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- Technology
China hosts largest DDoS botnet agents globally, India 2nd
New Delhi: China hosts the largest number of distributed denial of service (DDoS) botnet agents globally at 34 per cent, followed by India which hosts 10 per cent of the DDoS botnet…
- World
Musk invited to UK Parliament to discuss $44 bn Twitter buyout
London: Tech billionaire Elon Musk has been invited to testify in the UK Parliament regarding his proposed $44 billion acquisition of the micro-blogging site Twitter. In a letter, Julian Knight, the Chair…
- India
GitHub brings two factor authentication in India
New Delhi: Microsoft-owned open source software repository Github on Thursday announced that it will require all users to enable one or more forms of two-factor authentication (2FA) by the end of 2023,…
- Technology
Sennheiser introduces premium earbuds in India
New Delhi: In a bid to offer a better audio experience, German audio brand Sennheiser on Wednesday unveiled new earbuds SPORT TWS in the country. Priced at Rs 10,990, the new earbuds,…
- Business
Apple now starts selling refurbished Watch Series 7
San Francisco: Apple has started selling refurbished versions of the Watch Series 7, the newest watch model, that was released in September 2021. According to a report by MacRumors, the pricing on…
- Technology
Twitter tests new way to let you share tweets with selected people
San Francisco: Micro-blogging site Twitter is now testing a ‘Close Friends’-like feature, Twitter Circle, that lets users add up to 150 people who can see your Tweets. The company said that the…
- Technology
Netflix targeted with shareholder lawsuit alleging securities fraud after subscriber miss
Los Angeles: Streaming giant Netflix misled investors about declining subscriber growth over the course of six months leading to a massive drop in its stock price, according to a shareholder lawsuit. According…
- World
China to further rein in domestic tech giants to revive Internet sector
Beijing: Alarmed at the slowing tech and internet sector, China is now planning to further shift its policies to control domestic tech giants like Alibaba and Tencent, as the country battles Covid-19…
- Technology
Instagram testing TikTok-like fullscreen feed
San Francisco: Meta-owned photo sharing platform Instagram is experimenting with full-screen vertical home feeds. In a video posted on micro-blogging site Twitter, Instagram head Adam Mosseri confirmed the test and said that…
- World
Business, govt users need to pay for using Twitter: Musk
New Delhi: Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday said that business and government users on Twitter may need to pay a slight fee to stay on the micro-blogging platform. In a tweet,…
- Technology
Dutch regulators reject Apple’s 3rd-party app payment proposal
London: The Netherlands consumer watchdog has rejected Apple’s proposed App Store changes to allow dating app developers to use third-party payment systems. According to the Coalition for App Fairness, Apple’s latest proposal…
- Technology
Don’t feel for me, pray for Twitter instead: Parag Agrawal
New Delhi: As Elon Musk prepares to hire a new CEO for Twitter once he takes over, current CEO Parag Agrawal is worried about the future of the micro-blogging platform, not his…
- Technology
Meta plans to launch 4 high-end VR headsets by 2024
New Delhi: Meta (formerly Facebook) is working on four new virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR) headsets that the company will release by 2024. According to The Information, the aggressive timeline…
- Technology
Twitter bans two right-wing accounts as Musk promotes free speech
San Francisco: Amid Elon Musk’s free speech call, Twitter has re-suspended the accounts of two prominent conservative figures — MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell and Dr Vladimir “Zev” Zelenko. The micro-blogging platform permanently…
- Business
Apple’s global smartphone market share surges 20% in 1 year
San Francisco: Apple has registered 20 per cent growth in the global smartphone market from the first quarter of 2021 till the same period this year, a new report showed on Monday.…
