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Apple agrees to testify before US Senate on app store antitrust concerns

App makers have long complained that mandatory revenue sharing payments and strict inclusion rules set by Apple's App Store for iPhones and iPads

What is scraping and how it was used to breach data at Facebook, LinkedIn

Facebook has previously filed cases against companies that have developed tools to scrape its user data; LinkedIn also said scraping violates its terms of service

Google Pixel 5a 5G to launch in United States, Japan later this year

The company said the upcoming smartphone will be released in the US and Japan later this year

Google updates YouTube ad targeting terms to remove hate speech

Google said it has blocked several terms associated with hate speech from being used as ad keywords on YouTube videos

Apple likely to use 120Hz ProMotion display in 'iPhone 13' lineup

The next-gen iPhone 13 Pro lineup will reportedly come with 120Hz ProMotion display for the first time

Amazon's win in union fight shows harsh realities facing labour movement

A vote by workers on whether to unionize failed on Friday by a more than 2-to-1 margin

Instagram betting on local content to dispel 'elitist myth'

Asserts that it does not cater primarily to English-speaking base, claims launch of short video format Reels last year has further expanded its reach

UP, Karnataka and TN lead in use of regional apps: Indus App Trends Report

While Indus App Bazaar offers access in 12 Indian languages, English, Hindi and Marathi are the top-3 in terms of content consumption in March 2021

China set to clear Tencent's $3.5 bn deal to acquire search engine Sogou

The move highlights Chinese regulators are still looking to approve merger and acquisition deals in the tech sector, but now with strict conditions

Epic Games charges Apple of monopoly, iPhone maker says 'PR stunt'

As the lawsuit hearing in the case of Fortnite game developer Epic and Apple is set to begin next month, the two companies have reiterated their stands before the trial

Facebook, Instagram face another global outage in less than a month

Facebook and Instagram went down for millions of its users for couple of hours in various parts of the world early Friday morning

INALSA to launch Flipkart-exclusive Robot Vacuum Cleaner in India on Apr 10

INALSA is launching its Robot Vacuum Cleaner in India on April 10, and it will be available online exclusive on home-grown e-commerce platform Flipkart

US adds seven Chinese computer makers, research labs to export blacklist

The Biden administration has added seven Chinese supercomputer research labs and manufacturers to a US export blacklist in a spreading conflict with Beijing over technology and security

Elon Musk-backed 'Neuralink' shows how monkey plays Pong with mind

Elon Musk-run brain-machine interface company Neuralink on Friday posted a YouTube video where a monkey can be seen playing a video game by navigating an on-screen cursor using his mind

Tom Holland to lead first season of Apple's new series 'The Crowded Room'

Actor Tom Holland's seasonal anthology series will debut on Apple TV Plus

After Facebook, LinkedIn faces massive 500 mn users' data leak: Report

Microsoft-owned professional networking platform LinkedIn is now facing a massive data leak of 500 million users that is allegedly being sold online

Muslim civil rights group sues Facebook over hate speech: Details here

A civil rights group said CEO Mark Zuckerberg made false and deceptive" statements to Congress when he said the giant social network removes hate speech and other material that violates its rules

Tecno Spark 7 with 6,000 mAh battery set for India launch today: Know more

Tecno Spark 7 smartphone's expected price is Rs 7,999.

Kremlin asks Russian IT to develop Zoom's domestic alternatives: Know more

Zoom's decision to stop access to its service for Russian state agencies should lead to the development of domestic alternatives, said Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov

Epic Games case: Apple to argue it faces competition in video game market

Epic sued Apple last year in federal court in California, alleging the 15% to 30% commissions that Apple charges for the use of its in-app payment systems