Twitter's website not working for some users: Downdetector

Twitter said it was working to fix the issue.

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Australian regulator may authorise media group talks with Google, Facebook

Australia's competition watchdog said it issued draft proposals to authorise regional newspaper industry group, Country Press Australia, to negotiate with Google and Facebook for payments for news content on their platforms.

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Google introduces new defaults for education accounts

Privacy and security features to be updated for students, school-managed Google accounts

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Amazon asks for FTC head to step aside from antitrust probes

Khan has been a fierce critic of tech giants Facebook, Google and Apple, as well as Amazon. She arrived on the antitrust scene in 2017, writing an influential study titled "Amazon's Antitrust Paradox" when she was a Yale law student.

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Russia opens case against Google for breaching personal data law

Roskomnadzor said it was also waiting for Facebook and Twitter to respond to a demand that they localise similar data by July 1 or face fines, part Moscow's wider efforts to exert greater control over Big Tech.

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Tim Bernes-Lee's World Wide Web NFT sells for $5.4 million at Sotheby's

The World Wide Web NFT is considered valuable by some because blockchain authenticates that it is one-of-a-kind and has been officially created, or 'minted', by Tim Berners-Lee himself.

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Sony SRS-XB13 Bluetooth speaker review: Compact and competent

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19 Chinese consumer electronics brands banned by Amazon

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After $4.4 billion New York IPO, founders of China's Didi eye global growth

From working at a foot massage company to setting up China's biggest ride-hailing firm, Will Wei Cheng has navigated several hurdles on the path to taking Didi Global Inc public in a $4.4-billion New York float.

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Microsoft executive says US overuses secret orders for Americans' data

The United States government is overusing its secret subpoena power to routinely gather vast amounts of data on American internet users, a senior Microsoft executive said in prepared testimony to Congress released on Wednesday.

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How to use Facebook's digital wellbeing feature

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LG launches new offer, to give buyers health and wellness benefits of up to Rs 20,000

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How to manage interests in Google app

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Google risks being fined by Russia for not complying with personal data law: Regulator

The Alphabet Inc subsidiary, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment, could be fined up to 6 million roubles ($82,060) for failing to comply.

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Domains and servers of"DoubleVPN" service used by cybercriminals seized and shut down

Europol, the European police coordinating agency, said on Wednesday that police in Europe, the United States and Canada had seized the domains and servers of "DoubleVPN", a network used by criminals to hide their identity during cyber attacks.

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Flipkart sale last day: 10 new smartphones available at up to Rs 5,000 discount

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With 3D printed 'steaks', Spanish startup eyes the mass market

As demand for plant-based alternatives to meat rises, Barcelona-based startup Novameat is using its 3D printing technology to manufacture vegetarian "steaks" that it hopes will reach the mass market next year.

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'Smart cane' unveiled at MWC 2021 to help visually impaired

The device is the brain-child of Kursat Ceylan, a Turkish inventor who was born blind and had an accident three years ago that left him scarred as he struggled to navigate while pulling luggage and checking GPS directions through his smartphone.

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Apple now Google's largest corporate client for cloud storage: Report

As of May, Apple was on track to spend about $300 million on Google cloud storage services in 2021, about a 50 per cent increase year-over-year, reports The Information.

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E-commerce rules: Fight between Amazon, Flipkart vs Reliance, Tata to intensify

Foreign brokerage, Jefferies said in a note, "The proposed rules now target indirect ownership in vendors, own label, flash sales. Fight between foreign cos (Amazon, Flipkart) & Indian cos (Reliance, Tata Grp) is set to intensify".

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SC asked to intervene over bar on action against Twitter boss

The tussle, coupled with discontent over increasing regulatory scrutiny of other U.S. tech firms such as WhatsApp and Amazon, has soured the business environment in a key growth market.

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Google says it received 27,700 user complaints, removed over 59,000 content pieces in April in India

Under the new IT rules, large digital platforms - with over 5 million users - will have to publish periodic compliance reports every month, mentioning the details of complaints received and action taken thereon.

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Facebook launches newsletter product Bulletin, its Substack rival

CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the platform, which is live at Bulletin.com, and introduced some of the writers that the company has recruited in a live audio room on Facebook.

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US Justice Department says Google depositions should be in person

We wanted to let the court know that we hope to do all or most of these depositions in person, said the Justice Department's Kenneth Dintzer, noting that the three first people that he wanted to depose were in California. It is our understanding that California is re-open.

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How India can make research attractive to grads

Hari Balakrishnan, Fujitsu professor of computer science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), says engineering colleges in India should encourage more students to take up research.

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Huawei CFO says HSBC emails disprove basis for US extradition claim

CFO Meng Wanzhou's legal team said the emails and documents submitted to a Canadian court showed at least two senior HSBC leaders were aware of connections between Huawei and its Iranian subsidiary, Skycom. HSBC declined to comment.

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Google to introduce measures to curb online financial scams in UK

Google said in a blog post it will begin enforcing the new policy, which follows calls from the Financial Conduct Authority for the U.S. tech giant to vet paid promotions, from Sept. 6.

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6 things to check when you attend a walk-in Covid vaccine camp

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Realme smart TV 4K review: An affordable option

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How to share your screen during video calls on Telegram app

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How to use Clubhouse app on Windows

Steps to use Clubhouse on Windows

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Bharti to invest $500m in satellite communications company OneWeb

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Amazon Music Fest sale: Wireless audio gadgets under Rs 2,000 you may buy

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EU antitrust regulators to decide Facebook acquisition of Kustomer by Aug 2

EU antitrust regulators will decide by Aug. 2 whether to clear Facebook's acquisition of U.S. customer service startup Kustomer, a filing on the European Commission website showed.

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SoftBank leads new funding round in Gympass, valuing startup at $2.2 billion

Gympass, which makes gym memberships more accessible for corporate employees, has raised $220 million in a funding round led by existing investor SoftBank Group Corp , more than doubling the startup's valuation to $2.2 billion.

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Facebook, Google representatives depose before parliamentary panel on issue of social media misuse

The panel chaired by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor had asked the officials of the social media sites to appear in-person on the issue.

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Canon announces 14-35 ultra-wide angle zoom lens for its full frame mirrorless cameras

Canon has expanded its RF lens lineup with the launch of L308 ultra-wide angle zoom lens. The new lens joins the f/4L trinity of RF lenses -- the RF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM and RF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM lenses.

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Elon Musk set to tout Starlink progress as cost, demand hurdles linger

If the service is successful, it could vastly expand the reach of broadband internet around the world, connect Tesla vehicles, and even provide a new platform for traders and others with exotic internet needs, people familiar with the Starlink plan said.

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L&T Technology Services, Mavenir partner for 5G automation services

IT company L&T Technology Services on Tuesday announced partnership with telecom gear maker Mavenir to deliver end-to-end 5G automation services.

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Google takes down maps targeting hundreds of Thais accused of opposing king

Google took down two Google Maps documents on Monday that had listed the names and addresses of hundreds of Thai activists who were accused by royalists of opposing the monarchy, the technology company said.

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Google restores services after outage affects multiple users

Multiple users complained about an outage affecting Alphabet Inc's search engine Google as well as its streaming and email services late Monday before services were restored, according to outage monitoring website Downdetector.

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These are the 10 ‘most-downloaded apps’ on iPhones and Android phones for the first 6 months of 2021

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Realme Narzo 30 and Realme Smart TV Full HD 32-inch to go on sale today at 12pm via Flipkart

Realme Narzo 30 and Realme Smart TV Full HD 32-inch are set to go on sale today. Realme Narzo 30 comes with a starting price of Rs 12,499 and is powered by MediaTek Helio G95 octa-core processor. Realme Smart TV Full HD 32-inch has a 32-inch full HD ultra-bright display. The TV features a bezel-less design with 8.7mm thin bezels.

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Facebook hits $1 trillion market cap after judge rejects antitrust cases

Facebook shares rose more than 4% after a US judge dismissed a case that sought to force the company to sell Instagram and WhatsApp. The share price surge pushed Facebook's market capitalisation to over $1 trillion for the first time.

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White House prepares order directing agencies to consider antitrust concerns: Sources

The push to release such an order comes when House lawmakers are moving forward with sweeping antitrust legislation aimed at restraining the power of Big Tech companies such as Facebook , Alphabet's Google, Amazon.com Inc and Apple and staving off corporate consolidation.

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Uber to let office staff work up to half their time from anywhere: Source

Uber Technologies Inc will let employees work half their hours from wherever they want as part of its revamped return-to-office strategy, the transport app company plans to announce on Tuesday, according to a person familiar with the matter.

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Twitter hit with new headache in India after police complaint over controversial map

The police complaint filed by Praveen Bhati, a leader of the Bajrang Dal in Uttar Pradesh, accuses Twitter India boss Manish Maheshwari of breaching the country's IT rules as well as laws designed to prevent enmity and hatred between classes.

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Pakistan high court bans TikTok temporarily for ‘spreading immorality'

A high court in Pakistan on Monday ordered the temporary suspension of the popular Chinese video-sharing app TikTok for “spreading immorality”, three months after the country lifted a ban imposed on it.

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Google services may not be working for some users, here’s why

Multiple users complained about an outage affecting Alphabet Inc's search engine Google as well as its streaming and email services, according to outage monitoring website Downdetector.

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Flipkart Monsoon Dhamaka sale: Discounts on inverter ACs from Samsung, Voltas and others

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Adobe nixes Photoshop Sketch, Illustrator Draw

Software major Adobe has said that its Photoshop Sketch and Illustrator Draw apps will no longer vand Android from July 19.

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Renault seals electric car battery deals with Envision, Verkor

French carmaker Renault said on Monday it had sealed partnerships with China's Envision AESC and France's Verkor to produce electric car batteries in northern France.

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How to share video along with audio on Google Meet

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Samsung launches AI-powered vaccum cleaner, Jet Bot AI+

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How to disable Alexa’s ‘By the way suggestions’

steps to disable Alexa suggestions

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Mastercard buys stake in online selling platform Instamojo

Global payments technology major Mastercard has picked up an equity stake in Instamojo, a digital platform catering to small businesses and self-employed workers, for an undisclosed amount.

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How to make group video calls using Telegram: A step-by-step guide

Telegram announced plans to add group video calling to the app earlier this year. The feature is now finally rolling out to users via an update on both mobile and desktop operating systems. The desktop version, however, gets some additional functionality like selective screen sharing and more.

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Trojans made up over 90% of all pandemic-related malware: Report

Trojans pose one of the biggest threats to consumers this year, with them accounting for 90 per cent of all pandemic-related malware, a report said on Monday.

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Qualcomm expects to work with more than 30 companies on faster 5G variant

Qualcomm Inc on Monday said it expects to work with more than 30 carriers and telecommunications gear providers who have committed to using the faster variant of 5G networking technology.

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Mobile World Congress 2021 kicks off in Barcelona

A major wireless technology trade fair kicked off in Barcelona on Monday with scaled-back attendance and beefed-up health and safety measures, changes that reflect the new reality for industry conventions in the post-pandemic era.

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Flipkart Monsoon Dhamaka Sale: LED smart TVs under Rs 40,000 available at up to 52% discount

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15% lower Google Play fee for Wear OS, Android Auto integrations

Google is offering Android app developers a lowered Google Play commission rate if they agree to add deeper integration for Google platforms like WearOS and Android Auto in their apps.

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WhatsApp appoints Manesh Mahatme as Head of Payments in India

WhatsApp on Monday said it has appointed former Amazon executive Manesh Mahatme as a director to lead the growth of its payments business in India.

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Dyson Omni-glide launched at Rs 34,900, top features of the cord-free vacuum cleaner

Dyson has expanded its vacuum cleaner category in India with the launch of Dyson Omni-glide. According to the company, the device is ideal for daily cleaning and comes with compact cord free design.

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Amazfit T-Rex Pro smartwatch review: For the love of outdoors

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Be among first to preview Windows 11, how to enroll for Windows Insider Program

he operating system is now available as a part of Windows Insider Program and can be installed on any laptop or PC via Dev channel or Beta Channel. Users need to enroll into the Dev Channel for the same.

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Boat forays into personal grooming with new sub-brand

To introduce an exciting range of grooming and personal care products, lifestyle consumer tech brand boAt on Monday announced its entry into the personal grooming category with MISFIT.

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Google, Facebook summoned by Parliamentary Committee on IT on June 29

Parliament Standing Committee on Information Technology (I&T) has issued summons to Facebook India and Google India asking them to send their representatives to appear before it on Tuesday to hear their views on safeguarding citizens' rights and prevention of misuse of social online news media platforms.

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18 new games coming to Xbox Game Pass later this year

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Windows 11 will require laptops to have high-quality webcams: Report

As part of the rush of news surrounding its new operating system, Microsoft has declared that starting January 1, 2023, all new laptops running on Windows 11 will need to have a front-facing camera.

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ADIA picks up minority stake in Mobikwik at valuation of $700 million

Mobikwik is said to be working on a Rs 1,200-crore IPO, which is likely to hit the markets by September. The fintech startup was recently in the news for an alleged data breach, following which the RBI ordered a forensic audit.

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'Arrogant' US e-commerce firms flout India's laws: Piyush Goyal

Large e-commerce firms have come into India and are "very blatantly" violating Indian laws, in more ways than one, Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal says at an event.

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Thousands descend on Barcelona for reboot of MWC mobile tech show

Over 30,000 visitors from 143 countries are set to stream into the Catalan city for the three-day Mobile World Congress, or MWC, which starts on Monday - and each will have to pass through a mammoth testing area complete with 80 booths.

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Apple tells Epic judge to consider SC's NCAA decision: Report

Apple's main trial activity with Epic finished in May, with both sides now awaiting a decision from Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on the matter.

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8 things to do to keep money safe when your smartphone gets stolen

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Flipkart Monsoon Dhamaka sale: ACs and washing machines available under Rs 25,000

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Flipkart Monsoon Dhamaka sale: ACs and washing machines available under Rs 25,000

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Self-driving sensor firm Aeva Technologies adds two Apple veterans

James Reuther, who spent more than a decade at NASA before a stint at Apple overseeing new sensing technologies, has joined the company as its vice president of technology. Sawyer Cohen, who spent more than a decade at Apple and was the company's iPhone product design lead for almost five years, will be Aeva's senior director of product design.

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Reliance announces its ‘Google phone’, Microsoft’s next big update and other top tech news of the week

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How check whether your laptop, desktop is compatible with Windows 11 in few simple steps

If you aren’t sure what processor your system has or how much RAM is there on your system and still want to know whether your system will support Windows 11 or not. Microsoft has got that covered for you.

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15 popular smartphone brands that are 'dead' in India

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How to share Google Sheets in Excel format

Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel are the two most used spreadsheet programs. But what happens when a Google Sheets user sends a file to an Excel user? You might know that Google Sheets comes with an in-built export mechanism, which allows users to export a Google Sheet document to open it in Excel.

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How to link your passport number to Covid-19 vaccination certificate

Travelling abroad? You will need to get your passport linked to your vaccination certificate. Vaccination certificates have become the new mandatory requirement to travel abroad. Though so far there are no set norms globally for exemptions for vaccinated travellers and most countries have their own rules, one thing is clear: No vaccination, no international travel. So this makes it as important for those planning a trip abroad to link their passports to the vaccine certificate as to get the vaccination.

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Tesla 'recalls' vehicles in China for online software update

Chinese regulators said on Saturday Tesla Inc would 'recall' nearly 3 lakh China-made and imported Model 3 and Model Y cars for an online software update related to assisted driving, with owners not required to return their vehicles. The remote online software 'recall' - a first for Tesla cars built in China - covers 249,855 China-made Model 3 and Model Y cars, and 35,665 imported Model 3 sedans.

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Thane civic app wins Centre's award

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Flipkart Monsoon Dhamaka sale: Get up to Rs 10,000 discount on these microwave oven, water purifier, induction cooktop, air fryer and more

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India's IT exports may witness double-digit growth in FY22: Report

As Indian IT majors adapt to the post-Covid business dynamics and spend heavily on several aspects, IT exports from the country are expected to witnessed a healthy double-digit growth in the ongoing financial year, according to a report prepared by Kotak Institutional Equities.

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Microsoft says new breach discovered in probe of suspected SolarWinds hackers

The company said it had found the compromise during its response to hacks by a team it identifies as responsible for earlier major breaches at SolarWinds and Microsoft.

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Telegram is adding another feature to counter WhatsApp

With the latest version of Telegram's iOS, Android and desktop apps, encrypted messaging app Telegram users can turn their group voice chats into video conference calls.

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Twitter may soon let you connect your Google Account

Micro-blogging site Twitter is working to make it possible to sign in to your account through a connected Google Account.

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ET or not: US intelligence report has no answers on 144 UFO sightings

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Pharmeasy to acquire diagnostics chain Thyrocare in a deal worth over Rs 6,300 crore

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How to fix and Image’s position in Google Docs

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Amazon buys Wickr, encrypted chat app used by government agencies

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How to turn off activity status on Facebook on your smartphone

steps to turn off activity status on Facebook

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45% of all smartphones to be sold in 2022 to have OLED display: Report

Nearly half of all smartphones that will be sold in 2022 will feature an OLED panel, a new report has revealed.

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Flipkart Monsoon Dhamaka Sale: ACs and coolers from Voltas, Samsung, Cromptom and others at up to Rs 29,000 discount

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Electric wave: EVs to dominate sales 5 years sooner than expected

Accordingly, EY deployed its 'Mobility Lens Forecaster', an artificial intelligence (AI) powered forecast modelling tool that provides an outlook for the supply and demand of mobility products and services through 2050 to derive these results. The latest predictions show that by 2028 EV sales in Europe will surpass those of other powertrains, a trend that will be repeated in China by 2033 and in the US by 2036.

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Facebook rejects talks with Australia publisher, may test online law

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

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Social media cos unable to curb Covid-related misinformation: Report

Social media companies such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube are not doing enough to stop the spread of misinformation about Covid-19 on their platforms, a new report has found.

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Google adds VPN to iPhones using Google Fi plans

Google has announced that iPhone users on any of its Google Fi phone plans will now automatically get a built-in VPN service.

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Canada court rejects Huawei CFO push for publication ban on new evidence in U.S. extradition case

USA-HUAWEI TECH/CANADA (PIX)Canada court rejects Huawei CFO push for publication ban on new evidence in U.S. extradition case

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Learn to learn; the value of a degree is vanishing

Rajendra Pawar, chairman of the NIIT Group, says earlier if you learnt, say, cement technology of a certain type, the technology would last some 40 years, and what you learnt in college and in the first few years of working would be enough to see you through your entire career. But now, he says, technology is changing extremely fast and you might live up to 100 years. “So imagine the number of times you will have to make changes in your life. Lifelong learning is the rule of the game,” says the co-founder of the group that pioneered IT skilling in India.

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Data is allowing creation of amazing new business models

One in two enterprises have made data a key strategic goal for their organisations, Subrahmanyam KVJ, director of Capgemini Invent India – the consulting, digital innovation and transformation unit of the French IT company – said at the Times Techies webinar last week on `Building a data first enterprise in the digital economy’.

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UK regulator opens formal probe into Amazon, Google over fake reviews

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

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HP says it is Windows 11 ready

HP on Friday announced that its currently shipping portfolio of Windows-based PCs are expected to be upgradeable to Windows 11 when available later this year.

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Google tests feature to warn users if search results not reliable

Tech giant Google has started testing a new feature to notify people when they search for a topic that may have unreliable results, media reports said.

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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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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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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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11 ways your computer will change with Windows 11 update

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Senior Japanese lawmaker accuses Toshiba activists of short-termism

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Microsoft's biggest update after 6 years is here, Windows 11

Microsoft has unveiled the next generation of its Windows software, called Windows 11, that has a new Start Menu and other features. The newest version of Microsoft's flagship operating system announced Thursday will be a successor to today's Windows 10, which the company introduced in 2015.

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Volvo's electric XC90 SUV to include lidar as standard equipment next year

Self-driving car sensor startup Luminar Technologies Inc will supply Volvo Cars with its Iris lidar and Sentinel software in combination with software from Volvo in the electric XC90 SUV that will be built in South Carolina and go on sale in 2022, the companies said.

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Google delays phasing out Chrome browser tech that tracks you

Google says it's delaying plans to phase out Chrome browser technology that tracks users for ad purposes because it needs more time to develop a replacement system.

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Window 11 launch event updates: Microsoft to launch its next big update for the PC

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US panel approves five antitrust bills, three of them aimed at Big Tech

The US House of Representatives Judiciary Committee approved five antitrust bills, three of them aimed at Big Tech, and will take up the last and most aggressive proposed legislation on Thursday, a bill that could require platforms to sell off lines of business.

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How Apple plans to make its physical stores more popular

Apple Inc is expanding retail operations as the United States emerges from the pandemic, betting that a combination of strategies developed before and during COVID-19 will make its stores more popular than ever, its retail chief told Reuters.

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US is allowing some H-1B visa seekers to re-submit their applications

Some foreign guest workers in the US will be able to re-submit their applications for the H1-B visa, the most sought-after non-immigrant visa among Indian IT professionals.

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Reliance JioPhone Next: All details of 'most affordable' 4G Android phone

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Amazon Web Services expands partnership with Salesforce

Amazon Web Services on Thursday expanded its partnership with Salesforce making it easy for users to use the full set of Salesforce and AWS capabilities together to quickly build and deploy powerful new business applications that accelerate digital transformation.

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Realme Narzo 30 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 10: How the two budget phones under Rs 15,000 compare

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Saudi Aramco chairman to join Reliance Industries board

Reliance Industries Ltd said on Thursday Saudi Aramco chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan will join the Indian conglomerate's board. Reliance had announced a sale of a 20% stake in its oil-to-chemicals business for $15 billion in 2019 to Aramco, the world's top oil exporting firm.

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Twitter integrates Razorpay with Tip Jar to send, receive money

After introducing Tip Jar that allows people to send and receive support with cash gifts, Twitter on Thursday said that it is adding an Indian payment gateway, Razorpay, as an additional payment provider to it.

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Apple launches limited Search Ads in mainland China

Apple's advertising platform Apple Search Ads is now available in mainland China, but advertisers may have to gain state approval and licenses before using it on the App Store, the media reported.

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Visa to buy open banking platform Tink for $2.15 billion

The total financial consideration of 1.8 billion euros included cash and retention incentives, the company said.

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Deutsche Bank partners with Oracle to simplify its IT systems, cut costs

Oracle is planning to transfer platforms of some of Deutsche Bank's core functions such as payments, trading and risk management to one system, promising smooth operation and regular updates, the two groups said on Thursday.

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Elon Musk says Starlink to go public once cash flow is more predictable

Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk will list SpaceX's space internet venture, Starlink, when its cash flow is reasonably predictable, the billionaire entrepreneur said.

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Plea in Kerala High Court seeks ban on WhatsApp

The petitioner said the app has approached the Delhi High Court claiming it is not amenable to the newly introduced IT rules because it cannot trace the origin of the messages due to its end-to-end encryption policy.

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Google removes Bolo Indya from Playstore on copyright complaint from T-Series

Google has removed indigenous social media app Bolo Indya from Playstore on a copyright complaint made by music company T-Series.

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Google drops engineering residency after protests over 'inequities'

Google confirmed it was replacing the Engineering Residency with a new initiative, saying it is "always evaluating programs to ensure they evolve and adapt over time to meet the needs of our employees."

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Focusing on providing reliability to customers: Amazon India

Popular product categories for Amazon Prime members in the region include apparel, beauty, home and kitchen products, wireless accessories, books, and grocery products, to name a few, Subbu said.

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Amazon restores services after multiple users face outage

Multiple users experienced a brief outage at Amazon.com Inc's platforms including Alexa and Prime Video before services were restored, according to outage monitoring website Downdetector.

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7 smartphones from Xiaomi, Realme, Vivo and others that you will have to pay more for now

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Self-driving startup WeRide deepens ties with Nissan, raises $310 million

WeRide, led by founder Tony Han, is pursuing what is known in the auto industry as a level 4 autonomous standard, in which the vehicle can handle all aspects of driving in most circumstances with no human intervention.

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DoT further liberalises norms for Other Service Providers

In a boost to the BPO sector in the country, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on Wednesday further liberalised the guidelines for Other Service Providers (OSPs).

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Microsoft to end expanded Cyberpunk 2077 refund policy in July

Microsoft is ending an expanded refund policy on July 6 that the company implemented for Cyberpunk 2077 following its buggy launch in December 2020.

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Warren Buffett has resigned from Gates Foundation

The announcement comes weeks after Bill and Melinda Gates announced that they were divorcing after 27 years of marriage but would continue to jointly run the foundation, one of the largest charitable foundations in the world.

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EA buys 'Golf Clash' creator Playdemic for $1.4 billion

Electronic Arts said on Wednesday it had bought Playdemic Ltd, the mobile games studio responsible for "Golf Clash", for $1.4 billion in cash, in a bid to bolster its mobile gaming portfolio.

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How to share tweets on Instagram Stories on iPhones

Steps to share tweets on Instagram Stories

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Twitter allows iPhone users to share tweets directly on Instagram Stories: Here’s how to do it

Social networking website Twitter has rolled out the support to share tweets to Instagram Stories directly but only for iOS users. The functionality was announced by the company via a tweet where it said, "pls stop posting screenshots of Tweets on IG Stories. you can now share Tweets directly on iOS. - management "

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Tesla opens first charging station in China with energy storage facilities

The charging station in Lhasa city will generate power from sunlight and store it in the energy storage facilities for electric vehicles to charge, the company said in a Weibo post

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Microsoft becomes second US firm to pass $2 trillion market cap

Tech giant Microsoft reached a $2 trillion market capitalisation in trading, joining a small group of global companies that have crossed that threshold -- including Apple.

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Foxconn is offering 'record-high' signing bonuses to new recruits, here's why

Apple's largest manufacturing partner Foxconn is offering "record-high" signing bonuses in an effort to recruit workers for iPhone 13 production over the next few months, the media reported.

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Google likely to soon face antitrust claims over Play store from US states: Sources

The anticipated lawsuit follows complaints from app developers about Google's management of its Play Store for Android devices, according to one source. The lawsuit has been in the works since last year and has already been delayed, but seems close again, the sources said.

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Amazon sees Prime Day sales boost amid supply chain snags

Amazon.com Inc's Prime Day saw strong online sales growth in the United States even as supply chain snafus and a robust spending appetite limited the level of discounts on popular products like electronics.

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India e-commerce rules cast cloud over Amazon, Walmart and local rivals

India's Ministry of Consumer Affairs outlined plans on Monday which include limiting "flash sales" by online retailers, reining in a private label push, compelling them to appoint compliance officers and impose a "fall-back liability" if a seller is negligent.

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9 apps you should not use while registering for Covid vaccine

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Tinder and Bumble: Dating apps say sex isn't everything in a post-Covid world

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Tide is making the first-ever detergent for space; P&G working on a washing machine

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Facebook is taking Shops to WhatsApp in several countries across the globe

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CyberPeace Foundation and WhatsApp launch second edition of online safety programme for students: To add new states and more

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MWC 2021: Intel showcases how its solutions are helping Reliance Jio, Deutsche Telekom and others

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Japan police probe Uber Eats for suspected breach of immigration law

Japanese police filed a notice of investigation against the local office of food delivery service Uber Eats for suspected breach of immigration law.

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Swedish court upholds ban on Huawei selling 5G network gear

In October, Swedish telecom regulator PTS unexpectedly banned Huawei supplying 5G equipment to Swedish mobile firms due to security concerns, a decision that the Chinese company challenged in the court.

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Cybersecurity firm Transmit Security raises $543 million in early funding round

The funds bring Transmit's valuation to close to $3 billion, with the round led by Insight Partners and General Atlantic, with additional investment from Cyberstarts, Geodesic, SYN Ventures, Vintage, and Artisanal Ventures.

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How to share Google One storage with your family

Steps to share Google One storage with your family

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Reliance Industries' chatbot for 44th AGM goes live, how it works and all that shareholders can do with it

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How to protect your Google Search History with a Password

Steps to set password on your Google Search History

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Wipro Lighting partners Siemens' Enlighted to provide IoT-based solutions for workplaces

Wipro Lighting on Tuesday announced to partner Enlighted, a Siemens group firm, to provide an internet of things (IoT)-based solution for commercial buildings and make workplaces smarter.

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EU launches fresh investigation into Google's conduct in digital ad tech sector

European Union regulators have launched a fresh antitrust investigation of Google, this time over whether the US tech giant is stifling competition in digital advertising technology.

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India has 356 million mobile video viewers: Report

With video emerging as the most preferred form of content over the last few years, a new report on Tuesday revealed that there are 356 million mobile video viewers in India.

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How to delete a service linked to your Google Account

Google accounts have become the most common method for login into any service or app. In fact, most apps and services today offer the option to sign in using your Google Account and given the convenience, we tend to take that option almost always.

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What's happening with Tesla's $7 billion German 'gigafactory'?

Tesla has already pushed back the expected opening to late 2021. Yet the environmental agency in Brandenburg, the state where the 5.8 billion euro ($6.9 billion) plant is being built, has still not given final approval - meaning a further delay cannot be ruled out, even into 2022.

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EU top court hands win to YouTube in user copyright fight

The case marks the latest development in a long-running battle between Europe's $1 trillion creative industry and online platforms

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TikTok 'Jumps' to let creators add mini apps to videos

Short video-making app TikTok has announced a new feature called Jumps that will let creators embed mini apps to their videos. Jumps can be built by third-party providers after being approved by the Chinese company.

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Boat Rockerz 330 review: Come for the looks, stay for the battery

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iCloud users continue to be plagued by calendar spam: Report

Despite previous attempts to put the situation at rest, some iCloud users continue to experience spam calendar invitations, causing their calendars to be filled with random events.

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Chipmaker GlobalFoundries to spend $6 billion to expand capacity in US, Germany and Singapore

Chipmaker GlobalFoundries said on Tuesday it will spend $6 billion to expand capacity at its factories in Singapore, Germany and the United States amid a chip shortage that is hurting automakers and electronics firms globally.

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How to remove your Google account from a lost device

How to log out of google account on a lost device

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How to remove passwords from PDF files

Guide to remove passwords from PDF Files

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US Commerce Department rescinds TikTok, WeChat prohibited transactions list

The withdrawals came after President Joe Biden earlier this month withdrew a series of Trump-era executive orders that sought to ban new downloads of Tencent-owned WeChat and TikTok, and ordered a Commerce Department review of security concerns posed by those apps and others.

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SpaceX's Starlink expects it can provide global coverage around September

Starlink, which has said it plans to deploy 12,000 satellites in total at a cost of roughly $10 billion, currently offers beta services in 11 countries, Shotwel said.

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Tesla to hold AI Day in "about a month" for hiring: Elon Musk

"Looking at holding Tesla AI Day in about a month or so. Will go over progress with Tesla AI software & hardware, both training & inference. Purpose is recruiting," Musk tweeted on Monday.

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Flipkart tells court it offers lower fee if sellers cut prices

Flipkart and Amazon are in a court battle against the Competition Commission of India's (CCI) bid to restart an investigation into their business practices, after a judge in early June dismissed the companies' pleas.

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IT ministry may issue FAQs on new social media rules in 1-2 weeks

The IT ministry is likely to issue FAQs pertaining to the new intermediary rules in the next 1-2 weeks, a source said. The frequently asked questions (FAQs) would touch upon various aspects of the rules, including the measures, how the norms would benefit users, and any other clarification that stakeholders may have. The FAQs are likely to be issued in 1-2 weeks, said sources.

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5 ‘top-selling’ true wireless headphones in India: Guide on what works and may not for buyers

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EU privacy watchdogs call for ban on facial recognition in public spaces

Europe's two privacy watchdogs teamed up on Monday to call for a ban on the use of facial recognition in public spaces, going against draft European Union rules which would allow the technology to be used for public security reasons.

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Intel partners with Reliance Jio, to work on 5G network technology

Intel Corp on Monday said it will work with India's Reliance Jio to develop 5G networking technology.

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Yellow Messenger rebrands to yellow.ai, launches AI-powered voice bots

Yellow Messenger said it has rebranded itself as Yellow.ai and launched voice AI bots to expand its product suite aimed at delivering total customer experience automation. The company has seen significant growth in revenues and booked USD 16 million in ARR (annual recurring revenue), Raghu Ravinutala, co-founder and CEO of Yellow.ai, told.

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German union calls for Amazon workers to strike on 'Prime Day'

Germany is Amazon's biggest market after the United States, and the Verdi union has been organising strikes at Amazon in the country since 2013 to protest low pay and poor conditions

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German antitrust watchdog launches proceedings against Apple

An Apple spokesperson said the company's App Store have given German developers of all sizes the same opportunity.

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Facebook, WhatsApp urge HC to stay CCI notice in privacy policy matter

​​​​A vacation bench of justices Anup Jairam Bhambhani and Jasmeet Singh said it will pass an order on the application filed by Facebook and WhatsApp against a CCI probe into WhatsApp's contentious privacy policy.

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HCL Tech appoints leadership team in South Korea, Vietnam & Taiwan

"HCL will lean in with its industry leading Engineering and R&D services into these markets. These regions will be led by Sanjay Gupta who is a corporate officer at HCL Technologies," he said in a statement.

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Amazon, Apple most valuable brands but China's rising: Survey

​​Amazon, founded in 1994 by Jeff Bezos, remained the world's most valuable brand with an estimated value of $684 billion, followed by Apple, founded in 1976, at $612 billion and Google at $458 billion, Kantar said.

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Prosus reports earnings boost from Tencent stake

Prosus NV , the international investment arm of South Africa's Naspers, reported a better than expected net profit of $7.45 billion for 2021 on Monday, driven by strong returns from its big stake in Chinese software giant Tencent.

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Honeywell launches authentication tech to prevent counterfeit pharma drugs

With rising demand for vaccines, there is concern that fake vaccines could find their way into circulation.

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5 fitness bands from Xiaomi, Oppo and others to help you do yoga asanas

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Industry growth to largely be led by next-gen technologies, services: Wipro CEO

IT industry's growth will largely be led by next-generation technologies and services with areas like data, cloud and cybersecurity expected to see huge incremental growth, Wipro CEO Theirry Delaporte said.

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Axiata, Telenor merge mobile operations in Malaysia in $16 billion deal

Malaysian telecoms firm Axiata Group Bhd and Norway's Telenor ASA sealed an agreement to merge their mobile operations in Malaysia in a $15.8 billion deal, forming a new market leader in the competitive Southeast Asian nation.

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Apple iPhone users can soon forward WhatsApp sticker packs

According to a latest report by WaBetaInfo, the instant messaging app has rolled out a new feature for iOS beta users. It will allow users to quickly forward official WhatsApp sticker packs to other users.

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International Day of Yoga 2021: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches mYoga app

On the occasion of International Day of Yoga, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced the mYoga app in collaboration with World Health Organisation (WHO). This app comes preloaded with many yoga training videos that are based on common yoga protocol and in multiple languages

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A possible Saudi Aramco appointment on Reliance board triggers buzz over $15 billion deal

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani had in August 2019 announced talks for the sale of a 20 per cent stake in the oil-to-chemicals (O2C) business, which comprises its twin oil refineries at Jamnagar in Gujarat and petrochemical assets, to the world's largest oil exporter.

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Great demand for products made in Punjab, Haryana: Amazon

The region is home to thousands of manufacturers and exports businesses across categories like apparel, hosiery, sports goods among others.

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Public Wi-fi available at all 15 railway stations of Kashmir Valley

The 15 stations in the Kashmir Valley are Baramula, Hamre, Pattan, Mazhom, Budgam, Srinagar, Pampore, Kakapora, Avantipura, Panzgam, Bijbehara, Anantnag, Sadura, Qazigund and Banihal, which spread out in the four districts of Srinagar, Budgaon, Banihal and Qazigund.

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India sees surge in AI-enabled automated customer service agents

Automated customer service agents became the top Artificial Intelligence (AI) use case for the Indian organisations in 2020 as the Covid-19 pandemic kept millions at home and face-to-face interactions diminished across industries, according to a new report.

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Demand for talent will be key dependency for growth amid rapid shift to digital: Rishad Premji

The former Nasscom chairman noted that technology is often at the forefront of economic recovery, but especially now, as the pandemic precipitated structural changes across industries and challenged established ways of working.

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Air conditioners and coolers from Samsung, Voltas, Thomson and others launched recently

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Researchers developing new low-cost Covid test that will use saliva only

It was inspired by the glucose test strips used to check blood sugar levels in diabetics.

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Father’s Day 2021: How to download and send Stickers, GIFs on WhatsApp and Signal

On this Father's Day, you can send stickers on instant messaging platforms like WhatsApp, Signal and Telegram.

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Do earphones hurt your ears? Find out here

Experts say anything below 80 decibel levels is good and safe. But how do you check the decibel levels on your smartphone or laptops? We tell you how

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What's new in Android, Satya Nadella’s big ‘promotion’ and more

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8 things to keep in mind when buying a laptop for online classes

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Google searches for new measure of skin tones to curb bias in products

Alphabet Inc's Google told Reuters this week it is developing an alternative to the industry standard method for classifying skin tones, which a growing chorus of technology researchers and dermatologists says is inadequate for assessing whether products are biased against people of color.

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Apple releases updates for iMovie, Final Cut Pro

The most visual change is iMovie, which has now been updated to version 10.2.4. It now adds 16 new backgrounds, a mixture of solid and textured images, which can be used within videos, AppleInsider reported.

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Tech hiring rebounds in May; overall job market still weak, says report

There was a 2 per cent decline in the overall number of new job posts in May on the SCIKEY Market Network, a job site, including in sectors like banking with a dip of 12 per cent, retail 16 per cent and FMCG 12 per cent, while there was a growth of 5 per cent in the insurance sector.

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New Indian IT Rules do not conform with international norms: UN Special Rapporteurs

The observations were made in Mandates of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression; the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association and the Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy.

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BharatPe in talks to raise $250 million led by Tiger Capital: Report

Fintech major BharatPe, that hit a new high with 106 million monthly transactions in UPI in March this year, is reportedly raising nearly $250 million in its next funding round led by Tiger Global.

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Wipro may have some 'good news' for its junior staff

IT services major Wipro on Friday said it will give wage hikes to junior employees with effect from September 1, 2021. As announced earlier, all eligible employees above band C1 (managers and above) will receive pay hikes effective June 1, it added.

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Reliance Jio adds over 79 lakh mobile subscribers in March: Trai data

According to the monthly subscriber data by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), the total number of telephone subscribers in India increased to 120.1 crore at the end of March 2021, a monthly growth rate of 1.12 per cent.

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Rule of land supreme, not your policy: Parliamentary panel on information technology to Twitter

According to sources, members of the Parliamentary Panel on Information Technology also asked Twitter why it should not be fined as it has been found "violating" rules of the country.

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Appeals court upholds FCC subsidy ban for Huawei purchases

A federal appeals court refused Friday to hear Chinese tech giant Huawei's request to throw out a rule used to bar rural phone carriers on national security grounds from using government funds to purchase its equipment.

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Joker 'virus' continues to haunt Google, found in these 8 Android apps

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India's online casual gaming segment to grow at 29% CAGR

The online casual gaming segment in India is projected to grow at 29 per cent Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) during FY21-25 to reach Rs 169 billion, according to a report by KPMG in India.

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Vietnam introduces nationwide code of conduct for social media

The code prohibits posts which violate the law and "affect the interests of the state" and applies to state organisations, social media companies, and all their users in Vietnam.

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Facebook's 'Neighborhoods' faces crowded niche market, profiling concerns

Neighborhoods users are prompted to introduce themselves, log interests and answer ice-breaker questions

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Sony announces PS5 beta programme

As Sony is working on a major update for later this year, the company has announced that it is opening a beta programme for PS5 system software.

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How to activate Google chat on smartphones

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Twitter India deposes before parliamentary panel over preventing social media misuse

The development comes at a time when Twitter may have lost its social media intermediary status for not complying with India's revised IT rules that came into effect on May 26.

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Maruti launches 'Mobility Challenge' for startups

Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) on Friday said it has launched a programme to explore new-age mobility technologies and help growth-stage startups scale up their business.

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EU antitrust regulators to open probe into Google's adtech business by year-end: Sources

EU antitrust regulators are set to open another front against Alphabet unit Google by launching a formal investigation into its digital advertising practices, said people familiar with the matter, with the move likely to come before the end of the year.

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Bolo Indya partners ministry of Ayush to drive mass awareness on Ayurveda and Yoga

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Adevinta, eBay clear final hurdle in $13 billion advertising tie-up

Under a deal struck last year, Adevinta will acquire eBay's Classifieds Group in return for $2.5 billion in cash and 540 million shares, valuing the transaction at around $13 billion at current stock market prices.

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Quick Heal detects 8 new apps infected by Joker spyware on Google Play Store

These include Auxiliary Message, Fast Magic SMS, Free CamScanner, Super Message, Element Scanner, Go Messages, Travel Wallpapers, and Super SMS.

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OnePlus ropes in Jasprit Bumrah as brand ambassador for wearables

Premium smartphone brand OnePlus on Friday said it has roped in cricketer Jasprit Bumrah as the brand ambassador for its wearables category. "The partnership with Bumrah reiterates the brand philosophy of 'Never Settle' and the company's pursuit towards perfection.

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How to book Covid-19 vaccine appointment using Paytm

Wondering how to book a vaccine slot using the Paytm app? Follow our step-by-step guide:

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Microsoft introducing front row layout in Teams

Microsoft is going to introduce a new front seat layout for users of its collaboration app Teams that will give hybrid work a new meaning.

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US FCC votes to advance proposed ban on Huawei, ZTE equipment approvals

Under proposed rules that won initial approval, the FCC could also revoke prior equipment authorizations issued to Chinese companies.

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Chinese apps could face subpoenas or bans under Joe Biden order: Sources

The U.S. Department of Commerce may issue subpoenas to collect information about certain smartphone, tablet and desktop computer software applications. Then the agency may negotiate conditions for their use in the United States or ban the apps, according to people familiar with the matter.

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US House panel to vote on bills targeting Big Tech next week

The U.S. House Judiciary Committee will vote on Wednesday on a package of six antitrust bills, including several targeting the market power of Big Tech, the panel said on Thursday.

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Apple awards grants for computer chip courses to historically Black schools

Apple Inc said it will give $5 million to four historically Black universities to help expand their engineering programs for designing the chips that power electronic devices.

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Google's cloud taps AMD for new service as chip wars heat up

Cloud computing providers such as Google, Amazon.com Inc and Microsoft Corp are some of the biggest buyers of data center chips. They build services on top of the chips to rent the computing power out to millions of customers.

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Satya Nadella, Sundar Pichai boost Indian tech prowess on world map

With Microsoft now electing CEO Satya Nadella as also the Chairman -- a first in two decades after the legendary Bill Gates, who has now retired from both the positions -- the Pichai-Nadella duo is now the flag bearer of a talent powerhouse, as new faces join the high-profile league of businesses led by Indian-origin tech honchos.

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How to be a drone pilot in India: Courses, fees, license and all details you need to know

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ByteDance founder tells staff he's shifting away from his daily work as CEO

In May, Zhang unexpectedly announced that he will step down as CEO of the TikTok owner amid Chinese' regulators' tightened scrutiny of the country's biggest technology firms.

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Blowhorn develops real-time tracking platform for timely delivery of medical aid

Logistics firm Blowhorn on Thursday said it has developed a real-time tracking platform to aid the fight against COVID-19 in the national capital by ensuring timely delivery of life-saving medical equipment like oxygen concentrators to hospitals and patients.

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eCourts project has made legal system more inclusive: Prasad

The eCourts project has brought a digital revolution in the legal system, making it more inclusive and accessible for the citizens, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Thursday.

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Technology helps disabled student play the harp with her eyes

Alexandra Kerlidou sits in her wheelchair on stage in Athens. With only the shift of her eyes across a computer screen, the 21-year-old fills the air with harp music.

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Google Cloud VMware Engine now available in India

Google Cloud VMware Engine is now available in India for enterprises looking to migrate their VMware environments to the cloud and advance their digital transformation journeys, the company announced on Thursday.

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Canon develops 'smile recognition' technology for employees

Canon has come up with a new AI-enabled 'smile recognition' technology through which AI cameras in the offices of its Chinese subsidiary Canon Information Technology only lets smiling workers enter rooms or book meetings.

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IKEA launches ecommerce service and mobile shopping app in Bengaluru

Swedish home furnishing retailer IKEA announced on Thursday the launch of its eCommerce services and mobile shopping app in Bengaluru. There will be over 8,000 home furnishing products and solutions to choose from, it said in a statement.

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Internet outages hit Australian lenders, central bank

Australia's central bank, the postal service and several commercial lenders as well as other companies grappled with internet outages on Thursday, disrupting customer services and financial transactions.

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Google to set up 80 oxygen plants and upskill rural health workers, announces Rs 113 crore grant

Google.org will support procurement and installation of about 80 oxygen generation plants in healthcare facilities in high-need and rural locations with new grants of about Rs 90 crore (USD 12.5 million) to GiveIndia and about Rs 18.5 crore (USD 2.5 million) to PATH.

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Walmart's Flipkart challenges India court order on antitrust probe

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) launched an investigation in January last year following a complaint alleging that Flipkart and Amazon.com Inc promoted select sellers on their e-commerce platforms and used deep discounts to stifle competition.

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Most new-age Indian cos use React for web development

HTML, CSS and JavaScript have long been core to web development and user interfaces. HTML is what is known as a markup language, and helps to lay out the skeleton of the web page – like, here’s the header, here the text, here a sidebar. CSS is what is known as a style sheet language, and helps to add style – such as, fonts, colours, spacing – to the web elements. And JavaScript is a programming language that enables interactions between webpages and the user, like the search bar or when you fill a form and submit it.

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Qualcomm’s Durga Malladi has over 500 patents

Malladi did BS from IIT Madras, and then did a PhD from the University of California in adaptive signal processing. He joined Qualcomm immediately after. Over the past 24 years, he has headed many departments. He is now on the business side, but technology, he says, remains his first love.

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NetApp's flagship data management software is built in India

Data management major NetApp, like many other tech companies, envisions a world where customers focus on what they do best and leave the computer business to tech geeks. To bring this dream alive, one of its major initiatives has been the data management software called ONTAP, which is practically NetApp’s operating system. It’s very popular with NetApp's customers globally as it helps them seamlessly switch between different cloud providers. The latest version of it, ONTAP 9, has been developed principally by the company’s R&D team in Bengaluru.

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Tim Cook says proposed EU tech rules threaten security of Apple iPhones

Apple boss Tim Cook took aim at proposed European rules aimed at curbing the power of U.S. tech giants, saying they could pose security and privacy risks to iPhones

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Google may face shareholder lawsuit claiming it hid security risks

A US appeals court revived a lawsuit in which shareholders of Google parent Alphabet Inc accused Google of misleading them by concealing security vulnerabilities, including in its Google+ social network. Google later admitted that the data had been exposed, and drew criticism from Congress for concealing security shortfalls.

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Alphabet's Waymo raises $2.5 billion in funding round

Waymo, which was formed in 2009 as a project within Alphabet's Google unit, is widely considered the leader in developing self-driving technology

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Government slams Twitter for not complying with new IT rules

India's technology minister said that Twitter Inc had deliberately defied and failed to comply with the country's new IT rules, which became effective in late May.

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Clubhouse expands Creator First programme to India

Clubhouse said it is expanding Clubhouse Creator First programme to India as the audio-only social media app looks to provide creators on the platform tools and resources to help take their ideas and creativity to a larger audience.

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Security flaw found in 2G mobile data encryption standard

Cybersecurity researchers in Europe say they have discovered a flaw in an encryption algorithm used by cellphones that may have allowed attackers to eavesdrop on some data traffic for more than two decades.

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Satya Nadella gets more power, appointed as Microsoft chairman

India-born Satya Nadella, who replaced Steve Ballmer as Microsoft CEO in 2014, has been instrumental in scaling up the Redmond, Washington-based company's business including billion-dollar acquisitions like LinkedIn, Nuance and ZeniMax.

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Reliance JioFiber, Airtel, BSNL or TataSky: Detailed comparison of the top broadband internet plans

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Smartphone shipments in China slump 30.8% year-on-year in May: Report

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Software testing firm BrowserStack joins unicorn club after $200 million funding round

Cloud-based software testing platform BrowserStack said on Wednesday it raised $200 million in a funding round that valued the company at $4 billion, joining the unicorn club for startups.

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IT companies may slash 3 million jobs by 2022 due to automation, claims report

According to the report, faster automation is driven by the shrinking talent pool of high-skilled jobs in developing economies, the need for which will only jump, but the global high-skill talent pool is shrinking and exposing outmoded immigration systems.

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EdTech firm Applyboard to expand India operations, leverage $300 million funding

Canada-based edutech firm Applyboard plans to leverage part of USD 300 million fund it raised in series D round to expand its team in India by three-folds to around 900 employees in two years, a senior official of the company said on Wednesday.

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Alphabet's Waymo raises $2.5 billion in funding round

Waymo, which was formed in 2009 as a project within Alphabet's Google unit, is widely considered the leader in developing self-driving technology

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Google rolls out 7 new features for Android smartphone users

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How to enable Google Voice Access on your Android device

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Hackers who targeted US, Korean firms uncovered, says Ukrainian police

Ukrainian police said on Wednesday they had uncovered a group of hackers who had carried out ransomware attacks on foreign companies and universities between 2019 and 2021.

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Apple criticised for censoring LGBTQ+ apps on its store

Apple is facing criticism for removing LGBTQ+ applications from the App Store in 152 countries around the world.

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Google Pay adds more Indian banks for user payments through digital token

Google Pay on Wedensday announced to expand its cards tokenisation feature in collaboration with Visa with new banks that enables users to make debit or credit card payments through a secure digital token attached to their phone.

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Larsen & Toubro Infotech to acquire Cuelogic for $8.4 million

Founded in 2010, Cuelogic has built capabilities in digital engineering, and primarily focuses on developing cloud native web and mobile applications, modernisation, and runs innovation lab as a service for its clients in the USA and India, an LTI statement said.

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How to enable automatic email forwarding from Outlook to Gmail

Steps to enable automatic forwarding of emails from Outlook to Gmail and vice-versa

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Facebook pushes for online safety of children with new initiative

The initiative 'Report it, don't share it' is in collaboration with civil society organisations like Aarambh India Initiative, Cyber Peace Foundation and Arpan...

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Joe Biden names Big Tech critic Lina Khan as US FTC chair

The selection of legal scholar Lina Khan to head the Federal Trade Commission is seen as signaling a tough stance toward tech giants Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple. Khan was sworn in as FTC chair just hours after the Senate confirmed her as one of five members of the commission on a 69-28 vote.

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UK to investigate Apple, Google's 'effective duopoly'

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced that it will examine if Apple and Google constitute a duopoly on mobile devices given their control over app stores.

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Top senator fears Big Tech at home as Alexa, Nest dominate

The U.S. Congress takes up the issue on Tuesday of yet another area where big tech firms -- in this case, Amazon.com and Alphabet's Google -- dominate, this time in smart home devices where they battle smaller companies like speaker maker Sonos Inc.

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SAT reduces Sebi's penalty on CARE Ratings to Rs 10 lakh in Reliance Communications case

The tribunal has affirmed the regulator's order with regard to the violation by CARE Ratings under the provisions of the Sebi Act and the CRA (Credit Rating Agency) rule.

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Wi-Fi router buying guide: Things you must know to get fast internet at home

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Behind in quantum computer race, Germany gets boost from IBM

IBM on Tuesday unveiled one of Europe's most powerful quantum computers in Germany, boosting the country's efforts to stay in the race for what's considered a key technology of the future.

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How Railways plans to boost mobile train radio communications

The spectrum will provide long term evolution (LTE) based seamless communication between staff on running trains and traffic controllers and maintenance personnel, they said.

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Telecom Italia and Cisco seal cloud business services partnership

Telecom Italia's cloud business Noovle and US technology firm Cisco have sealed a partnership to develop cloud services for companies and public administrations, they said in a statement on Tuesday.

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Here's what Alibaba founder Jack Ma is reportedly up to after China clampdown on company

Ma, who was known for his outspokenness and for pushing boundaries with audacious statements, stepped down from Alibaba in 2019 but continued to loom large in the eyes of investors

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UK court shuts down two companies that outsourced work to India, here's why

Two information technology companies which outsourced work to India have been wound up by a UK court for generating unsolicited pop-ups that misled people into thinking there was a fault with their computer.

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GM's self-driving car unit Cruise to access $5 billion credit line

General Motors Co's majority owned Cruise self-driving car subsidiary said on Tuesday it would gain access to a multi-year $5 billion line of credit with GM's finance arm to finance its purchase of Origin vehicles starting in early 2023.

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Huawei asks regulator, customers from India to jointly work on improving network security

Chinese telecom gear maker Huawei on Tuesday invited regulators, customers and partners from India to access its global cyber security centre and jointly work with it on improving network security.

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How to do a reverse image search on iPhone and Android

The feature comes in handy when you want to know the landmark the photo was taken or which product is there in the image. Wondering how to use this feature, follow our step-by-step guide:

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How to present on Google Meet from Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides

The feature helps save on time and makes the process less complicated. However, it only works for Chrome internet browsers and only on laptops. It is not available for smartphone users.

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EU court backs national data watchdog powers in blow to Facebook, Big Tech

The EU Court of Justice (CJEU) ruling could encourage national agencies to act against U.S. tech companies such as Google, Twitter and Apple, which all have their European Union headquarters in Ireland.

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Samsung unveils new multi-chip package for 5G smartphones

Samsung Electronics on Tuesday released a new multi-chip package (MCP) memory product for use in 5G smartphones as the South Korean tech giant tries to better target the fast-growing handset market.

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Apple has important security update for these old iPhones and iPads

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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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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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These 10 smartphones from Xiaomi, OnePlus, Google and others will be first to get Android’s biggest 2021 update

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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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Flipkart may get an investment of over Rs 3,000 crore by ADQ

ADQ, formerly known as Abu Dhabi Developmental Holding Company, is in advanced stages of discussions to pump in about USD 400-500 million (around Rs 3,000 crore to Rs 3,660 crore) in e-commerce major Flipkart, according to sources.

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Pune firm develops 3D face mask, claims it is more effective than N-95 mask

A Pune-based startup has developed a three dimensional face mask, coated with anti-viral agents that attack the Covid-19 virus when it comes in contact with them, an official said here on Monday.

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How to quickly delete your last 15 minutes search history in Google Search

Google has added a new feature to Search that will make it easier for users to delete their recent search history. The feature was announced at Google I/O 2021 developers conference a couple of weeks back.

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Now, you can book Covid-19 vaccination appointments on Paytm app

Users can now search, discover and also book their Covid-19 vaccination slots for both Covaxin and Covishield at the nearest centre through the Paytm app.

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Toshiba chairman hits out at former CEO, says wants to stay on

Toshiba Corp's chairman of the board on Monday pushed back against investor calls for him to resign, blaming its former chief executive for a "confrontational stance" towards shareholders that helped pitch the Japanese company into crisis.

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Why Germany wants to fine operators of Telegram messenger app

German authorities have launched proceedings against Telegram that could see the messenger app's operators fined for failing to abide by laws requiring social media sites to police their users' actions.

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Honeywell to ramp up oxygen production with the help of DRDO, CSIR-IIP

Honeywell on Monday said it is partnering with the Indian government's Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Indian Institute of Petroleum (CSIR-IIP) to ramp up oxygen production in the country.

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Google dangles paid upgrade to businesses using Gmail addresses

Alphabet Inc's Google on Monday unveiled an option for small businesses to upgrade their Gmail accounts for greater calendaring, video chat and email newsletter functionalities.

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Triller owner prepares direct listing amid social media pivot: Sources

TrillerNet, the owner of short video app Triller, is preparing to file with U.S. regulators in July for a direct listing as it pivots from competing against larger rival TikTok to streaming live events, according to people familiar with the matter.

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How to share Google Sheets in Excel format

Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel are the two most used spreadsheet programs. But what happens when a Google Sheets user sends a file to an Excel user? You might know that Google Sheets comes with an in-built export mechanism, which allows users to export a Google Sheet document to open it in Excel.

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How to open Excel files in Google Sheets

Google Workspace allows you to work on Microsoft files without having to download MS Office. It allows users to convert Office documents and Adobe PDF files to Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides.

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Homegrown public cloud storage provider Digiboxx hits 1 million users

Homegrown public cloud storage provider DigiBoxx on Monday said it now has over one million users within six months of its launch.

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Microsoft unveils Xbox Series X-themed mini fridge

While announcing new games for Xbox fans during the E3 2021 virtual gaming conference, Microsoft has also unveiled the first look of a cool Xbox Series X-shaped mini fridge.

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Here’s why the launch of next Samsung Galaxy S series smartphone is delayed

Some earlier rumours suggested that Samsung might launch the smartphone in August along with its next generation foldable smartphones and Galaxy Watch 4 series. But, a new report reveals that the launch of Galaxy S21 FE is in trouble due to chip shortage.

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Bitcoin jumps after Elon Musk says Tesla will accept crypto when miners use clean energy

Elon Musk also said that Tesla sold about 10% of holdings to confirm bitcoin could be liquidated easily without moving market.

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Toshiba changes board nominees as two step down in deepening crisis

The shake-up follows an investigation that found the company had colluded with the Japanese government to pressure foreign investors, a revelation that its second-largest shareholder called the greatest corporate governance scandal in the world in the last decade.

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Lawsuit claims iPhone, other Apple devices infringe on wireless patents

The complaint, lodged in the US District Court for the Western District of Texas, claims that Apple products -- like iPhones and iPads -- infringe on specific claims in 13 different patents owned by non-practicing entity Smart Mobile, LLC.

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New Covid wave in Asia to worsen global chip shortage: Report

"Immunisation efforts in Asia, meanwhile, have lagged behind and authorities have largely kept in place tougher border controls to keep the virus out. Still, Covid-19 has spread," the report said on Saturday.

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Spotlight on Xbox Game Pass as Microsoft showcases upcoming games

Several of the game launches announced by Microsoft at the E3 conference came from video game publisher Bethesda, behind hits such as Fallout and Doom. Microsoft last year bought ZeniMax Media, parent company of Bethesda, for $7.5 billion.

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Government rules out NIC data breach, says email system 'totally safe & secure'

The email system is "totally safe and secure", government says, dismissing a report claiming that data breaches in firms like Air India, BigBasket and Domino's had exposed email accounts and passwords of NIC emails to hackers.

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10 budget and premium smart TVs that launched in India this quarter

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Krafton to launch $5 billion plus IPO next week, sources say

Krafton, the company behind blockbuster video game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), will launch its IPO early next week in what could be South Korea's largest listing in 11 years, people familiar with the matter said.

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How to stop Facebook from tracking you

Facebook introduced new tools for its users last year. This tool allows users to see what data about you on Facebook is being accessed by third-party apps and websites. The tool known as ‘Off-Facebook Activity’ allows users to control these data sharing settings.

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How to delete call history from your Android smartphone

Android smartphone users can easily check the list of calls they made, received or missed. However, in case they wish to delete a particular call or the entire call history, here are the steps.

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‘Powerful phones' of 2020 from Xiaomi, OnePlus, Samsung and others that got cheaper in 2021

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Amazon summer appliances sale: Discounts on ACs, refrigerators and more

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Apple’s big OS update, new OnePlus phone and TV, Reliance Jio’s plans with no daily data limit and other top tech news of the week

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Amazon raises minimum pay in Germany to 12 euros per hour

Amazon will guarantee an entry-level wage at its German warehouses of 12 euros ($15) an hour, the company said in the face of a long-running battle with a top labour union.

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Apple to support Windows Precision Touchpad gestures in new update

Apple is has added support for Windows Precision Touchpad drivers in its latest Boot Camp update.

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iCloud Mail gets redesigned interface on web

Apple has begun testing a major redesign to the iCloud Mail experience on the web, bringing its webmail service more in line with recent design changes made in macOS Big Sur.

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Flipkart to conduct drone delivery pilot for vaccine, medical supplies in Telangana

These efforts will be complemented with technologies such as geo mapping, routing of shipments and track and trace of location etc, developed by Flipkart over the years in serving millions of customers across the country, a statement said.

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Apple tightens rules after Justice Department targeted US lawmakers

Apple Inc has tightened some of its rules for responding to legal requests after the U.S. Justice Department during Donald Trump's presidency subpoenaed it for information on Democratic lawmakers.

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Breaking up Big Tech in focus as new US antitrust bills introduced

Two of the bills address the issue of giant companies, such as Amazon.com Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google, creating a platform for other businesses and then competing against those same businesses.

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Smartwatch buying guide: Key features and specs of 7 smartwatches priced under Rs 5,000

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LG announces its ‘Together We Can Make Life Better’ campaign, offers deals and assured gifts of up to Rs 35000

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Amazon Web Services says will open data centers in Israel

In April, AWS and Google won a tender for the four phase project known as "Nimbus".

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E3 2021 preview: Dates, where to watch, schedule and more

The biggest game show of the year, E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) is set to kick off tomorrow (June 12). This year, however, the event will be held digitally just like every other tech event this year thanks to the covid-19 pandemic.

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How OnePlus Nord CE 5G compares to new phones from Xiaomi, Samsung, Realme, Vivo and iQoo

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Karnataka High Court dismisses pleas by Amazon, Flipkart to quash CCI's antitrust probe

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) announced a probe in January 2020 into Amazon and Flipkart following a complaint from a trader group which alleged they were promoting some "preferred sellers" and in turn hurting business for other, smaller sellers.

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Frequent run-ins with India govt cloud US tech expansion plans

Twitter joins compatriots Amazon.com Inc, Facebook Inc and Facebook-owned WhatsApp in long being at loggerheads with the administration of Prime Minister Narendra Modi over data privacy bills and policies some executives have called protectionist, but tension has escalated in recent weeks.

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Google updates Search algorithms to reduce online harassment

Google has updated its Search algorithms to protect people who are dealing with extraordinary cases of repeated harassment online.

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Wipro appoints Anup Purohit as new chief information officer

IT major Wipro on Friday said it has appointed Anup Purohit as its Chief Information Officer (CIO).

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