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Tuesday, June 15, 2021
Twitter introduces 'Arabic (feminine)' language option
In Arabic, verbs agree with the gender of their subject.
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Prosus takes control of online training provider GoodHabitz in $257 million deal
Technology investor Prosus said on Tuesday it had bought a majority stake in online training provider GoodHabitz in a bid to expand its presence in education technology where it has committed more than $3 billion since 2016.
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Accenture to acquire German firm Umlaut
Global IT and professional services firm Accenture on Tuesday said it will acquire German firm Umlaut to scale its deep engineering capabilities in digital technologies like cloud, artificial intelligence and 5G. No financial details of the deal were disclosed.
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India to expedite probe into Amazon and Flipkart over anti-competitive behaviour allegations
The Competition Commission of India plans to expedite a restarted probe into allegations of anti-competitive behaviour at Amazon India and Walmart Inc's Flipkart, even as the country intensifies scrutiny of Big Tech firms.
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Google Workspace Tools Now Available to All Users With a Google Account
Users can head over to the Gmail inbox to enable Google Chat and access the features for free including the new collaboration tool in Rooms. These features have been available for paid users, but now all Google account holders can access it for free.
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Amazon, Flipkart CCI Antitrust Probe Said to Be Expedited as Tech Focus Intensifies
India's antitrust watchdog plans to expedite a restarted probe into allegations of anti-competitive behaviour at Amazon and Walmart's Flipkart, as it intensifies scrutiny of big-tech firms, two people close to the matter said.
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HDFC Mobile Banking App Is Facing Issues, Customers Should Use Netbanking for Now
HDFC mobile banking app is down again, and the bank has recommended that users turn to Netbanking to complete any urgent transactions while it looks into the matter 'on priority'.
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Pokemon Go Creator Announces New AR Game Transformers: Heavy Metal, Beta Rollout Soon
Executive Producer of Niantic, Phil Hong announced the new Transformers: Heavy Metal mobile game. Niantic says the game will enter soft launch in select countries soon, and global launch is planned for later this year. The company is taking registrations of interest for the game on the official site, and this will enable users to get notified when the beta app will l...
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Facebook, Instagram Face Notice From Delhi High Court Over Objectionable Content Related to Hindu Deities
The Delhi High Court issued notice to social networking platforms like Instagram and others on hearing a petition seeking to remove certain highly objectionable content related to Hindu Gods and Goddesses on their platforms.
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Apple and Google are forcing a rethink in advertising, ad guru Maurice Levy says
Changes to Apple and Google’s web tracking tools mean advertisers are having to “revisit the whole way we are working,” Publicis Chairman Maurice Levy said.
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NFT sales are dropping but believers still see a future for digital collectibles
Sales of digital collectibles known as non-fungible tokens have fallen dramatically in recent weeks.
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Singapore start-up Carro bags $360 million in funds from SoftBank and others
Founder and CEO Aaron Tan told CNBC there are plans to take the company public in the next 18 to 24 months.
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Huawei CFO seeks publication ban on HSBC documents in US extradition case
Prosecutors representing the Canadian government argued against the ban, saying in submissions filed the same day that "to be consistent with the open court principle, a ban must be tailored" and details should be selectively redacted from the public, rather than the whole documents.
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US Supreme Court revives LinkedIn bid to shield personal data
The justices threw out a lower court ruling that had barred LinkedIn from denying hiQ access to the information that LinkedIn members had made publicly available
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Flipkart Wholesale sees 3x jump in digital adoption among kiranas
Best Price cash-and-carry business has seen a 3-times increase in e-commerce adoption among kiranas in tier 2 and tier 3 cities from January 2021 to June 2021, signalling that Bharat is warming up to e-commerce.
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Non-IT leaders to build most of tech products by 2024: Report
Gartner anticipates that in 2023, $30 billion in revenue will be generated by products and services that did not exist pre-pandemic.
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YouTube has banned these ads
Alphabet Inc's YouTube will no longer allow political or election ads in its coveted masthead spot at the top of the site's homepage nor ads for alcohol, gambling and prescription drugs, it said.
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YouTube Bans Masthead Advertisements for Politics, Alcohol, Gambling, Prescription Drugs
YouTube will no longer allow political or election advertisments in its coveted masthead spot at the top of the site's homepage nor advertising for alcohol, gambling, and prescription drugs.
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Nigeria's Twitter ban leaves some businesses in the lurch
Lagos-based entrepreneur Ogechi Egemonu was selling more than 500,000 naira ($1,219) worth of watches, shoes and handbags on Twitter per week.
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Japan to probe Apple, Google in antitrust discussions
Apple is set to face more scrutiny of its business practices as the Japanese government is said to be preparing another antitrust probe into both tech giants Apple and Google, the media reported.
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Read SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell's speech to 2021 graduates, urging US educational reforms
SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell returned to her alma mater on Monday and delivered Northwestern University's commencement address to the class of 2021.
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