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Joint proposal by Apple and Google aims to end misuse of Bluetooth tracking devices such as Airtags

Apple and Google have jointly submitted a proposal for industry specification which…
India

India blocks 14 instant messaging (IM) apps allegedly used by terror groups

The Indian government is known to axe apps that prove to be…

Dropbox lays off 500, trims workforce by 16% due to ‘AI era of computing’, slow growth

Cloud storage provider Dropbox became the latest name to reduce its workforce…

OpenAI to let users disable chat history in ChatGPT, previews new subscription plan

ChatGPT has been making headlines ever since it was unveiled, and amidst…

U.S. Appeals court sides with Apple in Epic Games antitrust case

The long-running anti-trust tussle between Apple and Epic just got another interesting…
India

Delhi High Court directs India’s competition watchdog to consider ADIF’s plea against Google’s new payment policy

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has been directed to investigate the…

Twitter restores Blue checkmarks for several accounts with over 1Mn followers, even if they didn’t pay

The drama at Twitter continues to unfold. Barely a few days after…

Several celebs lose legacy Twitter Blue tick verification badges, including Shah Rukh Khan, the Pope among others

Twitter has started the removal of legacy blue checkmarks from users on…

More layoffs reportedly expected at Meta this week, to impact teams working in Reality Labs, Facebook among others

In what has become an increasingly common scene, another wave of job…

WhatsApp, Signal, other encrypted IM apps urge UK govt to ‘rethink’ Online Safety Bill

WhatsApp, Signal, and a host of other messaging services have joined forces…

Musk claims Twitter is roughly breaking even, advertisers are returning

In one of the biggest interviews since he bought Twitter, billionaire Elon…
Tesla Model S

Tesla customers’ sensitive images and videos recorded through car cameras and shared: Reuters

If you are the owner of a Tesla, then you are likely…

Apple to eliminate a small number of corporate retail roles: Report

Apple could eliminate a small number of roles, according to media reports.…

NPCI says no charge on normal UPI transactions, 1.1% charge on PPI merchant transactions

Come April 1, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) will charge…