
- Amid the rise in cases of ransomware attacks, a new cyberdefense collaboration has been announced in the United States. Under this, the government agencies will partner with several tech companies like Google, Amazon, and Microsoft. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Jen Easterly said that several other companies have agreed to join the effort. The […]
- For a long time, social media platforms have been copying TikTok. But it looks like that the popular video-sharing app is now trying to copy others. TikTok is now working on stories feature, which has been an integral part of almost every social media app. The feature was first highlighted by Matt Navarra on Twitter. […]
- Spotify had predicted that its growth would start to decline. The company said that this is because of the reason that an unexpectedly large number of people had signed up during the coronavirus pandemic. As expected, the results of the recent quarter show that the number of new signups has come down to 9 million. […]
- Twitter is testing a new feature to tell users about the status of their accounts. The company said that it is testing notices. The notices will appear on the top of the feed. It will tell the user if the account is suspended or locked. It will also tell users if the account has been […]
- LG Group has suspended talks with Apple. The South Korean company was holding dialogues with Apple to sell iPhones and other products. The plan was to sell Apple gadgets at LG’s retail outlets in Korea. However, the negotiations for a retail partnership could not materialize between the two. LG believed that its plans to sell […]
- Apple customers would be soon able to pay for products in four easy interest-free installments. The tech giant is working on a service ‘buy now, pay later’. This is something that was popularised by Affirm Holdings and PayPal Holdings. Apple is internally calling this service Apple Pay Later. In order to extend this service, the […]
- Search engine giant Google has ended the free support for unlimited group video calling through the Meet app. The company so far allowed free accounts on Meet to make unlimited group video calls. However, free accounts will not be able to make free calls. Google Meet is a video conferencing app developed by Google. It […]
- Instant messaging app WhatsApp is working on a new media feature. It said that the new feature is aimed at enhancing the quality of videos that are shared on the platform. The company has said that it will soon add options to allow users to choose the quality of the video before sending it to […]
- Apple could change the name of its next iPhone lineup. A new survey has revealed that Apple users want the company to give another name for iPhone 13. The next-gen iPhone is slated to be released in 2021 itself. Apple releases a new lineup of its popular smartphone every year. The Cupertino-based company is likely […]
- Twitter has announced to roll out applications for Super Follows and Ticketed Spaces features. According to the microblogging platform, it will allow creators to join the first group of testers of the two products. The company said that it is accepting applications from users who wish to monetize their content. Twitter, however, said that it […]
- Snapchat has announced that it will eliminate a controversial feature that allows users to capture and share with other users how fast they are moving. The feature is referred to as ‘speed filter’ and is the platform is putting the brakes on it after more than 7 years. This is a dramatic reversal from its […]
- Google Cloud and Ericsson announced a collaboration today that will aim to explore 5G and edge cloud technologies. The aim of this partnership is to assist communication service providers in the further digitization of their services, as well as in the discovery of new corporate and consumer applications. Customers in over 200 nations rely on […]
- Mukesh Ambani, the chairman of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), unveiled a new smartphone, JioPhone Next, at the RIL AGM 2021 event. The gadget was developed in collaboration with Google and ran a customized version of Android. During the launch, Mr. Ambani expressed his delight regarding the partnership between Google and the Jio team. It is […]
- Microblogging platform Twitter is rolling out new support to allow users to send tweets to Instagram. The support is, however, limited to Twitter’s iOS app. The company said that users can share a tweet directly to the Stories feature of the popular photo-sharing platform. It has added a new share option in its app. Users […]
- Amazon has softened its stand on remote work policy and providing employees more flexibility for hybrid work schedules. The tech giant has said that its corporate employees can work remotely for two days a week. This means that these employees are required to visit offices thrice a week. This is a slightly relaxed stance when […]
- Popular video conferencing platform Google Meet is rolling out support to change video backgrounds. The support for video backgrounds is being added to the web. The company said that it will extend the support to mobile soon. Google had earlier launched the support with the Google Meet web UI. The feature is now widely available […]
- Tech giant Apple has ramped up its privacy-focused approach. The company said it wants to take privacy to another level. It has now decided to hide IP tracking on Safari and Mail. Apple said that it has launched a new feature that will hide the IP addresses of users. The feature is called App Tracking […]
- The multimillion-dollar mega campus project of Google has been approved by San Jose city officials. With this, Google has got a green signal to start its project in the heart of California’s third-largest city. Under the ‘Downtown West’ project, the tech giant has plans to develop 80 acres of land. This will include an official […]
- Amazon announced a one-year moratorium on the use of facial recognition technology by the police department last year. However, the tech giant has now decided to extend the ban on such use of its software Rekognition ‘until further notice.’ Amazon decided to extend the ban indefinitely as the technology led to false arrests in the […]
- Sony PlayStation 5 users can now enjoy YouTube videos. The console has now support for YouTube TV live streaming. However, it needs a dedicated app to play YouTube TV live. The PS5’s YouTube TV app is available for download on the PlayStation Store. The YouTube support is a bonus for users who have hands-on the […]