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- Technology
YouTube Vanced to shut down due to legal reasons
Washington: Android users will no longer be able to use the popular YouTube Vanced application.As per The Verge, the creators of Vanced have decided to shut down the application in the coming…
- Business
US restaurant chain sues Google for directing customers away
San Francisco: A restaurant group in the US has sued Google for directing customers to unauthorised Google-branded food ordering web pages rather than sending them to the restaurant’s own website. The Florida-based…
- Technology
Apple iOS 15.4, iPadOS 15.4 with mask unlock, new emoji released
New Delhi: Apple has started rolling out iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4 for compatible models. This new update includes several minor changes, along with a major update to Face ID. The iOS…
- Technology
Russia bans Instagram, blocks access for 80 mn users
New Delhi: Russia on Monday blocked Instagram for nearly 80 million users in the country, after its parent company Meta allowed posts with calls for violence against Russian soldiers and President Vladimir…
- Automobile
Hackers hit automotive component supplier Denso, 1.4TB data stolen
New Delhi: Automotive component supplier Denso on Monday confirmed that its group company in Germany network was hit by a cyber attack. The hackers illegally accessed the company’s Germany operations on March…
- Technology
Over 60% of mid-sized Indian firms faced data breach in 2021
New Delhi: More than 60 per cent of mid-sized Indian organisations fell victim to a cyberattack last year, a new report showed on Monday. Just under one fifth (19 per cent) of…
- Technology
Apple supplier Foxconn halts factory ops in China due to lockdown
Beijing: Apple supplier Foxconn has announced the temporary closure of two of its manufacturing sites in Shenzhen, China, in response to another Covid-19-related lockdown. To reduce the impact of the lockdown, the…
- Technology
Telegram adds download manager, live streaming with other apps
New Delhi: Encrypted messaging app Telegram has added a new download manager for media, a redesigned attachment menu, a semi-transparent interface on Android, and much more. The Download Manager is new to…
- Technology
TikTok-Oracle deal back on track to keep users’ data in US
San Francisco: Chinese short-video making platform TikTok is finalising a deal with Cloud major Oracle to store users data in the US without giving access to its Chinese parent company ByteDance, the…
- Technology
After Nvidia and Samsung, gaming giant Ubisoft suffers cyber attack
New Delhi: French video game company Ubisoft has admitted that a cyber security incident temporarily disrupted some games, systems and services. The incident came to light after graphics chip maker Nvidia and…
- Technology
EU, UK probing Google and Meta ad tech collusion
London: The European Union and the UK antitrust authorities have launched parallel probes to assess whether an agreement between Google and Meta for online display advertising services may have breached the Union’s…
- Technology
Google to send air raid alerts to Android users in Ukraine
New Delhi: Google has initiated air raid alerts for Android users in Ukraine directly on their phones before expected attacks happen near them. At the request, and with the help, of the…
- Technology
Apple reportedly planning to launch first M2 Macs later this year
San Francisco: Apple is reportedly planning to launch a series of Macs with M2 chips based on TSMC’s 4nm process later this year. According to Mark Gurman, Apple has M2 versions of…
- Technology
Microsoft adding tabs to File Explorer in Windows 11
San Francisco: Tech giant Microsoft has reportedly started testing tabs in File Explorer on Windows 11. Rafael Rivera, one of the developers of the EarTrumpet Windows app, has discovered the new tabs…
- Technology
Russian retaliation would leave almost the entire world without microelectronics
New Delhi: The ban on technology exports to Russia, in response to the war in Ukraine, could backfire on global manufacturers of computer processors and semiconductors, as many crucial components for their…
