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Twitter trying to fully restore service in Russia
New Delhi : Twitter is trying to fully restore its services in Russia as users report "increasing difficulty" accessing its platform amid the Ukraine invasion and the country's growing restrictions on Big Tech.Twitter said it is…
Seven women entrepreneurs who turned their passion into a profession
New Delhi : "Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life," said Confucius. Finding your voice is not an easy task, especially in the case of women; sometimes, this process becomes even more challenging as…
Public Sector Undertakings not behaving good, not appreciable : Supreme Court
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Tuesday told the Attorney General (AG) K. K. Venugopal that the way public sector undertakings (PSUs) are behaving is not good, while hearing a matter connected with arbitrator's fee dispute between Oil and…
Women’s Day: How India fights with hidden infertility
New Delhi : The Total Fertility Rate, children per woman, in the country has reached 2.0 in 2019-21, compared to 2.2 in 2015-16, according to the National Family Health Survey. This means women are giving lesser number of births in their…
Russia blocks Facebook, Meta hits back with pausing all ads
New Delhi/Moscow : In an alarming censorship, Russia has blocked access to Facebook in the country. In response, its parent company Meta has paused all ads in Russia.Meta said that due to the difficulties of operating in Russia at this…
Google tests darker ‘dark mode’ for its Android app
San Francisco : Tech giant Google is testing a darker dark mode for its Android search app, media reports say.The new shade still is not the same as the one presented in Google's test of a pitch-black dark mode on desktops last month,…
Meta commits $15 mn for humanitarian efforts in Ukraine
New Delhi : Meta has pledged $15 million to support humanitarian efforts in Ukraine and neighbouring countries amid the Russian invasion.This includes $5 million in direct donations to United Nations agencies and more than a dozen…
Twitter expands its Birdwatch fact-checking pilot in US
San Francisco : Micro-blogging site Twitter has reportedly announced an expansion to its Birdwatch scheme, which sees volunteer fact-checkers vet potentially-misleading tweets.The company said that, as of right now, a small randomised group…
Facebook shuts down its college students-only social network ‘Campus’
San Francisco : After less than two years of its launch, Meta-owned Facebook is shutting down its college students-only social network Campus.Campus users could access a special news feed and join groups, events and chat rooms focused on…
YouTube creators contributed Rs 6,800 cr to Indian economy in 2020
Mumbai : YouTube's growing creator ecosystem is generating considerable economic value for the indian market and contributed Rs 6,800 crore to the country's GDP, while supporting 6.83 lakh full-time equivalent jobs in 2020, the Google-owned…