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Traders' body moves SC against WhatsApp, Facebook over privacy policy

CAIT said it will not allow any Corporate or Conglomerate to enforce its obnoxious policies and sinister designs to make a profit in an unethical manner

Amazon opens Alexa's advanced AI for firms to build their own assistants

The 'Alexa Custom Assistant' is now available anywhere Alexa is supported, including in India

WhatsApp delays new privacy policy by three months amid severe criticism

The company released a separate blog post Friday trying to clear up the confusion, and it included a chart that specifies what information is protected when someone uses WhatsApp

Apple working on foldable iPhone to rival Samsung, designs prototype screen

The Cupertino, California-based company has developed prototype foldable screens for internal testing, but hasn't solidified plans to actually launch a foldable iPhone

Messaging app Signal faces outage days after adding millions of users

Currently, more than 1,300 users are still facing issues, according to outage tracking website Downdetector

WhatsApp to delay launch of new business features after privacy backlash

The delay is a setback for WhatsApp's plan to generate revenue by facilitating commercial exchanges on the messaging app, which Facebook acquired for $19 billion in 2014 but has been slow to monetize

US blacklists Xiaomi: Tech corp refutes Chinese military affiliation claim

After the US blacklisted Xiaomi citing affiliation with the "Communist Chinese military company", the Chinese tech company on Friday said it is reviewing the potential consequences

Confident of staying in the 5G race, says Huawei India CEO David Li

The Shenzhen-headquartered firm, which has been facing the fallout of the ongoing geopolitical situation, believes it would continue to participate in India's telecom journey

WhatsApp revised privacy policy: Justice Singh recuses herself from plea

Justice Singh took objection to an email sent to the Court from WhatsApp and the matter will now be heard by another bench on Monday, January 18

Signal experiencing technical difficulties, working to restore service

Signal has seen a rise in downloads following a controversial change in rival messaging app WhatsApp's privacy terms

Apple India Store announces Rs 5,000 cashback offer, no-cost EMI

Apple Store India, the company's online shop on Friday announced a new cashback and no-cost EMI offer

Samsung Galaxy S21 series, Buds Pro India pre-order begins: Offers, specs

Samsung is taking the pre-orders of the Galaxy S21 series and Buds Pro on offline stores, including the Samsung's exclusive stores, and online on Samsung India online store and e-commerce platforms

US govt blacklists Xiaomi, CNOOC, Skyrizon, raising heat on China

The US has blacklisted Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp. and China's third-largest national oil company for alleged military links, heaping pressure on Beijing in Trump's last week in office

Google completes Fitbit acquisition for $2.1 bn amid antitrust concerns

Google has completed its $2.1 bn acquisition of Fitbit, a deal that could help the internet company grow even stronger while US govt regulators pursue an antitrust case aimed at undermining its power

CERC plans to embrace AI, machine learning to improve functioning

First quasi-judicial body to strengthen its digital back-end

Social media app Parler, suspended after Capitol riots, may not return: CEO

"It could be never," he said. "We don't know yet." The app said in a legal filing it has over 12 million users

Samsung Galaxy S21 series, Buds Pro, SmartTag unveiled: Know India pricing

At the Galaxy Unpacked event, Samsung is expected to launch at the Galaxy S21, Galaxy 21 Plus and Galaxy S21 Ultra. Catch the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked India edition live updates here

Samsung unveils new flagship Galaxy S early; targets remote workers, gamers

Samsung is also looking to grab market share after China's Huawei Technologies was hit with U.S. sanctions that restricted its supply and hurt sales, analysts have said

Intel taps VMware's Pat Gelsinger as CEO, to replace Bob Swan: Report

Swan is set to step down effective Feb. 15, the sources said

WhatsApp's new policy: Signal high on privacy, misses out on backup

Since Signal is an open source app, its claims can be verified