In an aerial view, a modified company sign is posted on the exterior of the Twitter headquarters in San Francisco, April 10, 2023. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Elon Musk and X Corp. — the Musk-backed parent company of social media platform Twitter — face an investigation over building code violations
Messenger service WhatsApp faces a maximum fine of RUB 4 million (nearly Rs. 41 lakh) after Russia accused it of failing to delete banned content, state-owned news agency RIA reported on Friday, citing a Moscow court. Although WhatsApp’s parent company Meta Platforms was last year banned in Russia as an “extremist” organisation, the messenger app —
Apple is expected to show off its long-rumoured AR/VR headset at Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2023 in June first week. Now, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman’s latest predictions add more credibility to this rumour, with the industry analyst claiming that the announcement could be one of Apple CEO Tim Cook’s last big swings as Apple CEO and
In 2022, Google surprised many when it decided to bring its Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro smartphones to India. Between the two, the Pixel 7 was launched at Rs. 59,999, but can now be found at around Rs. 55,999 online, making it more accessible than any of its predecessors. Google recently launched the Pixel 7a
Samsung Electronics will not change the default search engine on its smartphones from Google to Microsoft’s Bing any time soon, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Shares of Google-parent Alphabet gained more than 1 percent in premarket trading. Microsoft shares were down about 1 percent. Samsung has suspended
Twitter has alleged that Microsoft violated an agreement over using the social media company’s data, according to a letter seen by Reuters on Thursday. Twitter owner Elon Musk’s lawyer leveled accusations of “unauthorized” usage of Twitter’s data by Microsoft, including sharing data with government agencies without permission in some cases. In the letter addressed to
Apple and Samsung Electronics are among companies interested in increasing electronics production in India, a minister said, a boon for the country’s push to challenge neighboring China as a manufacturing hub. The South Asian nation is seeking to expand its early success in smartphones to other product categories, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, India’s minister of state for
In this article AAPL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Apple CEO Tim Cook looks on during an Apple event at their headquarters in Cupertino, California, September 7, 2022. Carlos Barria | Reuters Apple’s headset project suffered from CEO Tim Cook’s “distant” approach and lacked the confidence of key company executives at times, Bloomberg reported
Google will pay Washington state $39.9 million (nearly Rs. 330 crore) to resolve a lawsuit accusing the Alphabet unit of misleading consumers about its location tracking practices, state Attorney General Bob Ferguson said on Thursday. The settlement resolves claims that Google deceived people into believing they controlled how the search and advertising company collected and
Samsung Crystal 4K iSmart UHD TV 2023 has been launched in India. The smart TV comes in multiple sizes starting with 43-inch display screen. The TV is equipped with features like Smart Hub and HDR10+ display with 4K resolution. It also has built-in IoT Hub and IoT-enabled sensors for light that automatically adjust brightness. It
Grand Theft Auto 6 could launch as early as next year. In its latest yearly earnings report, Rockstar Games’ parent company Take-Two Interactive shared massive expectations for the fiscal years 2025 and 2026. This translates to a release window starting in April 2024, with the publisher aiming to achieve over $8 billion (about Rs. 65,905
A cybercrime enterprise known as Lemon Group is leveraging millions of pre-infected Android smartphones worldwide to carry out their malicious operations, posing significant supply chain risks. “The infection turns these devices into mobile proxies, tools for stealing and selling SMS messages, social media and online messaging accounts and monetization via advertisements and click fraud,” cybersecurity
Beats Studio Buds+ were launched by the Apple-owned firm as the successor to the Beats Studio Buds. The new earbuds feature a transparent design. They offer support for Android features like Google Fast Pair and one-touch pairing. They also feature Find My Support on iOS. The earbuds are claimed to offer up to 36 hours
In this article WBD Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT David Zaslav Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav supported CNN CEO Chris Licht during an investor conference Thursday as tension at the network rises over the decision to air a live Donald Trump town hall packed with his supporters.
May 18, 2023Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / App Sec Apple has announced that it prevented over $2 billion in potentially fraudulent transactions and rejected roughly 1.7 million app submissions for privacy and security violations in 2022. The computing giant said it terminated 428,000 developer accounts for potential fraudulent activity, blocked 105,000 fake developer account creations, and
Google is reportedly working on a feature that will allow phones to be used as dashcams. Usually, a dashcam or a dashboard camera is a compact camera fitted on the dashboard of a car or on the windscreen (behind the rearview mirror). The dashcam records everything in front of the car during a drive and
WhatsApp has been spotted working on a redesigned message menu for the Android version of the popular messaging app. The upcoming menu will reportedly be similar to the context menu for selected messages on iOS. The menu is said to display five options after long-pressing on a specific message. The latest development is spotted on
Sony has finally announced its summer video game showcase event, which will take place next week. In a tweet, PlayStation confirmed an hour-long showcase that promises to reveal ‘new creations’ from its first and third-party studios, targeted for release on the PS5 and PS VR2. The event will be livestreamed across PlayStation’s official YouTube and
May 18, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Crime / Payment Security A U.S. national has pleaded guilty in a Missouri court to operating a darknet carding site and selling financial information belonging to tens of thousands of victims in the country. Michael D. Mihalo, aka Dale Michael Mihalo Jr. and ggmccloud1, has been accused of setting up a
iPhone 15 Pro Max is expected to debut in the second half of 2023 as the successor to the iPhone 14 Pro Max. Unlike previous Pro iPhone models, the company is tipped to equip this year’s top-of-the-line flagship phone with a periscope camera. A new leak speculates that in order to make room for the periscope