Technology
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‘KGF’ sets foot in metaverse, fans snap up NFTs in record time
Bengaluru: Racing towards its theatrical release this month, ‘KGF: Chapter 2’ is making waves in the metaverse as well. A record number of Non Fungible Tokens (NFTs) have been snapped up by…
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Meta planning ‘Zuck Bucks’ digital currency as crypto dream fails
San Francisco: Meta is reportedly planning to launch a digital currency called ‘Zuck Bucks’ — named after its Founder Mark Zuckerberg — and virtual tokens, coins and other financial services, after its…
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Zoom awards $1.8 mn in bug bounty rewards over 2021
New Delhi: Video-conferencing platform Zoom on Thursday said that it has awarded $1.8 million to researchers who submitted bug bounty reports over 2021. Private bug bounty programmes are invitation-only, which allows companies…
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Ex-Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey reveals hardware crypto wallet
San Francisco: Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s firm Block is working on hardware crypto wallet, a device to help people “safely own and manage their Bitcoin”. Block’s hardware lead, Jesse Dorogusker, tweeted…
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Instagram ‘slashes’ payouts to creators by 70% on Reels
San Francisco: Meta-owned Instagram has reportedly slashed creators’ payout by as much as 70 per cent while increasing target metrics for monetisation for them on the platform. According to The Financial Times,…
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Krafton bans over 66K BGMI accounts for cheating
Seoul: PUBG developer Krafton has banned 66,233 Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) accounts for cheating during the week ending April 3. The BGMI maker also published a list containing the names of all…
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Koo launches voluntary self-verification feature for users
Bengaluru, April 6 (IANS) Microblogging and social media app Koo launched a voluntary self-verification feature on Wednesday, which will allow its users to self-verify their profile on the platform by using their…
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Google to block outdated apps on Play Store from Nov 1
New Delhi: In a bid to protect users from installing outdated apps which can put their data at risk, Google has announced to block and hide apps on Play Store that have…
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Twitter ‘tampering’ with public record by wiping embedded deleted tweets
San Francisco/New Delhi: The developer and open internet communities have slammed a Twitter change that is wiping embedded deleted tweets, available in third-party websites, from the public domain. Earlier, a deleted tweet…
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Samsung sees 50% jump in profits due to robust mobile, chip sales
Seoul, April 7 (IANS) Samsung Electronics said on Thursday it is likely to report its best first-quarter earnings in four years on the back of solid chip and mobile demand. In its…
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Xiaomi India gets key ISO certification on distributor selection for offline distribution
Bengaluru: Leading smartphone and TV brand Xiaomi India on Thursday said it has received the key ‘ISO 9001:2015’ certification for their distributor selection and onboarding process for offline distribution. Through this step,…
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IT admins can soon send alerts to employees on Windows 11
San Francisco: IT admins will soon be able to send organisational messages and important alerts to Windows 11 PCs which will appear on a lock screen, desktop or above the taskbar. IT…
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Zomato, Swiggy suffer brief outage due to ‘technical glitch’
New Delhi: Online food delivery platforms Zomato and Swiggy, along with several other online platforms, suffered a brief nationwide outage on Wednesday, as thousands waited with bated breath to place or track…
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Musk won’t get special treatment on the platform, says Twitter
San Francisco: Micro-blogging platform Twitter has said it will not give Tesla CEO Elon Musk special treatment on the platform, after earning a seat on the company’s board of directors. In a…
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Microsoft’s new Windows 11 tools to improve virtual meetings
San Francisco: Tech giant Microsoft has unveiled several system-wide features designed to improve virtual meetings on Windows 11. Microsoft shared details about the future of Windows and how we are developing new…
