Technology
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Meta adds 18+ tag policy for mature content in Horizon Worlds
San Francisco: With an aim to make it more user-friendly, tech giant Meta has updated its content policies for Horizon Worlds users and introduced a new content rating system for “mature audiences”.…
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Snapchat loses $10 bn as stock hits new 52-week low
San Francisco: Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, suffered nearly $10 billion loss after its shares hit a new 52-week low over disappointing quarterly results (Q2) amid poor future forecast. The company’s…
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Indian short-video apps to reach 600 mn users by 2025
New Delhi: Indian short-form apps are expected to double their monthly active user base to 600 million (67 per cent of all smartphone users) by 2025 and have a monetisation opportunity of…
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Millions of unencrypted messages exposed by messaging app Justalk: Report
San Francisco: Popular messaging app JusTalk, which advertises itself as secure and encrypted, has reportedly suffered a security lapse, and that revealed it was neither secure nor encrypted after a huge online…
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You can now access screenshots on Google Photos via home screen
San Francisco: Google Photos has a new shortcut that allows users to access screenshots directly from the home screen. The app’s latest version on Android now lets users open the screenshot folder…
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T-Mobile agrees to pay $350 mn in data breach affecting 77 mn users
San Francisco: Telecommunications company T-Mobile has agreed to pay $500 million to settle a class-action lawsuit in a 2021 data breach that impacted nearly 76.6 million users’ data in the US. T-Mobile…
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Microsoft to soon start blocking Office macros by default
San Francisco: Tech giant Microsoft confirmed this week that it will soon start blocking Visual Basic Applications (VBA) macros in Office apps by default after quietly rolling back the change earlier this…
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Twitter reaches 238 mn users globally amid legal battle with Musk
New Delhi: Despite posting $270 million net loss in its second quarter (Q2) this year, Twitter has reached 237.8 million users which is a significant growth amid the controversial Elon Musk takeover.…
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Meta reportedly investing in Indian startup Better Opinions
New Delhi: Meta (formerly Facebook) is looking to invest in an Indian startup called Better Opinions, an event trading platform that allows users in the country to trade their opinions on categories…
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Sony launches two new smart TVs in India
New Delhi: With an aim to expand its smart TVs portfolio, Sony India on Friday launched two new TVs under its BRAVIA XR OLED A80K series that come with Cognitive Processor XR.…
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QR code labelling on electronics items to start soon: Top industry body
New Delhi: The decision by the Department of Consumer Affairs on mandatory QR code labeling on various packaged commodities including electronics, will de-clutter the information for the consumers needed at the time…
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Dell unveils storage innovations for increased intelligence, automation
New Delhi: Dell Technologies on Friday launched software-driven modern storage solutions across its industry-leading storage portfolio to drive increased intelligence, automation, cyber resiliency and multi-cloud flexibility. The company said that these advancements…
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Google to roll back app permissions list on Play Store
San Francisco: After initially removing them in place of Data Safety labels, tech giant Google has now said that it is rolling back the app permissions list on the Play Store. The…
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Smartphone shipments fall 5% in India in Q2 amid dwindling demand
Bengaluru: The smartphone shipments reached 36.4 million units in the second quarter (Q2) in India, a 5 per cent decrease from the previous quarter, with major brands struggling to shift units as…
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S.Korean watchdog looking into Meta’s privacy policy update
Seoul: The Personal Information Protection Commission is looking into whether the upcoming privacy policy update by Meta, the operator of Facebook, runs afoul of domestic law and will take action if any…
