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Reliance JioMart goes live on Whatsapp

Reliance industries’ latest venture to expand into the retail market, JioMart, has…

Vivo displaces Samsung as India’s 2nd largest smartphone maker by shipments, Xiaomi on top

The smartphone market in India performed exceptionally well in Q1 2020, despite…

With ‘Messenger Rooms’ launch, Facebook joins in the video-conferencing battle

Facebook has announced the launch of ‘Messenger Rooms’ today. Messenger Rooms are…

Google extends identity verification process to all advertisers to curb deceptive ads

Google has announced an extension of its mandatory identity verification program to…

AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson retires, current COO John Stankey to take over

AT&T is all set to welcome a new CEO in John Stankey,…

Vedantu grabs another $7 million as part of an extended Series C round

Edtech platforms have emerged as one of those rare sectors, which have…

Telegram hits 400 million monthly users, announces new features

Telegram, the privacy-oriented IM competitor to Whatsapp, has announced hitting the 400…
Google

Google plans to slash marketing budget by half, impose hiring freeze

COVID-19 is turning into a massive black hole that is gulping in…
whatsapp

Whatsapp Pay to adhere to India’s data protection rules, readies for full-scale roll out: Report

Whatsapp Pay has been legally clamped down from being rolled out to…

Apple says there is “no evidence” of hackers exploiting loopholes in its Mail app

Countering yesterday’s reports that suggested data leak and exploitation by hackers using…

Apple and Google’s contact tracing API set to launch for devs next week

Couple weeks back, Apple and Google announced a rare collaboration, to roll…

Uber has disbursed COVID-19 grants to 55,000 drivers in India through its Uber Care Drivers Fund

Uber’s ‘Uber Care Driver Fund’, an INR12.5 crore (~$1.6Mn) COVID-19 relief fund…

Gojek has acquired Indonesian POS and payment services startup Moka in a $130M deal: Bloomberg

Fresh off from an industry-defying $1.2 Billion fundraise, Indonesia’s most valuable startup…

Apple plans to launch in house chips for Mac devices starting next year: Report

While Apple’s iPhones house the best chips in market, leaving any Snapdragon…

Vulnerabilities in Apple’s mail app reportedly allowed hackers to steal user data for years

Vulnerabilities and their exploitation in tech devices is nothing new. The phenomenon…

Zoom announces key security overhaul with AES 256-bit encryption and data center control

Video conferencing platform Zoom, after days and weeks of bans, criticisms, hacks…

SpaceX successfully puts another batch of 60 Starlink satellites into orbit

SpaceX continues to taste success with its Starlink satellite launches. The company…
Google Meet

Google launches tile layout for ‘Meet’, a brilliant new ‘night mode’ and an even better noise cancellation feature

Video conferencing is at an all-time high, thanks to lockdowns imposed globally…

Snapchat parent Snap Inc. reports better than expected Q1’20 revenue and user growth, does not provide Q2’20 guidance

Snap Inc. on Tuesday reported the quarterly revenue and user base growth…
Oyo

OYO reportedly cutting salaries for all employees by 25%, internal memo reveals

Fresh from a lay-off, OYO has now reportedly announced 25% salary cuts…