price of Rs 12,499 and is powered by MediaTek Helio G95 octa-core processor. Realme Smart TV Full HD 32-inch has a 32-inch full HD ultra-bright display. The TV features a bezel-less design with 8.7mm thin bezels.

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White House Order Said to Push Antitrust Enforcement Throughout US Economy

The White House is working on an antitrust executive order that aims to push government agencies to consider how their decisions will impact competition in an industry, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

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Twitter India Head Manish Maheshwari Named in Police Complaint Over Distorted Map Issue

A Hindu group has filed a complaint with police against Twitter's India head for showing regions outside a map of India on its website, kickstarting an investigation in a fresh headache for the US tech firm.

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Facebook hits $1 trillion market cap after judge rejects antitrust cases

Facebook shares rose more than 4% after a US judge dismissed a case that sought to force the company to sell Instagram and WhatsApp. The share price surge pushed Facebook's market capitalisation to over $1 trillion for the first time.

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White House prepares order directing agencies to consider antitrust concerns: Sources

The push to release such an order comes when House lawmakers are moving forward with sweeping antitrust legislation aimed at restraining the power of Big Tech companies such as Facebook , Alphabet's Google, Amazon.com Inc and Apple and staving off corporate consolidation.

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Uber to let office staff work up to half their time from anywhere: Source

Uber Technologies Inc will let employees work half their hours from wherever they want as part of its revamped return-to-office strategy, the transport app company plans to announce on Tuesday, according to a person familiar with the matter.

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Twitter hit with new headache in India after police complaint over controversial map

The police complaint filed by Praveen Bhati, a leader of the Bajrang Dal in Uttar Pradesh, accuses Twitter India boss Manish Maheshwari of breaching the country's IT rules as well as laws designed to prevent enmity and hatred between classes.

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Pakistan high court bans TikTok temporarily for ‘spreading immorality'

A high court in Pakistan on Monday ordered the temporary suspension of the popular Chinese video-sharing app TikTok for “spreading immorality”, three months after the country lifted a ban imposed on it.

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Uber Said to Let Office Staff Work Up to Half Their Time From Anywhere

Uber will let employees work half their hours from wherever they want as part of its revamped return-to-office strategy, the transport app company plans to announce on Tuesday, according to a person familiar with the matter.

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Facebook Hits $1 Trillion Value After US Judge Rejects Antitrust Complaints

A US judge dismissed federal and state antitrust complaints against Facebook that sought to force the social media company to sell Instagram and WhatsApp, saying the federal complaint was "legally insufficient."

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Twitter Removes Distorted Map Displaying Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh Outside India

After drawing flak over displaying a distorted map of India that showed Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh as separate country, Twitter has now removed the wrong map. The glaring distortion, that appeared on the career section of Twitter website under the header Tweep Life, had triggered a heavy backlash from netizens as they demanded strict action against the microblogging...

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Google services may not be working for some users, here’s why

Multiple users complained about an outage affecting Alphabet Inc's search engine Google as well as its streaming and email services, according to outage monitoring website Downdetector.

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Flipkart Monsoon Dhamaka sale: Discounts on inverter ACs from Samsung, Voltas and others

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How to Hide Your Photos in iPhone Without Using Third-Party App: Follow These Steps

Here’s how you can hide your photos (or videos) on your iPhone natively, without using a third-party app.

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Payoneer begins trading on Nasdaq, closes lower following SPAC merger completion

Shares of payments company Payoneer closed down roughly 1.5% after its market debut Monday on the Nasdaq, giving it a market cap of just over $1 billion.

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Amazon opens cooling center at Seattle headquarters amid record-breaking heat wave

The cooling center is set up at the Amazon Meeting Center, which is part of the company's downtown Seattle headquarters.

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Language-learning app Duolingo files to go public with revenues doubling year-over-year

Language-learning app Duolingo filed its IPO prospectus on Monday, and plans to list on the Nasdaq under ticker symbol "DUOL."

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Facebook closes above trillion-dollar market cap for first time

Facebook stock spiked nearly 5% in late-day trading aided by a favorable legal ruling that dismissed an antitrust complaint brought by the FTC.

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Judge dismisses FTC antitrust complaint against Facebook

A federal court on Monday dismissed the Federal Trade Commission's antitrust complaint against Facebook.

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Adobe nixes Photoshop Sketch, Illustrator Draw

Software major Adobe has said that its Photoshop Sketch and Illustrator Draw apps will no longer vand Android from July 19.

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Renault seals electric car battery deals with Envision, Verkor

French carmaker Renault said on Monday it had sealed partnerships with China's Envision AESC and France's Verkor to produce electric car batteries in northern France.

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WhatsApp appoints Manesh Mahatme as Head of Payments in India

WhatsApp on Monday said it has appointed former Amazon executive Manesh Mahatme as a director to lead the growth of its payments business in India.

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Dyson Omni-glide launched at Rs 34,900, top features of the cord-free vacuum cleaner

Dyson has expanded its vacuum cleaner category in India with the launch of Dyson Omni-glide. According to the company, the device is ideal for daily cleaning and comes with compact cord free design.

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Amazfit T-Rex Pro smartwatch review: For the love of outdoors

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Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, gets banned by UK regulator

Britain's Financial Conduct Authority said that Binance Markets Limited "is not permitted to undertake any regulated activity in the U.K."

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Be among first to preview Windows 11, how to enroll for Windows Insider Program

he operating system is now available as a part of Windows Insider Program and can be installed on any laptop or PC via Dev channel or Beta Channel. Users need to enroll into the Dev Channel for the same.

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Boat forays into personal grooming with new sub-brand

To introduce an exciting range of grooming and personal care products, lifestyle consumer tech brand boAt on Monday announced its entry into the personal grooming category with MISFIT.

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Winamp Skin Museum Helps Nostalgic Users Re-Live Their Favorite Audio Player

If you are among those who loved the early Winamp, then you are going to like the Winamp Skin Museum, a collection of over 65,000 Winamp skins that are searchable and fully interactive. Users can also upload the skins into Webamp, a browser-based version of Winamp 2.

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Google, Facebook summoned by Parliamentary Committee on IT on June 29

Parliament Standing Committee on Information Technology (I&T) has issued summons to Facebook India and Google India asking them to send their representatives to appear before it on Tuesday to hear their views on safeguarding citizens' rights and prevention of misuse of social online news media platforms.

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Facebook, Google Hearing on Safeguarding Users’ Rights to Be Held on June 29 by Parliament Committee on IT

Parliament Standing Committee on Information Technology is scheduled to hold a meeting on June 29 to hear the views of Facebook India and Google India on safeguarding citizens'' rights and prevention of misuse of social online news media platforms.

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FAU-G Multiplayer 5v5 Team Deathmatch Released in Closed Beta on Google Play With Limited Slots

FAU-G has finally got a Team Deathmatch mode though it is through a separate game. The development was shared by actor Akshay Kumar on Twitter stating that the Team Deathmatch mode is currently in beta and there are a limited number of slots for players to check it out.

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Donald Trump Joins Video Platform Rumble After Facing Bans Following US Capitol Attack

Former US President Donald Trump joined video platform Rumble on Saturday, the same day he will take the stage at a campaign-style rally in Ohio, his first such event since the January 6 attack on the US Capitol.

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18 new games coming to Xbox Game Pass later this year

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Windows 11 will require laptops to have high-quality webcams: Report

As part of the rush of news surrounding its new operating system, Microsoft has declared that starting January 1, 2023, all new laptops running on Windows 11 will need to have a front-facing camera.

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ADIA picks up minority stake in Mobikwik at valuation of $700 million

Mobikwik is said to be working on a Rs 1,200-crore IPO, which is likely to hit the markets by September. The fintech startup was recently in the news for an alleged data breach, following which the RBI ordered a forensic audit.

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'Arrogant' US e-commerce firms flout India's laws: Piyush Goyal

Large e-commerce firms have come into India and are "very blatantly" violating Indian laws, in more ways than one, Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal says at an event.

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Thousands descend on Barcelona for reboot of MWC mobile tech show

Over 30,000 visitors from 143 countries are set to stream into the Catalan city for the three-day Mobile World Congress, or MWC, which starts on Monday - and each will have to pass through a mammoth testing area complete with 80 booths.

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US E-Commerce Giants Are ‘Arrogant’, Flouting Our Laws: Piyush Goyal

Indian Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal has ratcheted up the heat on US.ecommerce giants like Amazon and Walmart, accusing them of arrogance and of flouting local laws by indulging in predatory pricing practices.

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Twitter's Interim Resident Grievance Officer for India Said to Step Down Days After Appointment

Amid the ongoing tussle between the Centre and microblogging platform Twitter regarding the compliance of newly IT laws, the interim Resident Grievance Officer (RGO) for India of the company has stepped down from his post, said sources.

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Apple tells Epic judge to consider SC's NCAA decision: Report

Apple's main trial activity with Epic finished in May, with both sides now awaiting a decision from Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on the matter.

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8 things to do to keep money safe when your smartphone gets stolen

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Flipkart Monsoon Dhamaka sale: ACs and washing machines available under Rs 25,000

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Flipkart Monsoon Dhamaka sale: ACs and washing machines available under Rs 25,000

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Self-driving sensor firm Aeva Technologies adds two Apple veterans

James Reuther, who spent more than a decade at NASA before a stint at Apple overseeing new sensing technologies, has joined the company as its vice president of technology. Sawyer Cohen, who spent more than a decade at Apple and was the company's iPhone product design lead for almost five years, will be Aeva's senior director of product design.

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How Google won over some of its biggest critics to build a megacampus in San Jose

The company embedded employees into the community to hear concerns and win over critics.

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Doximity CEO ignored Silicon Valley wisdom and built a $10 billion health-tech company

Doximity CEO Jeff Tangney became the latest tech billionaire this week after taking Doximity public on the New York Stock Exchange.

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How to Hide Your Photos in iPhone Without Using Third-Party App: Follow These Steps

Here’s how you can hide your photos (or videos) on your iPhone natively, without using a third-party app.

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Reliance announces its ‘Google phone’, Microsoft’s next big update and other top tech news of the week

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How check whether your laptop, desktop is compatible with Windows 11 in few simple steps

If you aren’t sure what processor your system has or how much RAM is there on your system and still want to know whether your system will support Windows 11 or not. Microsoft has got that covered for you.

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15 popular smartphone brands that are 'dead' in India

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How to share Google Sheets in Excel format

Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel are the two most used spreadsheet programs. But what happens when a Google Sheets user sends a file to an Excel user? You might know that Google Sheets comes with an in-built export mechanism, which allows users to export a Google Sheet document to open it in Excel.

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How to link your passport number to Covid-19 vaccination certificate

Travelling abroad? You will need to get your passport linked to your vaccination certificate. Vaccination certificates have become the new mandatory requirement to travel abroad. Though so far there are no set norms globally for exemptions for vaccinated travellers and most countries have their own rules, one thing is clear: No vaccination, no international travel. So this makes it as important for those planning a trip abroad to link their passports to the vaccine certificate as to get the vaccination.

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Tesla 'recalls' vehicles in China for online software update

Chinese regulators said on Saturday Tesla Inc would 'recall' nearly 3 lakh China-made and imported Model 3 and Model Y cars for an online software update related to assisted driving, with owners not required to return their vehicles. The remote online software 'recall' - a first for Tesla cars built in China - covers 249,855 China-made Model 3 and Model Y cars, and 35,665 imported Model 3 sedans.

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Thane civic app wins Centre's award

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Apple's TV service faces its biggest test yet as free trials run out

The training wheels are about to come off for Apple TV+, the company's streaming service.

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Flipkart Monsoon Dhamaka sale: Get up to Rs 10,000 discount on these microwave oven, water purifier, induction cooktop, air fryer and more

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Telegram Gets Group Video Calls Support, Animated Backgrounds and Emoji With New Update

Telegram has updated its app with group video calling support. The update is meant for users across mobile devices, tablets, and desktops who can now convert their audio chats into group video calls. The latest Telegram update also includes a handful of interface-level changes, including animated backgrounds, new message sending animations, and new animated emoji. The...

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India's IT exports may witness double-digit growth in FY22: Report

As Indian IT majors adapt to the post-Covid business dynamics and spend heavily on several aspects, IT exports from the country are expected to witnessed a healthy double-digit growth in the ongoing financial year, according to a report prepared by Kotak Institutional Equities.

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Microsoft says new breach discovered in probe of suspected SolarWinds hackers

The company said it had found the compromise during its response to hacks by a team it identifies as responsible for earlier major breaches at SolarWinds and Microsoft.

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Telegram is adding another feature to counter WhatsApp

With the latest version of Telegram's iOS, Android and desktop apps, encrypted messaging app Telegram users can turn their group voice chats into video conference calls.

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Twitter may soon let you connect your Google Account

Micro-blogging site Twitter is working to make it possible to sign in to your account through a connected Google Account.

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Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal Says Will Double Women Delivery Partners in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Pune in 2021

Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal said on Friday that the company plans to double the participation of women in its delivery fleet by the end of 2021.

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ET or not: US intelligence report has no answers on 144 UFO sightings

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Pharmeasy to acquire diagnostics chain Thyrocare in a deal worth over Rs 6,300 crore

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How to fix and Image’s position in Google Docs

Steps to fix image's position in Google Docs

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Amazon buys Wickr, encrypted chat app used by government agencies

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YouTube Takes Down Xinjiang Videos Forcing Atajurt Kazakh Human Rights' Channel to Seek Alternative

YouTube has forced Atajurt Kazakh Human Rights' channel, which attracted millions of views on YouTube to testimonies from people who say their families have disappeared in China's Xinjiang region, to move its videos to a little-known service Odysee after some were taken down by the Google-owned streaming giant.

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How to turn off activity status on Facebook on your smartphone

steps to turn off activity status on Facebook

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45% of all smartphones to be sold in 2022 to have OLED display: Report

Nearly half of all smartphones that will be sold in 2022 will feature an OLED panel, a new report has revealed.

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Amazon’s AWS Acquires Encrypted Messaging App Wickr in an Undisclosed Deal

Amazon announced on Friday that it was acquiring Wickr, the encrypted messaging app that offers secure communications for businesses, government agencies, and individuals. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Flipkart Monsoon Dhamaka Sale: ACs and coolers from Voltas, Samsung, Cromptom and others at up to Rs 29,000 discount

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TikTok insiders say social media company is tightly controlled by Chinese parent ByteDance

Former TikTok employees say there is cause for concern when it comes to the popular social media app's Chinese parent company.

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Electric wave: EVs to dominate sales 5 years sooner than expected

Accordingly, EY deployed its 'Mobility Lens Forecaster', an artificial intelligence (AI) powered forecast modelling tool that provides an outlook for the supply and demand of mobility products and services through 2050 to derive these results. The latest predictions show that by 2028 EV sales in Europe will surpass those of other powertrains, a trend that will be repeated in China by 2033 and in the US by 2036.

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Facebook rejects talks with Australia publisher, may test online law

Australia's competition watchdog is looking into a claim that Facebook Inc refused a publisher's request to negotiate a licensing deal, the regulator told Reuters, setting the stage for the first test of the world's toughest online content law.

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Social media cos unable to curb Covid-related misinformation: Report

Social media companies such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube are not doing enough to stop the spread of misinformation about Covid-19 on their platforms, a new report has found.

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Google adds VPN to iPhones using Google Fi plans

Google has announced that iPhone users on any of its Google Fi phone plans will now automatically get a built-in VPN service.

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Canada court rejects Huawei CFO push for publication ban on new evidence in U.S. extradition case

USA-HUAWEI TECH/CANADA (PIX)Canada court rejects Huawei CFO push for publication ban on new evidence in U.S. extradition case

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Twitter Briefly Denies Access to IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad's Account Over Violation of US Copyright Act

Twitter temporarily blocked IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad's account for alleged violation of the US Copyright Act, a move that the minister slammed as being arbitrary and gross violation of IT rules.

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Brits haven't had to pay mobile roaming charges in the EU since 2017 — that's now set to change

Britain's top mobile network operator EE announced it would bring back mobile roaming charges, starting next year.

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Garmin Forerunner 55 with up to 2 weeks battery life launched in India

Garmin has expanded its smartphone lineup in India with the launch of Forerunner 55. The smartwatch comes with GPS connectivity that the company claims is designed for people of all skill levels. The Forerunner 55 has been launched at Rs 20,990. It will be available online — Amazon.in, Flipkart, Tata Cliq, synergizer.co.in — as well as offline via Garmin Brand Stores.

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Hackers are infecting gamers' PCs with malware to make millions from crypto

Cyber criminals are targeting gamers with "mining malware" as they look to get crypto-rich, according to research published by security firm Avast.

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Driverless car firm Pony.ai hires JPMorgan executive as its first CFO

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Europe's two privacy watchdogs teamed up on Monday to call for a ban on the use of facial recognition in public spaces, going against draft European Union rules which would allow the technology to be used for public security reasons.

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Bitcoin sank Monday on reports that China has intensified its crackdown on cryptocurrency mining.

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Rick and Morty Season 5 Episodes to Release Mondays on Netflix in India, Starting June 21

Rick and Morty season 5 India release date is June 21 on Netflix. New Rick and Morty season 5 episodes will air every Monday in India, shortly after premiering on Adult Swim in the US.

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Facebook to Update Its Community Standards, Clarify How It Handles Satirical Content

Facebook has now revealed that it will be soon updating its community standards to be clearer about how it handles satirical content.

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Air conditioners and coolers from Samsung, Voltas, Thomson and others launched recently

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Coinbase-backed crypto trading firm hits $1 billion valuation after fresh funding

Amber Group, a cryptocurrency financial services firm, has raised $100 million as investors rush to back companies in the industry.

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Researchers developing new low-cost Covid test that will use saliva only

It was inspired by the glucose test strips used to check blood sugar levels in diabetics.

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As offices shut down for Covid, workers bought vans and hit the road -- and some don't want to return

A number of workers have used the freedom of working remotely during the pandemic to leave behind their sedentary housing and move full-time into vans.

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Andrew Ross Sorkin on meme stocks, bitcoin, SPACs, antitrust, and Elon Musk

Big Technology's Alex Kantrowitz interviews CNBC and New York Times journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin.

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Supply chain snafus could affect what's available to you on Amazon Prime Day

Sellers are grappling with widespread supply chain disruptions just as they gear up for Amazon's Prime Day discount bonanza.

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How to Book COVID-19 Vaccine via Paytm App: Follow These Steps

In this article, we are providing steps on how you can book a COVID-19 vaccine using Paytm app. It is possible across both Android and iOS platforms.

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How to Play YouTube Video in Picture-in-Picture Mode on iOS

Here’s how you can run a YouTube video in picture-in-picture mode on iOS. It lets you watch your YouTube videos simultaneously while doing some other stuff on your iPhone or iPad.

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Dual WhatsApp: How to Use Two Accounts on One Android Phone

WhatsApp is attached to a phone number and two WhatsApp accounts can be used on a single Android smartphone. The instant messaging app is among the most popular apps in the world. It allows you to message and call another WhatsApp user for free no matter where they are in the world, as long as they have an internet connection.

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Father’s Day 2021: How to download and send Stickers, GIFs on WhatsApp and Signal

On this Father's Day, you can send stickers on instant messaging platforms like WhatsApp, Signal and Telegram.

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Do earphones hurt your ears? Find out here

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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What's new in Android, Satya Nadella’s big ‘promotion’ and more

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8 things to keep in mind when buying a laptop for online classes

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Google searches for new measure of skin tones to curb bias in products

Alphabet Inc's Google told Reuters this week it is developing an alternative to the industry standard method for classifying skin tones, which a growing chorus of technology researchers and dermatologists says is inadequate for assessing whether products are biased against people of color.

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How influencers fit into Twitter's plans to double revenue by 2023

Despite the subscription business model being a way to diversify Twitter's revenue streams, it still all comes down to advertising.

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Why big companies like DoorDash, 3M and HP are making films

Brand films are picking up steam as consumers increasingly are finding ways of avoiding commercials.

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Apple releases updates for iMovie, Final Cut Pro

The most visual change is iMovie, which has now been updated to version 10.2.4. It now adds 16 new backgrounds, a mixture of solid and textured images, which can be used within videos, AppleInsider reported.

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Tech hiring rebounds in May; overall job market still weak, says report

There was a 2 per cent decline in the overall number of new job posts in May on the SCIKEY Market Network, a job site, including in sectors like banking with a dip of 12 per cent, retail 16 per cent and FMCG 12 per cent, while there was a growth of 5 per cent in the insurance sector.

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Zume’s pizza robots are now turning waste into compostable packaging

Zume – formerly a robotic pizza company – is now creating compostable packaging out of agricultural waste and other materials.

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Battlegrounds Mobile India Crosses 5 Million Downloads in Early Access, Krafton Rewards Players

Battlegrounds Mobile India has crossed five million downloads in its Early Access phase which is available to everyone in the country. Krafton, the South Korean developer, shared the development through an in-game notification along with a reward thanking Indian players.

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YouTube App on iOS, iPadOS Getting Picture-in-Picture Support, First for Premium Members: Report

YouTube app on iOS and iPadOS is said to be getting picture-in-picture support which allows YouTube videos to be played in a small window while using other apps. While iOS 14 introduced the feature last year, the YouTube app did not support it.

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New Indian IT Rules do not conform with international norms: UN Special Rapporteurs

The observations were made in Mandates of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression; the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association and the Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy.

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BharatPe in talks to raise $250 million led by Tiger Capital: Report

Fintech major BharatPe, that hit a new high with 106 million monthly transactions in UPI in March this year, is reportedly raising nearly $250 million in its next funding round led by Tiger Global.

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Wipro may have some 'good news' for its junior staff

IT services major Wipro on Friday said it will give wage hikes to junior employees with effect from September 1, 2021. As announced earlier, all eligible employees above band C1 (managers and above) will receive pay hikes effective June 1, it added.

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Reliance Jio adds over 79 lakh mobile subscribers in March: Trai data

According to the monthly subscriber data by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), the total number of telephone subscribers in India increased to 120.1 crore at the end of March 2021, a monthly growth rate of 1.12 per cent.

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Google's Online Advertisement Business Said to Face Its Biggest Regulatory Threat in EU by Year-End

Google under the scrutiny of EU antitrust regulators before the year-end for its lucrative digital advertising business is said to be its biggest regulatory challenge to date.

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Rule of land supreme, not your policy: Parliamentary panel on information technology to Twitter

According to sources, members of the Parliamentary Panel on Information Technology also asked Twitter why it should not be fined as it has been found "violating" rules of the country.

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Appeals court upholds FCC subsidy ban for Huawei purchases

A federal appeals court refused Friday to hear Chinese tech giant Huawei's request to throw out a rule used to bar rural phone carriers on national security grounds from using government funds to purchase its equipment.

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Joker 'virus' continues to haunt Google, found in these 8 Android apps

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Peter Thiel-backed psychedelic start-up's shares pop in Wall Street debut

The German biotech's initial public offering was priced Thursday night at $15 per share, the high end of the expected range.

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India's online casual gaming segment to grow at 29% CAGR

The online casual gaming segment in India is projected to grow at 29 per cent Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) during FY21-25 to reach Rs 169 billion, according to a report by KPMG in India.

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Vietnam introduces nationwide code of conduct for social media

The code prohibits posts which violate the law and "affect the interests of the state" and applies to state organisations, social media companies, and all their users in Vietnam.

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Google Meet Improves Hand Raising Feature, Will Automatically Lower Raised Hand When Speaker Is Done

Google Meet has improved its hand raising feature that will show an improved visual icon for raised hands, move users with raised hands to a more visible position on the video grid, along with more visible improvements to the feature. The rollout began on June 16 for rapid release domain users and will begin on June 30 for scheduled release domain users and may take u...

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Google Could Be Working on Apple-Like Find My Device Network Functionality for Android

Google may be working on device locating network functionality similar to Apple’s ‘Find My’ network. A string of code associated to a network for finding Android devices has been reportedly found in the latest version of Google Play Services app.

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Spotify Acquires Podz to Improve Podcast Discovery on Its Platform

Spotify has acquired Podz, a podcast discovery platform. It will help Spotify users to discover new podcasts on its platform. Earlier this week, Spotify announced Greenroom as its competitor for Clubhouse.

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Luca Post-Credits Scene, Explained

The post-credits scene in Pixar’s Luca movie brings back Sacha Baron Cohen’s Uncle Ugo. Luca is now streaming on Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar.

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Computer scientists are questioning whether Alphabet’s DeepMind will ever make A.I. more human-like

Computer scientists are questioning whether DeepMind will ever be able to make machines with the kind of "general" intelligence seen in humans and animals.

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Facebook Oculus VR Headset to Begin Testing Advertisements, Users Raise Concerns on Twitter

Facebook is set to test advertisements in its Oculus virtual reality (VR) headsets. The social media giant said on June 16 that it will start the in-headset advertising experiment with the video game Blaston developed by Resolution Games. Users are not too happy with the move and shared their concerns on Twitter.

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Paytm, Eka Care Enable Booking CoWIN Appointments for COVID-19 Vaccination

CoWIN appointment bookings to get COVID-19 vaccination are now live through Paytm and Eka Care apps.

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Facebook Launches Advertisements Globally for Instagram Reels

Facebook is launching advertisements globally on its TikTok clone Instagram Reels, the company said.

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Facebook Is Getting Its Own Podcast Platform This Month: Report

Facebook is gearing up to release its own podcast platform on June 22. Alongside, it will allow users to create short clips from their favourite podcasts and post them on Facebook pages. The upcoming feature for Facebook was first reported by The Verge. The episodes published on Facebook will be visible under a new Podcasts tab on the publisher's page. The social medi...

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Twitter India Head Gets Legal Notice From UP Police Over Assault Video

Twitter India Managing Director Manish Maheshwari was sent a legal notice by the Uttar Pradesh Police regarding the viral video of the assault on an elderly man in Loni. The MD has been asked to record his statement after the microblogging site "let the anti-social messages go viral."

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US FCC votes to advance proposed ban on Huawei, ZTE equipment approvals

Under proposed rules that won initial approval, the FCC could also revoke prior equipment authorizations issued to Chinese companies.

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Chinese apps could face subpoenas or bans under Joe Biden order: Sources

The U.S. Department of Commerce may issue subpoenas to collect information about certain smartphone, tablet and desktop computer software applications. Then the agency may negotiate conditions for their use in the United States or ban the apps, according to people familiar with the matter.

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US House panel to vote on bills targeting Big Tech next week

The U.S. House Judiciary Committee will vote on Wednesday on a package of six antitrust bills, including several targeting the market power of Big Tech, the panel said on Thursday.

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Apple awards grants for computer chip courses to historically Black schools

Apple Inc said it will give $5 million to four historically Black universities to help expand their engineering programs for designing the chips that power electronic devices.

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Google's cloud taps AMD for new service as chip wars heat up

Cloud computing providers such as Google, Amazon.com Inc and Microsoft Corp are some of the biggest buyers of data center chips. They build services on top of the chips to rent the computing power out to millions of customers.

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Satya Nadella, Sundar Pichai boost Indian tech prowess on world map

With Microsoft now electing CEO Satya Nadella as also the Chairman -- a first in two decades after the legendary Bill Gates, who has now retired from both the positions -- the Pichai-Nadella duo is now the flag bearer of a talent powerhouse, as new faces join the high-profile league of businesses led by Indian-origin tech honchos.

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How to be a drone pilot in India: Courses, fees, license and all details you need to know

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Luca: Inside Pixar’s 1950s Italian Riviera Adventure With Director Enrico Casarosa

Luca director Enrico Casarosa talks about how his Pixar movie borrows from Italian classics (Visconti, Fellini, and Monicelli), Italian folkore (Tellaro and Colapesce), and the Italian Riviera (Camogli and Portofino). Luca is out June 18 on Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar.

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Miami's mayor looks to woo Chinese bitcoin miners with low energy prices and clean nuclear power

Mayor Francis Suarez says Miami’s doors are open to bitcoin miners in China who are currently scrambling to find a new home.

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About one-quarter of U.S. TV time is spent watching streaming services, says Nielsen

Network and cable TV still hold strong, accounting for 64% of time spent on televisions, according to data from Nielsen.

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The guy who founded Facebook’s VR company is now building ‘invincible technomancers’ for U.S. troops and just raised $450 million

Anduril founder Palmer Luckey announced Thursday that his new company raised an additional $450 million in funding to troops into "invincible technomancers."

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Travel app offers skittish vacationers 60-day freeze on hotel rates

Hopper rolled out its "Price Freeze for Hotels" feature. The app now lets users lock in the best rate at a specific hotel for up to 60 days.

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ByteDance founder tells staff he's shifting away from his daily work as CEO

In May, Zhang unexpectedly announced that he will step down as CEO of the TikTok owner amid Chinese' regulators' tightened scrutiny of the country's biggest technology firms.

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Most new-age Indian cos use React for web development

HTML, CSS and JavaScript have long been core to web development and user interfaces. HTML is what is known as a markup language, and helps to lay out the skeleton of the web page – like, here’s the header, here the text, here a sidebar. CSS is what is known as a style sheet language, and helps to add style – such as, fonts, colours, spacing – to the web elements. And JavaScript is a programming language that enables interactions between webpages and the user, like the search bar or when you fill a form and submit it.

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Qualcomm’s Durga Malladi has over 500 patents

Malladi did BS from IIT Madras, and then did a PhD from the University of California in adaptive signal processing. He joined Qualcomm immediately after. Over the past 24 years, he has headed many departments. He is now on the business side, but technology, he says, remains his first love.

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NetApp's flagship data management software is built in India

Data management major NetApp, like many other tech companies, envisions a world where customers focus on what they do best and leave the computer business to tech geeks. To bring this dream alive, one of its major initiatives has been the data management software called ONTAP, which is practically NetApp’s operating system. It’s very popular with NetApp's customers globally as it helps them seamlessly switch between different cloud providers. The latest version of it, ONTAP 9, has been developed principally by the company’s R&D team in Bengaluru.

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Disney+ Original Series Move From Fridays to Wednesdays

The success of Loki episode 1 and the crowding on Fridays has prompted Disney+ to move all original series — be it The Mandalorian season 3 or Ms. Marvel — from Fridays to Wednesdays. Disney+ original movies like Luca and Black Widow will stay on Fridays.

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Battlegrounds Mobile India Beta Released for Download, but Only for Limited Number of Testers

Battlegrounds Mobile India is finally available to play, sort of. The game was available in open beta but only to a limited number of beta testers, though the official Facebook page that has been updated to show open beta access does not mention anything about the limited access.

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Tim Cook says proposed EU tech rules threaten security of Apple iPhones

Apple boss Tim Cook took aim at proposed European rules aimed at curbing the power of U.S. tech giants, saying they could pose security and privacy risks to iPhones

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Google may face shareholder lawsuit claiming it hid security risks

A US appeals court revived a lawsuit in which shareholders of Google parent Alphabet Inc accused Google of misleading them by concealing security vulnerabilities, including in its Google+ social network. Google later admitted that the data had been exposed, and drew criticism from Congress for concealing security shortfalls.

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Alphabet's Waymo raises $2.5 billion in funding round

Waymo, which was formed in 2009 as a project within Alphabet's Google unit, is widely considered the leader in developing self-driving technology

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Government slams Twitter for not complying with new IT rules

India's technology minister said that Twitter Inc had deliberately defied and failed to comply with the country's new IT rules, which became effective in late May.

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Clubhouse expands Creator First programme to India

Clubhouse said it is expanding Clubhouse Creator First programme to India as the audio-only social media app looks to provide creators on the platform tools and resources to help take their ideas and creativity to a larger audience.

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Security flaw found in 2G mobile data encryption standard

Cybersecurity researchers in Europe say they have discovered a flaw in an encryption algorithm used by cellphones that may have allowed attackers to eavesdrop on some data traffic for more than two decades.

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Facebook’s Oculus VR Headsets to Begin Testing Advertisements

Facebook said it will begin testing advertisements inside its virtual reality Oculus headsets in partnership with several game developers, including Resolution Games.

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Drone Food Deliveries to Take Off Soon? Swiggy And ANRA Technologies To Launch Trials

Swiggy's drone partner has received final clearances from the government to commence trials. It will be testing both food and medical package deliveries in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab in the next several weeks.

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Named as Chairman, Succeeds John Thompson

Microsoft on Wednesday named Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella as its new chairman, in place of John Thompson.

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Spotify Launches Greenroom, a Clubhouse Competitor

Spotify launched a live audio app called Greenroom, the Swedish online music streaming giant's answer to the popular platform Clubhouse.

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Satya Nadella gets more power, appointed as Microsoft chairman

India-born Satya Nadella, who replaced Steve Ballmer as Microsoft CEO in 2014, has been instrumental in scaling up the Redmond, Washington-based company's business including billion-dollar acquisitions like LinkedIn, Nuance and ZeniMax.

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Reliance JioFiber, Airtel, BSNL or TataSky: Detailed comparison of the top broadband internet plans

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella named chairman of the board

The change reflects the success Nadella has had in the past seven years making Microsoft more prominent in technology and business altogether.

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Amazon asks social media companies to help it root out fake reviews

Amazon didn't name call out any social media platforms by name, but recent investigations have found that fake review groups are prevalent on Facebook.

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How to schedule Slack messages when you're away from work

Slack recently began rolling out a new feature that lets you schedule messages to send later.

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Smartphone shipments in China slump 30.8% year-on-year in May: Report

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Facebook to begin testing ads inside Oculus virtual reality headsets

Facebook on Wednesday announced that it will begin testing advertisements that will appear within the company's Oculus virtual reality headsets.

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Intel CEO sees '10 good years' of chip industry growth

"I predict there's 10 good years in front of us, because the world is becoming more digital, and everything digital needs semiconductors."

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How to enable automatic email forwarding from Outlook to Gmail

Steps to enable automatic forwarding of emails from Outlook to Gmail and vice-versa

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Google Brings End-to-End Encryption for Messages, Emoji Sticker Suggestions, More to Android Devices

Google is adding seven new features for Android users with an upcoming update. Text messages sent from the native Google Messages app on Android will now be end-to-end encrypted, but with certain conditions. Additionally, users will be able to star important text messages, receive emoji sticker suggestions from Gboard, receive earthquake alerts in more countries, cont...

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Twitter Slammed by IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad for Not Complying With New Digital Rules

IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that Twitter had deliberately defied and failed to comply with the country's new IT rules, that became effective in late May.

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Koo Launches Assamese Service, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Shares Post in the Language

Koo launched the app in Assamese with Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday releasing the first message in Koo in the language.

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Loki Episode 2 Recap: Say Hello to the Other Loki

Loki episode 2 review: Lady Loki (Sophia Di Martino) turns out to be The Variant that Loki (Tom Hiddleston) and Mobius (Owen Wilson) are hunting for. Loki episode 2 out now on Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar.

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Big Tech Critic Lina Khan Sworn in as US Federal Trade Commission Chair

Lina Khan, an antitrust researcher focused on Big Tech's immense market power, was sworn in as chair of the US Federal Trade Commission, a victory for progressives seeking a clampdown on tech firms who hold a hefty share of a growing sector of the economy.

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Twitter, Journalists Booked by UP Police for Circulating Ghaziabad Attack Video

Twitter has been booked by the UP Police along with a news portal and six persons in connection with the circulation of a video in which an elderly Muslim man narrates his ordeal after he was allegedly attacked by some people in Ghaziabad.

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Sony to reinstate Cyberpunk 2077 game on its PlayStation Store

Cyberpunk 2077 will be reinstated on Sony's PlayStation Store on June 21, according to a statement from publisher CD Projekt.

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Former Barclays CEO's fintech venture raises $187 million with backing from BlackRock and JPMorgan

10x Future Technologies was founded by Antony Jenkins in 2016 following his ousting from Barclays a year earlier.

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PUBG Mobile’s India Avatar Battlegrounds Will Likely Require OTP Authentication to Log In

Battlegrounds Mobile India will require OTP authentication to log in, as mentioned on the games support page website. It is unclear if that will be the only way to log in but at this point, it appears to be so.

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Apple, Google to Be Investigated by UK Watchdog Over Mobile Phone System Dominance

Britain's competition watchdog said it would investigate whether Apple and Google's dominance of mobile phone operating systems, app stores, and Web browsers hurt consumers, launching its latest probe into the tech giants.

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Facebook pushes for online safety of children with new initiative

The initiative 'Report it, don't share it' is in collaboration with civil society organisations like Aarambh India Initiative, Cyber Peace Foundation and Arpan...

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Joe Biden names Big Tech critic Lina Khan as US FTC chair

The selection of legal scholar Lina Khan to head the Federal Trade Commission is seen as signaling a tough stance toward tech giants Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple. Khan was sworn in as FTC chair just hours after the Senate confirmed her as one of five members of the commission on a 69-28 vote.

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UK to investigate Apple, Google's 'effective duopoly'

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced that it will examine if Apple and Google constitute a duopoly on mobile devices given their control over app stores.

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Top senator fears Big Tech at home as Alexa, Nest dominate

The U.S. Congress takes up the issue on Tuesday of yet another area where big tech firms -- in this case, Amazon.com and Alphabet's Google -- dominate, this time in smart home devices where they battle smaller companies like speaker maker Sonos Inc.

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SAT reduces Sebi's penalty on CARE Ratings to Rs 10 lakh in Reliance Communications case

The tribunal has affirmed the regulator's order with regard to the violation by CARE Ratings under the provisions of the Sebi Act and the CRA (Credit Rating Agency) rule.

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Alibaba Executive Says Founder Jack Ma 'Lying Low', Focussing on Hobbies and Philanthropy: Report

Alibaba founder Jack Ma is "lying low" and focusing on hobbies and philanthropy, the Chinese e-commerce giant's executive vice chairman and co-founder Joe Tsai said.

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Twitter Appoints Interim Chief Compliance Officer for India, to Share Details With IT Ministry Soon

Twitter said it has appointed an interim Chief Compliance Officer and the details of the official will be shared directly with the IT Ministry soon.

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Wi-Fi router buying guide: Things you must know to get fast internet at home

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Elizabeth Holmes' attorneys concerned about finding unbiased jurors

Holmes is facing federal charges in connection with wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud regarding her now defunct healthcare tech start-up, Theranos.

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Roblox shares slide after company reports decline in users and their spending

Roblox shares fell as much as 7% in after-hours trading Tuesday after the company reported a decline in users and their spending on the gaming platform in May.

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Behind in quantum computer race, Germany gets boost from IBM

IBM on Tuesday unveiled one of Europe's most powerful quantum computers in Germany, boosting the country's efforts to stay in the race for what's considered a key technology of the future.

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Oracle revenue growth accelerates as pandemic recedes

Oracle reported better-than-expected results and showed accelerating growth with results comparing against the immediate impact of the coronavirus last year.

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Apple has important security update for these old iPhones and iPads

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Twitter introduces 'Arabic (feminine)' language option

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Zoom and Salesforce each invested $75 million into Monday.com's IPO, profiting as the stock climbed 15% in its debut on Thursday.

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SK Telecom, South Korea's top wireless carrier, decided on Thursday to spin off a new investment company in November to expand its foothold in new tech sectors, as well as conduct a 5-for-1 stock split aimed at improving shareholder value.

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El Salvador becomes the first country to make Bitcoin legal tender

El Salvador's Legislative Assembly has approved legislation making the cryptocurrency Bitcoin legal tender in the country, the first nation to do so, just days after President Nayib Bukele made the proposal at a Bitcoin conference.

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Twitter appoints new board member to replace Elliott's Jesse Cohn

Alemayehou will join the board immediately and Cohn will step down, the company said in a release. Elliott, one of Twitter's top 20 investors, will continue to engage with senior management and the board through an "information sharing and engagement agreement," Twitter said.

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Facebook's global ads chief Carolyn Everson leaves company

Everson, who had been at Facebook more than a decade, was vice president of Facebook's Global Business Group

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Facebook says on track to reopen all US offices by October

Facebook Inc expects to reopen all its U.S. offices by October, with plans to offer flexible work-related options to employees, the social media platform said.

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Top US antitrust lawmaker targets Big Tech with new bills: Sources

Reuters has read discussion drafts of five measures. Sources familiar with the process say they may be changed before they are introduced. They may be introduced this week but that may be delayed, two sources said.

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Facebook Says on Track to Reopen All US Offices by October

Facebook expects to reopen all its US offices by October, with plans to offer flexible work-related options to employees, the social media platform said.

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10 Apps you can use to order medicines online

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Amazon ‘special’ sale for students: 10 gadgets under 10,000 you can buy

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Facebook Remote Work Made Permanent as Offices Re-Open, to Help Employees in Moving to Other Countries

Facebook said it will give employees the option of sticking with remote work for the long term, even offering to help some interested in moving to other countries.

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