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Complied with new intermediary norms ahead of time: Koo

Homegrown microblogging platform Koo on Saturday said it has met the compliance requirements of the new guidelines for digital platforms ahead of the stipulated deadline later this month.

Twitter to take 20% cut of sales via Ticketed Spaces starting from US

After launching Spaces, Twitter is now out to make some money via 'Ticketed Spaces and the micro-blogging platform will take a 20% cut of your sales, beginning with the users in the US

Nasa rover to search for water, other resources on Moon in late 2023

The US space agency has announced its first mobile robot to the Moon in late 2023 in search of ice and other resources on and below the lunar surface

MeitY objects to Twitter tagging tweet content as 'manipulated media'

Many of the tweets tagged had reference to a toolkit allegedly created by Congress

Snapchat hits 500 mn monthly active users; India sees 100% user growth

Popular social media platform Snapchat has reached over 500 million monthly active users, with roughly 40 per cent of its community located outside of North America and Europe

Google to open its first physical retail store in New York this year

Google has announced to open its first-ever physical retail store in New York where customers can experience its hardware and services in a helpful way.

China says ByteDance, Baidu, Microsoft improperly collected user data

China's internet watchdog said on Friday that companies including ByteDance, Baidu and Kuaishou had improperly collected user data.

Apple brings CEO Tim Cook to court in defence of iPhone app store

Apple CEO Tim Cook will take the witness stand Friday to defend the company's iPhone app store against charges that it has grown into an illegal monopoly

Mi 11 Ultra review: Xiaomi unsettles the smartphone segment led by Samsung

Xiaomi's premium flagship justifies its price tag of Rs 69,999 simply because it is significantly cheaper but in no way inferior to its peers that cost over Rs 100,000

Talking to the moon: European Space Agency pitches lunar satellites plan

The European Space Agency presented a vision Thursday to put satellites in orbit around the moon that would facilitate future missions to Earth's closest neighbour

Twitter re-launches profile verification process after more than 3 years

To apply for verification, users must ensure their profile is complete with a profile name, image, and either a confirmed email address or phone numbers

India 2nd to US in asking Facebook for user data in second half of 2020

India with 40,300 requests was second to the US in terms of asking Facebook to provide user data in the second half of 2020

Amid WhatsApp row in India, Telegram vouches for user privacy

Telegram is not dependent on a third-party platform to store its user data that leads to an additional layer of security, thus eliminating the possibilities of a back-door access

Indian crypto exchanges WazirX, CoinDCX crash; Twitter weeps over losses

This is the second instance of Mumbai-based WazirX's server crashing this month, and the third since April

Android 12: What is new in Google's upcoming smartphone operating system

Android 12 has been announced, and these are the biggest new features -- from a new Material You design language and a new Privacy Dashboard

Microsoft to retire iconic Internet Explorer browser on June 15, 2022

Microsoft has announced to retire its iconic Internet Explorer (IE) browser in June 2022, as it envisions the future of Internet Explorer, which was launched in 1995, on Windows 10 in Microsoft Edge

China delays supply mission to new space station for technical reasons

China postponed a supply mission to its new space station Thursday for unspecified technical reasons

Apple's software chief faults Mac security to keep grip on iPhone app store

Apple's security and privacy safeguards draw users to iOS devices, Craig Federighi, Apple's senior vice president of software engineering said

Govt again asks WhatsApp to take back its contentious privacy policy update

Gives WhatsApp seven days to respond, and "if no satisfactory response is received, necessary steps in consonance with law will be taken".

Facebook rolls out Covid announcement tool to help health depts in India

Social media giant Facebook said it is expanding its 'Covid-19 Announcement' in India that will help health departments of states and union territories share essential Covid-19 related updates