India's internet startups on cusp of listing: Report

"The growing scale and maturity of India's internet economy is starting to create more value and investment opportunities. More than $60 billion has been invested in India's internet startups in the past five years, with around $12 billion in 2020 alone," HSBC Global Research said in a report of India's internet.

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Alphabet-backed Oscar Health files for IPO as telehealth market booms

Oscar Health, a health insurance start-up backed by Google parent Alphabet Inc, filed for an initial public offering on Friday, looking to cash in on the surge in demand for digital health services during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Facebook urges unblocking of Myanmar social media

Myanmar's new military junta had ordered the blockage of Facebook and other social media platforms in recent days, but internet access was cut altogether on Saturday.

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Augmented reality and virtual reality spending to reach $28.8 billion in Asia-Pacific in 2024: IDC

The IT spending on augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) is set to grow rapidly at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 47.7 per cent and reach $28.8 billion by 2024, according to a new report.

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Samsung considers Austin for $17 billion chip plant, eyes tax breaks of at least $806 million: Report

Samsung said in its filings that if Austin is selected, the company would break ground on the site in the second quarter of this year and that the plant will become operational in the third quarter of 2023.

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Hackers allegedly leak data of Army personnel using Airtel network; company denies any breach

The hackers shared some links of those web pages on Twitter in a comment over a tweet of cyber security researcher Rajshekhar Rajaharia and tagged several media organisations.

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Dropshippers can make millions selling cheap products on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok, but buyers beware

Dropshippers can make millions without ever touching the products they sell on Facebook or TikTok, but some are hurting customers and legitimate businesses

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Some Super Bowl commercials will strike a different tone this year due to the pandemic

Advertisers appearing on the game this Sunday have to manage the right tone. Some are weighing in on the reality of the moment while trying not to be offensive.

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Tesla founders Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning talk about the early days and bringing on Elon Musk

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Telegram the Most Downloaded App Globally in January, WhatsApp Slides to Fifth: Sensor Tower

Sensor Tower in its latest blog post titled ‘Top Apps Worldwide for January 2021 by Downloads’ announced that Telegram has trumped TikTok and Signal to become the most downloaded app globally. Telegram attracted more than 63 million downloads in January 2021. The report also claims that the largest number of Telegram downloads (at 24 percent) were from India.

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TCL gives 'Covid safe' update to its Elite Series air conditioners

The devices that previously came with silver ion and dust filters is now equipped with a Vitamin C filter, which the company claims eliminates dust and bacteria from the air. The ACs come with TCL’s patented Titan Gold evaporator and condenser that that is said to prevent the accumulation of dust, dirt on the surface and therefore increases the life span of the equipment.

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Elon Musk’s tweet paraphrases a line from Bhagavad Gita

Tech billionaire Elon Musk returned to Twitter quite soon after saying that he would be off from the microblogging social media platform for sometime. Some 46 hours after his “off for a while” tweet, he was back to the platform. In a string of tweets that followed, one of them is similar to a line from Bhagavad Gita.

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UP government asks legislators to buy iPads for budget session

The Uttar Pradesh government has asked members of the state's legislative assembly and council to purchase tablets for a paperless budget session. ​According to Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma, each legislator will be reimbursed Rs 50,000 to buy Apple iPads. There are 403 MLAs and 100 MLCs in the state.

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Reliance Jio, Airtel likely increase combined revenue market share to 80%: Fitch

Rating agency Fitch estimates operating incomes of the telecom industry to increase by 40% in this fiscal end (FY20-21) compared to 25% in the previous one, backed by strong performance of Reliance Jio Infocomm (Jio) and Bharti Airtel, both of whom will continue to increase market share at the cost of Vodafone Idea (Vi).

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Samsung Galaxy M12 with 6000 mAh battery launched

Samsung has expanded its M-series of smartphones with the launch of Galaxy M12 in Vietnam. THe smartphone comes with an HD+ display and is powered by an Exynos processor. The handset runs Android 11 and sports a 48MP quad-rear camera setup.

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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3, Galaxy Fold3 expected to launch in July

Samsung launched its latest Galaxy S series smartphones last month. Now, it seems that the company is gearing up for the launch of its new foldable smartphones. The company is expected to launch the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3 this year. Now a latest rumour suggests that Smasung might launch its foldable smartphones in July.

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Apple smartphone sales share in US up by almost one-third

The US smartphone sales in December 2020 came in at 14.9 million units and Apple drove the market, increasing its share of sales by almost one third, according to a new report.

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Skype for Android Updated With Background Blur, Improved Custom Reactions Picker

In its release notes on the Microsoft forums, the Skype team confirmed that the latest version of Skype 8.68 is rolling out for all platforms, across Windows, Linux, Web, Android, iPhone, and iPad. The release notes confirm that Skype for Android is getting the background blur feature, almost two years after its first rollout to desktop users in February 2019. iOS use...

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WRAPUP 2-GameStop shares halt slide after Robinhood lifts trading curbs

RETAIL-TRADING/ (WRAPUP 2, GRAPHICS)WRAPUP 2-GameStop shares halt slide after Robinhood lifts trading curbs

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US senators propose limiting liability shield for social media platforms

Three Democratic US senators introduced a bill that would limit Section 230, a law that shields online companies from liability over content posted by users, and make the companies more accountable when posts result in harm.

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Google Starts Paid-for News Platform in Australia

Tech giant Google on Friday launched a platform in Australia offering news it has paid for, striking its own content deals with publishers in a drive to show legislation proposed by Canberra to enforce payments, a world first, is unnecessary.

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Poco M3 vs Realme 7i vs Micromax In note 1 vs Xiaomi Redmi 9 Power

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