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Twitter's allegation of 'intimidation tactics' by police baseless: Govt

The ministry slammed Twitter's statement on Thursday as an attempt to dictate terms to the world's largest democracy.

Concerned about staff, need 3 more months to comply with new rules: Twitter

Twitter on Thursday called the visit by Delhi Police to its offices a form of "intimidation"

WhatsApp users have nothing to fear about new social media rules: Prasad

New rules are designed to prevent abuse and misuse of platforms: Prasad

WhatsApp users have nothing to fear about social media rules: Prasad

IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said that WhatsApp users have nothing to fear about new social media rules, that are designed to prevent abuse and misuse of platforms

Twitter partners RazorPay for Tip Jar service, in talks with others

The move comes as it enables iOS and Android users in India to send money or 'tip directly to their select favourite accounts with substantial followers

Apple logs 50% growth as global smartwatch market jumps 35% in Q1

Apple maintained its leading position and registered a healthy 50% growth in the global smartwatch market in the first quarter this year, as worldwide shipments in grew 35% (on-year) in Q1 2021

Working closely with Jio to build affordable smartphone: Google CEO Pichai

Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Thursday said the company continues to engage closely with partner Jio on the initiative of building an affordable smartphone and that work is underway on the project

Google committed to comply with local laws, work with govts: Sundar Pichai

Google is committed to complying with local laws and engages constructively with governments as they scrutinise and adopt regulatory frameworks, its CEO Sundar Pichai said

Indian govt exceeded powers with encryption-breaking rule: WhatsApp filing

A rule drafted by the IT ministry will lead to a 'dangerous invasion of privacy' and was 'unconstitutional', says company in lawsuit.

Twitter Spaces now available on desktop, mobile web browsers

Twitter on Thursday announced its live audio conversation app Spaces is now available from desktop and mobile web browsers

Facebook to push down all posts from users who share misinformation

Facebook has announced to push down all posts by users who repeatedly share misinformation and fake content as it expands its fact-checking programme

Facebook reverses policy, allows posts claiming Covid was made in a lab

Social media giant Facebook has lifted its ban on content claiming about the origins of Covid-19, and theories about its possible lab creation, reports said

OnePlus Watch review: Solid for starters, but not without software snags

The OnePlus Watch seems to be a good debutant smartwatch from the Chinese smartphone maker. How does it fare vis-a-vis peers? Khalid Anzar finds out

Realme to host 5G summit with Qualcomm, other ecosystem players on June 3

At the summit, these 5G ecosystem players will come together to discuss the growth opportunities of 5G worldwide, its impact on consumers, and as an enabler of smart living

Report status on IT rules 'preferably today': Govt tells social media firms

MeitY asks all social media intermediaries compliance details over 'the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Ethics Code) Rules, 2021'

'No intention to violate right of privacy': Govt on WhatsApp's lawsuit

'No fundamental right, including the right to privacy, is absolute and it is subject to reasonable restrictions,' says MeitY

itel launches A23 Pro smartphone priced at Rs 3,899 for Jio users

itel announced a strategic initiative where itel A23 Pro smartphone will be available to consumers at Reliance digital stores, MyJio stores, Reliancedigital.in and over 200,000 retail stores

What is 'Other' in my iPhone storage, why is it taking up so much space?

You'll probably see a lot of recognisable categories eating up your storage - apps, photos, and so on. But there is one, often rather large category, that may raise concerns: 'Other'

Oracle announces cheapest Arm-based computing for modern apps

Oracle has announced its first Arm-based compute offering called OCI Ampere A1 Compute that will be available on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure at only one cent per core hour

Twitter-rival Koo raises $30 mn in Series B funding led by Tiger Global

Twitter-rival Koo has raised $30 million in Series B funding, led by Tiger Global with existing investors also participating in the latest round