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Koo

Koo, the Twitter look-a-like from India crosses 3 million users

While the government’s cold war with Twitter over the removal of questionable…
Bumble

Bumble sets IPO at $43 per share, aims to raise $2.2 billion

Bumble Inc. announced that it has priced its initial public offering of…
Twitter

Twitter and YouTube comply with Indian government requests to take down content amid farmers protests

After the farmers protest took on a somewhat ugly turn on 26…
Tesla Showroom in Stuttgart

Tesla buys $1.5 billion in bitcoin, plans to start accepting it as a mode of payment soon

Elon Musk and Co. never seem to stay out of the headlines.…
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Twitter receives directions to ban 1,178 accounts from Indian government amid farmers protests

With the ongoing farmers protests in India, Twitter has found itself in…
Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir finally gets back 4G internet, 18 months after suspension

Almost two years after they had been suspended by the government, high…
Google Pay

UPI sees unprecedented growth in 2020, transaction value reaches ₹ 4.3 trillion in Jan 2021

2020 was the year of contactless payments, and thus, it is not…
Meta adds passkeys to Facebook

Myanmar military government blocks Facebook and Instagram, silences online activity

Myanmar’s new military government has blocked access to Facebook, Instagram, and other…
Twitter

Indian Govt. warns Twitter after it restored some of the suspended farmer protest accounts

Following the ban and restoration of several high-profile accounts, India has issued…
Google

Google to provide more context about source websites after you make a search

Google has announced a new feature on Monday, making it easier for…
Twitter

Twitter tests Revue Newsletter but withdraws and reverts to private beta soon after

Following up on the recent acquisition of newsletter making startup Revue, Twitter…
Amazon

Amazon received 800% more government demands for user data in the 2nd half of 2020 compared to 1st half

Amazon has always been notorious for its secretive data policies, with transparency…

Budget 2021 – India announces modifications to One-Person Companies and MSMEs, social security benefits for gig platform workers

The Union Government, on Monday, announced an extension of social security benefits…

India mulls a ban on all ‘private’ cryptocurrencies, RBI reportedly planning a digital rupee

India and cryptocurrency have had a weird, bittersweet relationship, as the country’s…
Robinhood

Robinhood raises $1 bn to meet soaring demands, as it struggles to meet a surge in trading

Popular stock trading platform Robinhood Markets Inc. has raised more than $1…
Google guilty of digital ad monopolization

Google announces updates to Play Store policy on gamification following controversy in India

Google counts India as the biggest userbase of its Android operating system…
WhatsApp

WhatsApp Web and Desktop app to receive biometric security feature

At a time when popular social media platform WhatsApp is facing immense…
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Facebook reports revenue of $28.1 bn in Q4 2020, remains wary of Apple’s privacy changes

While 2020 turned out to be nothing less of a roller coaster…
Facebook

Facebook News enters international arena, debuts in the UK on Tuesday

Facebook News makes its debut in the UK on Tuesday, its first…