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YouTube taking on OTA TV with nearly 4k free episodes of TV
San Francisco : Video streaming platform YouTube said that users will now be able to stream nearly 4,000 episodes of TV for free, as long as they are also willing to watch ads during the show.Shows available include Hell's Kitchen,…
Instagram rolls out product-tagging to all users in US
San Francisco : Meta-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram will now let all users tag products in their posts in the US.Previously, this was only available to creator or business accounts. "Over the next few months", the feature will roll…
Instagram users can now control feed with Favourites, Following
New Delhi : Meta-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram on Wednesday said it is introducing two new ways Favourites and Following to choose what users see in their feed.The company said it wants users to be able to shape Instagram into the…
Google misuses attorney-client privilege to hide documents: US Justice Dept
San Francisco : The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has accused tech giant Google of training its employees on how to shield business communications from discovery in cases of legal disputes "by using false requests for legal advice",…
Russia bans Facebook, Instagram; labels Meta as ‘extremist’
Moscow : A Moscow court has ruled to ban Facebook and Instagram in Russia, labelling the parent company of the two social networks Meta Platforms Inc. as "extremist".In its ruling on Monday, the Prosecutor General's Office of Russia said…
Google’s Chrome OS now supports variable refresh rates
San Francisco : US-based search engine giant Google is reportedly planning to bring full support for variable refresh rate (VRR) displays to Chrome OS.As spotted by About Chromebooks, support for variable refresh rate displays is rolling…
Google acquires microLED startup Raxium
San Francisco : Google has reportedly acquired Raxium, a five-year-old startup focused on developing microLED displays for AR and VR applications.The terms of the deal are unknown, but Google put a value of $1 billion on Raxium, according…
Instagram rolls out new safety tools for parents in US
San Francisco : In a bid to protect young users, Meta-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram had announced new parental controls in the US.Parents, tech watchdogs and lawmakers alike have long called for the company to do more to keep teens…
Google to tweak Play Store to make it better for large screen devices
San Francisco : In a bid to help users discover quality apps on large screens, tech giant Google is making big changes in Play Store to enable users to discover and engage with high-quality apps and games.According to a post on its…
Twitter tests new clipping tool for Spaces with select iOS hosts
San Francisco : Micro-blogging site Twitter has announced that it has started testing a new clipping tool for Spaces.Select hosts on iOS are now able to clip 30 seconds of audio from recorded Spaces to share them with others on Twitter,…