These 16 sensors in smartwatches, fitness bands help in measuring heart rate, SpO2 and more

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OnePlus 8T Review: A complete package

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Poco C3 review: Does the job

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Indian Army’s WhatsApp-like chat app; new phone launches & more top tech news of the week

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Toyota to invest $500 million in KDDI to deepen ties for "connected car"

Toyota Motor Corp and KDDI Corp said on Friday that Japan's biggest automaker would invest 52.2 billion yen ($500 million) in the mobile carrier to deepen their partnership in the age of the "connected car".

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Amazon sale: Up to Rs 41,400 discount on gaming laptops from Asus, Acer, MSI, Lenovo and others

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Ahead of US election, Facebook suspends political and new group recommendations

Facebook has confirmed that it was temporarily halting recommendations for all political groups and any new groups in the run-up to Tuesday's US presidential election.

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American judge blocks Commerce Department order set to ban TikTok from November 12

US District Court Judge Wendy Beetlestone enjoined the Commerce Department from barring data hosting within the United States for TikTok, content delivery services and other technical transactions.

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Russian hackers targeted California, Indiana Democratic parties

The group of Russian hackers accused of meddling in the 2016 US presidential election earlier this year targeted the email accounts of Democratic state parties in California and Indiana, and influential think tanks in Washington and New York, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

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India sales hit a high and other things Apple set new record of in 2020

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Wary of security issues, Japan's government moves to shut China out of its drone supply chain

Japan may effectively shut off China from supplying drones to its government to protect sensitive information, according to six people in government and the ruling party familiar with the matter, as part of a broad effort to bolster national security.

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WinZO raises $2m from Stephan Pagliuca, co-chairman of Bain Capital

Pagliuca, who is also the co-owner of the popular NBA Basketball team, Boston Celtics, has invested through his office Pags group and this is his first investment in India, a statement said.

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Paytm Payments Bank aims to issue 5 million FASTags in three months

Paytm Payments Bank Ltd (PPBL) said it has equipped over 5 million vehicles with FASTags, and is aiming to issue a similar number of tags in the next three months.

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Cyberattacks hit over 1,000 schools, colleges between June and September: Report

Spear phishing attacks hit the education sector hard between June and September, affecting more than 1,000 schools, colleges, and universities, according to a global report.

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Parliamentary panel questions Google, Paytm on data privacy, Chinese investment

Google and digital payments major Paytm were questioned by a parliamentary panel in India on a range of issues including data privacy and China links.

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MoUs to be inked with 25 startups for exchange of tech: IGCAR

The Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) at Kalpakkam near here on Friday said it was aiming to sign memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with 25 startups for exchange of technologies, a top official said on Friday.

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AP bans online gaming, betting; asks Centre to block 132 apps, websites in state

The chief minister submitted a list of 132 websites and apps which the state believes are involved in offering services like gaming, betting and gambling online.

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Tech unicorn Nanofilm up 17% on debut, biggest Singapore IPO in years

Shares in Nanofilm Technologies International Ltd jumped nearly 17% on their debut on Friday after the initial public offering (IPO) raised up to S$510 million ($375 million), in the biggest listing on the Singapore bourse in eight years.

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Here's why a US court has asked ISRO's commercial arm to pay $1.2 billion compensation to an Indian startup

The agreement was terminated by Antrix in February 2011.Over the next several years, Devas approached various legal avenues in India.This included the Supreme Court, which directed for a tribunal.

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Ant Group's IPO sees record $3 trillion in retail demand

Retail investors placed bids for a record $3 trillion of shares in Ant Group Co Ltd's initial public offering (IPO), set to be the world's biggest, as mom-and-pop savers bet on demand for its financial services in China.

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Indian Army launches messaging app SAI: Features and more

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How to take screenshot on Mac

In this guide we are going to tell you all the different shortcuts for taking different types of screenshots in Mac. Along with this, we will also tell you about different methods of taking a screenshot in Mac. Let’s get started.

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Amazon sees pandemic boosting holiday sales and investment in delivery

Since the start of the virus outbreak in the United States eight months ago, consumers have turned increasingly to Amazon for delivery of groceries, home goods and medical supplies.

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Apple's late iPhone launch temporarily wiped $100 billion off its stock value

The late launch of new 5G phones caused Apple Inc's customers to put off buying new devices, leading the company to report the steepest quarterly drop in iPhone sales in two years. Since 2013, Apple has delivered new iPhones each September like clockwork.

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Alphabet sales growth revived as advertisers flock back to Google

Google's billions of users are spending more time online transacting and entertaining themselves this year as they try to avoid the virus....

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Facebook anticipates tougher 2021 even as pandemic boosts ad revenue

Facebook Inc has warned of a tougher 2021 despite beating analysts' estimates for quarterly revenue as businesses adjusting to the global coronavirus pandemic continued to rely on the company's digital ad tools." Considering that online commerce is our largest ad vertical, a change in this trend could serve as a headwind to our 2021 ad revenue growth," it said.

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Twitter warns US election could affect ad sales, shares drop 16%

Twitter Inc added fewer users than Wall Street had expected and said a rise in expenses would accelerate in the fourth quarter, sending its shares tumbling 16%.

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Ex-eBay employees admit to cyber stalking campaign targeting couple

Two former eBay Inc employees pleaded guilty to participating in a cyber stalking campaign against a Massachusetts couple whose online newsletter was viewed by top executives as critical of the e-commerce company.

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Canada judge sides with Huawei CFO on some claims but does not dismiss U.S. extradition case

A judge has blocked an attempt by Canada's attorney general to get parts of Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou's arguments dismissed in the case to extradite her to the United States, according to a ruling released.

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​Amazon sale: Power banks, earbuds and other accessories available at up to 88% discount

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Want WhatsApp features before others? Here's step-by-step guide to become a beta tester

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Nokia cuts full-year profit forecast, announces new strategy

Nokia cut its full-year profit forecast even as the telecom network equipment maker's quarterly underlying profit met expectations in its first earnings under new CEO Pekka Lundmark.

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JPMorgan backs UK payments technology company Icon Solutions

JPMorgan Chase & Co has made a strategic investment in Icon Solutions, a UK-based company that advises and provides technology to banks to help them overhaul their digital payments systems, the companies said on Thursday.

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Parliamentary panel questions Paytm about Chinese investment, storing of data in servers abroad

A parliamentary panel on Thursday questioned Paytm representatives about the quantum of Chinese investment in the company and told them that the servers on which customer data is stored should be in India.

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Siemens agrees to sell Flender to Carlyle Group in $2.4 billion deal

Siemens has agreed to sell Flender to U.S. buyout group Carlyle Group in a deal valuing the mechanical drives business at 2.025 billion euros ($2.39 billion), the German engineering group said on Thursday.

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Cognizant Q3 income down 30% to $348 million

IT major Cognizant has reported about 30 per cent drop in September quarter net income at USD 348 million (around Rs 2,578.3 crore).

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MIT scientists claim to make face mask that can inactivate coronavirus using heat

Scientists at MIT have designed a novel face mask that can not only filter out the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, but also inactivate it using heat.

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'Project Parivartan': HAL, Tech Mahindra sign Rs 400 crore contract

Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd and Tech Mahindra have signed a contract worth Rs 400 crore for implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) to support HAL's 'Project Parivartan'.

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Samsung reports record sales amid questions about future

The flood of obituaries for Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Kun-Hee since his death over the weekend have mostly shared his most defining quote: "Change everything except for your wife and children."

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Amazon sale: Offers on smartwatch from Samsung, Apple and other brands

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CEO Jack Dorsey wanted Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai on Twitter board

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German watchdog launches new investigation into Amazon: Report

Germany's anti-trust authority has launched an investigation into Amazon and Apple over possible anticompetitive behaviour, German Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung daily reported.

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US antitrust regulator loses bid to revive Qualcomm case

A U.S. appeals court handed a victory to Qualcomm Inc , declining to reconsider an August decision that dismissed the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's antitrust case against the chip designer.

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Indian parliamentary panel slams Twitter in China map dispute

The head of an Indian parliamentary panel accused Twitter of disrespecting New Delhi's sovereignty, after mapping data showed Indian-ruled territory as part of China in what the social network said was a quickly resolved mistake.

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Samsung sees profit decline on weak server chip demand after strong third-quarter earnings

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said it expects fourth-quarter profit to fall due to weak server chip demand and rising smartphone competition, after posting its best quarterly operating profit in two years in the third quarter.

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Google steps up campaign against EU push for tough new tech rules

Alphabet Inc unit Google has launched a 60-day strategy to counter the European Union's push for tough new tech rules by getting U.S. allies to push back against the EU's digital chief and spelling out the costs of new regulations, according to a Google internal document.

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FBI warning played a role in Facebook downplaying NY Post report: Mark Zuckerberg

Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said on Wednesday that a warning from the FBI on hack-and-leak operations before the Nov. 3 presidential election played a role in its decision to limit the reach of stories from the New York Post that made claims about Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's son.

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These are the top smartphone brands in India

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Amazon sale: 15 smart lights for Diwali available at up to 75% discount

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Consumer tech app Streetbees raises $40 million from investors

London-based Streetbees operates an app on which 3.5 million consumers share their thoughts, feelings and impressions at moments when they engage with brands. PepsiCo, Unilever and Proctor & Gamble are among its clients.

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Digitalisation to drive $6.8 trillion IT spending from 2020 to 2023: Report

The global economy remains on its way to its "digital destiny" driving USD 6.8 trillion of IT spending from 2020 to 2023, according to International Data Corporation (IDC).

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Infosys becomes carbon neutral; outlines ESG vision for 2030

India's second largest software services firm Infosys on Wednesday said it has turned carbon neutral, three decades ahead of the timeline set by the Paris Agreement for 2050.

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No information about creation of Aarogya Setu app: MeitY; CIC issues show cause notice

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) did not provide any information, prompting Das to file a complaint under the RTI Act.

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Whoop raises $100 million, valuing the fitness tracker startup at $1.2 billion

Fitness tracker startup Whoop said on Wednesday it raised $100 million in Series E funding from investors including venture capital firm IVP and SoftBank Vision Fund 2, valuing the company at $1.2 billion.

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Parliamentary panel on data protection bill summons Reliance Jio, Airtel, Uber, Ola, Truecaller

A Joint Committee of Parliament issued a notice on Wednesday calling representatives of telecom operators Reliance Jio and Airtel and cab aggregators Ola and Uber to depose before it on the issue of data security.

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5G play: mmWave spectrum can trigger $150 billion in additional GDP for India, says report

5G networks need a mix of spectrum across low (sub-1 GHz), mid (for instance 3.5 GHz) and high (mmWave or millimeterWave) bands.

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Self-publishing: How to get going on Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing platform

As per KDP, the authors who use the pltaform retain their rights, get to market, earn royalties of up to 70%, have control over how their work is published and distributed globally as well in multiple languages. KDP does not charge content creators and authors for any of this.

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Sony seeing 'very considerable' PS5 demand ahead of launch: Gaming Chief

Sony pre-sold as many PS5 consoles in the first 12 hours as in the 1st 12 weeks for its predecessor.

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Amazon launches shopping website in Sweden

Swedish customers could already shop on Amazon through its websites in other European countries such as Germany, and get their purchases shipped in, but this often meant paying high delivery charges.

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How to edit a PDF document offline for free

Xodo PDF Reader & Editor for Windows PCs is a very useful piece of software for this kind of work. Besides entering data into PDF forms, it can also be used to create new documents and annotate PDFs (Internal link to story on annotating documents on a non-touch screen).

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Italian watchdog investigates Google over alleged advertising market abuse

Italy's antitrust authority is investigating Alphabet's Google for alleged abuse of its dominant position in the Italian online display advertising market, it said on Wednesday.

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MevoLife’s Virtual Core Services: The Smarter Way To Setup And Grow Your Health And Fitness Business

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Cognizant has a new Chairman and MD of India operations

IT major Cognizant has named Rajesh Nambiar as the Chairman and Managing Director of its India operations and a member of its Executive Committee effective November 9, 2020.

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Microsoft, NSDC collaborate to train 1 lakh women in India with digital skills

Microsoft on Wednesday said it has collaborated with the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) to impart digital skills to more than one lakh underserved women in India over the next 10 months.

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Amazon sale: Discounts on budget phones from Samsung, Xiaomi, Vivo and more

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Tech chief executives to defend key law in front of US Senate panel

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Microsoft beats sales estimates as Azure growth ticks upward

Microsoft Corp beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly revenue and profit, powered by a slight uptick in growth in its flagship cloud computing business as the software maker continued to benefit from a global shift to working from home and online learning.

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Facebook says suspected Iranian hackers behind US election threats operated in 2019

U.S. officials blamed Iran last week for thousands of threatening emails and an online video that purported to show hackers breaking into a voter registration system just days before the U.S. presidential election. Tehran has denied the allegations.

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Shopify to partner with TikTok in bid to woo more merchants to site

Canadian e-commerce company Shopify said it will partner with TikTok to help its one million-plus merchants more easily advertise their products on the video-sharing app, as it looks to grow its customer base.

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Earphones from Xiaomi, Realme, Philips and others you can purchase under Rs 599 in Amazon sale

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​Google Photos adds new editing tools: How to use them to improve your photos and more

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Japan unveils plan to prod carriers to cut cellphone charges

Japan on Tuesday laid out a plan for reducing consumers' cellphone charges, as the government stepped up its bid to promote competition in the country's telecoms market.

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Japanese apparel retailer Uniqlo forays into Indian online market

Japanese global apparel retailer UNIQLO on Tuesday said it has forayed into the Indian online market.

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Waymo, Daimler partner to make self-driving trucks

Alphabet Inc's autonomous driving technology development unit, Waymo, and a division of Germany's luxury carmaker Daimler AG have teamed up to make heavy-duty, self-driving trucks in the United States, the companies said on Tuesday.

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Iliad wins EU antitrust okay for $4 billion Polish telecoms deal

French telecoms operator Iliad on Tuesday won EU antitrust clearance for its 3.5-billion-euro ($4.14 billion)acquisition of Polish mobile group Play as it stepped up its overseas expansion.

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E-commerce companies sell goods worth $4.1 billion in first week of festive sale: Report

E-commerce companies reported a 55 per cent jump in sale goods to USD 4.1 billion (Rs 29,000 crore) across platforms during the first week (October 15-21) of festive sales, research firm RedSeer said on Tuesday.

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Tech Mahindra acquires Momenton, Tenzing

IT major Tech Mahindra on Tuesday said it has acquired Melbourne-based digital enterprise technology firm Momenton and New Zealand-based Tenzing Ltd., a technology consulting company.

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Facebook India public policy director Ankhi Das resigns

Facebook Inc’s public policy director for India, South and Central Asia, Ankhi Das, has stepped down to pursue interests in public service, the company said in a statement on Tuesday. The resignation comes weeks after Facebook and Das faced questions internally from employees over how political content is regulated in its biggest market, India.

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AMD to buy Xilinx for $35 billion

Semiconductor designer Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD) said on Tuesday it would buy Xilinx Inc in a $35 billion all-stock deal, intensifying its battle with Intel Corp in the data center chip market.

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Amazon sale: Top deals on Echo Dot, smart plug, OakRemote and more for smart home

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How to enable cross-platform chat and manage privacy on Facebook and Instagram

Facebook recently announced cross-app messaging for Instagram and Messenger allowing users to communicate with each other app to app. Simply put, Instagram users can now message someone on Facebook right from the Instagram app and vice versa. Here's how to use it.

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Toyota-Panasonic battery JV to boost efficiency to catch up with Chinese rivals

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Samsung Display gets US licenses to supply some panels to Huawei: Source

Samsung Electronics' display unit has received licenses from U.S. authorities to continue supplying certain display panel products to Huawei Technologies, sources say. With U.S.-China ties at their worst in decades, Washington has been pushing governments around the world to squeeze out Huawei.

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Amazon sale offers today: Get up to 33% off on laptops from Xiaomi, Asus, HP and more

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Britain to stop mobile operators selling 'locked' handsets

British mobile operators will be barred from selling smartphones locked to their networks, regulator Ofcom said on Tuesday, a change designed to remove a barrier to switching networks for some customers.

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Microsoft, Maruti develop technology to test applicants seeking driver's license

The smartphone-based technology is being developed and tested jointly by Maruti Suzuki-promoted Institute of Driving and Traffic Research (IDTR) and Microsoft Research India

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How to use the new editing tools in Google Photos

With tons of new features added to the app and more granular manual controls, the Photos app has become a little more complex than it ever was. In this how-to guide, we will show you how to use the new features in Google Photos for a better result.

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Judge sets first hearing in US Google antitrust lawsuit

U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta set a status hearing on the Justice Department's antitrust lawsuit against Alphabet Inc's Google for Friday.

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US appeals court rejects immediate WeChat ban

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Investors line up for Ant Group's record $34.4 billion IPO

Chinese financial technology giant Ant Group has set terms for a dual listing aimed at raising up to $34.4 billion from the world's largest stock market debut, with investors scrambling for a piece of the fast-growing company.

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Facebook adds cloud gaming feature to its platform

Facebook launched a free-to-play cloud gaming feature on its social media platform, allowing users to stream and play games like "Asphalt 9: Legends" and "WWE SuperCard" without downloading them.

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US ITC delays decision on LG Chem, SK Innovation trade secret case

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6 things to look at before downloading a new Android app on your phone

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Smartphones under Rs 25,000 you can consider buying in Amazon sale

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IIT-H researcher develops nanofibrous bags for seed storage

A researcher from the Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad (IIT-H) has developed encapsulated electrospun polyurethane (PU) nanofibrous bags to prevent seed storage losses.

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Motorists with smartphones could help highway chiefs maintain road quality: Study

Researchers at the University of Birmingham have studied the feasibility of using smartphones in this way, publishing their findings in 'Journal of Infrastructure Systems' recently.

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TAIPA calls for implementation of network roll out rules notified 3 years ago

Out of the remaining states and UTs, Delhi, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Chandigarh, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry, Sikkim, J&K, Ladakh and Mizoram are in discussions for formulating their RoW policies, Taipa said in a statement.

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Telcos flag E and V bands, floor price, other issues at meeting with new Trai chief Vaghela

Telcos, under the aegis of COAI, have jointly pitched for spectrum allocation in E and V bands only through an auction and urged the regulator to expedite the process of fixing floor tariffs for data at a recent meeting with the new Trai chief, industry sources have said.

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SAP goes all in on cloud, scraps mid-term margin goals

Investors reacted by dumping shares in Europe's most valuable tech firm, which opened nearly 20% lower in Frankfurt to wipe $35 billion off its market value - their biggest one-day drop in 24 years.

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Amazon sale: Affordable Bluetooth speakers with up to 60% discount

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Facebook adds cloud gaming feature to its platform

Facebook Inc on Monday launched a free-to-play cloud gaming feature on its social media platform, allowing users to stream and play games like "Asphalt 9: Legends" and "WWE SuperCard" without downloading them.

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Ant Group to raise up to $34.4 billion in world's biggest public offering

Ant Group Co Ltd on Monday set terms for its dual-listing where the Chinese financial technology giant aims to raise up to $34.4 billion in the world's largest market debut, as investors scramble for a piece of the fast-growing company.

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Google may roll out dark mode on Chrome OS: Report

Chrome OS is reportedly getting a dark mode which has been in high demand for its benefits on eye strain and general readability.

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SC asks Karnataka HC to decide CCI plea for vacating stay on probe against e-commerce firms

A bench comprising Justices A M Khanwikar, Dinesh Maheswari and Sanjiv Khanna asked the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to approach the High Court for relief.

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How to protect your Android phone from one of the biggest ‘dangers’ on WhatsApp

For scammers, phishing has become one of the most popular go-to tools for frauds. And with almost all smartphone users in India using WhatsApp, scammers are now sending unique phishing messages on WhatsApp.

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Samsung affiliates' shares rise after Lee's death sparks hopes of shake-up

Shares in Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and affiliates rose after the death a day earlier of Chairman Lee Kun-hee sparked hopes for restructuring and stake sales, analysts said.

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Pakistani PM asks Facebook CEO to ban Islamophobic content

Pakistan's prime minister has appealed to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to ban Islamophobic content on the site, warning of an increase in radicalisation amongst Muslims, the government said. In a letter, which the Pakistani government posted on Twitter, Khan said that "growing Islamophobia" was encouraging extremism.

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Apple supplier Luxshare unnerves Foxconn as US-China feud speeds supply chain shift

Apple's top iPhone assembler, Taiwan-based Foxconn, has set up a task force to fend off the growing clout of Chinese electronics manufacturer Luxshare, which it believes poses a serious threat to its dominance, three sources with knowledge of the matter said.

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Amazon sale: Get up to 75% off on headphones and speakers

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Amazon strikes a blow at Reliance-Future deal

Two sources familiar with the matter said that the temporary injunction was not automatically enforceable in India and that the order would have to be ratified by an Indian court.

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Planning to buy new iPhone? This is how much Apple may give you for your old iPhone or Samsung, OnePlus phone

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FB tells NYU to halt project that collects political ad data

Facebook has asked the New York University to stop collecting data for a research project that aims to decipher political ad targeting on its platform.

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FB tells NYU to halt project that collects political ad data

Facebook has asked the New York University to stop collecting data for a research project that aims to decipher political ad targeting on its platform.

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Dussehra 2020: How to download and send WhatsApp Stickers

Dussehara or Vijayadashmi is here and just like any other festive season most people must have started searching for a way to send wishes to friends and family. In addition to emoticons, GIFs or regular text messages, you can also send Dussehra WhatsApp Stickers.

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Apple iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro pre-order, JioCricket app launched, Vi launches weekend data rollover for prepaid users and more in top tech news of the week

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What you will pay for iPhone 12, 12 Pro in these countries

The iPhone 12 Pro range, at least in India, starts at Rs 1.19 lakh whereas the iPhone 12 (not the mini) is close to Rs 80,000. Apple has to pay customs and taxes in India which does make the iPhone expensive than most other countries. Buying an iPhone from other countries — if possible — has always been a cheaper option.

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Amazon Great Indian Festival sale: Top 10 deals on smart TVs from OnePlus, Sony, Xiaomi and others

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30 most valuable tech companies in the world

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US sanctions Russian institute linked to dangerous malware

Washington imposed sanctions on a Russian research institute tied to the development of a dangerous computer program capable of causing catastrophic industrial damage, a move that Russia called illegitimate.

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Data is fuel, 5G fabric for digital transformation: Michael Dell

Dell Technologies has announced a Cloud Console that will provide customers a single interface to manage multi-cloud, on-premise, and edge deployments.

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Apple fixes 6 malicious apps posing as Adobe Flash installers

The malicious apps masquerading as Adobe Flash installer are not going to go away anytime soon as Apple has once again fixed six more such apps.

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Global smart speaker market to reach 163 million units in 2021: Report

Led by Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant powered devices, the global smart speaker market (including smart displays) is set to reach 163 million units in 2021 -- a growth of 21 per cent -- according to a new report.

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Xbox head Phil Spencer hints at xCloud streaming sticks for TV

Microsoft's head of gaming and Xbox, Phil Spencer, has said the company is planning TV streaming sticks for its xCloud gaming service.

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Ant IPO pricing was determined on Friday: Alibaba founder Jack Ma

Backed by Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, Ant plans to list simultaneously in Hong Kong and on Shanghai's STAR Market in the coming weeks.

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US judge denies new government bid to remove China's WeChat from US app stores

A US judge in San Francisco on Friday rejected a Justice Department request to reverse a decision that allowed Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google to continue to offer Chinese-owned WeChat for download in US app stores.

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Amazon sale: Offers on smart TVs from Xiaomi, OnePlus, LG and more

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Facebook, Twitter CEOs to testify post-election: US Senate panel

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee said the chief executives of Twitter Inc and Facebook Inc will testify before the panel on November 17 over their decision to block stories that made claims about Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's son.

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US may file antitrust charges against Facebook as soon as November: Report

Facebook Inc may face U.S. anti-trust charges as soon as November, the Washington Post reported, citing four people familiar with the matter.

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Walmart sues US in pre-emptive strike in opioid abuse battle

Walmart is suing the U.S. government in a pre-emptive strike in the battle over its responsibility in the opioid abuse crisis. The government is expected to take civil action against the world's largest retailer, seeking big financial penalties, for the role its pharmacies may have played in the crisis by filling opioid prescriptions.

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Amazon refuses to appear before Indian parliamentary panel on data privacy: MP

Representatives of Amazon.com Inc in India have refused to appear before a parliamentary panel reviewing the country's privacy bill, an Indian lawmaker said, an allegation the U.S. commerce giant said was a result of a misunderstanding.

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IIT Kharagpur develops novel Industry 4.0 tech for advanced manufacturing sector

The present innovation upgraded the industrial process of friction stir welding to a multi-sensory system of Industry 4.0.

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9 books that ‘influenced’ Apple co-founder Steve Jobs

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Huawei ekes out third-quarter revenue growth as US restrictions bite

Huawei Technologies Co Ltd eked out a gain in third-quarter revenue as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic added to supply-chain difficulties brought about by U.S. restrictions on doing business with the Chinese firm.

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Italy vetoes 5G deal between Fastweb and China's Huawei: Sources

Italy has prevented telecoms group Fastweb from signing a supply deal with Huawei for its 5G core network, two sources close to the matter said, the clearest sign yet Rome is adopting a tougher stance against the Chinese telecoms equipment maker.

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Huawei reports 9.9% revenue growth in first 3 quarters of 2020

Huawei on Friday said that it generated a revenue of 671.3 billion yuan ($98.57 billion) in the first three quarters of this year, an increase of 9.9 per cent over the same period last year.

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National Guard called in to thwart cyberattack in Louisiana weeks before election

The Louisiana National Guard was called in to stop a series of cyberattacks aimed at small government offices across the state in recent weeks, according to two people with knowledge of the events, highlighting the cyber threat facing local governments in the run up to the 2020 US presidential election.

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Parliamentary panel quizzes Facebook on its revenue, profit, tax payouts in India

Facebook India's policy head Ankhi Das appeared before the Joint Committee of Parliament on Data Protection Bill, 2019 chaired by BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi.

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Amazon sale: Top deals on mirrorless cameras from Sony, Fujifilm, Olympus and others

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UK watchdog provisionally finds Motorola, Sepura broke competition law

British telecom regulator Ofcom said on Friday an investigation has provisionally found that communication firms Motorola and Sepura broke competition law during a procurement exercise run by UK police services partner Police ICT Company in 2018.

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Tesla's "full self-driving" vehicles need drivers' supervision : Report

The conflicting messages have experts in the field accusing Tesla of deceptive, irresponsible marketing that could make the roads more dangerous as the system is rolled out to as many as 1 million electric vehicle drivers by the end of the year.

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Flipkart to buy 8% stake in Aditya Birla's fashion unit for $204 million

Walmart Inc's Flipkart will buy a 7.8% stake in India's Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd for 15 billion rupees ($204 million), giving the ecommerce company a bigger foothold in the high-margin fashion business as it battles it out with rival Amazon.com in the country.

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Chats on WhatApp get permanent mute button: Here’s how it works

Instant messaging app WhatsApp has finally rolled out the support to permanently mute notifications for a chat. The company announced the support for ‘always’ mute chat through its official Twitter account. The ‘Always’ mute option has replaced the ‘1 year’ option that used to appear. Now, WhatsApp users get three time frames to mute notifications of a chat, which are 8 hours, 1 week and always.

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Sennheiser CX 400BT review: Hits the right notes

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Amazon sale: Gadgets under Rs 2,000 from OnePlus, Xiaomi, Nokia and others

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Flipkart, Reliance Jio deals push VC inflows to $3.6 billion in September quarter : Report

In June quarter, which was marked by very strict nationwide lockdown, VC inflows stood at USD 1.5 billion, according to the data collated by KPMG, which also feels that the ongoing quarter will see more fund inflows.

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Google has undermined competition, says South Korean antitrust chief

South Korea's antitrust chief said on Thursday the agency believes US search engine giant Google has undermined competition, adding that the agency plans to present a case to its review committee this year.

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Apple expands Express retail store format ahead of holiday season

For Apple, which has 271 retail stores in the United States, the new format could help it navigate a holiday sales challenge.

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Facebook Dating comes to Europe

Facebook Dating, a dedicated, opt-in space within the Facebook app, was launched in the United States in September last year. It is currently available in 20 other countries.

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Siemens launches local power trading platform with German utility

German technology group Siemens and utility Allgaeuer Ueberlandwerk (AUEW) on Thursday launched a trading platform that allows small rooftop solar energy producers to trade power locally with other households and businesses.

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How to Mention a contact in Google Docs

Google recently added a new Mention feature to its word processing service. Using the new feature, users can now mention or link another user right from their contact list into the Google Docs. Users can choose to share the document with the mentioned person in Docs. Here’s how to use this feature.

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Amazon sale: Top deals on cameras, gimbals and other devices for starting your own YouTube channel

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Airbnb hires Jony Ive, the man who designed Apple products for over two decades

Ive was a close creative collaborator with Apple Inc co-founder Steve Jobs. Ive spent nearly three decades at Apple, leading the design of the candy-colored iMacs that helped Apple re-emerge from near death in the 1990s and the design of the iPhone. He left Apple last year.

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Google antitrust case: Meet the judge, Amit Mehta

The Justice Department's antitrust lawsuit against Google has a judge: Obama appointee Amit Mehta, who was assigned the case Wednesday morning in US District Court for the District of Columbia. Notable rulings include one in 2019 saying that lawmakers should get their subpoenaed financial records of President Donald Trump. He also dealt with a food-industry antitrust case.

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Tech-driven changes in job markets threaten social contract with workers: Experts

In the next five years, machines will displace an estimated 85 million jobs but create around 97 million new jobs across 15 industries and 26 economies, according to the WEF's Future of Jobs Report 2020. The global recession driven by the pandemic has accelerated this trend and created a highly uncertain outlook for global labour markets.

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LG Display swings to Q3 profit on Apple demand, panel price boost

South Korea's LG Display Co Ltd on Thursday reported a profit for July-September, ending a six-quarter run of loss, helped by shipments for Apple Inc's new iPhones and stay-at-home trends lifting panel demand for TVs and laptops.

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How to enable and customise the back tap gesture feature on iOS 14

The back tap gesture feature on iOS 14 allows users to assign certain commands and execute them by double or triple tap at the back of the phone. Read on to know how to enable and customise them on devices running iOS14.

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Amazon sale: Discounts on 'bestseller' laptops and tablets from Samsung, Lenovo, Asus and more

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Telecom operator Telia core profit tops forecast

Nordic telecom operator Telia Company on Wednesday reported quarterly core earnings ahead of market expectations aided by cost savings and said it had made good progress on its strategic priorities in recent months.

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Cyber crimes in India caused Rs 1.25 lakh cr loss last year: Official

Cyber crimes in India caused Rs 1.25 lakh crore loss in 2019 and cyber threats will continue to increase as the country starts developing smart cities and rolling out 5G network, among other initiatives, National Cyber Security Coordinator Lt Gen (Dr) Rajesh Pant said on Tuesday. He said that there are only a few Indian companies who are making some of the cyber security products and there is a big vacuum in the sector.

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Amazon sale: Top deals on laptops and others gadgets to boost work from home

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China urges Sweden to reverse its Huawei, ZTE ban to avoid harming its companies

"China expresses strong dissatisfaction with Sweden," said foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian, speaking at a regular news briefing in Beijing.

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Tesla supplier LG Chem to boost battery capacity

Electric vehicle battery maker LG Chem plans to triple production capacity for cylindrical batteries used by Tesla and others, and is considering expansion in Europe and North America to meet surging demand, it said.

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We pay big tech to promote our services: Google on lawsuit

Stressing that this is not the dial-up 1990s when changing services was slow and difficult and often required to buy and install software with a CD-ROM, Google has vehemently defended its position after the US Department of Justice and 11 state Attorneys General sued the tech giant for allegedly abusing its market position in the domain of online search.

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US government's lawsuit against Google: What it means and more

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8 Xiaomi phones you can get at up to Rs 10,000 discount in Amazon sale

If you have been waiting to purchase a Xiaomi smartphone, then this may be the right time to do so. The e-commerce giant Amazon is offering discounts on various Xiaomi smartphones across price segments. Along with this, buyers can also avail an instant 10% discount on HDFC Bank cards. So, here is a list of Xiaomi smartphones you can purchase during the ongoing sale.

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Amazon sale offers today: Get discounts on Amazon Echo speakers, FireTV Stick and more

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NASA spacecraft touches asteroid for rare cosmic rubble grab, a first for US

"I can't believe we actually pulled this off," said lead scientist Dante Lauretta of the University of Arizona. "The spacecraft did everything it was supposed to do."

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Microsoft, Elon Musk's SpaceX tie up to woo space customers

Cloud companies have seen a surge in demand this year as more businesses use their services for switching to work from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Nokia seeks to block Lenovo sales in Germany over patent licensing

Nokia sought to enforce an injunction against Lenovo, the world's biggest PC maker, to block sales of its products in Germany after violation of a video encoding patent.

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Google breakup may be needed to end violations of antitrust law: US

The US sued Google, accusing the $1 trillion company of illegally using its market muscle to hobble rivals in the biggest challenge to the power and influence of Big Tech in decades.

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US Justice Department files landmark case against Google, but why it may not hurt the company

The U.S. Department of Justice and 11 states filed their long-awaited competition lawsuit against Google - the most momentous antitrust showdown since Washington took on Microsoft Corp more than two decades ago - but experts warn that anyone expecting a major shake-up of the tech industry is likely to be disappointed.

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Amazon Great Indian sale: 15 power banks, earphones and other gadgets you can buy at Rs 499 or less

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Chinese firm tests drone swarm technology: Report

The China Academy of Electronics and Information Technology under the China Electronics Technology Group Corporation recently conducted tests on a fixed-wing drone swarm system, state-run Global Times reported.

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Walmart cranks up advertising drive, with or without TikTok

The world's largest retailer is making better use of its wealth of shopper data to link promotions on its website and app with ads inside its network of 4,700 U.S. stores, according to Reuters interviews with six advertising agencies and Walmart ad tech partners, three major brands plus bankers and ex-employees.

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Foxconn says it will continue to work with Wisconsin to create jobs, woo investors

Taiwan-based Foxconn Technology Group said its commitment to Wisconsin has not wavered and it will continue to work with US President Donald Trump and the local government to create new jobs and attract investment to the state.

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Microsoft says it has paused forced web app installs on Windows 10 devices

After courting controversy for pushing an update for Windows 10 that covertly installs web pages for its Office apps without asking for user permission, Microsoft has said it was partly a mistake and has paused the process.

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Wipro bags five-year deal from Fortum

IT services major Wipro on Tuesday said it has bagged an application management (AMS) and services integration and management (SIAM) contract from Fortum, a clean-energy company headquartered in Espoo, Finland.

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Amazon sale: Top deals on smart helmets, Bluetooth mobile accessories for bike riders

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Sweden bans Huawei, ZTE from upcoming 5G networks

Swedish regulators has banned the use of telecom equipment from China's Huawei and ZTE in its 5G network ahead of the spectrum auction scheduled for next month. The Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) said the setting of the licence conditions followed assessments by the Swedish Armed Forces and security service.

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Google discontinues Nest Secure alarm system

Google has discontinued its Nest Secure alarm system although the company will continue to support the existing users.

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Amazon sale: Get up to 50% discount on these TVs, ACs, washing machines, refrigerators from Sony, LG and more

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How to make a simple green screen for Zoom calls in less than Rs 250

If you’ve got a background that you’d rather not show on a Zoom call, then the best thing to do is use the virtual background feature. However, this effect does not work effectively if you don’t have a uniform high contrast colour—like a bright blue or green—behind you.

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Logitech reports 75% jump in quarterly sales

Logitech International reported a surge in second-quarter revenue and net profit as the computer peripherals maker benefited from a shift to working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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US, Britain call out Russian hacking spree, cyberattacks against Olympics

Britain and the United States condemned what they said were a litany of malicious cyberattacks orchestrated by Russian military intelligence, including attempts to disrupt next year's Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo.

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Verizon signs up Microsoft, Nokia to help clients build private 5G networks

Verizon said it has struck deals with Microsoft and Nokia to improve the telecoms giant's ability to target business customers by offering clients the ability to automate factory floors, lower costs and speed up data traffic through private 5G networks.

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IBM posts double-digit cloud revenue growth; says customers deferring some projects

International Business Machines Corp edged past Wall Street estimates for quarterly revenue, bolstered by higher demand for its cloud services, a business it is staking its future on as it prepares to spin off one of its legacy units. IBM shares, however, fell 3% after the company stayed away from issuing a forecast for the current quarter.

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South Korea's SK Hynix to buy Intel's NAND business for $9 billion

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Amazon sale: 15 Apple AirPods ‘lookalikes’ available under Rs 5,000 after up to 68% discount

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AI-based real time noise suppression coming in Microsoft Teams

As more and more people work from home and at times have no control over jarring sounds in the background, Microsoft is set to release a new Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based noise suppression tool in its video conferencing app Teams.

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With Instagram, hashtags and bitcoin, young Nigerians boost anti-police protests

Ozioma Egemasi says Nigerian police slapped, whipped and struck him with the butt of a pistol when he refused to pay them a bribe. Then he heard them discuss whether to kill him.

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You can now search a song by humming, here’s how

The Google search app now allows users to hum a song to it and search the song without even remembering a single word of it.Wondering how? Follow our step-by-step instructions:

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China's $1.5 million digital currency giveaway impresses analysts but not shoppers: Report

China's experimental $1.5 million giveaway of digital yuan to Shenzhen citizens ended on Sunday with acclaim from currency analysts - and scepticism from some users saying they preferred existing shopping tools like the ubiquitous Alipay app.

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Microsoft most imitated brand by hackers in Q3 2020: Report

Hackers imitated Microsoft the most to lure people into giving up their personal data or payment credentials in the third quarter of this year, a new report by researchers at cybersecurity firm Check Point said on Monday.

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Pakistan removes TikTok app ban on this condition

Pakistan has decided to lift a ban on popular social media app TikTok after the company vowed to block all accounts involved in spreading "obscenity and immorality", the country's telecom authority said on Monday.

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Apple iPhone 12 sales may be highest since iPhone 6: Report

Taiwanese carriers have forecast that Apples latest iPhone 12 series will have stronger sales than the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.

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LG Display tipped to gain profits in Q3 on price hike, firm demand

LG Display is expected to return to the black in the third quarter of the year, analysts said on Monday, on the back of a price increase in LCD panels and solid demand for displays used in IT gadgets amid the pandemic-driven stay-at-home economy.

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Over 1.1 lakh sellers received orders in first 48 hours of festive sale: Amazon India

Amazon's 'Great Indian Festival' started on October 17 and will go on for about a month to coincide with the festive season. Amazon Prime members were provided early access to the sale from October 16.

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Xiaomi fixes tech glitch that affected Mi India weather app

As Xiaomi users posted on social media that the company's smartphones were not displaying weather for Arunachal Pradesh, Mi India clarified on Sunday that the issue that was cropped up owing to a technical error in its app has been fixed."There was a technical issue in our weather app that we had identified. The same has been fixed", the spokesperson added.

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Above the clouds: Deutsche Telekom tests 4G connection in stratosphere

Deutsche Telekom said on Monday it had successfully tested an aerial base station in the earth's stratosphere, an innovation it hopes will bring mobile coverage to remote areas that are hard for ground-based networks to reach.

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Amazon sale offers today: Get up to 50% off on these headphones

Amazon is giving up to 50% off on premium headphones from brands like Sony, Bose, Sennheiser and more.

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Alibaba invests $3.6 billion in hypermarket chain Sun Art

Alibaba Group Holdings said on Monday it will invest $3.6 billion to boost its stake in hypermarket operator Sun Art Retail Group Ltd, gaining further ground in China's retail market.

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EU needs long-term plan to tackle 5G fake news, 15 member countries say

The European Union needs to come up with a strategy to counter disinformation about 5G technology or risk false claims derailing its economic recovery and digital goals, a group of 15 countries including Poland and Sweden said.

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Uber has new mask rules for riders

Uber on Monday said the riders who have been tagged for not wearing mask on a previous trip will have to take a selfie showing them wearing a mask, in order to book their next trip.

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Irish regulator probes Facebook's handling of children's data on Instagram

Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) has launched two inquiries into Facebook Inc after concerns were raised about the handling of children's personal data on Instagram. The DPC had identified "potential concerns" in relation to the processing of children's personal data on Instagram.

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Toshiba targets $3 billion revenue in quantum cryptography by 2030

The cyber security technology, called quantum key distribution (QKD), leverages the nature of quantum physics to provide two remote parties with cryptographic keys that are immune to cyberattacks driven by quantum computers.

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Amazon Great Indian Festival sale: 7 power banks you can buy under Rs 2,000

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Amazon Great Indian Festival sale: Smart bulbs, speakers, soundbar and other devices available at discount to make your home ‘smarter

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Amazon sale: Smart washing machine, TV, AC and refrigerator from LG, Samsung and others at up to 75% discount

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Amazon Great Indian Festival sale: 12 phones from Apple, Xiaomi, Samsung and others available at 'lowest-ever' price

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Amazon Great Indian Festival sale: 6 fitness bands you can buy under Rs 5,000

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Amazon sale Day 2: 5 gaming laptops with up to 40% off in Deal of the Day

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Amazon Great Indian Festival sale: 12 phones from Apple, Xiaomi, Samsung and others available at 'lowest-ever' price

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Amazon Great Indian Festival sale: 6 fitness bands you can buy under Rs 5,000

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Apple launches 4 new iPhones; OnePlus, Vivo and Xiaomi's new phones, Micromax plans comeback and other top tech news of the week

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Amazon sale: Top deals on washing machines from Samsung, LG, IFB and more starting at Rs 10,990

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Amazon Great Indian Festival sale: Best deals you can get on Xiaomi smartphones

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Amazon Great Indian Festival sale: Deals on 40-inch and 43-inch TVs under Rs 35,000 from OnePlus, Sony and Samsung

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Twitter backtracks, allows users to post previously blocked NY Post article

Twitter Inc on Friday confirmed it reversed its decision to block links to a New York Post article about Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's son, despite reaffirming the ban late on Thursday.

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US government agencies to use AI to cull and cut outdated regulations

The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) said Friday that federal agencies will use artificial intelligence to eliminate outdated, obsolete, and inconsistent requirements across tens of pages of government regulations.

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Amazon Great Indian Festival is live: 15 gadgets from Xiaomi, Sony, JBL and others you can buy at Rs 999 or less

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EU antitrust deadline for Google, Fitbit deal extended to January 8

EU antitrust regulators have extended their investigation into Alphabet unit Google's $2.1 billion purchase of Fitbit to Jan. 8 from Dec. 23, a filing on the European Commission website showed on Friday.

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Spain hopes to raise 6.8 billion Euros in new taxes, including 'Google tax'

Spain's government is proposing new taxes on digital services, financial transactions and plastic packaging in 2021 and a higher levy on sugary beverages in the hope of raising a total of 6.8 billion euros ($7.96 billion), its draft budget showed.

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Amazon sale: Top deals on laptops from Dell, Lenovo, HP and others with up to Rs 25,900 discount

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US senators ask Amazon if it tracks employees, curbs bids to form unions

Four Democratic US senators on Thursday sent a letter to Amazon.com Inc's Chief Executive Jeff Bezos, demanding answers over its alleged moves to track and monitor employees and limit efforts to form unions.

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Japan will not join US plan to bar China from telecom networks: Report

The U.S. State Department published in August an update of a plan called the "Clean Network" calling for telecom companies, cloud service providers, and mobile apps of Chinese origin to be kept out of the United States.

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Instagram agrees curbs on paid influencers, says UK watchdog

Facebook's Instagram has agreed measures to crack down on hidden advertising by so-called influencers on its photo and video platform, Britain's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said on Friday.

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Apple assembler Foxconn aims to supply to about 3 million EVs by 2027

Foxconn aims to provide components or services to 10% of the world's electric vehicles (EVs) by between 2025 and 2027, and has been in talks with multiple car manufacturers for future cooperation, Chairman Liu Young-way said on Friday.

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Amazon Great Indian Festival sale: Get up to 50% discounts on Echo speakers, Fire TV Stick and Kindle

The Amazon Great Indian Festival is now live for Prime Members. The sale brings discounts and deals across products and the e-commerce giant is offering up to 50% off on its own Echo, Fire TV stick and Kindle product lineup.

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Amazon Great Indian Festival sale: Get up to Rs 25,000 discounts on these iPhones

Amazon Great Indian Festival sale is now live, but only for Prime members. The sale will go live for everyone tonight at midnight 12 am, and is currently accessible only for Prime members of the e-commerce giant. As part of the sale, the company is offering some of the best deals and discounts, across products including iPhones.

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Oracle joins hands with NIC, IEEE for virtual hackathon

India's National Informatics Centre (NIC) and global technical professional organisation IEEE have joined hands with Cloud major Oracle to organise a virtual hackathon, Gov-TechThon 2020, to incubate new ideas, boost innovation and use technology in agriculture and allied sectors.

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YouTube cracks down on QAnon, banning conspiracy content targeting individuals

YouTube, the video service of Google parent Alphabet Inc , said it was banning content that targets an individual or a group using conspiracy theories such as QAnon or pizzagate that have "been used to justify real-world violence."

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Uber joins forces with SK Telecom to crack tough South Korea market

Uber Technologies said it will invest more than $150 million in a joint venture and partnership with South Korea's SK Telecom Co Ltd , which is proposing to split off its mobility business.

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US judge 'not inclined' to reverse decision on WeChat app store ban

A U.S. judge in San Francisco said she was "not inclined" to reverse her decision blocking the government from barring Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google from offering WeChat for download in U.S. app stores.

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Twitter down for many users due to change in internal systems

Twitter Inc said its social networking site was down for many users due to an inadvertent change it had made to its internal systems but the platform seemed to be returning to normal after about an hour and half of outage.

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Almost 2,000 Robinhood accounts infiltrated by hackers: Report

Hackers infiltrated nearly 2,000 accounts of fintech startup Robinhood Markets Inc and siphoned off customer funds, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing a person with knowledge of an internal review.

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Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency taps ex-HSBC executive as CFO of payments unit

Another former HSBC executive is heading to the Facebook-backed Libra cryptocurrency project, joining as chief financial officer of a unit tasked with managing the planned digital currency's payments system.

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Amazon Great Indian Festival Sale: Up to 50% Off on Echo, Fire TV Stick & Kindle

Explore huge discounts on Amazon smart devices like Kindle, Fire TV Stick and more.

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Java is widespread in enterprise, you must learn the language

This year marks the 25th anniversary of Java. It’s unusual for a programming language to survive for so long and remain so strong. Java is practically everywhere. It’s in massive enterprise applications, it powers the Mars rover. An estimated 15 billion devices run Java worldwide.

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NoBroker says shift to Google Cloud had big impact

Property portal NoBroker says its movement to the Google Cloud platform over a year ago has dramatically changed its capabilities and offerings.

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Amazon Great Indian Festival sale starts for Prime members: Up to 80% off on mobile and electronic accessories

As part of the sale, the e-tailer has partnered with HDFC Bank to offer 10% discount on prepaid transactions during the sale. As listed on Amazon website, Prime Members can avail up to 80% off on mobile and electronic accessories.

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How Roopa rose to be global director in male-dominated semicon industry

In the male-dominated semiconductor industry, Roopashree made it really big. She is global director of one of the core R&D teams – foundation IP & EDA – at Texas Instruments, and leads a team of over 150 across the world from her office in Bengaluru.

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What these 6 new technologies in 2020 iPhones mean for users

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Amazon Great Indian Sale launches: OnePlus 8T, Galaxy M31 Prime and gadgets from Xiaomi, Oppo and others

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Uber launches medicines delivery service in South Africa

Uber Eats' South African unit on Thursday expanded delivery offerings, launching an app-based over-the-counter medicines service as it seeks to claw market share in the fast-growing online shopping sector in Africa's most industrialised economy.

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Paytm Movies promises digital and contactless cinema experience to moviegoers

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Vodacom and Rain confident roaming deal would withstand repeat scrutiny

South African mobile operators Vodacom and Rain are confident their roaming tie-up does not contravene competition regulations, they said on Thursday in response to rival Telkom reviving complaints about the deal concluded in 2018.

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CODETHON 2020 gets support from Boeing India

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DoT urges space department, defence to vacate spectrum for 5G services

The Department of Telecom (DoT) has urged the space department and defence ministry to vacate airwaves in the medium and high range spectrum bands for rolling out 5G services, according to sources.

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France, Netherlands call for EU watchdog to regulate tech giants

France and the Netherlands on Thursday called for a European Union authority to regulate large tech companies such as Google and Facebook , whose dominance gives them effective internet gatekeeper status.

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OnePlus removes hidden Facebook bloatware from OnePlus 8T

OnePlus has decided to listen to its fans and have removed the Facebook bloatware from the newly launched OnePlus 8T.

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Italian cloud firm WIIT looks to Germany, France for further M&A

Italian cloud operator WIIT is looking at possible further acquisitions in Germany after its purchase of Dusseldorf-based myLoc to expand in Europe's biggest market.

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Quick AI adoption essential for future of work in India: Intel

Chip giant Intel on Wednesday said that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is essential to the future of work in the post-pandemic world, with over 90 per cent respondents in a survey considering AI to be essential or highly relevant to their businesses in India.

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Dutch telecom KPN picks Ericsson over Huawei for 5G network

KPN has chosen Sweden's Ericsson to build core elements of its new 5G mobile network following a decision last year not to select China's Huawei, the Dutch telecoms company said on Thursday.

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Amazon Great Indian Festival sale: Deals on smart TVs under Rs 15,000 from Xiaomi, Samsung, LG and more

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EU antitrust regulators may narrow Amazon investigation: Sources

Splitting up the Amazon case could address complaints by rivals that antitrust enforcers take too long to address harm done to them through anti-competitive practices and that rulings fail to keep pace with evolving markets.

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US court agrees to expedite government TikTok app store ban appeal

A U.S. appeals court agreed to fast-track a Justice Department appeal of a ruling blocking the government from banning new TikTok downloads from U.S. app stores. TikTok has sought a preliminary injunction to block those restrictions, disclosing that U.S. TikTok users on average send 80 million direct messages and share 46 million videos a day on the app.

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Amazon workers say Prime Day rush breaks virus safety vows: Report

Amazon.com Inc has reinstated warehouse productivity quotas despite telling a judge it was suspending them during the COVID-19 pandemic, Bloomberg News reported, citing a court filing by company workers. The lawsuit claims the company's "oppressive and dangerous" policies violated public-nuisance laws and exacerbated COVID-19 hazards, according to the report.

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One American, two Russians blast off to International Space Station

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Google Meet video calling lands on Glass Enterprise Edition 2

Google has announced that its video conferencing app Meet is now available for Glass Enterprise Edition 2 in beta.

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Reliance's retail arm receives Rs 5,550 crore from KKR for 1.28% stake sale

"Reliance Retail Ventures Limited, a subsidiary of the company, today received the subscription amount of Rs 5,550 crore from Alyssum Asia Holdings II Pte. Ltd. (a unit of KKR) and allotted 81,348,479 equity shares to KKR," Reliance Industries said in a regulatory filing.

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Trump administration to consider adding China's Ant Group to trade blacklist: Sources

The move comes as China hardliners in the Trump administration are seeking to send a message to deter U.S. investors from taking part in the initial public offering for Ant Group. The dual listing in Shanghai and Hong Kong could be worth up to a record $35 billion (27 billion pounds).

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10 features of Apple's most-expensive 2020 iPhone you will get in the cheapest new iPhone

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Government to take any decision on Vodafone tax arbitration case

The government is yet to take a call on appealing against an arbitration award relating to retrospective tax demand against British telecom player Vodafone.

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Huawei in talks to divest parts of Honor smartphone business: Sources

Huawei Technologies Co Ltd is in talks with Digital China Group Co Ltd and other suitors to sell parts of its Honor smartphone unit in a deal that could fetch up to 25 billion yuan ($3.7 billion), people with knowledge of the matter said. The assets could include Honor's brand, research & development capabilities.

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In China, Apple's 5G iPhone 12 sparks fever-pitch, but divided reaction

Apple's iPhone 12 launch drew mixed reactions in mainland China, with fans cheering a 5G model for their favourite brand while others planned to wait for upcoming devices from local rivals like Huawei Technologies.

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Facebook will ban ads discouraging people from getting vaccines

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Four new iPhones, one new smart speaker: All that happened at Apple’s biggest event of the year

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Google launches Nest Thermostat for more energy savings at home

In a bid to help people further save energy at home, Google has launched a new Nest Thermostat -- an easy to use, energy-saving thermostat that people can control from anywhere with the Google Home app.

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Apple iPhone 12 launch event live updates

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SC notice to Centre on plea for mechanism to verify social media profiles, regulate minors' access

The plea has said that the Law Ministry should be directed to formulate appropriate laws or amend the existing laws to increase the accountability of intermediaries towards Indian jurisdictions

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US Supreme Court to hear challenge to influential patent court

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to decide whether more than 100 technology disputes must be reheard because judges were unconstitutionally appointed to a US Patent and Trademark Office tribunal in a case arising from a medical device patent challenge.

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India joins UK in drive against encrypted social media messages

India is among seven countries to back a UK-led campaign against end-to-end encryption of messages by social media giants such as Facebook, which they say hinder law enforcement by blocking all access to them.

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Hyundai begins building electric vehicle hub in Singapore

Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said the facility may produce up to 30,000 electric vehicles (EVs) annually by 2025 and represents an investment of S$400 million ($295 million).

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SoftBank Vision Fund preparing blank cheque acquisition company: Report

Special purpose acquisition companies are being used to take a record number of companies public, bypassing the traditional IPO.

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Global watchdogs agree rules for stablecoins like Facebook's Libra

Central banks set out to regulate cross-border stablecoins like Facebook's planned Libra with a common approach, saying more rules may later be needed to ensure stability.

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Facebook to ban content that denies or distorts the Holocaust

Facebook Inc said it was updating its hate speech policy to ban any content that denies or distorts the Holocaust.

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Amazon, Flipkart sale: 15 things not to miss while buying a TV, AC, fridge and washing machine

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Apple to launch iPhone 12 series today: What to expect

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Ecommerce group Allegro lights up Europe's IPO market, leaping 50% on debut

Shares in Polish e-commerce group Allegro leapt more than 50% on their trading debut on Monday, giving the company a market value of about $17.6 billion in Europe's biggest IPO so far this year.

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Facebook India appoints Sunil Abraham as public policy director for Data and Emerging Tech

Facebook India on Monday announced appointment of Sunil Abraham as the Public Policy Director for Data and Emerging Tech to lead and shape the company's stance on tech policy issues in India.

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Microsoft, AICTE collaborate to skill students, educators in AI, IoT

Tech giant Microsoft on Monday said it has partnered with All India Council For Technical Education to empower learners and educators in new-age technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), data science and cloud computing.

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Telcos still hopeful of reduction in spectrum price, doing regular follow-up on NDCP: COAI

The DCC, the apex decision making body of the Department of Telecom (DoT), in May had approved the spectrum auction plan subject to the Union Cabinet approval. The DoT, however, is yet to come up with any notification for the next round of auction in which airwaves worth Rs 5.22 lakh crore are to be sold.

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Facebook quietly removes 20% text limit on ad images

Facebook has discreetly removed the rule that limited text space on ad images to only 20 per cent. It means that the social networking giant will not penalise ads with more image text on them.

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Big tech's emerging market finance push brings rewards and risk, FSB says

A push by big technology firms into financial services in developing countries will improve access to them, but might also make traditional lenders more vulnerable, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) said.

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SAP users face cost squeeze, pressure to digitalise: Survey

The customers of software group SAP are suffering severe declines in revenue and earnings while at the same time facing intensifying pressure to hike IT spending to go digital, a survey showed on Monday.

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Intel, IIIT-Hyderabad, PHFI, Telangana govt launch 'Applied AI Research Centre'

Tech giant Intel said it has partnered with IIIT-Hyderabad, Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) and Telangana government to set up a new 'Applied Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research Centre' that will focus on leveraging AI to solve challenges in key sectors like

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Now use Amazon Pay for your Uber rides in India

Amazon Pay announced to integrate its digital payments platform with ride-hailing app Uber for customers to make contactless, safe and secure payments for their rides.

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Meet the 6 Indian startups to join the billion-dollar club in 2020

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TikTok rival Triller explores deal to go public: Sources

Triller Inc, a budding competitor to popular short-video app TikTok, is in discussions with blank-check acquisition companies about a m​erger which would take the U.S. social media company public, according to people familiar with the matter.

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US sanctions turn up heat but Huawei serving European 5G clients

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EU planning tougher regulation for 'hit list' of big tech firms: Report

European Union regulators are making a 'hit list' of up to 20 large internet companies, potentially including Facebook, Apple, Amazon and Alphabet's Google, that will be facing new and tougher rules aimed at curbing their market power, the Financial Times reported.

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Google allows up to 100 breakout rooms in Meet for focused chats

Google has introduced breakout rooms in its video conferencing app Meet to divide participants into smaller groups during video calls and have more engaged distance communication. With the feature, teachers and educators will be able to break their classes into smaller groups for projects or focused discussions.

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Twitter flags Donald Trump tweet for violating its rules on COVID-19 information

Twitter flagged a tweet by Donald Trump in which the US President claimed he was immune to the coronavirus, saying it violated the social media platform's rules about misleading information related to Covid-19. "This Tweet violated the Twitter Rules about spreading misleading and potentially harmful information related to Covid-19."

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Razorpay raises USD 100 million from GIC, Sequoia Capital India and others

Payments solution provider Razorpay said it has raised USD 100 million (about Rs 731 crore) in a funding round co-led by Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC and Sequoia Capital India.

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30 buildings, 4000 homes, a hotel and more: What Google's next big campus is expected to have

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Apple, Google, Amazon and Facebook in court: Details

The four Big Tech companies -- Alphabet's Google, Amazon, Apple and Facebook-- face an array of antitrust investigations at the federal and state level which were revealed in mid-2019.

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How to use new ‘password protection’ feature on your smartphone

Earlier this week, Google rolled out a new feature to its internet browser — Chrome — to tell smartphone users whether the passwords they use have ever been leaked online.

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10 things to keep in mind while buying a new laptop

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ISRO's human space flight rocket to have multiple backups for crucial systems

India's human space flight rocket will have multiple redundancies/backup systems as a matter of safety and the necessary hardware for building the rocket are coming in, said a senior official.

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German tech firm Software AG hit with $23 million ransomware attack

German tech firm Software AG has suffered a massive malware attack, with hackers asking for a ransom of $23 million after stealing employee information and company documents.

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NASA to reveal new space tech partners for 2024 Moon mission

As NASA plans to return humans to the Moon in 2024 as part of the Artemis programme, the US space agency will announce new space tech public-private partnerships next week.

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Amazon will be offering up to Rs 35,000 off on laptops during The Great Indian Festival sale

Amazon has confirmed that it will be offering up to Rs 35,000 discount on laptops from popular manufacturers such as Acer, Asus, Apple, HP, Lenovo and Xiaomi.

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Former eBay employees plead guilty in harassment scheme

They are among seven former eBay employees charged in the scheme that involved other anonymous deliveries sent to the couple's home, including a funeral wreath and a bloody pig Halloween mask.

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U.S. judge rules Apple could bar Epic Games's 'Fortnite' from App Store

U.S. judge rules Apple could bar Epic Games's 'Fortnite' from App Store

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TikTok suffers another blow, this time in Pakistan

Pakistan has decided to block social media App TikTok for failing to filter out "immoral" content, three top government officials said on Friday.

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10 new features that iOS 14 brings to make your iPhone better

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How to permanently mute a chat on WhatsApp

after the recent update, the app now replaces the 1 year mute option with ‘Always’. Selecting the option will mute the chat forever. Read on to know how to mute a chat permanently on WhatsApp.

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Indonesia adds Microsoft, others to list of tech firms that must pay VAT

Indonesia has added eight more technology companies, including Alibaba Cloud (Singapore) Pte Ltd and Microsoft Corp, to a list of businesses that must pay a 10% value-added tax (VAT) on sales.

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South Korea launches antitrust probe against Google over Play Store violations

South Korea has launched an antitrust investigation into Google over its plans to enforce commission fees for in-app purchases made through its mobile application store.

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Twitter suspends 1,594 state-sponsored malicious accounts

Micro-blogging platform Twitter has suspended 1,594 accounts associated with five state-sponsored networks, including ties to the Saudi government, for various violations of its platform manipulation policies.

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Central banks sketch out digital currency as China forges ahead

A group of seven major central banks including the U.S. Federal Reserve set out on Friday how a digital currency could look like to help catch up with China's "trail blazing" and leapfrog private projects like Facebook Inc's Libra stablecoin.

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Nokia wins Orange Belgium's 5G contract

Orange Belgium has selected Nokia's radio gear to renew its networks and roll out 5G, the subsidiary of France's Orange said on Friday.

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Tech Mahindra expands alliance with BMC Software

IT services major Tech Mahindra on Friday said it has expanded its strategic alliance with BMC Software to enable digital transformation for global enterprises.

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US appeals judge's ruling that blocked ban on TikTok downloads

The U.S. government said in a court filing it was appealing a judge's ruling that prevented it from prohibiting new downloads of the Chinese-owned short video-sharing app TikTok.

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Amazon India's payments unit gets $95.5 million from parent ahead of festive season

Amazon.com Inc has invested 7 billion rupees ($95.51 million) in its Indian payments unit, ahead of the festive season, data from business intelligence firm Tofler showed. Amazon will begin its festive season sales on Oct. 17, and has been trying to encourage payments through Amazon Pay with cashbacks and other rewards.

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Facebook, Twitter dismantle global array of disinformation networks

Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc said they had taken down more than a dozen disinformation networks used by political and state-backed groups in multiple countries to deceive users on their platforms.

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Former eBay workers plead guilty to cyberstalking campaign against couple

Two former eBay Inc workers pleaded guilty to participating in an extensive cyberstalking campaign against a Massachusetts couple whose online newsletter was viewed by top executives as critical of the e-commerce company.

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Xiaomi Redmi 9A and Redmi 9 Prime to go on sale today via Amazon at 12pm

Xiaomi has announced flash sale of Redmi 9 Prime and Redmi 9A smartphones. The duo will be available on e-commerce site Amazon at 12pm.

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Android users, here are 5 new features Google is rolling out for you

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Skoda DigiLab partners with Lumos Labs, Microsoft for blockchain solutions

The DigiLab aims to use its development expertise and knowledge in digitisation to identify the problem statements for the startups to work on innovative blockchain-based solutions, Skoda Auto DigiLab said in the release.

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Google poised to strike deal to pay French publishers for their news

Alphabet's Google is set to reach a deal to pay French publishers for their news, the U.S. tech giant said on Wednesday, the latest move to placate media groups and head off regulators siding with publishers seeking a level playing field.

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Microsoft takes action to resolve 365 services accessibility issues

Microsoft Corp said a change it had made recently could have caused accessibility issues with multiple 365 services, including Teams and Outlook, and that the U.S. software maker has reverted it.

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Elon Musk says Tesla to use new batteries, tech at Berlin factory; flags production risk

Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk said the company will produce Model Y with a new structural battery design and technology at its Berlin factory next year and that could result in a "significant production risk".

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Huawei stockpiling drives Taiwan Sept exports up for second month

Taiwan's exports rose in September, boosted again by Chinese telecom giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd rushing to get in orders at Taiwanese firms before they had to comply with U.S. curbs that took effect last month.

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Cabinet approves cyber security pact with Japan

It said India and Japan are committed to an "open, interoperable, free, fair, secure and reliable" cyberspace environment and will work towards promoting the Internet as an engine of innovation and economic growth.

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DevOps is not just about tools, it’s also culture, process

Many apps today send you updates almost every other day. That wasn’t possible a few years ago. Updates then used to happen once in six months, one year, sometimes more. What made it possible to do frequent updates is what is called DevOps.

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Go classic with Instagram on it’s 10th birthday, here how

The new easter egg feature allows users to choose from several different Instagram icons from the past including the iconic first one and use it as their default Instagram logo. Wondering how to do that? Follow our step-by-step guide:

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Joy Thomas – a genius passes away, too soon

Thomas grew up in Bengaluru, studied at St Joseph’s Boys High School, topped IIT-JEE in 1979, joined IIT Madras, and went on to do PhD at Stanford, where he did seminal work in information theory.

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TSE sets up committee on outage as Fujitsu continues investigation

The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) has appointed four external board members to a committee to investigate last week's trading outage as its system developer, Fujitsu Ltd, continues to examine the cause of the incident.

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Over 93,500 data science jobs vacant in India: Study

Over 93,500 data science jobs were vacant in India at the end of August 2020, a study conducted by EdTech company Great Learning said. Despite COVID 19, the enthusiasm and optimism around the analytics function continues to remain high with India contributing 9.

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US lawmakers detail Big Tech's market abuses and press for strict reform

The antitrust subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee recommended that Alphabet's Google, Apple, Amazon and Facebook - with a combined market value of over $5 trillion - should not both control and compete in related businesses.

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India approves 16 companies, including top Apple suppliers, for Rs 10.5 lakh crore smartphone plan

Government has cleared 16 proposals from domestic & international cos entailing investment of Rs 11,000 crore under the production linked incentive (PLI) scheme to manufacture mobile phones worth Rs 10.5 lakh crore in next five years. The companies include Apple's contract manufacturers Foxconn Hon Hai, Wistron and Pegatron, apart from Samsung and Rising Star.

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Samsung likely to post 35% surge in third-quarter profit as smartphone sales recover: Analysts

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd's September-quarter profit likely surged more than a third, fuelled by strong smartphone sales and a rush order of memory chips from Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, analysts said.

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Twitter tests reddish-magenta colour for misinformation labels to make them more obvious, direct

Twitter is exploring changes to the small blue notices that it attaches to certain false or misleading tweets, to make these signals more 'overt' and be more 'direct' in giving users information. The company is working out whether to flag users who consistently post false information.

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Sharp signs licensing deal with Daimler after winning patent lawsuit

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Google changes logos of GMail, Hangouts, GMeet and more: Here's how they look now

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All you need to know about the 'most popular' game in the world right now

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Google changes logos of GMail, Hangouts, GMeet and more: Here's how they look now

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China's Didi Chuxing partners with WhatsApp for ride-hailing in Brazil

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Israeli VC OurCrowd, UAE's Al Naboodah to partner on technology

Israeli venture investment firm OurCrowd signed a memorandum of understanding with Phoenix, a business development company, to increase business and technology ties between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, the firms said on Tuesday.

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How to use background blur feature on Google Meet to hide your messy backdrop

Google has finally added the background blur feature to its Meet video conferencing and collaboration tool allowing users to blur the background to hide the surrounding. Read on to know how to use this feature.

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US House's antitrust report hints at break-up of big tech firms like Amazon, Apple: Lawmaker

The House antitrust subcommittee is expected to publish its report this week on Amazon.com Inc, Apple Inc, Facebook Inc and Google owner Alphabet Inc.

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Facebook awards $10,000 for finding bug in its Android app

A security researcher has found a vulnerability in the download feature of Facebooks Android app that could be exploited to launch remote code execution (RCE) attacks. The social networking giant awarded the researcher $10,000 for finding the bug.

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Samsung Galaxy S20 FE vs Galaxy S20: What you get and don’t get by paying Rs 20,000 less

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Software company founder John McAfee charged with tax evasion

Antivirus software entrepreneur John McAfee has been charged with evading taxes after failing to report income made from promoting cryptocurrencies while he did consulting work, made speaking engagements and sold the rights to his life story for a documentary.

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Microsoft blocked 13 billion malicious emails in 2019

Microsoft blocked over 13 billion malicious and suspicious mails in 2019, of which more than 1 billion were phishing credential attacks.

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Troubled payments firm Finablr gets takeover bid from Prism

Finablr said on Tuesday technology and software solutions firm Prism Advance Solutions has made a takeover offer for the UK-listed payments group that includes restructuring and settlement of its debts, but gave no further details on the bid size.

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Google has a new name for its business tools package

The rebranding coincides with the launch of features that integrate the various services, such as the ability to have a video chat with co-workers display in a small box at the corner of a document-editing window.

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Turkey decries "double standards" after Canada halts drone tech sales

Canada's decision to suspend exports of some military technology over allegations the equipment was used by Azeri forces in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict shows a double standard, Turkey's foreign ministry said on Tuesday.

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Here's why Singapore PM has sued a blogger

Singapore's prime minister arrived at court on Tuesday for a case in which he is suing a blogger for sharing an online article linking him to Malaysia's 1MBD state fund money-laundering scandal.

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Elon Musk's SpaceX wins Pentagon award for missile tracking satellites

Elon Musk's SpaceX won a $149 million (£114.8 million) contract to build missile-tracking satellites for the Pentagon, the U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA) said, in the company's first government contract to build satellites. SpaceX is ramping up satellite production for Starlink.

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FCC chairman stands by net neutrality repeal after appeals court ruling

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai said he stands by the agency's repeal of landmark net neutrality rules and circulated a proposal to address three issues raised by a U.S. appeals court.

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Apple removes third party audio products from online store

Apple has removed third-party audio products from Bose, Sonos and Logitech from its Store Online and has apparently told retail stores to follow the same -- a move that indicates more high-end products coming soon in the audio category from the Cupertino-based tech giant.

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Xiaomi Redmi 9A with 13MP primary camera to go on sale today via Amazon

Xiaomi Redmi 9A comes powered by MediaTek Helio G25 processor. It comes with a starting price of Rs 6,799.

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15 gadgets priced under Rs 5,000 for your 'smart home'

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Nvidia building UK supercomputer to boost Covid-19 research

US chip giant Nvidia said on Monday it is building Britain's most powerful supercomputer, which will use artificial intelligence to help researchers solve pressing medical challenges, including those related to Covid-19.​

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Nvidia lays out plan to create new kind of data center chip

Nvidia chips have long been used to improve video game graphics, but in recent years they have helped to speed up artificial intelligence tasks such as image recognition. The chips typically sit alongside an Intel central processor, offloading some of the computing work.

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Italy's Nexi to merge with SIA in pursuit of European payments

Italy's Nexi and SIA agreed a long-awaited merger on Monday to create a dominant domestic payments group with 1.8 billion euros ($2 billion) in revenue and ambitions to expand in Europe.

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Macquarie, Siemens units create US distributed energy joint venture

Electricity generation is forecast to increasingly move away from traditional structures involving large fossil fuel-burning power plants, towards localized systems using renewable energy and battery storage, known as distributed energy

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EV battery maker Romeo Systems to go public through a $1.33 billion SPAC deal

Romeo Systems Inc, a battery maker for electric vehicles, will go public through a merger with blank check company RMG Acquisition Corp in a $1.33 billion deal, the companies said on Monday.

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Telekom Slovenije begins rolling out 5G for mobile users

Telekom Slovenije has begun rolling out 5G technology for mobile phone users, Slovenia's biggest telecom operator said on Monday.

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TSE sets up committee on outage as Fujitsu continues investigation

The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) has appointed four external board members to a committee to investigate last week's trading outage as its system developer, Fujitsu Ltd, continues to examine the cause of the incident.

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How to listen podcasts on Amazon Echo devices

Alexa-enabled smart speakers can do a lot of things -- controlling smart home devices, playing music, notifications and more. Alexa devices also allow users to tune in to their favourite podcast show. Alexa supports podcast streaming from several service providers and here’s how to connect them and start listening.

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Google Android 11 drops support for Daydream VR

US-based search engine giant Google has dropped support for the Daydream VR platform with Android 11.

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Personal Data Protection Bill may be passed in 2021

"The time for the joint committee on the Personal Data Protection Bill has been extended to the second week of the winter session. The final bill is expected to be tabled in Parliament in the Budget session after incorporating the suggestions of the committee," the source told .

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Angry Birds maker Rovio says CEO to quit, shares rise

Rovio Entertainment said on Monday that Chief Executive Kati Levoranta will leave the maker of the Angry Birds game series at the end of the year.

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Microsoft to build hub for cloud services in Greece

Microsoft Corp. is to build a new data centre in Greece as it invests in cloud services infrastructure in the country, a boon to an economy weakened by a decade-long debt crisis and the coronavirus pandemic.

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Citigroup invests in London-based fintech startup Genesis

Citigroup Inc has made a strategic investment in Genesis Global Technology Limited, a London-based startup that develops technology to make it cheaper and faster for financial firms to build applications such as trading systems, the companies said on Monday.

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Social media abuse drives girls off Facebook, Instagram and Twitter: Study

Online abuse is driving girls to quit social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, with nearly 60% experiencing harassment, a global study showed on Sunday.

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NEC to buy Swiss software firm Avaloq for $2.2 billion

Japan's NEC Corp said on Monday it will buy Swiss financial software company Avaloq Group AG for 2.05 billion Swiss francs ($2.2 billion), a move that will spearhead its entry globally into finance software.

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Intel expands 5G networking solutions in a $25 billion market

Eying a bigger pie of the growing 5G networking market, chip giant Intel has announced an expanded lineup of hardware, software and solutions for network infrastructure.

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6 reasons why the ‘worst’ may be over for TCS, Infosys and Indian IT companies

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SMIC has had 'preliminary exchanges' with US over export restrictions

Chinese chipmaker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation has undertaken "preliminary exchanges" with the U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security regarding export restrictions, the company said in a filing.

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Japan's Sony and Kioxia seeking US approval to supply to Huawei: Report

Japan's Sony Corp and memory chipmaker Kioxia Holdings Corp have applied for U.S. approval to continue supplying Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, Nikkei reported on Sunday.

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Ola loses its operating licence in London over public safety failings

TfL said it had discovered a number of failures in Ola's operations, including breaches of its licensing regime, which led to unlicensed drivers and vehicles undertaking more than 1,000 passenger trips on the platform's behalf.

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Paytm, other startups vow to fight Google's clout: Report

Dozens of India's technology startups, chafing at Google's local dominance of key apps, are banding together to consider ways to challenge the US tech giant, including by lodging complaints with the government and courts, executives told Reuters.

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Xiaomi Redmi 9 with 4GB RAM to go on sale today via Amazon

Redmi 9 comes with a starting price of Rs 8,999.

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12 fitness bands and smartwatches from Xiaomi, Oppo and others that offer over 5 days battery backup

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Amazon Alexa gets new privacy controls: How to use them on your smart speakers

Amazon has announced new privacy controls for Alexa, the smart voice assistant that powers its smart speakers. Users can now configure their Amazon smart speakers in a way that it never saves their voice recordings.

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Xiaomi launches smartwatch, smart speaker in India; Apple’s 2020 smartwatches go on sale in India and other top tech news of the week

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15 richest tech billionaires in India

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How antitrust investigations against Google may mean 'good news' for these small companies

Small rivals of Alphabet Inc's Google say signs are emerging of more benevolent behaviour from the online advertising leader amid accusations by the US government and states that the company uses its dominance to thwart competition.

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17 plans from Reliance Jio, Airtel and Vodafone-Idea with 2GB data per day

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Intel wins second phase of contract to help Pentagon develop chips

Under the project, Intel will help the military develop prototypes of chips using its semiconductor packaging technology at factories in Arizona and Oregon. The packaging technology allows pieces of chips called "chiplets" from different providers to be combined into one package, helping cram more features into a smaller finished product while lowering its power consumption.

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US government appeals judge's ruling to block WeChat app store ban

WeChat has had an average of 19 million daily active users in the United States, analytics firms Apptopia said in early August. It is popular among Chinese students, Americans living in China and some Americans who have personal or business relationships in China.

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Facebook, Twitter, Google CEOs will testify before US Senate committee

The chief executives of Facebook and Twitter confirmed on Friday that their CEOs, Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey, respectively, will appear, while a source said that Google's Sundar Pichai will appear. That came a day after the committee unanimously voted to approve a plan to subpoena the three CEOs to appear before the panel.

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Microsoft ending Open License Programme for SMBs in Jan 2022

Microsoft has announced to end its 20-year-old Open License programme for small and midsize organisations from January 1, 2022.

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Microsoft enhances customer data platform in pandemic times

In a bid to provide deeper data insights to its customers in the pandemic times, Microsoft has made some enhancements to its customer data platform (CDP) it launched in February last year.

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Facebook sues 2 firms for illegal data collection

Facebook has filed a lawsuit against two companies that scraped data from its main app, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn and Amazon to sell "marketing intelligence" and other services in a global operation.

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Apple Watch Series 6 and Apple Watch SE go on sale in India: What buyers get by paying Rs 10,000 extra

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Google drops Australia from News Showcase launch amid regulator rancour

Google has postponed the Australian roll-out of News Showcase citing regulatory complications, just three months after announcing the product, as the US internet giant grapples with one of the most audacious attempts to police its activities.

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Tesla CEO hints at India entry, details here

Tesla Inc chief executive Elon Musk indicated on Friday that the US electric carmaker will make a foray into India in 2021. "Next year for sure," Musk said on Twitter in reply to a post with a photograph of a T-shirt with the message: "India wants Tesla". "Thanks for waiting," Musk said. Tesla's entry could come at a time when PM Modi wants focus to be on electric vehicles.

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New malware infects Android TVs, IoT devices in 84 nations

A new malware has infected roughly 13,500 Internet of Things (IoT) devices like Android TVs in 84 countries, chiefly in Asia, and that number continues to grow, US-based cyber security firm Barracuda Network said on Thursday.

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Facebook's Workplace partners Deloitte to help companies work remotely

Facebook on Thursday announced a global alliance with Deloitte to help companies to use the social media group's Workplace tool to meet the challenges of remote working.

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iOS 14: How to setup default email and browser app

If you are coming from an Android smartphone, then this might not be a deal breaker, but for iOS users, this is among much needed and awaited features. Read along to know to change the default mail and browser app on your iPhone or iPad running iOS 14 and iPadOS 14, respectively.

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How to read WhatsApp messages 'secretly'

Are you tired of the WhatsApp Blue ticks and ever wished that you could read a WhatsApp text message without alerting the sender? Then we have a solution for you.

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Key features of 15 gadgets launched by Apple, Samsung, Xiaomi and others recently

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Russia's online platforms Ozon, Ivi consider US IPOs: Sources

Russia's two online platforms, retailer Ozon and online cinema ivi, are both considering initial public offerings in the United States later this year, two bankers familiar with the preparations told Reuters on Thursday.

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Britain says Huawei security failings pose long-term risk

China's Huawei Technologies has failed to convince British security officials that the security risks of using its products in UK national infrastructure can be adequately managed, according to a government report released on Thursday.

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Facebook has partnered with Deloitte, here's why

Facebook on Thursday announced a global alliance with Deloitte to help companies to use the social media group's Workplace tool to meet the challenges of remote working.

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Jio Platforms receives Rs 2,624 crore from Intel Capital, Qualcomm Ventures

Reliance Industries' subsidiary Jio Platforms has received subscription amount of Rs 2,624.5 crore from Intel Capital and Qualcomm Ventures, according to a regulatory filing.

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Britain's Ocado sued by AutoStore over alleged patent infringement

Online supermarket and technology group Ocado, which this week became the most valuable retailer on Britain's stock market, is being sued by Norwegian robotics company AutoStore for allegedly infringing patents.

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HCL, IBM expand alliance to help organisations with digital transformation

IT services major HCL Technologies on Thursday announced a new partnership with IBM to help clients accelerate their digital transformation by migrating enterprise mission-critical workloads to the IBM public cloud.

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Vanishing messages, new selfie stickers and 8 other features coming to Instagram

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China preparing an antitrust investigation into Google: Sources

The potential investigation follows a raft of actions by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to hobble Chinese tech companies, citing national security risks.

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Top Indian startups new plan may 'worry' Google, Apple

India is planning to launch its own app store as an alternate to the ones offered by Apple and Alphabet-owned Google, in a bid to make the country more self-reliant, ET Now reported, citing government sources. The government may ramp up its Mobile Seva App Store for this purpose, the television channel reported.

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IISc scientists develop technique to study cancer cells

An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has made a breakthrough in the field of identifying cancer cells by using a 3D tumour model and magnetically-driven nanomotors to probe the microenvironment of these cells.

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FCC commissioner calls for new scrutiny of undersea data cables

A member of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday called for new scrutiny of undersea cables that transmit nearly all the world's internet data traffic.

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Facebook sees uptick in Proud Boys content after presidential debate

Facebook Inc identified an "uptick" in content related to the far-right Proud Boys on Wednesday, after President Donald Trump declined to condemn the group during Tuesday night's presidential debate, a company executive said on Twitter.

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South Africa to launch long-awaited tender for mobile broadband spectrum

South Africa's telecoms regulator said on Wednesday it will invite mobile operators to apply to bid for spectrum for 4G and next generation 5G networks from Oct. 2, with the country's first-ever auctions expected to take place by the end of March.

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Singtel shares jump as company picks insider as CEO to tackle sector slump

Shares in Singapore Telecommunications jumped by the most in four months after Southeast Asia's biggest telecoms firm appointed an insider as its new group CEO during a weak outlook for the industry.

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Salesforce.com adapts its software for pandemic vaccine distribution

Salesforce.com on Wednesday said it has adapted some of its business software to help healthcare organizations and government entities distribute vaccines for the novel coronavirus once they become available.

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Digital marketing startup Sendinblue raises $160 million

Sendinblue, a digital marketing platform aimed at helping smaller businesses sell more online, said on Thursday it raised $160 million in its latest funding round.

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Bang & Olufsen hails strategy revamp after improved results

Denmark's Bang & Olufsen cited its revamped strategy for a narrowing of losses and its first revenue growth in a year in the audio and visual equipment manufacturer's first-quarter results on Thursday.

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SoftBank-backed used-car startup Kavak becomes first Mexican unicorn

SoftBank-backed used-car platform Kavak has become Mexico's first tech "unicorn" after reaching a $1.15 billion valuation in its latest funding round last month, Chief Executive Carlos Garcia told Reuters.

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