With 64 votes in favor and 14 votes against, Congress approved the fund as El Salvador, which already uses the U.S. dollar, prepares to officially adopt bitcoin on Sept. 7.
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Tuesday, August 31, 2021
China's biggest air show to highlight homegrown technology
The biennial China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition from Sept. 28 to Oct. 3 had been scheduled to take place in the southern city of Zhuhai was postponed from its original date of last November because of the pandemic.
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Wipro, HERE Technologies partner to provide location-based service for customers
IT services major Wipro Ltd on Tuesday said it has partnered with HERE Technologies to offer location-based services, to customers from energy and utilities, manufacturing, transport and Logistics, telecom, and automotive industry verticals.
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Amazon revamps Delivery Service Partner programme in India
Amazon on Tuesday announced the revamping of its Delivery Service Partner (DSP) programme in India, wherein the e-commerce major will provide enhanced support to its partners across areas like technology, hiring and logistics.
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Shares of Zoom slide by more than 11% as growth sees a downturn
Shares of Zoom slid more than 11% in premarket trading on Tuesday, after the video conferencing company signaled a faster-than-expected drop in demand and analysts questioned its future plans as people return to office.
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Facebook says it took action on 33.3 million content pieces during June 16-July 31 period
New Delhi, Aug 31 (PTI) Facebook "actioned" over 33.3 million content pieces across ten violation categories proactively during June 16-July 31 in India, the social media giant said in its compliance report on Tuesday. Facebook's photo sharing platform, Instagram took action against about 2.
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Yandex takes more control of Russian venture with Uber in $1 billion deal
Russian internet giant Yandex said on Tuesday it would buy Uber's stakes in their joint foodtech, delivery and self-driving businesses, and increase its stake in their ride-hailing joint venture as part of a $1 billion deal.
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China's blue-chip shares end lower as factory activity slows
China blue chips fell on Tuesday after data showed the services sector in the world's second-biggest economy slumped into contraction and as analysts noted that Beijing's scrutiny over online gaming would affect the long-term growth of the industry.
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Indonesia probes suspected data breach on Covid-19 app
Anas Ma'ruf, a health ministry official overseeing data, said the government was looking into the potential breach, but said the potential flaw was in an earlier version of the app, which has not been used since July.
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TikTok parent ByteDance acquires VR headset maker Pico
In a statement issued to the publication, ByteDance said that Pico's "comprehensive suite of software and hardware technologies, as well as the talent and deep expertise of the team, will support both our entry to the VR space and long-term investment in this emerging field".
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Google says it removed 95,680 content pieces in July in India
On Tuesday, Google said it had received 36,934 complaints in July from individual users located in India via designated mechanisms, and the number of removal actions as a result of user complaints was 95,680 - the highest so far.
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Monday, August 30, 2021
Uber proposes industry-wide gig worker benefits model in Canada
Under the preliminary proposal outlined in a company blog post, the fund would provide gig workers with cash benefits to put toward a retirement or life insurance plan, or to pay for educational or dental and health benefits not covered by Canada's universal healthcare system.
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Mi Notebook Pro and Mi Notebook Ultra to go on sale today at 12 pm via Amazon
Mi Notebook Pro and Mi Notebook Ultra are set to go on sale today. The new laptops will be available via Amazon and Mi.com at 12 pm. The laptops come powered by 11th Gen Intel core processors and run on Windows 10 operating system.
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LG Energy Solution to decide by October whether to pursue IPO this year
South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution (LGES) said on Monday it will decide by October whether to pursue its planned initial public offering (IPO) this year, after a vehicle recall involving LG batteries clouded it outlook.
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India must rethink on Mumbai concentration of data centres: Microsoft executive
Major global cities like Amsterdam and Singapore are shunning any new datacentres because they "suck out" power, and we need to be circumspect about concentrating all the capacities in or around the financial capital, a senior industry official said on Monday.
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Researchers, cybersecurity agency urge action by Microsoft cloud database users
Researchers at a cloud security company called Wiz discovered this month they could have gained access to the primary digital keys for most users of the Cosmos DB database system, allowing them to steal, change or delete millions of records.
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Singapore's Shopee changes the game in Brazil's ecommerce sector
Shopee took just two years to become Brazil's most-downloaded shopping app, winning users to its low-cost marketplace with its game-changing approach to e-commerce: in-app mini-games offering coupons to winning users.
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Mi Smart Band 6 goes on sale in India via Amazon and Mi.com: Details
Mi Smart Band 6 comes with a 1.56-inch full-screen AMOLED display with 450 nits of brightness. It is said to offer approximately 50% more screen space than its predecessor Mi Smart Band 5. Mi Smart Band 6 is priced at Rs 3,499. The device is compatible with both Android and iOS phones.
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Why offline traders body CAIT is upset with Niti Aayog
CAIT Secretary General Praveen Khandelwal came down vehemently on Niti Aayog and said, "It is highly unfortunate that Niti Aayog in the last seven years since it's inception had done absolutely nothing to support the 8 crore traders of India and now when the government is trying to create a level playing field in the retail sector, Niti Aayog is interfering...
Sunday, August 29, 2021
Foxconn founder asks BioNTech to reserve 30 million more vaccines for Taiwan
Taiwan's government subsequently allowed Gou, Foxconn - formally Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd - as well as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd, to negotiate on its behalf for the shot. A $350 million deal for 10 million shots was inked last month, which will be donated to the government for distribution.
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Google Play app store revenue hit $11.2 billion in 2019, lawsuit says
Attorneys general for Utah and 36 other U.S. states or districts suing Google over alleged antitrust violations with the app store also said in the newly unredacted filing that the business in 2019 had $8.5 billion in gross profit and $7 billion in operating income, for an operating margin of over 62%.
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Saturday, August 28, 2021
How to apply or renew your driving license online
Visiting the RTO office just to get a learner’s license or applying for a new driving license is a cumbersome process. To make things easier, the government of India has made an online portal that offers all the driving license-related services like applying for a learner’s or new license, changing address, renewal and more. Also, there’s an Aadhar...
How to clean your Windows PC of junk files in six easy steps
When we talk about taking care of our digital devices like laptops and smartphones, getting rid of the junk file buildup is one of the aspects which usually gets neglected. In this tutorial, we tell you some simple steps to clean temporary and other junk files from your Windows PC without having to download and install any third-party software. We...
IATA backs European digital Covid certificate as global standard
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has commended the European Commission for its leadership and speed in delivering the EU Digital Covid Certificate (DCC) and urged states to make it their global standard for digital vaccine certificates.
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US House panel seeks records from Google, Twitter, Facebook and others in riot probe
The House panel investigating the riot at the US Capitol issued sweeping document requests on Friday to social media companies, expanding the scope of its investigation as it seeks to examine the events leading to the Jan. 6 insurrection.
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Salesforce-rival Freshworks files for IPO, reports 53% revenue jump
Business and customer engagement software company Freshworks Inc on Friday made public its filing for an initial public offering in the United States, reporting a nearly 53% surge in revenue as more customers signed up for its services.
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Chinese social media platforms to "rectify" financial self-media accounts
China's top social media platforms, Wechat, Douyin, Sina Weibo and Kuaishou, said on Saturday they would begin to rectify irregular practices of "self-media" accounts that publish financial information, reported state media Global Times.
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Friday, August 27, 2021
Western Digital $20 billion all-stock offer for Kioxia poses valuation, cash challenge: Analysts
Kioxia is one the largest players in NAND memory chips that provide the storage space in phones and hard drives, competing with South Korea's Samsung and SK Hynix. Hynix last year agreed to buy U.S. chipmaker Intel Corp's NAND business for $9 billion.
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Nvidia likely to seek EU okay for $54 billion Arm deal: Report
Nvidia is likely to seek EU antitrust approval for its $54 billion takeover of British chip designer Arm early next month, with regulators expected to launch a full-scale investigation after a preliminary review, people familiar with the matter said.
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New IT rules: HC asks Centre to respond to pleas by Facebook, WhatsApp
A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh issued notice and asked the Centre through the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to file reply to the petition as well as application to stay the implementation of the Rules.
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Thursday, August 26, 2021
Microsoft warns thousands of cloud customers of exposed databases
The vulnerability is in Microsoft Azure's flagship Cosmos DB database. A research team at security company Wiz discovered it was able to access keys that control access to databases held by thousands of companies. Wiz Chief Technology Officer Ami Luttwak is a former chief technology officer at Microsoft's Cloud Security Group.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook set to get $750 million, here's why
The haul consists of about five million shares worth roughly $750 million, according to calculations by Bloomberg News. Part of the payout is contingent on Apple's stock return over the past three years surpassing at least two-thirds of companies in the S&P 500 - a threshold the iPhone maker cleared by a wide margin.
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Trai recommends reducing levies on satellite services, cutting out intermediaries to lower cost
Telecom regulator Trai on Thursday recommended to the government to reduce/remove various levies imposed on satellite operators as well as measures like avoiding intermediaries in the segment to make services affordable.
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Microblogging platform Koo gets 1 crore users
"Microblogging in India is restricted to less than two per cent, if you look at only English. The fact that microblogging will enable their voice to be heard by anyone in the country, is something that 98 per cent of the internet-using population is not even aware of. That is the market Koo is looking at," Radhakrishna told PTI.
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Google, Microsoft and others pledge billions in cybersecurity investments
The gathering was held Wednesday during a relentless stretch of ransomware attacks that have targeted critical infrastructure, in some cases with the attackers extorting multimillion-dollar payments from major corporations, as well as other illicit cyber operations that US authorities have linked to foreign hackers.
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Locomotive has more lines of code than Tesla: Wabtec’s Nalin Jain
We don’t hear much about locomotives becoming digitalised. But just like cars are getting digitally transformed and moving towards self-driving, so are trains. And Nalin Jain, as president of the digital electronics business of Wabtec, one of the world’s biggest locomotive makers, is at the centre of this digitalisation.
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Lenovo expands manufacturing capabilities for PCs, notebooks, smartphones in India
Lenovo has expanded its in-house PC manufacturing plant in Puducherry to include a third manufacturing line, while it has started local manufacturing of its tablet computers in partnership with Wingtech Technology in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.
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80% of Samsung's $205 billion investment to go into chips, company says
Samsung Group said that its mainstay Samsung Electronics and other affiliates plan to invest a combined 240 trillion won ($205 billion) over the next three years in a move to secure future growth engines and expand technology leadership in the post Covid-19 era.
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Battery giant CATL weighs 10% stake in miner Jinchuan: Report
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd is weighing buying around 10% of Chinese miner Jinchuan Group International Resources Co in the hopes of securing supplies of key battery metals, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday.
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How to schedule a post on Instagram from professional and personal accounts
As we know, Instagram app does not offer scheduling features and that’s where Facebook’s Creator studio comes into play. Also, there are a bunch of third-party apps that offer a similar solution. Let’s check the steps on how to schedule a post on Instagram.
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How to check all SIM cards registered on your Aadhaar card
Named Telecom Analytics for Fraud Management and Consumer Protection (TAFCOP), the portal can be used to see the list of mobile numbers issued against a user Aadhaar card. As per DoT guidelines, registration for up to 9 mobile connections is permitted for one user.
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Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Cardano returns 150% in a month to become the third-largest cryptocurrency
Trading volume in Cardano's ADA cryptocurrency increased dramatically on August 20, propelling the cryptocurrency to a 10% gain in a matter of hours. Cardano, which became the third-largest cryptocurrency worldwide last week, has seen its price rise by more than 150% in recent weeks.
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Xiaomi spends $77 million more in its plan to take on Tesla
In March, Xiaomi announced it would spend $10 billion to enter the electric vehicle sector. The company has yet to formally announce any partnerships or plans for its first model, though public posts on job-searching sites show the company is recruiting talent aggressively.
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OnePlus Nord 2 5G Green Wood 12GB RAM variant launched in India: Price, specs and more
OnePlus has launched a new colour variant of its mid-range smartphone -- OnePlus Nord 2 5G. The company has launched the new Green Wood colour variant of the smartphone. The new colour variant of the smartphone comes with 12GB of RAM and 256GB internal storage. After the launch of this new variant joins the existing Blue Haze and Gray Sierra colour...
South Korean parliamentary committee votes to curb Google, Apple commission dominance
A South Korean parliamentary committee voted early on Wednesday to recommend amending a law, a key step toward banning Google and Apple from forcibly charging software developers commissions on in-app purchases, the first such curb by a major economy.
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Without cloud, you are dead’
Indu Malhotra, vice president of cloud infrastructure services for India at Capgemini, said the pandemic has taught us that on-premise infrastructure just cannot provide the same level of agility and capability offered by cloud. There’s no need any more, she said, to convince anyone about cloud – they just want to know how to use cloud in their environment.
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Samsung India enggs design world’s first 108MP camera
Engineers in Samsung’s semiconductor research centre in Bengaluru led the development of the world’s first 108MP camera that was launched two years ago. The product, which has a resolution equivalent to that of a high-end DSLR camera, has not only gone into Samsung phones, but also in non-Samsung ones like Realme.
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Don’t discard an idea thinking it’s stupid: Micron patent expert Kaveri Jain
Kaveri Jain was just 26 and pursuing PhD at the University of Iowa in 2003 when she filed her first patent. But the big acceleration in Kaveri’s innovation journey came after she joined memory and storage solutions provider Micron in the US in 2005.
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When cancer hit, Intel's Akanksha Bilani had faith in tech
During her growing up years, Akanksha Bilani moved across seven countries, most of them in the Gulf region. She picked up five languages, swam in the oceans, spent weekends on a goat farm, and led her school team at the national level in basketball. She went to 14 schools, and then to California for higher studies.
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NFT sales surge as speculators pile in, sceptics see bubble
The niche crypto asset, which is a blockchain-based record of ownership of a digital item such as an image or a video, exploded in popularity in early 2021, leaving many confused as to why so much money was being spent on items which do not physically exist.
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Realme GT 5G phone to go on its first sale today at 12pm via Flipkart
Realme GT 5G is set to go on its first sale today. The smartphone will be available via Realme.com and Flipkart at 12pm. The handset is the company’s latest flagship phone that comes powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 processor and runs Android 11 operating system.
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Tuesday, August 24, 2021
Citi considering bitcoin futures trading for some institutional clients
Bitcoin prices rose past $50,000 on Monday, after having weathered a crackdown by Chinese authorities on domestic cryptocurrency mining companies earlier this year, as mainstream adoption by corporations and the wider public gathers pace.
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Mobile phone export jumps over three-fold to Rs 4,300 crore in June quarter: ICEA
"The mobile handset manufacturing industry is continuing its growth juggernaut and its historic journey to meet its objective of becoming the world's number one manufacturing destination in sync with the Prime Minister's (Narendra Modi) vision," ICEA Chairman Pankaj Mohindroo said in a statement.
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South Korea set to curb Google, Apple commission dominance
South Korea is likely to bar Google and Apple from requiring software developers to use their payment systems, effectively stopping them from charging commissions on in-app purchases, the first such curbs on the tech giants by a major economy.
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Samsung, LG dominate global TV market in 2021 1st half: Report
South Korea's top two TV makers -- Samsung and LG Electronics -- represented half of the global TV market in the first half of the year, a report showed on Tuesday, as they maintained their leadership in the premium segment.
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Wistron partners with India's Optiemus, to manufacture electronics products
Wistron Corp of Taiwan is partnering with India's Optiemus Electronics to build products such as smartphones and laptops, a boost to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's push to make the country an electronics manufacturing hub.
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Samsung to invest $206 billion by 2023 for post-pandemic era
Samsung Group will invest 240 trillion won ($206 billion) in the next three years to expand its footprint in biopharmaceuticals, artificial intelligence, semiconductors and robotics in the post-pandemic era, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said.
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Monday, August 23, 2021
Facebook to bring voice and video calling to main app
Facebook has been trying to tie together messaging across its suite of apps and first enabled it between Instagram and Messenger last September. The move enabled users of each service to find, message and hold video calls with contacts on the other without needing to download both apps.
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Walmart to launch delivery service for other businesses
The strategy announced Tuesday will pit Walmart against the likes of Uber, DoorDash and other delivery services. It comes as Walmart moves to expand its sources of profits and revenues beyond its core retail businesses.
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India phone industry showed resilience, among top markets for us: HMD Global
India's smartphone market is set to hit a record high of 173 million units in 2021, growing at 14 per cent year-on-year. More than 100 million smartphones are expected to be shipped in the second half of the year, according to Counterpoint Research.
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Oppo to set up more service centres in India
"The expansion of our after-sales service network to over 500 cities in India is an endeavour to offer consumers an amazing and unparalleled experience with our products no matter what part of India they live in," Oppo India chief marketing officer Damyant Singh Khanoria said in a statement.
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How to take full page screenshot of a WhatsApp Web conversation
The only major shortcoming of using WhatsApp web is that there’s no way to take a complete conversation screenshot like we can do on smartphones. This is because Windows 10 does not have a scrolling screenshot feature.But fret not, there are several alternatives that you can use to take a full page screenshot of a conversation.
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Drones to deliver pizza in Sejong city in South Korea
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport has announced that the commercialisation of drone's pizza delivery in Sejong city through collaboration with Korean drone company 'P-Square' and global pizza chain 'Domino Pizza.'
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Sunday, August 22, 2021
Income Tax portal live after emergency maintenance: Infosys
After about two days of the income tax portal being unavailable, Infosys late on Sunday said emergency maintenance on the website has concluded and it is now live. Developed by Infosys, the new income tax e-filing portal "www.incometax.gov.
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SoftBank-backed DriveWealth raises $450 million at nearly $3 billion valuation
SoftBank-backed DriveWealth has raised $450 million in fresh capital as part of a late-stage financing round co-led by private equity and venture capital firm Insight Partners and Accel, valuing the fintech firm at $2.85 billion.
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Here's why finance ministry has ‘summoned’ Infosys CEO Salil Parekh
The new income tax e-filing portal "www.incometax.gov.in' had a bumpy start from the day of its launch on June 7, as it continued to face tech glitches. Between January 2019 to June 2021, the government has paid Rs 164.5 crore to Infosys for developing the portal.
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Saturday, August 21, 2021
The electric vehicle boom is pay-dirt for factory machinery makers
The good times for the makers of robots and other factory equipment reflect the broader recovery in U.S. manufacturing. After falling post-COVID to $361.8 million in April 2020, new orders surged to almost $506 million in June, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Indian startups raise $16.9 billion VC funding in 2021, next only to China
An analysis of GlobalData's financial deals database reveals that a total of 828 VC funding deals were announced in India during January-July 2021 while the total disclosed funding value of these deals stood at $16.9 billion.
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Official Taliban websites go offline
The websites' disappearance may just be temporary as the Taliban secures new hosting arrangements. But the reported removal of the WhatsApp groups followed the banning of Taliban accounts by Facebook, the service's parent company, on Tuesday after the US-backed Afghan government fell to the Taliban.
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Friday, August 20, 2021
India smartphone market to reach record 173 million units in 2021: report
India's smartphone market is set to hit a record high of 173 million units in 2021, growing at 14 per cent year-on-year, according to Counterpoint Research. More than 100 million smartphones are expected to be shipped in the second half of the year, it said.
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GM expands Chevy Bolt EV recall for fire risk, will take $1 billion hit
General Motors Co said on Friday it would take a hit of $1 billion to expand the recall of its Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles due to the risk of fires from the high-voltage battery pack - a blow for the largest U.S. automaker as it seeks to ramp up EV sales.
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Nvidia's $40 billion deal for ARM dealt blow by UK regulator
Nvidia Corp's planned $40 billion acquisition of British chip designer ARM hit a major hurdle on Friday after a UK regulator found it could damage competition and weaken rivals, and required a further lengthy investigation. Struck in September last year, the deal for Britain's most important technology company by the world's biggest maker of graphics...
T-Mobile breach hits 53 million customers as probe finds wider impact
The data includes address, date of birth and phone numbers of customers, the company said, adding that it had no indication that the accessed data contained financial information such as credit card or other payment data.
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China eyes pushing US IPO-bound firms to hand over data control: Sources
The regulators believe bringing in third-party information security firms, ideally state-backed, to manage and monitor IPO hopefuls' data could effectively limit their ability to transfer Chinese onshore data overseas, one of the people said.
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Epic Games alleges Google paid phone and game makers to avoid $1-billion Play Store hit
"Fortnite" developer Epic Games on Thursday unsealed details about contracts it alleges Alphabet Inc's Google signed with phone makers and other top video game companies to avoid losing $1.1 billion in annual app store profit.
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How to enable Amitabh Bachchan’s voice on Alexa on your Amazon Echo device
E-commerce giant Amazon has introduced its first celebrity voice in India by roping in Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan. The company has tied up with a celebrity for Amazon Alexa in the past internationally, but in India, Bachchan is the first celebrity with whom Amazon has tied up with.
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Thursday, August 19, 2021
Apple delays return to office until January 2022 amid Covid surge
Apple has delayed return to office until at least January 2022, as the US witnesses a surge in cases of the delta variant of Covid-19. The iPhone maker said the employees would get a month's notice before they rejoin work in-person, reports The Verge, citing an internal email.
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Chennai surgeon designs 3D printed heart valve
A city-based surgeon has designed and developed a unique prototype of 3D printed specialised biopolymer heart valve to replace the valves currently made with metal components (mechanical) or animal tissue (bioprosthetic).
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Facebook says it took action on 31.5 million pieces of content for hate speech in Q2
Facebook took action against 31.5 million pieces of content for hate speech in the June 2021 quarter, and the prevalence of such content on the platform declined to 5 views for every 10,000 content views globally, the social media giant said in a report. "We removed 31.
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Tesla partners with Japanese firms to build energy storage facility in Hokkaido
Tesla Inc said on Thursday it will join hands with Japanese companies to build an energy storage facility using its rechargeable battery in Hokkaido in northern Japan to help stabilise the power system in the wake of rising renewable energy use.
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TCS launches Google Cloud Garages for enterprise customers
IT services major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Thursday said it is expanding its strategic partnership with Google Cloud with the launch of Google Garages at its TCS Pace Port co-innovation and advanced research centers in Amsterdam, New York, and Tokyo.
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How remote working is 'dangerous' for some Indian businesses
While 38 per cent of respondents from India continue to be very concerned about the security risks while working remotely, globally, this figure stands at 39 per cent, according to '2021 Thales Global Data Threat Report', a commissioned study conducted by 451 Research, part of S&P Global Market Intelligence.
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Wednesday, August 18, 2021
Why 90-plus policy and rights groups from around the world have sent open letter to Apple
"Though these capabilities are intended to protect children and to reduce the spread of child sexual abuse material, we are concerned that they will be used to censor protected speech, threaten the privacy and security of people around the world, and have disastrous consequences for many children," the groups wrote in the letter, which was first reported...
Cisco's profit forecast disappoints on supply chain overhang
"Looking ahead, we expect the supply challenges and cost impacts to continue through at least the first half of our fiscal year and potentially into the second half," Chief Executive Officer Chuck Robbins said on a call with analysts.
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Why Facebook has removed 20 million-plus posts on Covid-19
Facebook Inc said it removed over three dozen pages spreading misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, after the White House called on social media firms to tighten controls on pandemic-related facts shared on their platforms.
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China says 43 apps including Tencent's WeChat illegally transferred user data
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) said on Wednesday that 43 apps, including Tencent Holdings Ltd's WeChat, were found to have illegally transferred user data, and ordered their parent companies to make rectifications.
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Baidu says it has begun mass production of 2nd-gen Kunlun AI chips
Chinese tech giant Baidu said on Wednesday it had begun mass-producing second-generation Kunlun artificial intelligence (AI) chips, as it races to become a key player in the chip industry which Beijing is trying to strengthen.
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How to download Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) on Apple iPhones and iPads
Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) has arrived on Apple iOS. Krafton, the South Korean video game developer, has announced the launch of Battlegrounds Mobile India on iOS for gaming enthusiasts in India. This means that the wait of Apple iPhone and iPad users is over. The game is now available to download and play on the Apple iOS devices in India....
Huawei will return to smartphone 'throne' despite crippling sanctions, chairman says
"Everyone knows that phone chips need advanced technology in a small size with low power consumption. Huawei can design it, but no one can help us make it: we're stuck," Huawei Chairman Guo Ping was quoted as saying in a transcript of a recent Q&A with staff seen by Reuters.
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Google fined by Russia for not deleting banned content
The penalty comes amid a wider stand-off between Russia and so-called Big Tech, with Moscow routinely fining social media giants for failing to remove banned content and seeking to compel foreign technology companies to open offices and data centres in Russia.
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How to do a bank-to-bank money transfer using Paytm
Paytm, a digital payment and shopping platform allows users to instantly transfer money from their account or wallet to anyone. Paytm users can either transfer money from their wallet to anyone’s bank account or they can do a UPI-based transaction through BHIM UPI.
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Value e-commerce in India to touch $40 billion by 2030: Report
Currently estimated at USD 4 billion, the value e-commerce market -- is expected to see rapid growth and reach USD 20 billion by 2026, and USD 40 billion by 2030, a report by Kearney said. Meanwhile, the value lifestyle retail market is expected to grow from USD 90 billion in 2019, to USD 156 billion by 2026, and touch USD 215 billion by 2030.
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Tuesday, August 17, 2021
YouTube says it does not allow Taliban-affiliated accounts
Alphabet Inc's YouTube said it has a long held policy of not allowing accounts believed to be operated by the Taliban on its site, as social media companies faced questions about how they would handle the group that fast gained control of Afghanistan.
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Here's why Afghans want to delete their digital history, evade biometrics
Thousands of Afghans struggling to ensure the physical safety of their families after the Taliban took control of the country have an additional worry: that biometric databases and their own digital history can be used to track and target them.
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HC asks Centre, Google to respond to plea of two businessmen to remove articles from Internet
The Delhi High Court Tuesday sought response of the Centre and search engine Google on a plea by two businessmen seeking to remove certain articles, relating to a criminal case lodged against them, from various online platforms.
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Monday, August 16, 2021
"Lots of officials" talking on Vodafone Idea stress, nothing has come to me: FM
Amid expectations that the government might find a solution to prevent the collapse of Vodafone Idea Ltd, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said a "lot of officials" were talking to each other but nothing has come to her.
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Facebook, telcos to extend subsea cable to four more countries
Facebook and a team of African and global telecoms companies will add four more countries to its world's largest subsea cable project, widening the build project in Africa earlier than planned, they said in a joint statement on Monday.
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Amazon Mobile Saving Days sale: Deals and discount on smartphones from Oneplus, Xiaomi, Samsung and others
If you have been waiting to purchase a new smartphone, then this may be the right time to do so. The e-commerce major Amazon has announced the Mobile Saving Days sale. Starting today, the sale will be live until August 19.. Amazon is offering deals and discounts on smartphones and accessories during the three day sale.
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Sunday, August 15, 2021
Mobile internet banned in 4 districts of Meghalaya
Curfew was imposed in Shillong and mobile internet stopped in at least four districts of Meghalaya on Sunday amid vandalism and arson over the police encounter of a top militant leader, who had surrendered, officials said.
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Trust in science increases as Covid goes on backfoot
When Jayshree Seth, corporate scientist at 3M, was appointed the company’s first ever chief science advocate in 2018, one of the first things she did was to develop a State of Science Index, based on a global survey. The results shocked her. As many as 4 out of 10 said that if science wasn’t there, life would not be any different. And 29% said they...
Researchers join hands to develop air sanitisation system
Researchers from IIT Madras, Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai and London's Queen Mary University have joined hands to develop a revolutionary air sanitisation system aimed at preventing the spread of the coronavirus and TB bacterium.
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Saturday, August 14, 2021
Partners Group to acquire Atria Convergence Technologies
Swiss private equity firm Partners Group on Saturday said it will acquire a controlling stake on behalf of its client in broadband service provider Atria Convergence Technologies (ACT). The stake will be bought at an enterprise value of nearly USD 1.
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Panel asks MHA to add cyber porn, stalking, blackmail offenders to national database
The Standing Committee on the Ministry of Home Affairs, in its latest report, has asked the Ministry to include the offenders and criminals proliferating in cyber space who are repeatedly engaged in cyber pornography, cyber blackmailing, cyber stalking or bullying in the National Database of Sexual Offenders (NDSO).
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Why some US senators are concerned about Amazon's palm print recognition system
Amazon began rolling out biometric technology at its Whole Foods stores around Seattle in April, letting shoppers pay for items with a scan of their palm. The system, called Amazon One, lets customers link a credit card to their palm print.
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Apple to only seek child abuse images flagged in multiple nations
That shift and others intended to reassure privacy advocates were detailed to reporters in an unprecedented fourth background briefing since the initial announcement eight days prior of a plan to monitor customer devices.
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Jury awards Optis and others $300 million in second patent trial against Apple
In a statement, Apple said: "Optis makes no products and its sole business is to sue companies using patents they accumulate. We will continue to defend against their attempts to extract unreasonable payments for patents they acquire."
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Friday, August 13, 2021
Independence Day 2021: How to download and send WhatsApp Stickers
India will be celebrating its 75th Independence Day on August 15 this year. And, in addition to regular calls, messages, emoticons, quotes, WhatsApp Stickers have also become one common way of wishing and greeting people on special occasions.
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HC to Centre: What was the need to introduce new IT Rules?
The Bombay High Court on Friday asked the Union government what was the need to introduce the recently notified Information Technology Rules, 2021 without superseding the existing IT Rules that came into effect in 2009.
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Twitter India chief moves to new role in US
Twitter Inc's India chief, Manish Maheshwari, will take up a new internal role in the United States, the company said on Friday, a move that comes after months of tussle between the U.S. giant and the Indian government over compliance issues.
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Samsung leader Lee Jae-yong freed on parole
Samsung leader Lee Jae-yong walked out of prison Friday a year early in a parole decision demonstrating the conglomerate's outsized influence in South Korea as well as continuing leniency for bosses who commit corporate corruption.
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New IT rules: Madras High Court grants more time to Centre for counter-affidavit
The petitions filed by Carnatic music singer T M Krishna, Digital News Publishers of India, former Editor of The Hindu, N Ram and a senior journalist sought to declare the recently notified Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, as ultra vires of the Constitution and the parent Information Technology Act,...
Thursday, August 12, 2021
China's CATL looks to raise $9 billion to expand lithium-ion battery production
As the global auto industry accelerates transformation towards electrification, CATL is supplying electric vehicle batteries to a swathe of automakers including Tesla Inc , Volkswagen AG and Geely. It is competing with Japan's Panasonic and South Korean LG Chem.
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Australian publishers accuse Facebook of unfairly taking their content
Three Australian publishers of lifestyle content say Facebook Inc used their articles on its just-launched news service after refusing to negotiate licensing deals, and that the country's tough new internet law has failed to protect them.
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Video calls on JioFiber: How to use your smartphone as a webcam for TV
The feature works for both Android as well as Apple iPhones via the JioJoin app. This eliminates the need to buy a separate webcam compatible with smart TVs.If you are thinking about how the feature works and how you can use your smartphone and smart TV to host group video calls or personal video calls on TV, follow our step-by-step guide.
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Foxconn's Q2 profit beats estimates as pandemic drives tech demand
The world's largest contract electronics maker reported April-June net profit of T$29.779 billion ($1.07 billion), up 30% from a year earlier. That compared to a Refinitiv consensus estimate of T$25.98 billion drawn from 12 analysts.
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Apple supplier Foxconn reports better-than-expected Q2 profit
Taiwan's Foxconn reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Thursday due to strong demand for technology products from clients, such as Apple Inc, as people continued to telecommute amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Accenture says affected systems restored after ransomware attack
A hacker group reportedly attacked Accenture using LockBit Ransomware and threatened to release the data. Accenture says it restored affected systems from backup, and that there was no impact on operations or clients' systems.
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Wednesday, August 11, 2021
China sends Canadian to prison for 11 years in case tied to Huawei
A Chinese court sentenced Canadian entrepreneur Michael Spavor to 11 years in prison Wednesday in a spying case that has been linked to Beijing's pressure campaign against the Canadian government over the arrest of an executive at tech giant Huawei.
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How to undo ‘hidden’ chats in WhatsApp
WhatsApp recently expanded its chat archive feature to groups. The feature, which was earlier limited to individual chats, now allows WhatsApp users to hide group chats as well. This means both individual and group chats can be archived in order to manage and organise the conversations better.
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IT ministry names Oracle as empaneled Cloud infrastructure solutions provider
Cloud major Oracle on Wednesday announced it has become an empanelment Cloud infrastructure provider with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), which certifies its Mumbai and Hyderabad Cloud regions for use by the government and public sector enterprises.
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Tuesday, August 10, 2021
Poshmark warns of marketing hit from Apple's ad tracking changes
Poshmark, which relies on social media marketing to draw in shoppers, felt the impact of Apple's new policy late in the second quarter and expects it to continue into the current quarter as well, Chief Executive Officer Manish Chandra told Reuters in a call.
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Intel fails to overturn $2.18 billion patent verdict, plans appeal
Intel said in a statement on Tuesday it was disappointed with the decision and intended to appeal. It also called for reforms to prevent "litigation investors" from using low-quality patents to extract "exorbitant" damages, saying the practice stifles innovation and hurts the economy.
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Canadian faces spy ruling as Huawei decision looms
A Canadian entrepreneur who was charged with spying after his government arrested an executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei faces a possible verdict Wednesday as Beijing steps up pressure on Canada ahead of a court ruling on whether to hand over the executive to face US criminal charges.
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Here's some 'bad news' for these Google employees working from home
Facebook and Twitter also cut pay for remote employees who move to less expensive areas, while smaller companies including Reddit and Zillow have shifted to location-agnostic pay models, citing advantages when it comes to hiring, retention and diversity.
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Digital crime on rise, MHA helps 18 states to get cyber forensic labs
With rising cyber crime cases across the country, 18 states have got state-of-the-art cyber forensic-cum-training laboratories. These laboratories, set up with the help of the Ministry of Home Affairs, have helped the law enforcement agencies in cracking thousands of cyber crime cases, including child pornography.
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Monday, August 9, 2021
Switch to online AGMs gains pace despite concerns: Report
A mass corporate switch in Europe to holding virtual annual shareholder meetings or AGMs has picked up pace this year, raising concern among investors that some companies will try to ditch the physical version permanently.
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Amazon's top Indian seller to shut shop in 2022
Amazon.com Inc and one of its biggest sellers in India, Cloudtail, have decided to end their relationship, they said on Monday, following years of allegations from brick-and-mortar retailers that the seller received preferential treatment.
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Samsung Electronics vice chairman granted parole, to leave prison on Friday
Samsung Electronics vice chairman Jay Y. Lee, in jail after convictions for bribery, embezzlement and other charges, has qualified for parole and is expected to leave prison this Friday, South Korea's justice ministry said.
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NetEase delays $1 billion Hong Kong listing of music streaming firm: Sources
NetEase Inc has delayed the $1 billion Hong Kong initial public offering of its music streaming service Cloud Village because of volatile trading in China's major tech companies, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said.
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TikTok owner ByteDance said to aim for Hong Kong IPO by early 2022
ByteDance, the world’s most valuable startup, is planning to list in either the fourth quarter of this year or in early 2022, the FT reported. The TikTok owner has been working on addressing data security concerns raised by regulators.
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Sunday, August 8, 2021
How to download your covid-19 vaccination certificate on WhatsApp
WhatsApp is one of the most widely used apps in India. The instant messaging app is easily operable by almost everyone. Therefore, as part of this digitally driven vaccination drive for Covid-19, the government of India had launched last year. Through this service, WhatsApp uses can find out nearest vaccination centres, available slots, check facts,...
How Amazon is bringing its Whole Foods-like model to More grocery stores in India
Amazon India is enabling pickups from More retail outlets for its online grocery orders. This comes at a time when the e-grocery space is witnessing intense competition among Tata-owned BigBasket, Walmart-owned Flipkart, Grofers, and Reliance Industries’ JioMart battling for bigger chunks of the market.
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Weibo pulls celeb ranking list after state media raps 'unworthy' stars
China's Twitter-like Sina Weibo said it would take down an online list that ranks celebrities by popularity after state media said social media platforms ought to rein in the promotion of celebrity culture to protect children.
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Saturday, August 7, 2021
Australia's privacy watchdog investigating Optus over 2019 breach
Optus in 2019 informed nearly 50,000 customers that it had mistakenly published their details including names, addresses and phone numbers in the White Pages directory, owned by Sensis, against their wishes, according to local media reports.
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How Apple managed to overturn $308.5 million patent infringement fine
Apple Inc persuaded a federal judge to throw out a $308.5 million jury verdict it lost to a privately-held licensing firm for infringing a patent associated with digital rights management. In a Thursday night decision, US District Judge Rodney Gilstrap said Personalized Media Communications LLC (PMC) intentionally delayed filing its application with...
Battleground Mobile India coming for iOS users soon
After the successful launch of Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) that surpassed 34 million registered users within a week after its release in the country, the game is all set to arrive on the Apple iOS platform soon, a top company executive said on Saturday.
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Friday, August 6, 2021
Cisco denies report of developing private-cloud subscription service
"We are focused on hybrid cloud tooling across public and private infrastructures. At this time we are not planning to offer a solution to specifically repatriate cloud apps and any suggestion otherwise is inaccurate," a company spokesperson said in a statement.
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Government has no plan at present to block any social media platform: MoS IT
While some users do misuse social media platforms to create hate and ill-will among people of the country, no social media platform or any other intermediary can destroy India's democracy, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha.
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Bitsz, a Made in India Crypto Exchange Starts Accepting Registrations from August 6
Disclaimer: The following press release comes to you under an arrangement with Newsvoir. PTI takes no editorial responsibility for the same.) Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India (NewsVoir) The global economy is slowly but inevitably moving towards digital ecosystem.
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Appointed permanent officers in compliance of new IT rules, Twitter tells HC
Twitter Inc Friday informed the Delhi high court that it has appointed a chief compliance officer (COO), resident grievance officer and nodal contact person on permanent basis in compliance of the new information technology (IT) rules.
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Intend to pursue 'all available avenues' to save deal with Reliance: Future Retail
In a regulatory filing, FRL said the SC judgement "addresses two limited points related to the enforceability of the EA's order and not the merits of the disputes". "The full copy of the judgement is awaited. FRL is advised that it has remedies available in law, which it will exercise," it added.
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Thursday, August 5, 2021
Supreme Court to pronounce verdict on Amazon's pleas against FRL-Reliance deal today
The verdict is keenly awaited as it is likely to deal with the legality and enforceability of an award by an Emergency Arbitrator (EA) of the foreign country here in view of the fact that the term EA is not used in the Indian Arbitration and Conciliation Act.
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Amazon Great Freedom Festival sale: Gaming headphones, mouse, keyboards and controllers selling at 45% or more discount
Amazon Great Freedom Festival sale has started. It’s Day one of the five-day-long Amazon Freedom Sale. The Amazon sale is offering online shoppers deals and discounts across categories. They can also get an extra 10% discount on SBI credit cards. For those looking to add accessories to enhance their gaming experience, there are quite a few offers....
Amazon Great Freedom Festival sale: iPhone 12, OnePlus 9R and other smartphones selling at a discount of up to Rs 11,000
Amazon Great Freedom sale has started and as part of it, the e-commerce giant is offering deals and discounts across products. When it comes to smartphones, there is a big discount across price categories. Here we have handpicked some of the popular handsets to tell you how much discount you can get on them during the Amazon Great Freedom sale
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Taiwan's Foxconn buys $90.8 million wafer plant from Macronix, eyeing EV chips
Electronics manufacturing conglomerate Foxconn, which counts giants such as Apple among its top clients, has been seeking to acquire chip plants globally as a worldwide chip shortage rattles producers of goods from cars to electronics.
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Sony posts Q1 profit jump on pandemic demand for devices and content
Sony has benefited from strong demand for its PlayStation 5 games console as people stay home, although a shortage of semiconductors, which is also affecting the likes of Apple, means it cannot produce enough consoles to meet demand.
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