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Avatar: The Way of Water, Cirkus, Freddy, and More: December Movie Guide to OTT and Cinemas James Cameron’s Avatar 2, Cirkus starring Ranveer Singh, Kartik Aaryan-led Freddy, Vicky Kaushal, Bhumi Pednekar, and Kiara Advani in Govinda Naam Mera, Glass Onion with Daniel Craig, Qala on Netflix, Park Chan-wook’s Decision to Leave, and Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio — a list of the biggest movies out in December 2022 in cinemas, Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar, ...

Elon Musk Meets Tim Cook, Says Apple Never Considered Removing Twitter From App Store Elon Musk said on Wednesday that the misunderstanding over the possibility of Twitter being removed from the App Store was resolved after he met with Apple CEO Tim Cook. The CEO of Tesla and Twitter said that Cook informed him that Apple never considered doing so. Musk had accused Apple of threatening to block Twitter from the App Store on Monday, without saying why. ...

AIIMS Server Remains Down for Eighth Day; Two Suspended, More Under Scanner for Cybersecurity Breach The server of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences remained out of service for the eighth consecutive day on Wednesday. After the suspension of two analysts from Delhi more are on the radar for suspension for breaching cyber security, the sources said.

Twitter Not Safer Under Elon Musk Leadership, Says Former Head of Trust and Safety Twitter is not safer under its new owner Elon Musk, says the company’s former head of trust and safety Yoel Roth. Roth who resigned from the social networking website earlier this month has helped steer the social media platform through several watershed decisions including the move to permanently suspend its most famous user, former US President Donald Trump, last ...

Wednesday Surpasses Stranger Things 4 Record With Most Watched Hours in a Week Wednesday is celebrating a record-breaking debut on Netflix, racking up 341.23 million viewed hours. With these figures, the Jenna Ortega-led series has surpassed Stranger Things 4’s record of 335 million hours in a week. The supernatural comedy series also stars Catherine Zeta-Jones and Luis Guzmán in recurring roles, as her parents. All eight episodes of Wednesda...

YouTube Removes More Than 17 Lakh Videos in India in Q3 2022 for Violating Community Guidelines YouTube has removed over 17 lakh videos uploaded from India during the July-September quarter for violating the company's community guidelines. As per its Community Guidelines Enforcement report, the Google-owned video streaming platform has also taken out over 73.7 crore comments for violation of the guidelines.

How DeFi Could Disrupt Centralised Finance and Help Build an Inclusive Financial Culture Decentralised finance (DeFi) is beginning to have a global impact and is anticipated to disrupt the prevailing financial order in the markets to build an inclusive finance culture over the next decade. Here's what CoinDCX Pro's Gaurav Arora thinks about the impact and potential of DeFi, dApps, and Web3 technology in the country.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie Trailer Reveals Princess Peach, Donkey Kong, More of Chris Pratt's Voice The Super Mario Bros. Movie just got a second trailer, giving a first look at Princess Peach and Donkey Kong — the latter’s design is inspired by his original 1981 appearance. The plot follows in the vein of most Mario games, where our plumber is plopped into the Mushroom Kingdom and teams up with its denizens to take down the villainous Bowser, hopping across pla...

Google to Face Class Action Lawsuit of 21 Million Individuals Over Play Store Competition Google is set to face a class action lawsuit of 21 million individuals who have accused the search giant of violating competition law in the US, over the running of the Google Play Store. The complainants have argued that they would have paid lower prices for apps and in-app purchases and would have benefited from expanded choice, if Google had not engaged in anticomp...

US Urged by Media Outlets to End Prosecution of Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange Leading media outlets in the US have urged the US government to stop its prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, stating that the indictment sets a dangerous precedent, and threatens to undermine the First Amendment and the freedom of the press in the US. The open letter was signed by the editors and publishers of the Guardian, the New York Times, Le Monde, D...

The Super Mario Bros. Movie Trailer Release Date Set for November 29, Nintendo Direct The Super Mario Bros. Movie is getting a second trailer tomorrow. In a tweet, Nintendo confirmed that it has reserved a Direct event for the Chris Pratt-led animated film, alongside a new poster featuring Princess Peach’s throne. Voiced by Anya Taylor-Joy (The Queen’s Gambit), the first The Super Mario Bros. Movie trailer never featured the damsel in distress — ...

Facebook Fined EUR 265 Million by Irish Data Privacy Regulator After Investigation Into Data Scraping Facebook has been hit with a EUR 265 million (roughly Rs. 2,250 crore) fine by Ireland's data privacy regulator on Monday. The watchdog was investigating the scraping of personal data that was found in a data set from Facebook between May 2018 and September 2019. This is the fourth fine that the DPC has imposed on one of Meta's companies, and the regulator has 13 more...

The Settlers New Allies Release Date: Ubisoft’s Much-Delayed Medieval City-Builder Out February 17, 2023 on PC Ubisoft’s much-delayed The Settlers reboot now has a new name and release date. Dubbed “The Settlers: New Allies,” the medieval city-building strategy game is now aiming for a February 17, 2023 release date on PC. Creative director Christian Hagedorn also detailed some new changes to the game, including a Rush Protection system, customisable key bindings, and th...

Elon Musk Claims Apple Threatened to Pull Twitter From App Store, Ready to 'Go to War' Over In-App Purchases Elon Musk on Monday accused Apple of threatening to block Twitter from the App Store and claimed that the iPhone maker had halted advertisements on the microblogging service. He has stated that Apple is pressuring Twitter over content moderation demands. Musk also said he was willing to "go to war" with Apple over its in-app purchases commission.

Vir Das Landing: New Stand-Up Special Sets December 26 Release Date on Netflix Vir Das’ latest comedy special is headed to Netflix on December 26. Dubbed Vir Das: Landing, the special was spotted on the platform’s international listings, and finds the comedian delving into his childhood in India, “the perils of outrage, and finding his feet in the world.” This is his fourth Netflix stand-up special, following 2020’s Outside In, which w...

WhatsApp Numbers of 500 Million Users Up for Sale, Twitter Data of 5.4 Million Users Leaked Online: Reports WhatsApp numbers of around 500 million users has been put up for sale on a popular hacking community forum. In related news, the information of 5.4 million Twitter users from a previously disclosed data breach has been leaked online.

Gran Turismo 7 PC: Team ‘Considering’ a PC Port for the PlayStation Exclusive Gran Turismo series lead Kazunori Yamauchi has revealed that the team is “considering” and “looking into” porting the racing franchise to PC. In an interview with GTPlanet, he noted some concerns when trying to get the “finely tuned” title to perform at 4K 60fps consistently. While not explicitly mentioned, Yamauchi seems to be referring to the latest Gran...

Snapchat Progressive Web App for Windows Released on Microsoft Store: All Details Snapchat for Windows has been launched as a PWA or progressive web app. The web app is powered by Microsoft's Chromium-based Microsoft Edge browser and has a download size of just 1.4MB. It has the same features as the Web version. Windows will treat it like a native app as the app works through Microsoft Edge. It will also have an app icon in the Start Menu, notifica...

Henry Cavill’s Superman Return Was Opposed by Warner Bros., Black Adam's Dwayne Johnson Reveals Dwayne Johnson has revealed that Warner Bros. did not want Henry Cavill back as Superman. In a video posted to Twitter, The Rock confirmed that the studio “inexplicably and inexcusably” did not want Cavill to return in Black Adam. He and his Seven Bucks Productions team fought hard for the idea, despite being rejected by DC Films president Walter Hamada. Johnson n...

Elon Musk Says Twitter Will Add Encrypted DMs, Payments; Claims Signups at All-Time High as Advertisers Leave Twitter CEO Elon Musk said on Twitter that the social media firm would add features like encrypted direct messages (DMs), longform tweets and payments. He also said he sees a "path to Twitter exceeding a billion monthly users in 12 to 18 months." The company's new owner said new signups were at an all-time high, even as advertisers and users leave the platform followi...

Amitabh Bachchan Wins Interim Order for Protection of His Personality Rights Bollywood legend and veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan filed a suit in Delhi High Court seeking protection of his personality rights, image, voice or any of his characteristics without his consent, following which the court passed an interim ex-parte injunction in his favour. Lawyer Harish Salve submitted that there is a complete misuse of Amitabh Bachchan's name, i...

What Are WhatsApp Polls and How Do You Use Them? All You Need to Know A poll could help take group members' opinions on any topic or idea, or could be used for making plans quickly. Your responses will be protected by end-to-end encryption.

Amazon Said to End Two EU Antitrust Probes by Year-End to Avoid Fine Amazon may be able to end two EU antitrust investigations by the end of the year after tweaking concessions to address concerns over its use of sellers' data, two people familiar with the matter said on Friday. Settling the EU investigations means the company will avoid a fine of as much as 10 percent of its global turnover.

Deepfakes Sharing to Be Criminalised in UK Under New Online Safety Bill Under a planned amendment to the UK’s new Online Safety Bill, people who share so-called “deepfakes” — explicit images or videos which have been manipulated to look like someone without their consent — will be among those to be specifically criminalised for the first time and face potential time behind bars. The UK government said it will also bring forward...

Amazon Food Delivery Business to Discontinue From December 29: Report Amazon is reportedly shutting down its food delivery business by December 29 in the country. Meanwhile, the company will reported let the restaurant partners to access all the Amazon tools and reports till January 31. A day back, Amazon announced to discontinue Amazon Academy, an online learning platform for high-school students in India.

Black Friday Sale India 2022: Best Discounts and Offers on Fashion, Luxury Items Black Friday sales have gone on live on various e-commerce platforms in India. Here we have selected some of the best deals being offered by sites like Myntra, Tata Cliq, Puma, and more.

Avatar: The Way of Water Has Finished Post-Production, Just Three Weeks Ahead of Release After six long years, Avatar: The Way of Water is finally complete. Avatar 2 producer Jon Landau posted a celebratory tweet for the accomplishment, merely three weeks before the film’s worldwide release. Oscar-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro reacted to the news, calling it a “staggering achievement” — marking the first official review/ impression for Avat...

iPhone Factory Workers' Protest: Over 20,000 New Hires Said to Leave Foxconn's Zhengzhou Plant Foxconn is said to have seen over 20,000 new hires leave the company's Zhengzhou iPhone plant in China, after widespread worker protests that rocked the facility over a pay dispute. The company apologised for committing a pay-related "technical error" when hiring new recruits, offered remuneration to employees who wanted to resign and leave the chaos-hit plant.

Indian Telecom Gear Firms to Run 5G Trial for Railways Between Palwal-Mathura A group of Indian telecom gear makers have received a mandate from Indian Railways to set up a 5G-based mobile communication network on a trial basis between Palwal and Mathura stations, a senior official of industry body VoICE said on Thursday. The Voice of Indian Communication Technology Enterprises (VoICE) Director General R K Bhatnagar told PTI that the associatio...

Dune: The Sisterhood Co-Showrunner Diane Ademu-John Reportedly Steps Down, Filming Begins Dune: The Sisterhood has reportedly lost one-half of its showrunners. As per Deadline, Diane Ademu-John (The Haunting of Bly Manor), who also served as creator and writer of the HBO Max spin-off prequel series, has stepped down from the position. She will remain creatively involved as executive producer, alongside Denis Villeneuve and Jon Spaihts. Meanwhile, director ...

Foxconn Apologises for Pay Dispute at iPhone Factory, Said to Pay Workers Opting to Return Home Foxconn on Thursday apologised after workers at its iPhone assembly plant were beaten in protests earlier this week. The firm has reportedly offered up to CNY 10,000 yuan (roughly Rs. 1.1 lakh) to new hires who choose to leave. Foxconn has been desperate to keep operations ticking along at its iPhone factory in China after a handful of COVID-19 cases forced it to lock...

The Witcher 3 Next-Gen Update: CD Projekt Red Details New Content Coming December 14 CD Projekt Red has detailed all the new content coming to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt’s next-gen update. On PS5 and Xbox Series S/X, the game will receive a 60fps performance and a 30fps graphics mode — the latter adds ray tracing into the mix. Other additions include reworked foliage, improved textures, and Netflix’s The Witcher series-inspired items. On PC, The W...

Meta Allows Quest VR Headset Usage Without Facebook Account As Firm Bows to German Regulator Meta will allow the use of its Quest VR headsets without a Facebook account, clearing the way for the wearable headset to be sold in Germany. The German cartel office has been closely watching Meta since May when it declared it was of "paramount significance for competition across markets". In a statement on Wednesday, the office said Meta will allow the device to be ...

iPhone Factory Workers Beaten During Protest Over Pay Dispute at Foxconn's China Plant Foxconn workers at the company's biggest iPhone manufacturing plant in China were beaten after they protested over a pay dispute on Tuesday. The protest in the Zhengzhou factory lasted through Wednesday morning as thousands of workers gathered outside dormitories and confronted factory security workers, according to an employee.

Elon Musk Polls Users on 'General Amnesty' for Suspended Twitter Accounts Elon Musk on Wednesday floated the idea of a 'general amnesty' for suspended accounts on the platform, polling users to ask if they should be unbanned. Polls on Twitter are open to all users and are unscientific and potentially targeted by fake accounts and bots. Former US President Donald Trump's Twitter account was reinstated last week after a narrow majority of res...

Microsoft Could Face FTC Antitrust Lawsuit to Block Activision Blizzard Takeover Bid: Report Microsoft could face an antitrust lawsuit to block its bid to acquire video game publisher Activision Blizzard, according to a report. A lawsuit challenging the deal is reportedly not guaranteed, and the FTC's four commissioners have yet to vote out a complaint or meet with lawyers for the companies. Microsoft is betting on the acquisition to help it compete better wi...

Google Docs, Sheets, Slides on Android Optimised for Foldable Phones, Tablets Google has optimised several first-party applications for larger displays devices and foldable devices. The company had announced that it’s going to optimise more than 20 Google applications to run better on tablets during Google I/O earlier this year. The new update has brought drag-and-drop improvements and full mouse support for these Google workspace apps.

Kantara OTT Release Date: Rishab Shetty-Led Thriller Premieres November 24 on Amazon Prime Video Rishab Shetty-led Kantara is headed to Amazon Prime Video on November 24. Written and directed by the man himself, the plot follows Shiva, a rebel who condemns the bull-racing and spirit-worshipping custom of the titular, rural backdrop, kickstarting a war between villagers and evil forces. In addition to its original Kannada language, the film will be available in Ma...

Google May Use Performance Management System to Lay Off Underperforming Workers in 2023: Report Google's new performance management system reportedly would allow managers to push out thousands of underperforming employees starting early next year. Managers could use the ratings to avoid paying them bonuses and stock grants.

Meta Spokesperson Denies Report of CEO Mark Zuckerberg Resigning in 2023 Meta spokesperson Andy Stone on Tuesday denied a report that CEO Mark Zuckerberg would step down in 2023. Stone was responding to a tweet with a news report that claimed that Meta's CEO would resign next year, stating that it was false.

Elon Musk Tells Employees He Wants Twitter to Have Encrypted DMs With Video, Voice Chat Support: Report Elon Musk, Twitter's new CEO, has outlined his plans to employees, to bring encrypted DMs to the microblogging platform, as per a report. The firm's new owner is also reportedly planning on adding encrypted voice and video calling for Twitter users. In 2018, Twitter warned that an undisclosed number of DMs between businesses and their customers had been accessible by ...

Amazon to Invest $4 Billion in Building New AWS Data Centre Cluster in Hyderabad by 2030 AWS, or Amazon Web Services, on Tuesday announced that it would invest $4 billion (roughly Rs. XXX crore) in building a second data centre cluster in the country by the end of the decade. With the launch of the AWS Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) region, AWS now has 96 Availability zones across 30 geographic regions, with announced plans to launch 15 more Availability zones ...

Google, Apple, Face In-Depth CMA Probe Into Mobile Browser Dominance, UK Watchdog Says Apple and Google's mobile browsers will face an in-depth probe by the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the watchdog said on Tuesday. The regulator will investigate the market dominance of both firms' browsers. Back in June, the CMA had said the two tech giants had an "effective duopoly" on mobile ecosystems that gave them a stranglehold on operating syste...

China Has Resolved Its Youth Game Addiction Problem, Top Industry Body Claims China has successfully resolved the problem of game addiction among its youth, the country's top gaming industry association said in a report. Last year, regulators introduced rules to curb game addiction, barring anyone under 18 from playing video games for more than three hours a week. The move came as part of a broad regulatory crackdown against the Chinese technol...

Elon Musk Twitter Takeover: Here's What a World Without the So-Called Bird App Might Look Like Elon Musk's chaotic takeover of Twitter has led many to doubt the longevity of the platform. While Twitter had only 237 million users in June, far lower than Facebook, TikTok, and Snapchat, it has become a prominent platform for communication from officials and celebrities over the years. Here's what a world without Twitter might look like.

Airtel 5G Services Launched in Guwahati, Connectivity to Roll Out Across City in Phased Manner Airtel on Monday announced that it was launching its 5G services in Guwahati, in the latest expansion of the next-generation mobile network connectivity services in the country. The services will be available in select regions in the city, and will roll out to more areas in a phased manner, according to Airtel.

Kanye West Returns to Twitter Weeks After Elon Musk Reverses Account Suspension Kanye West made his return to Twitter on Sunday, two weeks after new owner Elon Musk restored access to his account on the platform. The rapper's earlier suspension had been due to an antisemitic tweet. Musk on Sunday also restored access to former US President Donald Trump's Twitter account, which was suspended in January 2021 after the US Capitol riots.

What the World Would Lose With the Demise of Twitter: Valuable Eyewitness Accounts and Raw Data on Human Behaviour, as Well as a Habitat for Trolls Twitter has provided users with a trove of information since it was launched, and its archives allow for instant and complete access to every public tweet, which has positioned Twitter both as an archive of collective human behaviour and as a credentialing and fact-checking service on a global scale. Here's how the loss of Twitter would impact the world.

NPCI Said to Be in Talks With RBI on Implementing 30 Percent UPI Volume Cap Deadline NPCI is said to be in talks with the RBI to implement its proposed December 31 dealine to limit payment app providers' volume cap to 30 percent. The corporation in 2020 came up with a directive to cap the share of transactions a third-party application provider (TPAP) could process at 30 per cent of the volume of transactions handled on UPI, but gave the existing TPAP...

TSMC Planning Advanced 3nm Chip Production at New US Factory, Founder Says TSMC is planning to manufacture advanced 3nm chips at the company's new factory in the US, according to the company's founder Morris Chang. The chipmaker is Apple's largest supplier and the world's largest contract chipmaker. TSMC's founder said that the 3nm plant would be located at the same Arizona site as the 5nm plant.

FIFA 2022: Madras HC Blocks TV Cable, Internet Service Providers From Streaming World Cup Matches The Madras High Court has restrained cable TV, Internet service providers from streaming or telecasting the matches held at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The interim injunction on a suit from Viacom-18 Media will operate until December 16. The company had submitted that it was granted licence and various media rights, including exclusive TV and radio, mobile transmissi...

Donald Trump Snubs Twitter After Elon Musk Reactivates Former US President's Account Donald Trump on Saturday snubbed Twitter, hours after Elon Musk's public poll asking users whether he should reinstate the former US president over a year after he was banned from the social media platform for inciting violence. He said he would stick with his new platform Truth Social, which he said had better user engagement than Twitter and was doing "phenomenally ...

Elon Musk Reinstates Some Banned Twitter Accounts, No Decision on Donald Trump Yet Elon Musk, in a tweet on Friday, announced his decision to reinstate some Twitter accounts, including those belonging to Kathy Griffin, Jordan Peterson & Babylon Bee. The Tesla CEO, however, mentioned that there has been no decision yet to bring back US former President Donald Trump to Twitter.

Draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill Lets Easy Cross-Border Data Transfer, to Act as Relief for Big Tech The government on Friday proposed a new data privacy law that allows the transfer and storage of personal data in some countries while raising the penalty for violations. The draft Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Bill 2022 will be a great relief for Google, Amazon, Facebook and other global firms as it replaces an earlier version that had alarmed big tech comp...

Intel’s Latest Deepfake Detector FakeCatcher to Analyse Subtle Blood Flow in Videos: Details FakeCatcher, a real-time detector of deepfakes, has been introduced by Intel. The company has claimed that the FakeCatcher produces an accuracy of 96 percent. The deepfake detector is expected to work by analysing the subtle blood flow in video pixels. It is designed using Intel's hardware and software. The deepfake detector runs on a server while the interfacing is d...

Elon Musk Celebrates 'All-Time High' in Twitter Usage Amid Engineer Exodus Elon Musk said on Friday that Twitter hit an all-time high in usage, hours after reports that the company was seeing a mass exodus of engineers. Uncertainty now hangs over Twitter’s ability to continue normal operations after the company dismissed its executive team and laid off half the workforce in Musk’s first few days in charge.

Amazon Mass Layoffs to Continue Till Next Year, Confirms CEO Andy Jassy Amazon mass layoffs, which began in the company’s corporate ranks this week will extend into next year, CEO Andy Jassy said Thursday. In a note sent to employees, Jassy said the company told workers in its devices and books divisions about layoffs on Wednesday. He said it also offered some other employees a voluntary buyout offer.

Draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill Proposes Penalty of Rs. 500 Crore for Data Breaches The draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill that was reintroduced by the government on Friday has revised the penalty for data breaches up to Rs. 500 crore. Meanwhile, the draft legislation proposes to set up a Data Protection Board of India which will carry on functions as per the provisions of the bill, and also proposes a graded penalty system for data fiduciar...

Twitter Employees Said to Exit Firm in Mass Exodus After Elon Musk's Ultimatum Twitter employees are said to have resigned from the beleaguered social media firm, days after Elon Musk issued an ultimatum asking them to sign up for "long hours at high intensity" or exit the company. Musk was meeting some top employees to try and convince them to stay, said one current employee and a recently departed employee who is in touch with Twitter colleagu...

Sonos CEO Eyes Upbeat Holiday Season as Supply Chain Bottlenecks Ease Sonos is counting on easing supply chain bottlenecks and a rare set of promotions to lift sales in the holiday quarter, according to CEO Patrick Spence. The firm announced that it had beat estimates on Wednesday, amid a consumer spending slump caused by decades-high inflation.

Facebook to Reconsider Donald Trump’s Suspension in January 2023 Facebook has no plans to reinstate Trump's account following the former president's announcement that he will seek a second term in the White House, the company confirmed Wednesday. Trump was kicked off Facebook following the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol.

Taiwan Proposes Bigger Tax Breaks for Chipmakers' Research, Development to Retain Competitive Edge Taiwan's government has proposed larger tax breaks for chipmakers' research and development into semiconductor technology, as the island nation looks to retain its competitive edge. Governments around the world have been touting incentives to bring chip production onshore, in the wake of a global chip shortage.

WhatsApp Polls Feature Rolls Out to Users on Android, iOS: How to Use It WhatsApp Polls are rolling out to users on Android and iOS users. The messaging app had recently rolled out the Communities feature allows users to have separate groups under one "Community" to organise group conversations. In addition to that, WhatsApp had also rolled out one-tap video calling for up to 32 people and doubled the participant limit for groups.

Meta Appoints Sandhya Devanathan to Replace Ajit Mohan as India Head Meta on Thursday announced that it had appointed Sandhya Devanathan as the Vice President of Meta India. Devanathan will replace Ajit Mohan, who left the Facebook parent to join rival Snap earlier this month. The announcement comes days after Meta announced company-wide layoffs that would affect 13 percent of its workforce.

Elon Musk Asks Staff to Opt for 'Extremely Hardcore' Twitter or Take Severance Package Elon Musk sent an email to Twitter's remaining staff asking them to opt to stay on for "working long hours at high intensity" or take a severance package of three months' pay. Twitter's new CEO also said that the platform would be "much more engineering-driven" under his leadership, adding that "those writing great code will constitute the majority of our team and hav...

Micron Begins Mass Production of Advanced DRAM Memory Chip in Japan Micron on Wednesday began mass production of its new high-capacity low-power 1-beta dynamic random access memory (DRAM) chips at its new plant in Japan. Located at Hiroshima, the facility will product Micron's latest memory chip that can store a third more data than older chips, as the company tries to revive and modernise its once-mighty chip industry.

Government to Raise Issues of Social Media, Dark Web, Crypto Misuse at 'No Money for Terror' Conference The Government will raise major issues such as the misuse of social media, the dark web, and cryptocurrency at the upcoming 'No Money for Terror' conference, which will attempt to progress the discussions on combating terrorist financing held by the international community. The previous two conferences were held in Paris (2018) and Melbourne (2019). It also intends to...

Elon Musk Set to Testify at US Trial Over His $50 Billion Tesla Pay Package Elon Musk is set to take the stand on Wednesday as part of an ongoing trial over his $50 billion compensation as Tesla CEO, filed by a shareholder. The complaint by shareholder Richard Tornetta, who accuses Musk of "unjustified enrichment" and asked for the annulment of a pay program that helped make the entrepreneur the richest man in the world. The lawsuit has also ...

Horizon Call of the Mountain Confirmed as PlayStation VR2 Launch Title; Drops February 22, 2023 Horizon Call of the Mountain will launch alongside the PlayStation VR2 on February 22, 2023. Guerilla Games dropped an announcement trailer for the same, focused on Ryas, a former Shadow Carja warrior, who embarks on an investigative quest to the Sundom. Pre-orders for the game are now live on the PlayStation Store, costing $59.99/ Rs. 4,999. It is also available in a...

Twitter Blue to Be Relaunched on November 29 to Ensure 'Rock Solid' Release, Elon Musk Says Elon Musk on Tuesday said that Twitter Blue, the company's subscription service would be relaunched on November 29. The company's new CEO had previously stated that he expected to release the paid verification service by the end of this week, but said the release date would be 'punted' to make sure that it was 'rock solid', in a tweet.

Berkshire Hathaway Purchases $4.1 Billion in TSMC in Rare, Significant Foray Into Tech Sector Berkshire Hathaway, billionaire Warren Buffet's conglomerate, has bought more than $4.1 billion (roughly Rs. 33,212 crore) of stock in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC), the firm announced on Tuesday. The conglomerate now owns about 60.1 million American depositary shares of TSMC, but the filing did not specify whether Buffett or his portfolio managers Todd Co...

Margot Robbie Confirms Her Female-Led Pirates of the Caribbean Movie Axed by Disney Margot Robbie has confirmed that her female-fronted Pirates of the Caribbean spin-off film is dead at Disney. The Suicide Squad star told Vanity Fair that she had been working on the idea for a while now and that Disney seems disinterested. The project was announced back in 2020, with Birds of Prey writer Christina Hodson. Jerry Bruckheimer, who produced the Johnny De...

YouTube Shorts to Gain Shopping Features Amid Digital Ad Slowdown: Report YouTube Shorts will gain shopping features, as the Alphabet-owned firm seeks to diversify its revenue stream squeezed by falling ad spending, according to a report. The streaming service is also reportedly testing new commission schemes for influencers who sell products through links in videos. YouTube has struggled to compete with TikTok, the app that has burgeoned t...

Data Protection Bill Will End Customer Data Misuse, Penalise Violators, MoS IT Says The proposed data protection bill in India will put an end to the misuse of customer data, while those who violate the law will face punitive action, according to Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar. The government in August withdrew the Personal Data Protection Bill from the Lok Sabha and said it will come out with a “set of fresh legislat...

Three Out of Four Bitcoin Investors Have Lost Money Since 2015, Study Finds Three out of four Bitcoin investors have lost money, according to a study by economists at the Bank of International Settlements, an institution widely considered as the central banks of central banks, based on data on investors in cryptocurrencies in 95 countries between 2015 and 2022. The number of people using smartphone apps allowing one to purchase and sell crypt...

Facial Recognition Technology, Smart Glasses Outlawed in Italy, Except for Fighting Crime Italy on Monday prohibited the use of facial recognition and 'smart glasses'. The country's privacy watchdog has stated that facial recognition systems using biometric data will not be allowed in Italy until a specific law is adopted or at least until the end of next year, and exceptions will only be allowed for technologies that play a role in judicial investigations...

Aquaman Paved the Way for Namor’s Introduction in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Director Ryan Coogler Says Black Panther: Wakanda Forever director Ryan Coogler has credited Aquaman for paving the way for Namor’s introduction. In an interview, the director discussed how the creative team at Marvel leaned into the distinguishing aspects of their underwater antihero from DC Comics’ god-like counterpart. “I do think that having Aquaman out in the world, in film language,...

Gran Turismo Movie Starring David Harbour Begins Production, Plot Details Revealed The Gran Turismo movie has begun production, and to celebrate it, Sony Pictures has shared a behind-the-scenes photo of the upcoming film. Directed by Neill Blomkamp (District 9), the movie is based on the real-life story of Jann Mardenborough, who rose to become a professional race car driver, by participating in a series of Gran Turismo gaming competitions. The film...

iOS 16 Beta With 5G Support for Jio, Airtel in India Rolls Out to iPhone Users iOS 16 beta with support for 5G networks in India has been rolled out by Apple to users in the country. The company allows customers to opt in to receive beta updates via the its website, and Airtel and Jio customers on iPhone 14, iPhone 13, iPhone 12 and iPhone SE (2022) models can experience 5G as part of Apple's iOS 16 Beta Software Program. Here's how to download ...

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Claws Its Way to $330 Million Opening at Global Box Office Black Panther: Wakanda Forever has collected an impressive $330 million (about Rs. 2,659 crore) at the global box office, during its opening weekend. Marking the second-biggest global opening this year, earning $150 million (about Rs. 1,208 crore) from overseas markets. Black Panther 2 had a reported budget of $250 million (about Rs. 2,017 crore), and faced a few hurd...

Tesla to Assist Police Probe Into Fatal Model Y China Crash That Killed Two After Driver Lost Control Tesla said on Sunday that it would assist the Chinese police in the investigation of a Model Y car that was involved in an accident that caused the death of two people and injured three other persons. The incident, which allegedly took place on November 5, resulted in the death of a motorcyclist and a high school girl. Police are currently seeking a third-party apprai...

Twitter's Outsourced Content Moderators Face Layoffs After Elon Musk Takeover Twitter's content moderators are being laid off by the company, weeks after Elon Musk fired half of the company's regular workforce. Like other big social media firms, Twitter has also relied heavily on contractors to track hate and enforce rules against harmful content. Twitter is said to have eliminated an untold number of contract jobs over the weekend, and the m...

Australian Telecom Companies Face AUD 33.5 Million Fine Over False Internet Speed Claims Telstra, Optus, and a unit of TPG Telecom have been hit with a collective fine of AUD 33.5 million (roughly Rs. 180 crore) for misleading claims about Internet speeds on their networks. All three telcos have admitted in court of making false or misleading statements, and nearly 120,000 customers were affected, according to the Australian Competition & Consumer Commis...

Twitter, Tesla, Other Elon Musk Companies to Remain Well Positioned Till 2023 Elon Musk, who heads five companies including Tesla and Twitter, said in a tweet on Friday that his companies will be well positioned in 2023 despite the possibility of a tough economy. Musk's tweet comes a day after he raised the possibility of Twitter going bankrupt.

Battlefield 2042 Coming to EA Play, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate in Time for Season 3 Battlefield 2042 is coming to EA Play and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, publisher EA has confirmed. Currently, there is no release window, but EA has stated it will be included as part of EA Play in time for Season 3 multiplayer. Battlefield 2042 has planned free trial periods in December, across all platforms (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series S/X), and will reintro...

Hogwarts Legacy Gameplay Trailer: Avalanche Software to Reveal Showcase Tonight at 11:25pm IST Hogwarts Legacy is getting a gameplay showcase tonight, developer Avalanche Software has confirmed. Those interested can watch the gameplay premiere live on their official YouTube channel at 11:25pm IST in India, and 10am PT in the US. The stream will also be live on the Avalanche Software Twitch channel. Hogwarts Legacy is an immersive open-world RPG, set in a timeli...

Google One VPN Rolling Out for Desktop Users With New Mac, Windows Apps: All Details Google One has begun rolling out its virtual private network (VPN) service for desktop users with the new Mac and Windows apps. The VPN feature was initially launched in the US on Android in October 2020. It is accessible only to the users with 2TB or a higher plan. The Internet of Secure Things Alliance (ioXt) has certified the VPN service available with Google One.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Release Date, Runtime, Reviews, Cast, Trailer, and More Black Panther: Wakanda Forever releases Friday, November 11, in theatres worldwide. In India, the Marvel film will be out in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam languages. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever functions as a tribute to the late Chadwick Boseman, and stars Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Angela Bassett, Tenoch Huerta, Winston D...

Online Gambling Ban: Tamil Nadu Ordinance Challenged in Madras High Court The Tamil Nadu government ordinance banning online gambling has been challenged in the Madras High Court and is scheduled to be heard on November 16. A petition filed by the All India Gaming Federation states rummy and poker are games of skill, and would not fall under the ambit of "betting and gambling". The state government had passed the ordinance last month to pro...

US Midterm Elections: Experts Say Misinformation on Facebook, Twitter Limited, Not Stopped The US midterm elections saw fewer posts with misinformation compared to the firestorm levels that followed President Joe Biden's victory in 2020, according to experts. Several posts on Twitter and Facebook challenged Democratic successes in the elections without evidence, but the conspiracy theories have not sparked major demonstrations or gone as viral as last time ...

Medibank Data Breach: Hackers Demand $10 Million for Stolen Australian Health Records Hackers have demanded $10 million (roughly Rs. 82 crore) for health records stolen from major Australian healthcare firm Medibank. The hackers who breached Medibank uploaded more personal details of customers on a dark web forum on Thursday, and the health insurer has confirmed that access to 9.7 million current and former clients was accessed during the breach. Howev...

Call of Duty: Warzone to Go Offline Amidst Sequel Launch, Modern Warfare 2 Season 1 Details Revealed As Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 nears its November 16 launch, Activision has confirmed that the original Warzone will undergo a temporary server shutdown for 12 days. Warzone 2.0 launches November 16, alongside Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 season 1 multiplayer, which brings an all-new battle pass, new maps, and some football-themed operator skins. The original Warzone ...

iOS 16.1.1 Update Limits AirDrop File Sharing Feature Used by iPhone Users at Protests in China Apple on Wednesday limited the AirDrop wireless file sharing feature on iPhone models in China, as part of the latest iOS 16.1.1 update. The company said that it plans to roll out the new AirDrop setting globally in the coming year, adding that the idea is to mitigate unwanted file sharing. Individuals won’t be able to get an AirDrop transfer from a stranger withou...

Elon Musk Appeals to Twitter Advertisers With Plan to Curb Bot Accounts, Hints at Potential Payment Features Elon Musk on Wednesday appealed to Twitter advertisers, telling them and over 100,000 listeners on Twitter's Spaces feature that he aimed to turn the social media platform into a force for truth and stop fake accounts. He also promised a faster evolution of the Twitter service, opening the possibility of allowing peer-to-peer payments, money market accounts and eventu...

Elon Musk Scraps New 'Official' Label for High-Profile Accounts Hours After Launch Elon Musk on Wednesday scrapped a new grey "Official" label for high-profile accounts on the platform, hours after the feature was added. "Please note that Twitter will do lots of dumb things in coming months. We will keep what works & change what doesn't," Musk said, to explain the U-turn. The latest move will invite further scrutiny of his plans for Twitter a week a...

Amazon India Partners With TVS Motor to Boost Electric Mobility in E-Commerce Delivery Amazon India and TVS Motor have partnered to boost electric mobility in India, the firms said on Wednesday. The e-commerce giant will use a fleet of electric two-wheelers and three-wheelers from TVS Motor for its last-mile deliveries. Amazon had stated back in 2020 that it would include 10,000 EVs in its delivery fleet by 2025.

Medibank Data Breach: Personal Information of Australian Health Insurer's Customers Posted to the Dark Web Medibank data was posted to a forum on the dark web, weeks after a data breach at the biggest health insurance firm in Australia. The leaked data includes the names, addresses and birthdates of several customers and Medibank expects more data to be released, after saying earlier this week that the hackers exposed information of around 9.7 million people. The health in...

Elon Musk Sold at Least $3.95 Billion of Tesla Shares Days After Closing Twitter Takeover Deal Elon Musk sold at least $3.95 billion (roughly Rs. 32,200 crore) of Tesla shares days after the world's richest man completed his Twitter takeover deal. The Tesla CEO unloaded 19.5 million shares of the EV manufacturer's shares, his first disposals since August, according to regulatory filings. The deal has also sparked concern among some Tesla shareholders that the...

Binance FTX Takeover Deal: How the Crypto Exchange's Plan to Buy Its Rival Unfolded in a Matter of Days Binance signed a non-binding agreement to acquire rival crypto firm FTX on Tuesday, and the announcement capped a series of back-and-forth salvos between the CEOs of both firms. Earlier on Tuesday, FTX's CEO had assured investors that the firm's assets were in order. Here's how Binance's plan to buy its rival unfolded in a matter of days.

Elon Musk's Net Worth Falls Below $200 Billion as Tesla Investors Dump Shares Following Twitter Deal Elon Musk, the new owner of Twitter, has seen his net worth fall below $200 billion (roughly Rs. 16,31,070 crore) as investors dump shares of Tesla. Wall Street is concerned that Musk has stretched himself too thin at a time when the EV maker is ramping up production and faces rising competition. Since buying Twitter, Musk has made very few tweets on electric car make...

Nintendo Raises Annual Profit Forecast on Weaker Yen, Sells 6.68 Million Switch Unit in Six Months Nintendo on Tuesday raised its annual profit forecast by 18 percent, as the company offset slower-than-expected Switch console sales on the back of a weaker yen. The game maker says that it expects to earn a net profit of JPY 400 billion (roughly Rs. 22,200 crore) for the year to March 2023.

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to Monitor US Midterm Elections Amid Security Concerns CISA, or the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the top US cybersecurity agency says it will monitor the US midterm election on Tuesday. The agency plans to set up an "Elections Day Operations Center" with public and private sector partners across the country to monitor the congressional election.

Understanding How News Works Can Short-Circuit the Connection Between Social Media Use and Vaccine Hesitancy Research has revealed that people who consume a lot of news on social media are more hesitant about getting vaccinated and more likely to be sceptical of COVID-19 vaccines, while users with higher levels of news literacy have more confidence in COVID-19 shots. Here's how understanding how news works can short-circuit the connection between social media use and vaccine...

Star Wars: The Acolyte Cast Revealed; to Star Carrie-Anne Moss, Squid Game’s Lee Jung-jae, More Disney has revealed the cast lineup for Star Wars: The Acolyte. After welcoming leading member Amandla Stenberg to the upcoming Star Wars series, Disney has now revealed the remaining lineup, which includes Carrie-Anne Moss, Lee Jung-Jae, Dafne Keen, Rebecca Henderson, Dean-Charles Chapman, and more. The eight-episode series is directed by Leslye Headland (Russian Dol...

Elon Musk Takes Dig at US Politician Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez With T-Shirt Asking For $8 Twitter Blue Fee Elon Musk has taken a dig at US politician Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in the latest in a series of exchanges between Twitter's new owner and the New York Congresswoman. Taking to Twitter, Musk shared an image of a T-shirt that said Your feedback is appreciated, now pay $8", along with a blue check mark, used to denote a verified profile on the microblogging platform.

Mastodon Hailed as Open Alternative to Twitter After Elon Musk Takeover: All You Need to Know Mastodon is a decentralised, open alternative from privacy-obsessed Germany that has seen a flood of new users, as Twitter is in disarray following Elon Musk's takeover last week. While Twitter and Facebook are controlled by one authority, a company, Mastodon is installed on thousands of computer servers, largely run by volunteer administrators who join their systems ...

Jio Seeks to Deposit Rs. 3,720 Crore in Escrow Account to Acquire Reliance Infratel's Tower, Fibre Assets Jio has proposed to deposit Rs 3,720 crore in an escrow account in order for the company to complete its acquisition of Reliance Infratel's tower and fibre assets. The company has stated that a delay in acquisition of the assets due to inter-creditor disputes will deteriorate the value of assets. The telecom operator placed a bid in November 2019 to acquire tower and ...

Twitter Blue India Rollout Could Take Place in 'Less Than a Month', Elon Musk Says Twitter Blue, the company's paid subscription service that is currently available in five countries, could soon be available in India, according to the firm's new owner. Elon Musk has said that the subscription service, which will offer users a verification badge, is expected to roll out in India in "less than a month". Twitter's strategy to introduce a monthly charg...

Twitter to Launch Long-Form Text Sharing Feature, Content Monetisation Announced by Elon Musk Twitter will soon allow users to add long-form text to their tweets, the company's new owner Elon Musk has announced. "Twitter will soon add ability to attach long-form text to tweets, ending absurdity of notepad screenshots," Musk said, adding that Twitter will also add creator monetisation for all forms of content. In another tweet, he took a dig at Twitter's search...

Twitter Handles Impersonating Users Without Parody Warning to Be Permanently Suspended, Elon Musk Says Elon Musk on Sunday warned that Twitter handles that were engaged in impersonating users would be permanently suspended, if their profile did not specify it was a parody account. Twitter's new CEO further said that unlike before, no warning will be given now as widespread verification is being rolled out. Twitter Blue, which includes a verification badge, is currently...

Twitter Said to Ask Some Employees Laid Off 'By Mistake' to Return to Work After Elon Musk Takeover Twitter is said to have reached out to dozens of employees who were fired after Elon Musk completed his takeover deal, asking them to return to work, according to a report. The company is said to have asked some who were laid off by mistake, or let go before management realised that their work and experience may be necessary to build the new features Musk envisions, a...

Stranger Things Season 5 Episode 1 Title Revealed as “The Crawl” Stranger Things season 5 episode 1 title has been revealed. In a tweet, Netflix dropped a photo of the screenplay written by the Duffer Brothers, with the first episode being titled, “Chapter One: The Crawl.” Stranger Things 5 will be primarily be set in Hawkins, Indiana, as the Upside Down realm starts spilling into the real-world town.

Twitter Blue Price Rises to $7.99, Now Gives Subscribers a Blue Tick for Verification, Fewer Ads The new Twitter Blue subscription plan for $7.99 per month completely changes the purpose of the coveted badge, from verifying identity to promoting the voices of those who pay.

Elon Musk Fires Twitter’s Ethical AI Team, Sacked Employees Confirm Layoffs Through Tweets Elon Musk, the new Twitter head, has been laying off employees across teams in global offices. The SpaceX CEO has recently sacked the entire Ethical AI team, as confirmed by fired employees in their tweets. In India, Twitter has fired the majority of its over 200 employees as part of mass layoffs across the globe layoffs.

Google, Facebook, Big Tech Should Pay for Network Costs, Suggest EU Telcos Telecom operators are pushing the European Union to implement new laws that would make Big Tech pay for network costs, following Australia's example, according to four sources close to the matter. The latest proposal, which hasn't been reported, is being discussed within the telecoms lobby group GSMA, an association that represents more than 750 mobile operators.

Elon Musk Blames Activist Groups Pressurising Advertisers for "Massive" Drop in Twitter's Revenue Twitter's new owner Elon Musk said on Friday that the social media company had seen a "massive" drop in revenue and blamed activist groups pressuring advertisers. Musk, who took control of the firm last week, said the revenue decline came "even though nothing has changed with content moderation and we did everything we could to appease the activists."

Twitter India Fires Majority Employees From Engineering, Sales, Communications Teams Under Mass Layoffs Twitter has fired the majority of its over 200 employees in India as part of mass layoffs across the globe ordered by its new owner Elon Musk who is looking to make his $44 billion (nearly Rs. 3,61,600 crore) acquisition work. A source said the layoffs have affected a "significant chunk" of the India team.

Disney+ Hotstar November 2022: Brahmāstra, The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, Disenchanted, and More Brahmāstra, The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, Disenchanted, Andor, The White Lotus, Aashiqana season 2, Save Our Squad With David Beckham, Avenue 5, Limitless with Chris Hemsworth, Zootopia+, American Horror Story: NYC — these are the biggest films, TV shows, web series, and originals gracing Disney+ Hotstar in November 2022.

Elon Musk Takeover: Twitter India Said to Start Laying Off Staff as Part of Global Job Cut Twitter India layoffs are said to have begun on Friday as the world's biggest microblogging client began job cuts as part of Elon Musk's attempts to reduce costs at the company. Must has now started a massive exercise to downsize the company's global workforce, and the firm is expected to lay off over half of its 7,500-strong workforce, according to reports.

Janet Yellen to Visit India, Meet Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Ahead of G20 Summit US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will meet Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in India, ahead of the upcoming G20 Summit in Indonesia. Yellen is also scheduled to meet with technology sector leaders at the Microsoft India Development Center, on November 11. The US Treasury Secretary will look to bolster ties with India and overcome divisions in the Group of 20 nati...

Audi, Cheerios Maker General Mills Pause Advertising on Twitter After Elon Musk Takeover Luxury carmaker Audi and General Mills, the maker of Cheerios, said on Thursday that they had paused advertising on the microblogging platform, nearly a week after Elon Musk's takeover was completed. Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday that Oreo maker Mondelez International and US drugmaker Pfizer also temporarily halted advertising with the platfo...

Twitter Layoffs: Chaos, Confusion Reign Across Twitter Offices as 7,500 Employees Brace for Job Cuts Twitter is set to announce job cuts on Friday, a week after Elon Musk announced that he had completed his takeover of the platform. Fear and dread are said to have spread across the company's offices as 7,500 employees brace for job cuts that are expected to hit half of the company's staff. Twitter managers are said to have been forbidden from calling team meetings or...

God of War Ragnarök Review: Fitting End to Kratos and Atreus’ Nordic Era God of War Ragnarök review: Kratos and Atreus’ final journey through Norse mythology sends you across all nine realms, with cinematic visuals married to frenetic and satisfying combat. God of War Ragnarök release date is November 9 on PS4 and PS5. God of War Ragnarök price in India is Rs. 3,999 on PS4 and Rs. 4,999 on PS5.

Meta India Head Ajit Mohan Resigns, to Pursue Another Opportunity Meta said on Thursday its India head, Ajit Mohan, has stepped down to pursue another opportunity.

Gmail Package Tracking Features for Users in the US Announced Ahead of Holiday Season Gmail is launching a feature that will allow users in the US to track and monitor packages and delivery information for orders placed by the user using their Gmail ID, right from their inbox. According to the company's blog post announcing the introduction of the package tracking feature, it will be made available across most major US shipping carriers.

Google Wants to Develop Artificial Intelligence Using One Thousand Most Widely Spoken Languages Google said on Wednesday that the company wants to develop artificial intelligence using one thousand most widely spoken languages in the world. The company wants to mine data in new languages not only from texts available on the internet, but also from videos, images and speech. Google is also looking to collect audio clips for languages for which there may not be mu...

EA Lowers Annual Booking Forecast for 2022 Amid Decades-High Inflation, Strong Dollar Electronic Arts has lowered its annual bookings forecast, amid the rising dollar and a fall in demand for games during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. While research suggests that the gaming market is expected to grow just 2 percent in 2022, Apex Legends creator EA had no major releases in the first three quarters of 2022, until FIFA 23 was launched in October.

Tinder's Paying Users Increase by 7 Percent as Match Forecasts Flat Q4 Revenue Amid Weak Economy Tinder parent firm Match on Tuesday reported that its revenue grew 6 percent and its paying users jumped 7 percent, aided by the return of a feature that lets users swipe right and left from their desktops. However, Match has predicted that Tinder's growth will be flat in the fourth quarter of the year, warning that a weakening global economy was hitting Match's brand...