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Twitter

Indian court rules no coercive action to be taken againt Twitter India MD for ‘assault’ video

Just weeks after the new IT rules in India came into effect,…

Windows 11 now official with new design, support for Android apps; Nadella terms it beginning of a ‘new era’ for Windows

Finally, Windows 11 is official. The announcement came in from Microsoft about…

John McAfee, the controversial founder of antivirus software giant McAfee, found dead in Spanish prison

John McAfee, the name behind one of the most popular antivirus software…

Facebook, Google fail to halt passage of strict new antitrust bills by US House Committee

The going seems only to be getting tougher for US tech giants,…
Google ends Instant Apps, low usage

After Amazon and Flipkart, Google faces antitrust probe in India over abuse of dominant position in Smart TV sector

Antitrust probes have become a common occurrence as tech giants continue to…

India tightens e-commerce rules for Amazon and Flipkart, including ban of flash sales and appointment of Chief Compliance Officer

In the midst of an antitrust probe, e-commerce powerhouses Amazon and Walmart’s…
PUBG Mobile

Battlegrounds Mobile India reportedly found sending user data to China

South Korea’s Krafton may have hoped for a better time in India…

NASA continues work on restoring payload computer, bring Hubble Space Telescope back online

It has been a few decades since we first started to explore…

Flipkart and Amazon challenge Karnataka Court’s ruling that allowed antitrust probe to continue

Flipkart and Amazon have challenged the ruling given by the Karnataka High…
Amazon

Amazon acknowledges fake review problem, reveals 200Mn fake reviews were blocked in 2020

Amazon Inc., in a new blog post, has confessed to having a…
SpaceX starship launch

SpaceX reportedly ignored FAA’s warnings before ‘explosive’ launch of Starship SN8 in December

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has made the headlines multiple times in recent months…
Twitter

Twitter loses legal indemnity in India owing to non-compliance of IT rules; UP Police files FIR

Social media giants have been inviting more and more scrutiny from governments…
PUBG Mobile

Mobile game spending up 40% in Q1 2021 compared to pre-pandemic, reaches $1.7Bn per week: Report

The pandemic has given millions of people a lot of free time…
India ordered to block Proton Mail

Indian government’s NIC email system not affected by data breaches in Air India, Domino’s: MeitY

In the modern era where everything is digitized and the concept of…

Karnataka High Court gives CCI nod to resume antitrust probe against Amazon and Flipkart

US tech giants have seen better days, with Google being the latest…

Tesla Model S ‘Plaid’ now open for delivery in the US, reaches 0-60 mph in ‘under 2 seconds’

Tesla has ruled the electric market for quite some time, with a…

El Salvador legalizes Bitcoin as legal tender, offers citizenship and permanent residence for Bitcoin holders

Mere days after it announced that it was looking forward to making…
Google ends Instant Apps, low usage

Google to change global advertising practices after $268Mn fine by French anticompetition watchdog

The biggest US tech giants have been having a hard time in…