Thursday, March 11, 2021

Web inventor Berners-Lee says "fad" of internet giants will pass

Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, has said the dominance of internet giants is a "fad" that does not have to endure, adding that urgent change was needed to improve a digital divide in young people's online access. Berners-Lee, who invented the internet navigation system known as the World Wide Web in 1989, said he sensed "a feeling out there of restlessness, a feeling that we need to tip things over to change them".

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Uber, Lyft agree to share info on banned drivers in safety push



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WhatsApp CEO 'worried' about Indian government promoting Koo

WhatsApp head Will Cathcart may not have anything to do with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey but when it comes to India, he is worried -- not only about the Union government's aim to break encryption but also the move to promote the homegrown micro-blogging platform Koo.

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China's antitrust regulators weigh levying record fine on Alibaba: Report

China's antitrust regulators are considering levying a record fine on Alibaba Group Holding Ltd over suspected anticompetitive behavior, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.

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Twitter aims to make live audio feature 'Spaces' available globally by April

Twitter Inc is aiming to make its live audio feature available to all its users by April, a spokeswoman for the micro-blogging site said on Thursday.

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Google Meet calls to ‘look better’ for iPhone users

On the web, Google Meet has a limit to see up to 49 people on the screen, however, it is likely that the limit on the mobile screen is less than that for it to appear aesthetically appealing too.

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Flipkart daily trivia quiz March 12, 2021: Get answers to these five questions to win gifts and discount vouchers

Only the first 50,000 participants will be eligible for the quiz prize.

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