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Reliance Retail to Receive Additional Rs 1,875-Crore Investment From Silver Lake Co-Investors Reliance Industries and Reliance Retail announced on Wednesday that co-investors of Silver Lake will invest an additional Rs 1,875 crore into the company’s retail subsidiary.

Netflix October 2020 Releases: Ginny Weds Sunny, Arrow Season 8, Serious Men, and More Ginny Weds Sunny, Arrow season 8, Serious Men, Star Trek: Discovery season 3, Hubie Halloween, The Haunting of Bly Manor, The Trial of the Chicago 7, Fast & Furious Spy Racers: Season 2: Rio — the biggest movies and TV shows on Netflix India in October 2020.

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Army network shortens sensor-to-shooter 'kill web' to 20 seconds The Army’s Project Convergence 2020 sought to bring new, explosive “warfare at speed” dimensions to future combat as part of a broad transformational attempt to surge in front of competitors and near-peer rivals with accelerated networking and sensor-to-shooter times … designed to enable an entirely new generation of warfare possibilities.

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http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png Microsoft Surface Laptop Go with 12.5-inch display and Microsoft Surface Pro X with upgraded internals may debut on Thursday, October 1. A report states that Microsoft has plans to unveil the new products with pre-orders starting with the event and sale dates following later.

Mirzapur, The Mandalorian, and More: October 2020 Guide to Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar, and Prime Video Mirzapur 2, Walking Dead season 10, Star Wars Mandalorian season 2, Ginny Weds Sunny, Serious Men, Star Trek: Discovery season 3, Hubie Halloween, The Haunting of Bly Manor — the biggest TV shows and movies coming to Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+, and Voot Select in October 2020.

Hackers attack Nevada school district, publish social security numbers online Hackers published sensitive data, including the names and social security numbers of staff at the Clark County school district in Nevada, after it refused to pay up, according to a cybersecurity firm. 

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Google Europe Android Search Auction: Bing, PrivacyWall, Info.com Win Big Microsoft's Bing, PrivacyWall and Info.com were among the search engines that won a quarterly auction by Alphabet's Google to show up as search options on new Android devices in 31 European countries.

Borat Sequel to Release in October on Amazon Prime Video Worldwide: Report The Borat sequel has reportedly been purchased by Amazon Prime Video and is expected to hit the streaming platform before November's US election.

Reliance Retail to Receive Rs. 3,675 Crores Investment From General Atlantic Reliance Industries Limited and Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL) on Wednesday announced that General Atlantic, a global growth equity investor, will invest Rs. 3,675 crores into RRVL, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries.

Amazon One Biometric Payments Unveiled, Lets You Pay by Hand-Waving Amazon on Tuesday unveiled a new biometric payment system - Amazon One - using palm recognition, to be made available to rival retailers and also promoted as a replacement for badge entry at stadiums or workplaces.

PS5 Games to Be Priced Up to Rs. 4,999 on PlayStation Store PlayStation 5 games will cost up to Rs. 4,999, if the PlayStation website is to be believed. Listings reveal that the most expensive PS5 games — such as Demon’s Souls and Destruction AllStars — will come in at Rs. 4,999, up from Rs. 3,999 that was the previous ceiling.

Amazon Defends Warehouse Safety Following Report on Injuries Amazon on Tuesday defended its warehouse safety record after a news investigation pointed to a higher-than-average injury rate in the company's massive logistics operations.

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http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen 2, ThinkBook 14 Gen 2, ThinkBook 13s Gen 2, ThinkBook 15p, and ThinkBook 14s Yoga have been unveiled by the Chinese company. The Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen 2, ThinkBook 14 Gen 2, and ThinkBook 13s Gen 2, in the new range, come in both 11th-generation Intel Core and AMD Ryzen 4000 processor options.

http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png Mafia: Definitive Edition review: 2K-owned developer Hangar 13’s remake of the 2002 critically-acclaimed game has a lot of new ideas, but it’s unable to execute any of them well enough to answer why a remake was necessary.

Xbox Series X and Series S: Price, Specs, Controller, Games, Release Date, and More Xbox Series X|S price in India, Xbox Series X|S specs, Xbox Series controller, Xbox Series X|S games, Xbox Series X|S release launch date, Xbox Series X|S vs PS5, Xbox Series S vs Series X vs One X, Xbox Series X|S backward compatibility, Xbox cloud gaming — all you need to know about the next-gen of Microsoft’s Xbox.

Mafia: Definitive Edition Review: Half-Baked in Every Sense Mafia: Definitive Edition review: 2K-owned developer Hangar 13’s remake of the 2002 critically-acclaimed game has a lot of new ideas, but it’s unable to execute any of them well enough to answer why a remake was necessary.

http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano has been launched as the lightest ThinkPad ever, as claimed by the company. It is powered by the latest Intel 11th-generation Tiger Lake Core processors and comes with a taller 16:10 display. Further, Lenovo has also announced that the ThinkPad X1 Fold is up for pre-orders in select regions with sales starting in the coming weeks.

http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 has been launched in India along with a secondary touchscreen called the ROG ScreenPad Plus. The new gaming laptop by the Taiwanese company is aimed at the gamers, creators, and power users who want a second screen in addition to their primary monitor, for enhanced productivity.

http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png Dell XPS 13 and Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 have been refreshed with Intel’s 11th-Gen Tiger Lake processors. The Dell XPS 13 is a standard clamshell design laptop while the Dell XPS 13 2-in-1, as the name suggests, comes with a screen that can be flipped all the way back to be used as a tablet.

Microsoft 365 Outage Affects Multiple Services Microsoft said late Monday a recent change it introduced likely caused a major outage, affecting users' access to multiple Microsoft 365 services, including Outlook.com and Microsoft Teams.

Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings Resumes Production in New Zealand: Report The Lord of the Rings prequel series has reportedly resumed filming in New Zealand. Netflix’s Cowboy Bebop will join The Lord of the Rings prequel series in resuming production this Wednesday.

Amazon Prime Day Global Mega-Sale to Be Held on October 13-14 Amazon on Monday announced the new date for its annual global mega-sale, which it said aims to promote small and medium-sized businesses despite accusations by numerous lawmakers and trade associations that the retail giant is trying to crush competition.

Amazon announces new date for 'Prime Day' Amazon 'Prime Day' now set for October 13 and 14 after COVID-19 postponement; Biz Flash Monday, 9/28.

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New Army ‘Accelerated Multi-Node Attack’ enabled by AI at Project Convergence 2020 Gray Eagle drones were armed with HELLFIRE missiles and GBU-69 glide bombs, 155mm artillery weapons fired rounds 60km (37.3 miles) to destroy SA-22 enemy air defenses and armored ground combat vehicles directly hit multiple T-72 tanks during the Army’s Project Convergence 2020 at Yuma Proving Grounds, Ariz.

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Flipkart Big Billion Days Teased, Coming Soon With Offers, Huge Deals on Mobiles, Electronics, and More Flipkart has partnered with Paytm to offer assured cashback to shoppers. It notes that there will be several deals and price cuts on mobiles, with mobile protection offered starting jus at Rs. 1.

Amazon Great Indian Festival Sale Teased, Coming Soon With Offers, Deals on Mobiles, Electronics, and More Amazon has begun teasing the arrival of the Great Indian Festival sale on its site. This sale is teased to be ‘coming soon’ and Amazon hasn’t announced the exact dates yet.

Nick Fury Disney+ Hotstar Series Coming With Samuel L. Jackson Set to Return: Report A Nick Fury Disney+ series is on its way. Samuel L. Jackson will reportedly return to play Nick Fury in what would be his first regular TV role of his nearly-five-decade career. Kyle Bradstreet will write the Marvel Cinematic Universe series, which will air on Disney+ Hotstar in India.

http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png China must engage in a new "long march" in the technology sector now that the US has imposed export restrictions on Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC), the country's largest chip manufacturer, Chinese state-backed tabloid the Global Times wrote.

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'Attacking at speed': Army Project Convergence and breakthrough lightning-fast war The U.S. military recently conducted a live-fire full combat replication with unmanned-to-unmanned teaming guiding attacks, small reconnaissance drones, satellites sending target coordinates to ground artillery and high-speed, AI-enabled “networked” warfare.

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http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png The United States has imposed restrictions on exports to China's biggest chip maker SMIC after concluding there is an "unacceptable risk" equipment supplied to it could be used for military purposes.

5 answers to common tech questions revealed A woman called her company’s tech support desk, and the technician asked for her password.

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Tech security tip: How to delete private data for good Moving a file to the trash on your PC or Mac gets rid of it for good, right? Not so fast.

Google Says Will Block US Election Ads After November 3 Alphabet's Google will block election ads on its platform after the US election on November 3, a company spokeswoman said on Friday.

Apple Buys Cherry From Avengers: Endgame Directors, the Russo Brothers Apple has purchased Cherry, the first film directed by the Russo brothers since their all-time record grossing Avengers: Endgame, in a major deal expected to boost the new streaming service's Oscar hopes.

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How Among Us Found Success in Connecting People During a Pandemic Among Us, an online multi-player game from 2018, has seen a surge of downloads in the past two months. Is it just another gaming trend for streamers and memers or does it’s popularity speak to our need for connecting with other people?

Thailand Takes First Legal Action Against Facebook, Twitter Over Content Thailand launched legal action on Thursday against tech giants Facebook and Twitter for ignoring requests to take down content, in its first such move against major internet firms.

Tesla Ransomware Plot: Russian Man Pleads Not Guilty to Foiled Attack A Russian citizen accused of offering a Tesla employee $1 million to enable a ransomware attack at the electric car company's plant in Nevada denied wrongdoing Thursday before a federal magistrate judge.

Google Removes Street View Virtual Tour of Australia's Uluru Google has removed images from its Street View that allowed users to virtually walk on Australia's Uluru, a sacred Aboriginal site closed to tourists since last year, the company said Friday.

Google Maps Gets New Layer to Show COVID-19 Hotspots Google is updating its free mapping service this week with colour-coding that maps out areas infected with COVID-19 cases, the search giant said in a blog post Thursday.

Google, US Government Prepare for Battle Over Market Power The US Justice Department is expected to file a lawsuit against Alphabet's Google as soon as next week, kicking off a long legal slog over whether the online search and advertising company uses its outsized market power unfairly.

International Emmys Nominations 2020: Delhi Crime, Four More Shots Please!, Arjun Mathur Score for India India has three nominations at the 2020 International Emmy Awards, in three different categories: Arjun Mathur for best actor in Made in Heaven, Four More Shots Please! in best comedy series, and Delhi Crime for best drama series.

The Boys College Spin-Off in Development at Amazon Prime Video The Boys is going to college. Amazon Prime Video is developing a spin-off of its anti-superhero series that will be set at an American university run by Vought International which is exclusively for young adult superheroes.

Amazon Luna Game Streaming Service Unveiled to Take on Google, Microsoft Amazon on Thursday unveiled Luna streaming video game service, challenging Microsoft and Google in the fast-growing segment.

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Ransomware attack results in death at German hospital The first ransomware-related death means that sensitive data isn’t the only victim of these attacks.

Air Force to launch new 'hardened' war satellite by 2022 What if Air Force fighters and bombers were successfully attacking an enemy with absolute precision and exact targeting data when all of a sudden their GPS signals disappeared or got hacked?

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F-35 and F-22 fighter jets might be able to share data while keeping 'stealth attack' mode If an F-22 and F-35 were both operating in full stealth attack mode behind enemy lines, striking air defenses, searching for targets and preparing the airspace for a less-stealthy air campaign, then how do the undetectable fifth-generation fighter jets communicate with each other without generating a potentially detectable electrical signal, giving away their position?  

http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png Dell G7 15 has made its way to the Indian market after debuting in the US back in June. This model has been refreshed with Intel’s 10th generation Core processors and Nvidia GeForce RTX graphics cards. It boasts of slim bezels on three sides, thinner profile, and innovative Origami hinge design.

YouTube Adds Information Panels to Mail-in Voting Videos Ahead of US Presidential Elections YouTube on Thursday began adding information panels to videos about voting by mail to reduce the spread of misinformation leading up to the US presidential election in November.

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Flipkart Wholesale Expands to Ghaziabad, Meerut, 10 More Cities Ahead of Festive Season Flipkart Wholesale, the digital B2B marketplace of homegrown Flipkart Group, on Thursday announced the expansion of its operations into 12 new cities, enabling a one-stop digital marketplace solution for the retail ecosystem.

US Justice Department Proposes Changes to Internet Platforms' Immunity US President Donald Trump met with nine Republican state attorneys general on Wednesday to discuss the fate of a legal immunity for internet companies after the Justice Department unveiled a legislative proposal aimed at reforming the same law.

Zack Snyder’s Justice League Reshoots Set for October: Report Zack Snyder will film new scenes for his Justice League director’s cut after all. A new report says that Snyder is planning a one-week reshoot in October for the “Snyder Cut”, which will involve Ben Affleck as Batman, Henry Cavill as Superman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, and Ray Fisher as Cyborg.

FBI warns on 'foreign actors' spreading disinformation on election results The FBI issued a warning to “raise awareness” of the threat posed by disinformation in the wake of the 2020 elections.

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