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Twitter to pay $150 mn for using people’s phone numbers to target ads
Washington : Twitter has agreed to pay $150 million to settle a privacy lawsuit with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for deceptively using at least 140 million users' email addresses and phone numbers for…
Google’s first foldable phone delayed to 2023: Report
San Francisco : Tech giant Google has reportedly delayed the release of its first foldable smartphone, the so-called Pixel Notepad foldable phone, until 2023. According to SamMobile, following the pushback, the first foldable phone from…
Global economic instability will affect tech sector : Sundar Pichai
San Francisco : Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai has said that the current global macroeconomic conditions will severely affect the tech sector. The world is going through acute supply chain issues and raw material shortage owing to…
Snapchat slows down hiring, to only hire 500 more people this year
San Francisco : Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, is slowing down on hiring this year, as tech companies' stocks go through rough weathers amid challenging macro-economic environment globally. Snap CEO Evan Spiegel told employees that…
Instagram announces visual refresh to its app
San Francisco : In a bid to give a visual refresh to its app, Meta-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram has announced that it is introducing a brighter icon along its own typography. The company said that its new design system puts…
Now get PAN card, driving licence via MyGov Helpdesk on WhatsApp
New Delhi : Digilocker documents such as the PAN card, driving licence, vehicle registration certificate can now be easily accessed via MyGov Helpdesk on WhatsApp, MyGov announced on Monday. Citizens will now be able to create and…
Twitter opens reverse chronological home timeline to app developers
New Delhi : Entangled in a bitter takeover battle with Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Twitter is giving third-party app developers more access to its reverse chronological timeline, to enable them to retrieve the most recent Tweets and Retweets…
Google to warn users against phishing attacks on Chat
New Delhi : Google has announced to display warning notifications in its Chat application to protect users from hackers and phishing attacks. "In Google Chat, you'll see banners warning against potential phishing and malware messages coming…
Don’t discuss abortion at work, Meta warns employees
San Francisco : Meta (formerly Facebook) has banned using the word 'abortion' at its internal employee messaging platform called Workplace, citing it "an increased risk" that the social media platform can be seen as a "hostile work…
Google says Android 13 Beta to have support for braille displays
San Francisco : With an aim to make it more convenient for braille readers to use the platform, tech giant Google has announced that Android 13 Beta will have native support for braille displays. The company said that it is making it easier…