Chinese internet giant ByteDance Inc. is seeking a new chief executive officer for its TikTok business, a hugely popular video app that American politicians have targeted as a potential security threat. The company has interviewed candidates in recent months for the CEO role, which would be based in the U.S., according […]
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Microsoft plans to ‘force’ Indian Google Chrome users to change their default search engine
Microsoft may soon start ‘forcing’ Indian Google Chrome users to move to its own Bing search engine instead of rival Google. And the company plans to do this by using its Office 365 ProPlus installer. Microsoft confirmed this move in one of the support pages titled ‘Microsoft Search in Bing […]
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This camera can capture 1 trillion pictures in a second
Scientists have developed a new camera technology that can capture as many as 1 trillion pictures in a second. The camera, developed by the California Institute of Technology, can take pictures of transparent objects. The technology is being called as the phase-sensitive compressed ultrafast photography. Professor Lihong Wang, who led […]
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Bye bye childhood: Tetris mobile games are leaving Android, iOS in April
EA had brought a piece of our childhood back to the smartphones with Tetris and Tetris Blitz but now both these games are going to leave Android and iOS in April. According to reports, both the games will disappear from the platforms on April 21 and you will no longer […]
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Amazon asks US judge to block Microsoft from Pentagon project
Amazon Web Services (AWS), the retail giant’s Cloud arm, has asked a US judge to force a stay of work on Microsoft’s $10 billion Cloud contract until the court can rule on Amazon’s protest over the Pentagon awarding JEDI to Microsoft. Amazon had sought ‘preliminary injunction’ from the court to […]
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Maruti Suzuki cars with 5 star safety – A big challenge, says Global NCAP
Not long ago, most cars that are made in Indian for domestic consumption had questionable crash worthiness. But there was no way one could prove, or check the safety standards a that time. But things have changed for the better, thanks to Global NCAP and their effort to make safer […]
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Motorola Razr foldable phone finally has a launch date: All you need to know
Foldable phones have had a rocky start so far. Motorola was the last to unveil a foldable phone, Motorola Razr, but its launch got delayed due to ‘supply issues’. The company seems to be finally ready for the commercial launch of its first-ever foldable phone. Motorola Razr will hit the shelves […]
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Amazon asks court to pause Microsoft work on $10 billion Pentagon cloud deal
Amazon has asked a court to temporarily block Microsoft from working on a $10 billion Pentagon cloud contract until a lawsuit challenging its validity is resolved. The company’s cloud unit, Amazon Web Services, said in a statement Wednesday night that it was “common practice” to stay contract performance while a protest was […]
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Microsoft admits 250 million customers’ service records got exposed
Microsoft has admitted it exposed nearly 250 million customer service records owing to “misconfiguration of an internal customer support database” used for tracking support cases that included logs of conversations between Microsoft support agents and customers from all over the world. All of the Microsoft customers’ data was left accessible to anyone […]
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TripAdvisor cuts 200 jobs as Google steps up competition with new travel search tools
TripAdvisor Inc. is cutting hundreds of jobs, according to people familiar with the situation, underscoring the company’s need to reduce costs as competition from Google intensifies. The online travel information provider is eliminating about 200 workers, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing private decisions. The company […]
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Vodafone joins Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, leaves Facebook’s Libra organisation
Britain’s Vodafone Group PLC has left the entity that manages the Facebook Inc led effort to launch Libra, a global digital currency, Libra Association said on Tuesday. The association has seen an exodus of its backers including financial companies PayPal Holdings Inc, Visa and Mastercard Inc amid regulatory scrutiny. Facebook […]
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Apple drops plan to encrypt iCloud backup after FBI intervention
Apple Inc dropped plans to let iPhone users fully encrypt backups of their devices in the company’s iCloud service after the FBI complained that the move would harm investigations, six sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. The tech giant’s reversal, about two years ago, has not previously been reported. It […]
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Qualcomm announces first chipsets with Isro’s NavIC GPS for Android smartphones
Smartphones running on new Qualcomm chipsets will be using Indian regional satellite navigation system NavIC within the Indian region and neighbouring countries. This means when people will use their smartphone to travel from point A to B anywhere in India, the receiver inside the phone will turn to the constellation […]
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HCL launches dedicated Microsoft business unit
HCL Technologies on Tuesday announced the launch of a dedicated HCL Microsoft Business Unit to help joint customers with digital transformation initiatives. The decision will extend Microsoft’s offerings of business applications, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Microsoft Azure, Internet of Things (IoT), and AI/Machine Learning, as well as help employees accomplish more […]
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Instagram has dropped the IGTV button, but that doesn’t mean you cannot use it anymore
You will no longer be seeing the IGTV shortcut button on the top right corner of the Instagram home screen as the company has decided to remove it. The Facebook-owned app cited lack of use as the reason to remove it and said that not enough people were “interacting” with it. […]