Technology
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Digital services at SBI restored after a ‘technical glitch’
New Delhi: Digital services at the State Bank of India were impacted for a few hours due to a glitch on Monday, only to be later restored. According to customers, all the…
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Hackers stole data in network security breach: Western Digital
New Delhi: Data storage leader Western Digital said on Monday that cyber-criminals exfiltrated data from its systems during a “network security incident”. On March 26, Western Digital had identified a network security…
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Cybercriminals steal about $400k in cryptocurrencies via fake Tor Browser
New Delhi: Cybercriminals have stolen about $4,00,000 using Tor Browser malware, affecting more than 15,000 users across 52 countries in 2023, a new report showed on Monday. According to cybersecurity firm Kaspersky,…
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Blue badges still remain for legacy Twitter users as April Fool’s Day passes
New York: As April Fool’s Day came and passed, the blue check marks on Twitter remained for legacy verified accounts and Elon Musk was yet to remove them and make those users…
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Google now testing Blue check marks for verified Ads
New Delhi: Inspired by Twitter and Meta, Google is now experimenting with displaying blue check marks on certain search ads for advertisers who have been verified by Google Ads. The Google Ads…
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McDonald’s temporarily shuts US offices, plans major layoffs
New York: Fast food giant McDonald’s has temporarily shut its offices in the US this week as it gears up to lay off several employees as part of the restructuring plan amid…
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Paris votes to ban rental electric scooters from city streets
Paris: In a big blow to the electric mobility market, the city has voted to ban rental e-scooters from the streets. An overwhelming number of around 90 percent of votes cast supported…
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Microsoft to launch cheaper Xbox expandable storage cards: Report
San Francisco: Microsoft is reportedly preparing to launch its new and cheaper Xbox expandable storage options from other manufacturers. Earlier, a new Western Digital 1TB expansion card for Xbox Series S/X consoles…
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Indian startups with ‘strong fundamentals’ will survive: Vinod Khosla
New Delhi: With Indian startups facing trying times amidst funding crunch and mass firings, ace Indian-origin venture capitalist Vinod Khosla says the ones with “strong fundamentals” will continue to be funded, though,…
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Several celebrities refuse to pay Musk $8 for Twitter Blue
New Delhi: Twitter launched its verification system in 2009 to protect celebrities from impersonation but now, Elon Musk wants everyone to pay for the Blue badge, and the move has not gone…
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Parliamentary panel expresses concern over delay in data protection bill
New Delhi: A Parliamentary panel has held that the delay in the enactment of the Personal Data Protection Bill 2019 – which was withdrawn by the government in August 2022 for further…
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New York Times loses Twitter Blue badge, receives Koo’s invite
New Delhi: Elon Musk-run Twitter on Sunday removed the Blue badge of The New York Times, barely a week after he announced a new policy for keeping verification badges. On the other…
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Google faces $4.2 billion advertising lawsuit
San Francisco: A new lawsuit has been filed against Google seeking 3.4 billion pounds ($4.2 billion) in compensation for publishers for lost revenue. According to the claim, made by ex-Guardian technology editor…
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Twitter may give $1,000 checkmark free to 10K most-followed firms
San Francisco: Elon Musk-run Twitter is reportedly planning to give a $1,000 checkmark free to the top 10,000 organisations by follower count. The top 500 advertisers on the microblogging platform will also…
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Twitter bans record over 6.8 lakh accounts in India amid major overhaul
New Delhi Struggling to become profitable under Elon Musk as it takes drastic decisions which have infuriated users, Twitter banned a record 682,420 accounts promoting child sexual exploitation and non-consensual nudity in…
