EU lawmaker gets backing for tougher EU tech rules

A key EU lawmaker at the European Parliament steering the debate on tough new rules aimed at Facebook, Google and other large online platforms, secured backing to beef up Europeans' fundamental rights in the draft rules.

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AMC, GameStop shares fall to half of their June peaks

Shares of cinema operator AMC Entertainment and video game retailer GameStop Corp fell sharply and were both trading below half their recent peak prices, testing the fortitude of the stocks' retail shareholders.

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US regulator sues Amazon, demands recall of hazardous products

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said it has sued Amazon.com Inc to force the retailer to recall hundreds of thousands of hazardous products that it had distributed on its platform.

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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin to make history with unpiloted civilian space flight

Jeff Bezos may have been beaten to space by rival Richard Branson, but the billionaire American businessman is poised to make history next week aboard what would be the world's first unpiloted suborbital flight with an all-civilian crew.

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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says a Fed digital currency could undercut need for cryptocurrencies

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said one of the stronger arguments for the U.S. central bank to set up a digital currency is that it could undercut the need for private alternatives such as cryptocurrencies and stablecoins.

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‘Top-selling’ iPhone of 2020 available at best-ever discount on Amazon

Apple iPhone 12 is claimed to be the best-selling iPhone globally in the company’s 2020 lineup by research reports. This may be your chance to get this iPhone at the best-ever discount yet on the phone.

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Oracle unit partners with Everest to bring blockchain to banks worldwide

Oracle Financial Services Software Ltd, a unit of Oracle Corp, has teamed up with financial technology provider Everest to bring blockchain to banks worldwide to enhance their product offerings, Everest Chief Executive and co-founder Bob Reid said.

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Mi 11 Ultra to go on sale today at 12 pm via Amazon and Mi.com

Mi 11 Ultra is the company’s most expensive phone in India so far. It carries a price tag of Rs 69,999. The handset packs 12GB RAM and has an internal storage capacity of 256GB.

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7 things to do to reduce your AC bills this summer

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Oppo India R&D team worked on Reno6 Series 5G devices as per operators' needs: Company official

"Innovating for advance 5G technology is a key focus area for us. Aligned with this strategy and our move to make our users future-ready, both Reno6 devices are 5G-enabled.

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Chinese ride hailing rivals look to take advantage of Didi’s troubles

Didi's rivals in China are trying to eat away at the company's market share as it faces a crackdown from regulators.

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Google Meet to Enforce 60-Minute Time Limit on Group Video Calls for Free Users

Google Meet free users will not be able to host a group video call for more than 60 minutes at a stretch. However, one-on-one calls can still be hosted without time limit restrictions (up to 24 hours). Users will have to upgrade to a premium Google Workspace account to host unlimited group video calls. Workspace Individual Tier is available for $9.99 (roughly Rs. 745)...

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Battlegrounds Mobile India July Update Is Now Live With Mission Ignition Mode, Tesla Gigafactory, and More

Battlegrounds Mobile India — the Indian version of PUBG Mobile — has received the July update, the first new version since its official release on July 2. The update brings a new Mission Ignition mode and introduces Tesla Gigafactory to the gameplay.

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Twitter Mistakenly Verifies Fake Accounts, Suspends Them After Being Calling Out

Twitter on Tuesday said that it mistakenly verified a “small number” of fake accounts that it permanently suspended after they were called out on the platform. The fake accounts were first brought into notice by a data scientist on the platform.

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Classic Loki Richard E. Grant on Doctor Who Comparisons and the Suit’s Great Disappointment

Classic Loki star Richard E. Grant talks to Gadgets 360’s Akhil Arora about the Marvel series’ comparisons to Doctor Who, his great disappointment with the Classic Loki costume, and what’s on his bucket list (a muscle suit).

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India’s UPI Reaches Bhutan as NPCI’s Overseas Arm Enables UPI-Based Payments in the Neighbouring Country

NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL), the international arm of National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), has come into a partnership with Bhutan’s central bank Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) for enabling QR-based UPI transactions in the country.

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TikTok US Ruling: Biden Administration Asks Courts to Dismiss Government Appeals

The Biden administration asked two federal appeals courts to dismiss the Justice Department's legal challenges to court rulings that barred a Trump-era effort to ban new downloads of Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok.

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Twitter Staff Return to Office as New York, San Francisco Campuses Reopen at 50 Percent Capacity

After more than 16 months of working from home, some Twitter employees in San Francisco and New York returned to the office on Monday as the company reopened its corporate campuses at 50 percent capacity in the two cities.

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Black Widow Box Office Kicks Off to $215 Million Opening Weekend Worldwide

Black Widow box office collection starts off with $215 million opening weekend worldwide, including $80 million domestic, $78 million international, and over $60 million from Disney+ Premier Access.

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai Warns of Attack on Free, Open Internet Around the World

The free and open Internet is under attack around the world, Google CEO Sundar Pichai has warned, asserting that many countries are restricting the flow of information and the model is often taken for granted.

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Netflix hires Facebook gaming executive Mike Verdu

Netflix is building on early efforts in gaming as it faces fresh competition from video games such as Roblox.

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GM warns some Bolt EV owners: Don't park them inside or charge them unattended overnight

Two Bolt EVs caught fire even after they were repaired as part of a recall of nearly 69,000 of the vehicles that were flagged for fire risks.

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South Korea launches test bed for 5G devices

The country has earmarked a total of $13.8 million from 2019 to 2023 to develop the testing center in Gumi, about 260 kms southeast of Seoul, according to the Ministry of Science and ICT.

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