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Saturday, 30 April 2022

How to schedule a message on Telegram

There are times when we want to send a specific message at a specific time. Telegram offers a functionality which allows users to schedule a message which can be sent at a specific time. So, if you also want to schedule a message on Telegram the follow the below mentioned steps:

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Smartphone app that could help screen neurological disease at home

A team of researchers has developed a smartphone app that could allow people to screen for Alzheimer's disease, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and other neurological diseases and disorders, by recording closeups of their eyes.

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Apple explains why it is removing outdated apps

Tech giant Apple, which has been removing apps that no longer receive updates, has clarified that outdated apps are being removed from the App Store as nobody was downloading them.

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Ex-Apple employee files labour complaint against Epic

Accusing Epic Games of refusing to hire her because of her labour advocacy and support of unions, a former Activision Blizzard and Apple employee has reportedly filed a labour complaint with the National Labour Relations Board (NLBR) against the game developer.

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Apple faces up to $8 billion revenue hit due to China lockdowns

The ongoing Covid-19 lockdowns in China are set to make a huge dent in Apple revenue for the April-June quarter as the company has indicated up to $8 billion loss in sales especially owing to the Shanghai lockdown.

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Samsung 'Fab Grab Fest offers mega deals and cashbacks on smartphones, tablets, laptops, TVs and appliances; starts May 1

Samsung has announced its biggest summer fest of the year – Fab Grab Fest. The Fab Grab Fest sale has mega offers and cashbacks on a wide range of Samsung Digital Appliances as well as Galaxy smartphones, tablets, laptops, accessories and wearables.

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Friday, 29 April 2022

How to delete your Twitter account

Here are the steps on how to deactivate your Twitter account, which you have to do in order to permanently delete your account.

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Twitter cancels earnings conference call

Though months away from Elon Musk's $44 billion buyout deal, Twitter on Thursday cancelled its customary earnings conference call.

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Apple sees bigger supply problems after strong start to year

Apple Inc on Thursday forecast bigger problems as COVID-19 lockdowns snarl production and demand in China, the war in Ukraine dents sales and growth slows in services, which the iPhone maker sees as its engine for expansion.

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How Elon Musk plans to make more money from Twitter to return to the banks that helped him to acquire the company

Musk told the banks he also plans to develop features to grow business revenue, including new ways to make money out of tweets that contain important information or go viral, the sources said.

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Thursday, 28 April 2022

Elon Musk sells $4B in Tesla shares, presumably to help fund the Twitter deal

Detroit, Apr 29 (AP) Elon Musk has sold 4.4 million shares of Tesla stock worth roughly $4 billion, most likely to help fund his purchase of Twitter. Musk reported the sale in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday.

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Amazon blames decline in online shopping as its stock plummet 9%

Amazon reported a loss of $3.84 billion, or $7.56 a share, for the first three months of the year. A year ago, it reported a profit of $8.1 billion, or $15.79 a share, for the first quarter. Wall Street analysts expected a profit of $8.35 a share in the latest quarter, according to FactSet.

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Driverless robotaxis: Beijing grants Baidu, Pony.ai new permits

Baidu and Pony.ai said on Thursday they had received permits to deploy robotaxis without humans in the driving seat on open Chinese roads for the first time, in another instance of Beijing city's support for the autonomous-driving sector.

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Cuba approves cryptocurrency services

The Cuban central bank issued regulations on Tuesday for virtual asset service providers, after giving a nod last year to the personal use of cryptocurrencies, a move some experts said could help the Communist-run Caribbean island skirt stiff U.S. sanctions.

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How to request Google to remove your phone number and other personal details from search results

Google has announced that it will remove personally identifiable information (PII) that has the potential to result in identity theft, financial fraud, harmful direct contact or other specific harms.

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Wednesday, 27 April 2022

How Elon Musk's criticism of Twitter staff has triggered backlash

Musk tweeted he disagreed with a decision Twitter made in 2020 to restrict the distribution of a New York Post article about U.S. President Joe Biden's son, Hunter. The billionaire, who has about 87 million Twitter followers, called the company's decision to lock the Post's account on the platform "incredibly inappropriate."

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Meta shares go up as Facebook rebounds from user growth drop, defies low investor expectations

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg also said that the company would scale back costs and was investing in artificial intelligence tools to improve recommendations and ads, a sign Meta is buckling down to make money while working on its long-term ambitions to build the metaverse.

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Uber has to pay a $19 million fine, misleading charges concern Australian regulator

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) on Tuesday said Uber admitted that between December 2017 and September 2021 it warned consumers they would be charged fees for cancelling rides even though the cancellation was sought during its "free cancellation period."

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Google Pay crosses 150 million user mark across 40 countries, CEO hails India's digital payments growth

During the company's quarterly earnings call, Pichai said that the digital payments work in India is "certainly what really got everything started".

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Tuesday, 26 April 2022

How to reduce eye strain while using your laptop, smartphone or TV

In today's world, especially during the ongoing pandemic, everything from work, and study to entertainment has become digital. Basically, most of the time we interact with the display of the phone, laptop, tablet, TV and in some cases smartwatches too.

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How to watch videos with your friends on Instagram

Recently, Instagram also added a new WhatsApp-like feature to its platform that allows users to reply to a message without going into the inbox or moving out of the feed that they are watching. Before this feature, a user had to go in the inbox and leave your feed or post they were viewing to reply to any message.

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HMD Global to ramp up mobile exports from India; keen to source more components locally

While the company is evaluating export of Nokia smartphones that are made in India, it is also interested in expanding the exports of feature phones to cover additional markets, models and customers, Kochhar explained. India is a buzzing market for devices and smartphones, and the government through various schemes and incentives, including a production-linked incentive (PLI), is aiming to bolster local production of electronic items, in order to position the country as a global manufacturing powerhouse.

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Meta to open first Metaverse physical store: What gadgets will be available for buying and using

The 1,550-square feet Meta Store at the company's Burlingame campus in California opens on May 9 and will feature demos for its Quest 2 VR headset and video calling device Portal as well as Ray-Ban's augmented reality (AR) glasses, Meta said. The devices, except for the Ray-Ban glasses, will be available for purchase at the store. The products can also be bought online through a new shopping tab on meta.com, the company said.

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Twitter CEO tells employees company is in the dark over future under Musk

Twitter Inc Chief Executive Parag Agrawal told employees that the future of the social media firm is uncertain after the deal to be taken private under billionaire Elon Musk closes. He was speaking during a company-wide town hall meeting that was heard by Reuters.

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Monday, 25 April 2022

Here's how much Parag Agrawal will get if sacked as Twitter CEO after Musk's takeover

Equilar's estimate includes a year's worth of Agrawal's base salary plus accelerated vesting of all equity awards, an Equilar spokesperson said, based on Musk's offering price of $54.20 per share and terms in the company's recent proxy statement.

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Salaries head north as EV companies race for talent

Factors like the recent thrust on EVs by the government, changing consumer mindset and EVs being a relatively new business domain and green are pushing the demand for EVs to new levels, despite recently emerged safety concerns in the two-wheeler segment following several fire incidents involving electric scooters.

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Elon Musk to acquire Twitter for $44 billion

San Francisco, (AP) Billionaire Elon Musk has reached an agreement to acquire Twitter for approximately $44 billion, the company said.

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How to unlink your WhatsApp account from multiple devices

Several users complained about issues in syncing data between linked devices and to address that, WhatsApp introduced a fix a few months ago. After the fix, if your device experiences issues in syncing data, the platform will automatically log out your devices as a safety precaution. But do you know, you can also unlink your WhatsApp account from any other device via your smartphone.

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Foxconn unit sees limited impact from suspended China plant

Operations at a unit of Taiwan-based Apple Inc supplier Foxconn in China's Kunshan city remain suspended because of COVID-19 controls but there is limited impact as it has shifted production elsewhere, it said on Monday.

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Sunday, 24 April 2022

EU law targets big tech companies to better protect European users from hate speech, disinformation

European Union officials clinched the agreement in principle on the Digital Services Act after lengthy final negotiations that began Friday. The law will also force tech companies to make it easier for users to flag problems, ban online ads aimed at kids and empower regulators to punish noncompliance with billions in fines.

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Twitter begins deal talks with Elon Musk, why the company is under pressure

Twitter Inc has kicked off deal negotiations with Elon Musk after he wooed many of the social media company's shareholders with financing details on his $43 billion acquisition offer, people familiar with the matter said.

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Traders' body says Chinese mobile maker preferring selling through online stores, manufacturer blames chip shortage

All India Mobile Retailers' Association alleged that manufacturers of handsets are "not providing a level playing field" for their members and planned to launch nationwide protests against "biased trade" practices.

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Ola Electric recalls 1,441 scooters after Pune fire incident

The move comes as the government is planning to penalise companies for quality lapses in the manufacturing of electric vehicles, after several incidents where electric scooters have caught fire.

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How to add a GIF to your Instagram Story

The Facebook-owned platform offers an option that allows you to share a GIF as your Instagram Story. To know how to add a GIF to your Instagram Story, you can follow these steps.

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Saturday, 23 April 2022

Rising oil prices, inflation to hit India's smartphone market in 2022

India's smartphone market grew just 2 per cent in the first quarter of 2022 owing to supply constraints, not a great start to the year for a market which has seen double-digit percentage growth even during the Covid-19 pandemic, a new report has said.

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EU agrees on internet rulebook for Google, Facebook, other tech giants

The new rules ban targeted advertising aimed at children or based on sensitive data such as religion, gender, race and political opinions. Dark patterns, which are tactics that mislead people into giving personal data to companies online, will also be prohibited.

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Friday, 22 April 2022

Twitter bans misleading climate change ads

Twitter has announced to ban "misleading" advertisements related to climate change on its platform.

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Honda says it plans to develop three new electric vehicle platforms by 2030

Honda Motor Co plans to build millions of electric vehicles (EV) by 2030 using three new dedicated platforms, with one to be jointly developed with U.S. partner General Motors Co, a top executive at the Japanese automaker said.

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Elon Musk predicts Tesla robots will be worth more than the car business

Tesla is working on a humanoid robot and the prototype that will arrive sometime in 2023. The Tesla robot will weigh 125 pounds and have a walking gait of 5 miles per hour.

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Tesla Power USA to lease battery storage system worth $1 bn in India over the next few years

The company said that it will contribute to the increasing energy demand in India by providing BESS on a leasing model to Indian companies, converting their capex investment into OPEX (operational expenditure).

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Thursday, 21 April 2022

Instagram to tweak ranking system to improve and highlight original content from creators

In response to a tweet from social media consultant Matt Navarra, Mosseri noted that Instagram already works to highlight original content, but that it's leaning more in this direction and will continue to do so.

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Bharti-backed OneWeb gets licence to provide satellite services in India: When will users get connectivity

"The Department of Telecom has issued Global Mobile Personal Communication by Satellite (GMPCS) licence to OneWeb," the official source told PTI.

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SpaceX's Starlink inks first in-flight WiFi deal

SpaceX signed its first deal with an air carrier to provide in-flight wireless internet using the Starlink satellite network, the space company said as it jockeys with other burgeoning satellite firms to put high-speed internet on commercial airlines.

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Elon Musk scores hat trick of Tesla compensation goals worth $23 billion

With Tesla's strong quarterly report on Wednesday, Chief Executive Elon Musk has scored a hat trick of performance goals worth a combined $23 billion in new compensation.

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Judge rejects 'gag order' for Elon Musk

Elon Musk will not be subjected to a "gag order" preventing him from discussing a lawsuit claiming he defrauded Tesla Inc shareholders by tweeting in 2018 about taking his electric car company private, a federal judge ruled.

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Wednesday, 20 April 2022

Apple supplier Unimicron partially resumes production

Taiwan's Unimicron Technology Corp said that one of its two plants in eastern China's Kunshan would remain closed to comply with COVID-19 curbs but the other would resume production.

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OneWeb signs agreement with NewSpace India for satellite launch program

“This is yet another historic day for collaboration in space, thanks to the shared ambition and vision of New Space India and OneWeb. This most recent agreement on launch plans adds considerable momentum to the development of OneWeb’s network, as we work together across the space industry toward our common goal of connecting communities globally,” said Sunil Bharti Mittal, OneWeb Executive Chairman.

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Adani JV, IdeaForge among 14 firms selected as beneficiaries of PLI scheme for drone manufacturing

Under the PLI scheme that was announced last year, the incentive for a manufacturer of drones and drone components will be 20 per cent of the “value addition” made by the company during the next three years.

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Fintech platform Recur Club raises $30 mln from multiple investors

Mumbai, Apr 19 (PTI) Fintech platform Recur Club has closed its seed round by mopping up USD 30 million (over Rs 229 crore) in a mix of equity and debt from Infoedge Ventures, Village Global and others.

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Regulating cryptocurrencies at a global level can mitigate the risk of money laundering, terror funding: Finance Minister

Washington, Apr 19 (PTI) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday made a strong case for regulating cryprocurrencies at a global level to mitigate the risk of money laundering and terror funding.

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Tuesday, 19 April 2022

US-based Biliti Electric plans to invest $150 mn to set up an electric three-wheeler facility in India

The new plant is estimated to drive private investment of USD 150 million and create over 3,000 jobs in the state, aligning with the state's policy to become a global hub for electric vehicle (EV) and energy storage manufacturing, the California-based company said in a statement.

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Elon Musk reportedly willing to invest up to $15 billion of own money to buy Twitter

The billionaire, who is Twitter's second-biggest shareholder with a 9.1% stake, is planning to launch a tender offer in about 10 days and has tapped Morgan Stanley to raise another $10 billion in debt.

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Khelo India University Games 2021 mobile app launched, event scheduled to begin on April 24

In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the second edition of Khelo India University Games to be held in tech capital Bengaluru will have its own mobile application which is available free for download on Play Store and App Store.

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Elon Musk targets Twitter board as the company adopts "poison pill"

"Board salary will be $0 if my bid succeeds, so that's ~$3M/year saved right there," Musk tweeted in response to a user's post criticising the board.

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India will consume semiconductors of $80 bn to manufacture electronics worth $300 bn: MoS IT

The minister said the government will achieve the target of establishing a semiconductor ecosystem in the country based on the interest it is getting from around the globe.

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Monday, 18 April 2022

How to change the WhatsApp chat theme on an Android smartphone

WhatsApp experience is almost similar on all the smartphones, however, there are few features that are only available for Android smartphone users. Ability to change WhatsApp chat theme is one such feature that is available only for Android smartphones.

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How leaving behind developing countries in the AI race can turn out to be a problem for the world

Emerging economies like China and India are leading the way in building national AI plans within the developing world.

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Gaming business over the next year may generate over one lakh jobs: Winzo

As of date that number has grown to 1 lakh influencers who are earning Rs 75,000 to Rs 1 lakh on an average per month. We expect the numbers to double, that is to become 2 lakh within the next one year and their payout is also expected to increase 2-2.5 times," Rathore said.

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Microsoft plans to include ads in free-to-play Xbox console games

A report in Insider, quoting sources, claimed that the ads will not disrupt the game and would rather appear on a billboard in a racing game.

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Twitter's edit feature may keep digital traces of earlier tweets: How does it matter

App researcher and reverse engineer Jane Manchun Wong said in a tweet that the edit button may have an "immutable" quality.

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Saturday, 16 April 2022

Musk's tweets over taking Tesla private were false: US Judge

Musk claimed that funding actually had been secured to take Tesla private in 2018. He settled with U.S. securities regulators over what the agency found to be false statements, paying fines and agreeing to have a lawyer approve some of his tweets before posting them.

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Activision cooperates with federal investigation into insider trading during Microsoft deal

It received requests for information from the US Securities and Exchange Commission and received a subpoena from a Department of Justice grand jury, the maker of "Call of Duty" said in an amended proxy filing.

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How to create WhatsApp QR code for your profile

For those who are unaware, WhatsApp currently offers an option to create a QR code of your profile that you can share on social media platforms. This allows users to reach you easily without your phone number. To know how to create a QR code for your WhatsApp profile, you can follow these steps:

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Apple likely taps LG, Jahwa for iPhone 15 periscope camera

On Wednesday, South Korea-based Jahwa Electronics said it would spend 191 billion won ($155 million) to build out new facilities capable of producing new optical image stabilisation actuators.

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Apple criticises Meta for up to 47.5% commission on VR purchases

On Monday, Meta announced it would take an additional 17.5% cut from goods sold in "Horizon Worlds" after taking a 30% platform fee for being on the Meta Quest Store.

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Tech billionaires earning more while paying less taxes: Report

The report, which scanned secret Internal Revenue Service (IRS) files, revealed the top US income-earners and how their tax rates vary more than their incomes.

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Thursday, 14 April 2022

James Webb telescope's instrument reaches coldest operating temperature

An instrument onboard the James Webb Space Telescope has reached its final operating temperature - minus 266 degrees Celsius, NASA officials have said.

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Paytm becomes official digital payments partner for PMs' museum

Paytm owner One97 Communications on Thursday said it has become an official digital payments partner for the prime ministers' museum in the national capital.

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Passenger's phone catches fire mid-air on IndiGo's Dibrugarh-Delhi flight

In a statement, IndiGo said, "There was an incident of a mobile device battery heating up abnormally on flight 6E 2037 from Dibrugarh to Delhi. The crew is trained to manage all hazardous incidences and they quickly managed the situation. There was no harm caused to any passenger or property onboard."

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Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal tells employees company not 'held hostage' by Elon Musk's offer

The meeting came after news broke that the Tesla chief executive officer had offered to buy the social media company for $43 billion.

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Fake news of Tesla on Twitter causes its stock to go up over 250%

Several of these accounts have been known to spread misinformation in the past and now it is becoming dangerous to a certain degree with a new example today, reports the auto-tech website Electrek. A newswire posted what they claim was a confirmation that Tesla is acquiring Lithium Corporation, a junior mining firm based in Nevada.

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Nexo and Mastercard launches 'world's first' crypto-backed payment card: How can it be used buy and sell digital assets

It signals the latest move by crypto and incumbent financial networks to join forces as digital assets become more mainstream. Nexo said the card, available in selected European countries initially, allows users to spend without having to sell their digital assets such as bitcoin, which are used as collateral to back the credit granted.

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Amazon adds 5% 'fuel and inflation surcharge' to third-party seller fees, to be effective from April 28

The latest fee hike follows one announced in November and went into effect in January. Amazon didn't immediately respond to a request for further details on the recent move. But in a notice sent to sellers Wednesday, the company said its costs had gone up since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic due to increases in hourly wages, the hiring of workers and construction of more warehouses.

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Google to invest $9.5 billion in US offices, data centers to create at least 12,000 jobs in 2022

Alphabet Inc's Google said it plans to invest about $9.5 billion across its US offices and data centers this year, up from $7 billion last year. Google said the investment will create at least 12,000 full-time jobs in 2022 and focus on data centers in several states including Nevada, Nebraska and Virginia.

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Wednesday, 13 April 2022

Greaves Electric Mobility joins Mesha Energy to improve EV battery technology

Chennai, Apr 12 (PTI) Greaves Electric Mobility, the e-mobility division of Greaves Cotton Ltd, has inked a pact with battery technology company Mesha Energy Solutions Pvt Ltd, the company said on Tuesday.

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ASCI targets 14 gaming firms for violating advertising code during IPL

Mumbai, Apr 12 (PTI) At least 14 ads by mobile game operators broadcast during the first week of the ongoing IPL cricket tournament have been found to be violating the guidelines set by the advertising industry, self-regulatory watchdog ASCI said on Tuesday.

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YouTube fixes issues to bring back the video-sharing platform online after an outage disrupted services

Nearly 10,000 users had reported issues with the service on Downdetector, a website that tracks outages by collating status reports from a number of sources, including user-submitted errors on its platform.

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Vedanta to set up semiconductor plant with Foxconn within two years: Chairman

According to the memorandum of understanding earlier signed between the two companies, Vedanta will hold the majority equity in the JV, while Foxconn will be the minority shareholder. Vedanta's chairman will be the chairman of the joint venture. Discussions are currently ongoing with a few state governments to finalise the location of the plant, the company had earlier said.

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Tuesday, 12 April 2022

Twitter shareholders sue Elon Musk over delay in disclosing stake

In a proposed class action filed in Manhattan federal court, the shareholders said Elon Musk made "materially false and misleading statements and omissions" by failing to reveal he had invested in Twitter by March 24 as required under federal law. Twitter shares rose 27% on April 4, to $49.97 from $39.31, after Musk disclosed his stake, which investors viewed as a vote of confidence from the world's richest person in San Francisco-based Twitter.

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Nokia to pull out of the Russian market

Telecoms equipment maker Nokia is pulling out of the Russian market, its CEO told Reuters, going a step further than rival Ericsson, which said on Monday it was indefinitely suspending its business in the country.

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Meta to start testing money-making tools: What users can buy, sell and more

The tools will be available initially to a handpicked set of users who are creating virtual classes, games and fashion accessories within the company's immersive platform, which is accessible via VR headsets, Meta said in a statement. Using one tool, those select users will be able to sell their accessories or offer paid access to specialized digital spaces they have built, the company said.

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Honda plans to roll out 30 EV models by 2030, to spend $64 billion

The targets, laid out at a company presentation on Tuesday, mark a push by the automaker to ramp up in the fast-growing market for electric vehicles, where Japanese car makers have risked falling behind new entrants such as Tesla Inc, as well as traditional European and U.S. rivals.

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Magenta plans to deploy 1,000 e-cargo vehicles with Euler Motors in key Indian cities

Magenta said under EVET, it is already operating over 400 electric cargo transport services, using the electric mobility platform. The company had earlier this year announced its aim to deploy and operate over 2400 EVs in its fleet in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Chennai in 2022. According to the company, EVET has witnessed 10x growth since launch in the Bengaluru market in the previous fiscal year.

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Epic Games raises $2 billion from Sony, Lego group to develop metaverse

Sony, an existing investor, and the Kirkbi investment company each invested $1 billion, Epic said, with the fundraising to help advance a metaverse partnership the company had entered into with the Lego Group earlier this month.

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Monday, 11 April 2022

How to archive multiple WhatsApp chats on an Android smartphone

One such feature that is available only for Android smartphones is the ability to hide multiple chats at once. The Facebook owned platform offers an option to hide your chats in the archived folder. The folder is hidden and the chats stored in it are not visible on WhatsApp home screen.

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GoTo surges on debut, sets mood for buoyant Indonesia tech sector

GoTo soared as much as 23% in its market debut on Monday after Indonesia's largest tech company raised $1.1 billion in a keenly watched IPO, fuelling expectations of more offerings from the sector in Southeast Asia's largest economy.

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ISRO focuses on reducing space debris as NASA reports 217 Indian space objects orbiting earth

According to Orbital Debris Quarterly News issued in March by NASA, India had 103 spacecraft, including active and defunct satellites, and 114 space debris objects, including spent rocket bodies orbiting the earth. So, the country has a total of 217 space objects orbiting the earth. Singh said Active Debris Removal (ADR) was one of the active methods suggested by the Space Debris Research Community to contain the growth of space debris objects.

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Indian startup gets European order for battery designed by ex-Tesla engineer

It is also critical in solar power projects as energy from the sun is not available throughout the day and on all days, thereby requiring storage. Eren Group - promoted by the pioneer of solar power Paris Mouratoglou, will acquire a 54MWh battery from Pravaig, said Siddhartha Bagri, who founded Pravaig with Dhawal Vinkay Khullar.

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This is how much Tesla CEO Elon Musk is now richer than Amazon founder Jeff Bezos

In the latest Forbes list, Musk increased his net worth to $282 billion, which is over $100 billion richer than Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, whose net worth is $183.6 billion, reports the Daily Mail. Musk was one of the biggest beneficiaries of the Covid-19 pandemic, as his net worth sat at just $26.6 billion at the beginning of 2020.

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Sunday, 10 April 2022

TikTok's rise a concern for Meta, set to overtake ad share of Twitter, Snapchat

Moreover, TikTok is predicted to catch up with Google-owned YouTube by clocking $23.6 billion in ad revenue by 2024, reports The Guardian. "Last year, it overtook the global ad take of Snapchat," the report said on Saturday. TikTok, which was banned in India in June 2020 along with several Chinese apps in the first lot, is likely to triple its global worldwide ad revenues $11.6 billion this year - more than $10.44 billion for Snapchat and Twitter combined.

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China uses AI software to improve its surveillance capabilities

Dozens of Chinese firms have built software that uses artificial intelligence to sort data collected on residents, amid high demand from authorities seeking to upgrade their surveillance tools, a Reuters review of government documents shows.

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Saturday, 9 April 2022

What are QR codes used to make payments and do other transactions, and what makes them dangerous

Among the many changes brought about by the pandemic is the widespread use of QR codes, graphical representations of digital data that can be printed and later scanned by a smartphone or other device.

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All-private astronaut team lifts off to ISS on SpaceX rocket

A SpaceX rocket ship blasted off on Friday carrying the first all-private astronaut team ever launched to the International Space Station (ISS), a flight hailed by industry executives and NASA as a milestone in the commercialization of spaceflight.

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Amazon calls for election re-run after workers voted to create first US union

Amazon.com Inc on Friday called for an election re-run after workers at a New York City warehouse voted to create the company's first U.S. union, saying that the U.S. labor board and worker-organizers suppressed turnout.

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Tesla, Block and Blockstream team up to mine Bitcoin

Electric-vehicle maker Tesla Inc, payments firm Block Inc and blockchain company Blockstream Corp will collaborate to mine bitcoin using solar power in Texas

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Friday, 8 April 2022

How to enable WhatsApp lock on your Android or iOS smartphone

The feature is available for both Android and iOS platforms.

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Microsoft says it disrupted attempted hacks by Russian spies

In a blog post, the tech firm said a group it nicknamed "Strontium" was using seven internet domains as part of an effort to spy on government bodies and think tanks in the EU and the United States, as well as Ukrainian institutions such as media organizations.

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Thursday, 7 April 2022

HP shares zoom 15% after Buffett reveals $4.2 billion stake

Shares of HP closed up $5.15, or 14.8%, at $40.06, after earlier rising to $41.46.

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Twitter to test the Edit button on the Twitter Blue service in the coming months

Many Twitter users - among them, Kim Kardashian, Ice T, Katy Perry and McDonald's corporate account - have long begged for an edit button. The company itself recently teased users with an April Fool's Day tweet saying "we are working on an edit button." The official Twitter account said Tuesday that the April 1 tweet wasn't a joke and that it has been working on it since last year.

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BlackBerry plans to settle 8-year old shareholder lawsuit

Shareholders accused BlackBerry of concealing BlackBerry 10's true sales prospects in public statements during 2013, resulting in an inflated share price. The lawsuit began in October 2013. Other defendants include Chief Executive Officer Thorsten Heins, former Chief Financial Officer Brian Bidulka and former Chief Legal Officer Steve Zipperstein. The Waterloo, Ontario-based company now focuses on cybersecurity.

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Wednesday, 6 April 2022

Hubble Telescope finds new planet undergoing "intense and violent process" to form

NASA and European Space Agency's Hubble Space Telescope has captured images of a Jupiter-like protoplanet forming through what researchers describe as an "intense and violent process".

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This Japanese robot can peel bananas without squishing the fruit

Robots in Japan are found on factory floors carrying out simple tasks or delivering food to restaurant patrons but researchers have now unveiled a robot capable of executing the delicate task of peeling a banana without squashing the fruit inside.

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Major online firms to face a 0.1% supervisory fee under new rules: EU

The Digital Services Act (DSA) rules are likely to be agreed between EU countries and lawmakers later this month. Levying such a fee would be a first for the European Commission, which is the bloc's executive body.

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UK plans to regulate some cryptocurrencies to become a global hub for digital payments

Cryptocurrencies have exploded in popularity, leaving officials worldwide scrambling to figure out how to regulate them amid fears they could threaten financial stability and hurt consumers. Crypto proponents say the technology will make payments faster, easier and more transparent, while skeptics worry it could be used for illegal activities like money laundering and contribute to carbon emissions because of the heavy computing power needed to process transactions.

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Tuesday, 5 April 2022

Intel suspends business in Russia, latest tech firm to exit following Ukraine invasion

The company, which had last month suspended shipments to customers in Russia and Belarus, said it has implemented business continuity measures to minimize disruption to its global operations. International Business Machines Corp too had suspended shipments as Ukraine urged U.S. cloud-computing and software companies to cut off business with Russia.

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Canada proposes bill to force platforms like Google, Facebook to pay for news

The “Online News Act”, will require digital platforms that have a bargaining imbalance, measured by metrics like a firm’s global revenue, with news businesses to make fair deals, that would then be assessed by a regulator. If such deals do not meet a set of criteria detailed in the act, the platforms would have to go through mandatory bargaining and final offer arbitration processes overseen by the Canadian telecommunications regulator.

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Departure of two key tech executives can be the reason for Truth Social's troubled app launch

Josh Adams and Billy Boozer - the company's chiefs of technology and product development - joined the venture last year and quickly became central players in its bid to build a social-media empire, backed by Trump's powerful brand, to counter what many conservatives deride as "cancel culture" censorship from the left.

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ISS to welcome the first private astronaut mission from a US-based startup

The launch was initially scheduled for Wednesday. An Axiom statement did not give a reason for the delay, but the company said on its website it was continuing pre-launch processing work. If all goes smoothly, the quartet led by retired NASA astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria would arrive at the space station about 28 hours later as their SpaceX-supplied Crew Dragon capsule docks at ISS some 250 miles (400 km) above Earth.

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Monday, 4 April 2022

How to mute conversations on WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger

WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger are among the most popular messaging platforms across the globe. Both the platforms are owned by Facebook and are used by millions of users daily.

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China's BYD ends full combustion engine cars to focus on electric, plug-in hybrids

China's largest electric vehicle (EV) maker BYD Co Ltd (002594.SZ) said that as of last month it stopped making combustion engine vehicles and now produces full electric and heavily electrified plug-in hybrid cars only.

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Why Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey regrets getting 'involved in' the Internet

Twitter founder Jack Dorsey, a strong proponent of open and decentralised social media, has regretted his involvement in creating a centralised Internet.

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Panasonic to invest $4.9 billion in EV batteries, supply chain software

Panasonic is joining the high-growth electric vehicles market, with plans to invest nearly $4.9 billion in automotive batteries, supply chain software and cyber physical systems, among others.

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China expands the digital yuan pilot scheme to more cities ahead of Asian Games 2022

Tianjin, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Fuzhou, Xiamen and six cities in the coastal Zhejiang province will be added to the existing 10 major "pilot" cities to test the use e-CNY, it said. The six cities in Zhejiang, which included the provincial capital of Hangzhou, will host the Asian Games in September 2022.

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Sunday, 3 April 2022

Sri Lanka restores social media platforms after 15 hours amid the country's worst economic crisis

The services of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, TokTok, Snapchat, WhatsApp, Viber, Telegram, and Facebook Messenger were restored after 15 hours, according to an official. The services had been fully or partially blocked. The move was aimed at preventing masses from gathering in Colombo to protest the government's failure to provide relief to the public suffering from shortages of food, essentials, fuel and medicine amidst hours-long power cuts, the Colombo Page newspaper reported.

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How Google may solve the big SIM card ‘problem’ with Android 13

Google may have cracked the code for eliminating physical SIM cards for good. It seems like the tech giant will solve this problem with Android 13.

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Saturday, 2 April 2022

Meta no longer requiring COVID booster shots for staff in US offices

Facebook-owner Meta is no longer requiring employees to have COVID-19 boosters to enter its offices in the United States, a company spokesperson said.

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Microsoft faces 'cloud troubles' in Europe

The company found itself on the EU competition enforcer's radar again after German software provider NextCloud, France's OVHcloud and two other companies filed complaints about Microsoft's cloud practices.

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No proposal under consideration to take back IT Rules 2021: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

He was responding to specific questions on whether the government is planning to take back IT Rules, 2021 or if it is planning to open fresh public consultations on the said norms.

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Nokia says it has launched legal challenge to 5G exclusion in Romania

Finnish network equipment maker Nokia said on Thursday it had launched a legal challenge to a decision by the Romanian government to exclude it from selling 5G technology in the country.

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Facebook bug exposed entire News Feed to potential "integrity risks": Report

In a startling revelation, a group of Meta engineers has reportedly identified a "massive ranking failure" that exposed nearly half of all Facebook News Feed views to potential "integrity risks".

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E3 2022 gets entirely cancelled, to return next year

The organisers at the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has confirmed that the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo has been cancelled entirely for this year.

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Facebook-owner Meta plans to expand reach of WhatsApp chatbot in India

Meta, which launched the Meta Business Coach tool on WhatsApp as an innovative and easily-accessible way for owners of small-and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) across India, on Friday announced that it plans to expand the reach of the chatbot in India in the coming months.

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US firms were warned about Russia's Kaspersky software since the Ukraine invasion began

President Joe Biden said last week that sanctions imposed on Russia for its Feb. 24 attack on Ukraine could result in a backlash, including cyber disruptions, but the White House did not offer specifics. Kaspersky, one of the cybersecurity industry's most popular anti-virus software makers, is headquartered in Moscow and was founded by Eugene Kaspersky, who U.S. officials describe as a former Russian intelligence officer.

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