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Friday, June 25, 2021

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

Lawrence Steyn, currently vice chairman of investment banking at JPMorgan, will move into the role of chief financial officer at Pony.ai.

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Fujifilm launches FUJINON XF18mmF1.4 R LM WR lens at Rs 91,999

Expanding its X-series lens lineup, Fujifilm India has announced the launch of the FUJINON XF 18mm F1.4 R LM WR lens (XF18mmF1.4) in India today.

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Windows 11 Devices to Get Ability to Run Android Apps, Microsoft Showcases

Windows 11 will allow users to run Android apps. Microsoft showcased a glimpse of the new experience through the Amazon Appstore available on Windows 11 during its virtual conference on Thursday. The company is also partnering with Intel to enable native Android app support on Windows PCs.

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Loki Tamil, Telugu Dubs Premiere June 30 on Disney+ Hotstar VIP

Loki episode 1 Tamil, Telugu release date is June 30 on Disney+ Hotstar VIP. Loki episode 4 out June 30 in English and Hindi on Disney+ Hotstar. Loki will always stay three weeks behind in Tamil and Telugu.

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Facebook Rejects Talks With Australia Publisher, Testing World's Toughest Online Law

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

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Amazon, Google Faces Formal Probe Over Fake Reviews From UK Regulator

Britain's competition regulator opened a formal investigation into Amazon and Google over concerns the tech giants have not done enough to combat fake reviews on their sites.

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Instagram Now Allows Users to Publish Posts From Desktop: Here's How

Instagram finally allows users to create, edit, and publish posts from its desktop website. The process for this is the same as the one found on its mobile apps. This functionality was first tipped by a notable tipster in May 2021.

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Amazon and Google face UK competition probe over fake reviews

Britain's competition regulator on Friday launched a formal probe into Amazon and Google over concerns they haven't done enough to tackle fake reviews.

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New FTC chief Khan names some top staffers, including competition chief

Tech critic and the new chair of the Federal Trade Commission, Lina Khan, has named three top staffers in a signal that the agency could become more aggressive in how it enforces antitrust law and laws against deceptive advertising.

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Google delays Chrome's blocking of tracking cookies to late 2023

Google had wanted to bar reams of ad-personalization companies from gathering users' browsing interests through cookies from January 2022. But rivals accused the world's biggest online ads seller by revenue of using improved privacy as a pretense to gain greater market share.

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Mercedes-Benz USA accidentally puts out data from nearly 1,000 customers

Individuals whose data has been breached will be offered a complimentary two-year subscription to a credit monitoring service.

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Big Tech Antitrust: US Panel Votes Yes on 'Break 'Em Up' Bill

The US House of Representatives Judiciary Committee voted to require Big Tech platforms to choose between running a platform and competing on it, wrapping up two days of votes that saw the approval of four measures directly aimed at reining in the power of some of the country's most successful companies.

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Chinese Tesla rival Xpeng to raise up to $2 billion from Hong Kong listing

Xpeng will issue 85 million Class A ordinary shares at a price of no more than 180 Hong Kong dollars ($23.19) each for its dual-primary listing.

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Google Chrome Delays Blocking of Tracking Cookies to Late 2023

Google's Chrome Web browser will not fully block tracking cookies until late 2023, the company said, delaying by nearly two years a move that has drawn antitrust concerns from competitors and regulators.

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11 ways your computer will change with Windows 11 update



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Chinese ridesharing giant Didi aims for $60 billion valuation in IPO

Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi plans to list the equivalent of 72 million shares of Class A common stock on the New York Stock Exchange under ticker DIDI.

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Four Silicon Valley VC firms notched billion-dollar IPO wins on Thursday

Benchmark and Index Ventures are the biggest winners from Confluent's IPO, while Emergence Capital and InterWest Partners are the top investors in Doximity.

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Microsoft closes above $2 trillion market cap for the first time

Satya Nadella's Microsoft has become easier for companies to work with, it hasn't made deals that went bad, and its Teams and Azure assets are now common.

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Senior Japanese lawmaker accuses Toshiba activists of short-termism



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