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WhatsApp bans 1.6 mn Indian accounts in April with compliance to IT rules

Meta-owned WhatsApp on Wednesday said that it banned over 16.6 lakh bad accounts in India in the month of April in compliance with the new IT Rules 2021.

US Supreme Court blocks Texas law targeting social media firms' rules

The US Supreme Court has blocked a Texas law that would ban large social media companies from removing posts based on the views they express

'Revenge in 2 days': Neeraj Bawana gang's threat on Sidhu Moose Wala murder

The Delhi-based Neeraj Bawana gang has threatened to launch a retaliatory attack in the wake of Punjab singer Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu alias Sidhu Moosewala's broad-daylight murder in Punjab

EU may introduce insurance ban for ships carrying Russian oil: Ukraine

This ban is one of the most serious financial instruments of the EU's influence that the bloc has at its disposal to harm the Russian economy, Andriy Yermak, Head of Office of the Ukraine Prez said

Alibaba best-paying tech company in China despite internet crackdown

Despite China aiming to rein in domestic Internet giants, Alibaba is still the best-paying tech company in the country at an average monthly salary of $5,000, followed by ByteDance and Tencent Holdings that offer average monthly wages of $4,900 and $4,600, respectively.

Workplace platform Slack enters India to help firms establish 'digital HQs'

Slack, which has users in over 150 countries globally, already has a significant following in India which is one of its top 10 markets for paid teams globally.

Apple shifting some iPad production to Vietnam amid China lockdowns

In a first such move, Apple is reportedly planning to shift some iPad production out of China to Vietnam amid Covid-lockdowns in and around Shanghai, media reports said on Wednesday.

Ukraine losing 60-100 people per day in fight against Russia: Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that his country is losing 60-100 soldiers per day as killed in action and around 500 soldiers as wounded in action

Amazon to end Cloud Cam service, offer free Blink Mini to owners

Tech giant Amazon is shutting down support for its Cloud Cam security camera and offering owners a free Blink Mini to replace it.

Fearing rate hikes, consumers may front load purchases in niche areas: SBI

Customers, especially in retail verticals could be having a feel of future run expected in interest rates, and might be front loading their purchases in days to come, said SBI Research in a report

Australia's economy in Q1 grows 0.8% despite floods, Covid surge

Australia's economy grew by 0.8 per cent in the first quarter of 2022, beating economists' expectations

Massive podcast outage after Spotify fails to renew security certificate

Due to an outage on podcast hosting platform owned by Spotify, Megaphone, podcast listeners could not access many of their shows for more than eight hours this week.

Ford India workers waiting for good compensation for loss of jobs

About 2,000 workers of Ford India's plant near that will be shutdown soon, are hoping for some good news from the management in respect of their severance package, said a union official

Rising energy prices leave Australia's smaller energy suppliers out in cold

As Australia heads into winter and people switch on their heating, energy costs have spiked due to surging demand, leaving smaller electricity retailers unable to weather price shocks

Starship flight must to send Starlink 2.0 satellites into orbit: Elon Musk

Elon Musk is banking upon SpaceX's next-generation Starship rocket in order to send next-generation Starlink 2.0 satellites into orbit to beam affordable Internet services

I-T dept raids at 400 locations of liquor barons, others across nation

The Income Tax department on Wednesday started search operations at about 400 locations belonging to various groups, including liquor barons, across the country, sources said

Annoyed users cancel Netflix subscriptions during password sharing test

A Netflix experiment to crack down on password sharing outside of households has left users flummoxed, forcing some of them to cancel their subscriptions

Top Indian firms show resilience post pandemic, Tata Group at top spot

Top Indian firms have shown resilience in post pandemic business conditions and TATA Group, with its brand value up 12 per cent to $24 billion, continues to be the most valuable brand, a report showed

1st case of monkeypox confirmed in Hungary in a 38-year-old man

Hungarian health authorities have confirmed the country's first case of monkeypox in a 38-year-old man

Poetry in motion or train wreck? Gilchrist previews England-NZ Test series

Ex-Australia wicketkeeper-batter Adam Gilchrist is hopeful that England can turn around their poor Test record in the last couple of years when the 3-match series against New Zealand starts at Lord's