Robinhood to scrap confetti animation on app after "gamification" criticism

Robinhood Markets Inc will discard its signature confetti animation that used to mark first trades for users on its trading app, following criticism from politicians and regulators.

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Digital "COVID-19 vaccine passports" to be issued in South Korea

HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-South Korea to issue blockchain-protected digital 'vaccine passports'

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Samsung to launch Samsung Galaxy F12, F02 in India on April 5; will be available on Flipkart

South Korean tech giant Samsung is all set to launch two new smartphones in its Galaxy F-series smartphones. The company is gearing up to launch the Galaxy F12 and Galaxy F02 on April 5, as per the banners spotted on Flipkart. The launch is set to take place at 12 pm.

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Online learning platform Coursera jumps 36% in NYSE debut

Shares of online learning platform Coursera Inc surged on Wednesday on their first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange, with investors eager to get into the red-hot sector pushing them 36% above the initial public offering price.

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Wipro to acquire cybersecurity firm Ampion for $117 million

IT services major Wipro on Thursday said it will acquire Ampion, an Australia-based provider of cyber security, DevOps and quality engineering services for USD 117 million (about Rs 857 crore).

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PUBG Mobile Lite to shut down on April 29

The low-end version of the battle royale game PUBG called Lite is officially closing down on April 29.

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Samsung rolls out One UI 3.1 Core update to Galaxy M21 in India

The software has a download size of around 960MB and is already available to Galaxy M21 users in India. It is being rolled out as an OTA update. Those who don’t want to wait can check it manually by following the path Settings > Software update on their device.

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