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Facebook Owner Meta Asked by UK Competition Watchdog to Sell Giphy Facebook owner Meta has been asked by UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to sell Giphy to improve competition between social media platforms and in display advertising.

Cricket 22 Release Date, Download, Pre-Order, Review, Gameplay, Price, and More Cricket 22 is the latest iteration in the popular cricket video game franchise by Big Ant Studios. It is said to have been designed with the next-generation consoles in mind. It will be available on PC, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series S/X. Here’s everything you need to know about Cricket 22.

Twitter Bans Sharing Personal Photos, Videos of Other People Without Consent Twitter has updated its privacy rules and informed users that it won’t allow anyone to share personal pictures, videos of other people without their permission.

DAWN Cafe in Japan Employs Robots as Avatars for Human Workers With Disabilities DAWN Cafe in Tokyo employs robots to be avatars of its human workers with disabilities.

Netflix India December 2021 Releases: Money Heist, The Witcher, Lost in Space, and More Money Heist season 5 Volume 2, The Witcher season 2, Lost in Space season 3, Cobra Kai season 4, Minnal Murali, Emily in Paris season 2, Titans season 3, Aranyak, Decoupled, Don’t Look Up, The Power of the Dog, Cobalt Blue, The Lost Daughter — the biggest movies and TV series in December 2021 on Netflix India.

ACT Fibernet Launches 1Gbps Broadband Plan in New Delhi, Adds New Entry-Level Offering to Expand User Base ACT Fibernet on Tuesday expanded its broadband plans in New Delhi by launching the 1Gbps plan called ACT Giga. It will bring up to 1Gbps download and upload speeds at a monthly rental of Rs. 1,999. Additionally, ACT Fibernet has brought a new entry-level plan called ACT Welcome that is available at Rs. 549 a month.

Parag Agrawal Is New Twitter CEO. Here Are Other Indian-Origin Executives Leading Major Technology Firms After Parag Agrawal's succession to the position of Twitter's CEO, Irish billionaire entrepreneur Patrick Collison in a tweet noted the success of Indians in the tech world to which billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk concurred.

The Book of Boba Fett to Release on Disney+ Hotstar in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, English The Book of Boba Fett to release in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and English on Disney+ Hotstar. Disney+ has unveiled character posters and a special look TV spot. The Book of Boba Fett release date is December 29 on Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar.

Google Fined in Russia for Not Deleting Banned Content from Search, YouTube Google has been fined again in Russia for not deleting banned content from Search and YouTube. Google said it has already paid more than RUB 32 million (roughly Rs. 3.2 crore) in fines in Russia last month.

Twitter's Former CEO Jack Dorsey's Journey: From Microblogging Pioneer to Billionaire Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey quit as CEO on Monday. Dorsey, who pioneered the microblogging platform, has been through a number of challenges while at the helm of Twitter — from controversies surrounding Donald Trump to internal pressure to step down as CEO.

Who Is Twitter's New CEO Parag Agrawal? Parag Agrawal has been named Jack Dorsey’s successor to lead Twitter. Agrawal is an Indian-origin tech executive who joined Twitter in 2011 and became the CTO of the company in 2017. Agrawal is a Stanford University and IIT Bombay alumnus.

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Steps Down, CTO Parag Agarwal Chosen as Successor Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has stepped down from the executive position and CTO Parag Agarwal has been picked as his successor. Dorsey is also the CEO of payments processing company Square.

Spider-Man: No Way Home, Money Heist, Aarya, and More: December Guide to Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar, Prime Video Money Heist season 5 Volume 2, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Bob Biswas, Aarya season 2, Inside Edge season 3, Minnal Murali, The Witcher season 2, Cobra Kai season 4, The Matrix Resurrections — the biggest movies and TV series in December 2021 in cinemas and on Netflix, Zee5, Disney+ Hotstar, Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, Apple TV+, and Mubi.

World’s First Large-Scale Computer Took Nearly 3 Years to Make, Occupied Space the Size of a Large Room A GIF circulating on the Internet of a data cable being attached to a 1945 computer has been followed up with detailed information about the machine by a Twitter account. It explains what this large-scale computer called Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer (ENIAC) meant and how it worked.

Reliance-Future Deal: Amazon Asks India Antitrust Body to Revoke Approval Amazon has asked the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to revoke clearance given to Future Retail's $3.4 billion sale of retail assets to Reliance, saying it was "illegally obtained".

Artificial Intelligence Can Help Reduce Backlog of Pending Cases: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said artificial intelligence (AI) could help in "surprising ways" to ensure sustainable justice delivery and reduce backlog of pending cases.

Starlink Warned by India Telecom Department to Get Licence Before Offering Satellite-Based Internet Services Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications pointed out that Starlink is not licenced to offer satellite-based Internet services in India being advertised to the public.

Snapdragon 8Gx Gen 1 Logo Leaks Prior to Qualcomm's Big Launch Just days before the big announcement on November 30, a logo for the new Snapdragon 8Gx Gen 1 chip has been leaked.

Amazon Drug Peddling Case: 10 Dealers Registered at Same Address in Bhind From Where Marijuana Was Smuggled In a new revelation in the Amazon drug peddling case, ten dealers had been found registered at the same address from where the marijuana was being smuggled in Madhya Pradesh's Bhind.

Amazon's Black Friday Greeted by Climate Activists, Strikes in Europe Climate activists targeted 15 Amazon depots across Europe on Black Friday and the world's biggest e-commerce company also faced protests by workers and delivery drivers in Germany, France, and Italy.

WhatsApp Said to Win Approval to Double Payments Offering to 40 Million Users in India WhatsApp has won regulatory approval to double the number of users on its payments service in India to 40 million, a source with direct knowledge said.

Black Friday Sale 2021 and Cyber Monday 2021: All You Need to Know On this week’s episode of Gadgets 360 podcast Orbital, we talk about how you can avail some of the best deals available on 2021 Black Friday and Cyber Monday from India.

Google Proposes Improved Commitments on Browser Cookies: UK Competition Regulator Britain's competition regulator said it had secured improved commitments from Alphabet's Google on changes to user-tracking cookies in its browser, including the US tech giant extending the time any pledges would last to six years.

Tata Said to Be in Talks to Set Up $300-Million Semiconductor Assembly Unit Tata is in talks with three states to invest up to $300 million ((roughly Rs. 2,245 crore) to set up a semiconductor assembly and test unit, two sources familiar with the matter said, as part of the conglomerate's push into high-tech manufacturing.

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Apple, Google Face EUR 20-Million Antitrust Fine in Italy for Violation of Customer Code Italy's antitrust watchdog imposed EUR 20 million (roughly Rs. XX) in fines on Apple and Google, the second time the regulator has sanctioned US tech giants this week.

'Powered by AI' Is Superfluous Marketing, Pure Hogwash: Zerodha There has been a noticeable increase in interest on artificial intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), but not everyone appears convinced about their application in making life (or business) easier. The latest to raise doubts on their efficiency is Zerodha founder Nithin Kamath.

Didi Asked by Chinese Regulators to Delist From US on Security Fears: Report Chinese regulators have asked top executives of ride hailing giant Didi to devise a plan to delist from US bourses on Security fears, Bloomberg News reported.

Amid Pegasus Scandal, Israel Reportedly Slashes List of Countries Which Can Buy Cyber Tech Israel slashed its list of countries eligible to buy its cyber technologies following concern over possible abuses abroad of a hacking tool sold by Israeli firm NSO Group, Israel's Calcalist financial newspaper reported.

EU to Limit Political Advertisements Online; Facebook, Google to Face Fine if They Don't Comply Concerned by the misuse of political advertising to undermine elections, the European Union unveiled plans to help people better understand when they are seeing such advertisements online and who is responsible for them.

Black Friday 2021 Sales Go Live: Best Offers on Nintendo Switch, AirPods 3, VPN Subscriptions, and More Deals Black Friday 2021 sales are live now. We've handpicked the best tech deals you can grab from India during this year's Black Friday sales. Our top picks include Nintendo Switch, AirPods 3, Kindle Paperwhite 2021, and more.

Metaverse Could Be Worse Than Social Media, Inventor of First AR System Warns With big tech drifting towards virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR), creating space to accommodate the metaverse, there is an intense debate underway about the limits — or rather a lack of it — of this new technology. One of the major concerns among skeptics is that the metaverse could lead to an end of reality as we know it.

Winamp Preparing for a Relaunch; Opens Registration for Beta Testers Winamp, owned by Radionomy, is relaunching as a new app. The media player has started registration for beta testers of the incoming software. It is also inviting artists and audio creators to the platform as well.

Amazon Seeks to Pause Antitrust Review of 2019 Deal With Future Group, Documents Show Amazon has asked India's Supreme Court to pause an expedited review of allegations that the US firm concealed information while seeking antitrust clearance for a 2019 deal with India's Future Group, legal papers showed.

Disney Will Spend $33 Billion on Content in 2022 The Walt Disney Company plans to spend $33 billion (about Rs. 2,45,930 crore) on content in the fiscal year 2022, up $8 billion (about Rs. 59,621 crore) driven by Disney+, ESPN+, Hulu, and Disney+ Hotstar. Disney’s Studios — Marvel, Pixar, Lucasfilm, and others — will release 50 movies and TV series in 2022.

China Demands Tencent Submit New Apps, Updates to Inspection Before Being Uploaded: Report China has required Tencent to submit any new apps or updates for inspections before they can be uploaded after a number of its apps were found to have committed violations, Chinese financial media outlet Yicai reported.

Apple Warns Thai Activists 'State-Sponsored Attackers' May Have Targeted Their iPhone Handsets Apple issued alert messages to at least six Thai activists and researchers who have been critical of the government, warning it believed their iPhone handsets had been targeted by "state-sponsored attackers," according to activists.

Twitter Rolls Out Fix for Disappearing Tweets on iOS, Says Tweets Should Now 'Stay Put' While Scrolling Days after it fixed a bug that caused tweets to disappear out of view while reading them on the timeline on the web, Twitter has rolled out a similar fix to iOS users, two months after the company promised a fix for the long-standing issue. The company also revealed what caused the tweets to disappear and explained how users can get to the latest tweets in their timel...

WhatsApp Web, Desktop Users Get New Custom Sticker Maker Feature: How to Use WhatsApp is rolling out a new sticker maker option for WhatsApp Web and WhatsApp for Desktop users. This will allow users to make their own custom stickers. Users can upload an image, edit it, add emojis, and send it in a chat via WhatsApp. Desktop users will get the feature in the coming week.

Hawkeye Episode 1 Recap: Kate Bishop Joins the Marvel Cinematic Universe Hawkeye episode 1 review and recap: rich white girl Kate Bishop (Hailee Steinfeld) looking for trouble dons the Ronin costume, forcing Clint Barton/ Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) to come to her aid. Hawkeye episode 1 now streaming on Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar.

Hawkeye Episode 2 Recap: Jeremy Renner Goes LARPing Hawkeye episode 2 review and recap: Clint Barton (Jeremy Renner) goes LARPing to get back the Ronin suit, and Kate Bishop (Hailee Steinfeld) bungles a Tracksuit Mafia plan with her insistence. Hawkeye episode 2 now streaming on Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar.

Mozilla Firefox Lockwise Password App Reaches End-of-Life, Will Stop Support From December 13 Mozilla has announced that it is ending support for its Firefox Lockwise password app. It is available for Android and iOS devices and will reach its end-of-life on December 13. The final release version — version 1.8.1 on iOS, version 4.0.3 on Android — will soon be available on App Store and Google Play store.

Facebook, Twitter Should Be Overseen by New Regulator, India Parliamentary Panel Recommends An Indian parliamentary panel has recommended treating social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook as publishers and setting up a regulatory body to oversee them, potentially opening the companies up to more liability for user-generated content.

Reddit to Shut Down TikTok-Like Dubsmash App, Integrate Video Tools With Platform Reddit is pulling the plug on its TikTok-like platform, Dubsmash, the social network said, just a year after buying it for an undisclosed sum to bolster its video creation tools.

Hawkeye Review: Is Marvel’s Breezy Christmas Series Too Light-Weight? Hawkeye review: Marvel series with Clint Barton (Jeremy Renner) and Kate Bishop (Hailee Steinfeld) at Christmas time is goofy and funny, but takes too long to get going. Download and watch Hawkeye online from November 24 on Disney+ Hotstar.

Twitter to Combine Shopping and Livestreams, Teams Up With Walmart to Test New Feature Twitter is testing a new Live Shopping feature which allows users to browse and shop items while watching a livestream. Twitter is conducting the first test of Live Shopping in collaboration with Walmart. The event will be hosted by singer and songwriter Jason Derulo.

Twitter May Be Able to Curb Hate Speech With Warnings, Study Finds Hate speech on social media is a rising concern across the globe. Now, researchers have found a way to temporarily dissuade people from indulging in hate speech on Twitter. According to a study by New York University's Center for Social Media and Politics, warning Twitter users about the serious consequences of hateful language can significantly help reduce hate speec...

Amazon, Apple Handed EUR 200 Million Italian Fine for Alleged Collusion in Product Sales Italy's antitrust authority has fined US tech giants Amazon and Apple a total of more than EUR 200 million (roughly Rs. 1,675 crore) for alleged anti-competitive cooperation in the sale of Apple and Beats products.

Zoom Discontinues Original Chrome OS App, Chromebook Users Are Left With Progressive Web App Option: Report Zoom is reportedly cutting off its original Chrome OS app, blocking users from joining meetings. With the latest move, Zoom Progressive Web App (PWA) will be the only option to use the video calling platform on Chromebook.

Amazon Buyout of MGM Should Be Blocked, US Unions Demand A consortium of US unions called for Amazon's buyout of the legendary Hollywood studio MGM to be blocked, citing concerns about the tech giant's growing power over the subscription video streaming sector.

GoDaddy Security Breach Exposes 1.2 million WordPress Users' Data GoDaddy said email addresses of up to 1.2 million active and inactive Managed WordPress customers had been exposed in an unauthorised third-party access.

Zoom Posts Slow Q3 Revenue Growth Due to Ease in Demand for Video-Conferencing Tools Zoom’s third-quarter revenue growth rate slowed to 35 percent as demand for its video-conferencing tools eased from the pandemic-fuelled heights last year.

The Matrix Resurrections New Posters Introduce Priyanka Chopra, Plus More of Keanu Reeves and Other Characters The Matrix Resurrections character posters are here — and they give us our first proper look at Priyanka Chopra Jonas, alongside more of Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II. The Matrix Resurrections release date is December 22. The Matrix to re-release in India in IMAX on December 3.

Facebook Messenger, Instagram Will Not Get End-to-End Encryption Until 2023: Report Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, does not plan roll out end-to-end encryption (E2EE) by default on Messenger and Instagram until 2023.

Amazon Lobbying Report Leads to Call for Privacy Legislation From US Lawmakers Five members of US Congress called for federal consumer-privacy legislation after a Reuters report revealed how Amazon has led an under-the-radar campaign to gut privacy protections in 25 states while amassing a valuable trove of personal data on American consumers.

Amazon Workers Arrested by Visakhapatnam Police for Allegedly Smuggling Marijuana Amazon has been named in a fresh marijuana case in Visakhapatnam as the police have recovered 48 kilograms of marijuana from Amazon workers in a fresh investigation following the initial recovery of the prohibited drug in Bhind, Madhya Pradesh.

Amazon India Executives Charged by Police in Alleged Marijuana Smuggling Case The police said they had charged senior executives of Amazon local unit under narcotics laws in a case of alleged marijuana smuggling via the online retailer.

TikTok Ban Lifted by Pakistan, Fourth Time in Past 15 Months TikTok ban was lifted again in Pakistan, this time after four months, following assurances from the popular Chinese video-sharing service that it would control the spread of indecent content.

Hawkeye Release Date and Time, Cast, Episodes, Trailer, Review, and More Download Hawkeye from November 24 on Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar. Here’s everything you need to know about the next Marvel series, including release date and time, Hawkeye cast, total number of episodes, and when to expect Hawkeye reviews.

DuckDuckGo Introduces App Tracking Protection to Stop Apps From Tracking Android Users Privacy-focussed browser maker DuckDuckGo's new tool aims to prevent apps from tracking Android users.

WhatsApp Reportedly Adds Privacy Settings on Desktop With Latest Beta, Removes Quick Edit Shortcut From Android WhatsApp for desktop beta 2.2146.5 has been released. This update is reported to have added the ability of managing privacy settings directly within WhatsApp Web and WhatsApp for Desktop settings. WhatsApp for Android users are receiving a new beta update bringing the version up to 2.21.24.9. This update brings a bug fix that essentially removes the quick edit shortcu...

Activision CEO Bobby Kotick Would Consider Leaving if He Can't Quickly Fix Culture Problems: Report The Chief Executive Officer of Activision Blizzard Bobby Kotick has told senior managers at the company that he would consider stepping down if he fails to quickly fix the culture problems at the company, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, quoting people familiar with his comments.

WhatsApp Pushes Privacy Update to Comply With Irish Ruling, Will Show Details on Its Data Collection Process WhatsApp is adding more details to its privacy policy and flagging that information for European users, after Irish regulators slapped the instant messaging service with a record fine for breaching strict EU data privacy rules.

Alibaba, Baidu, More Tech Giants Fined by China for Failing to Report 43 Old Deals China's market regulator said it was fining companies including Alibaba, Baidu, and JD.com for failing to declare 43 deals that date as far back as 2012 to authorities, saying that they violated anti-monopoly legislation.

Visa Chief Financial Officer Vasant Prabhu Expects to Resolve Fee Row With Amazon Visa expects to resolve its credit card fee dispute with Amazon in Britain and hopes to continue its co-branded credit card partnership with the e-commerce giant in the United States, its Chief Financial Officer said.

Twitter Rolls Out Tipping Feature on Android, Stops Opening Links in AMP on Mobile Twitter gets a new update for Web to address the disappearing tweet issue. It allows creators, journalists, and nonprofits monetise their tweets in the form of tips. Twitter is also planning to withdraw its support for AMP by the fourth quarter of this year.

Flipkart Plans Foray into Healthcare With Flipkart Health+, to Acquire Majority Stake in Sastasundar Flipkart is planning to enter the online healthcare market with the launch of Flipkart +. The Walmart-owned company announced on Friday that it will be acquiring a majority stake in SastaSundar.com that offers digital healthcare and pharmacy platform supported by a network of more than 490 pharmacies.

Telegram Announces Sponsored Messages for Promoting Channels and Bots, Promises to Preserve User Privacy Telegram is adding a new Sponsored Messages feature that will allow anyone to promote their own channel or bot through the platform. Sponsored Messages will be displayed in public channels with over a thousand subscribers and will be limited to 160 characters.

Clubhouse Adds Live Captioning to iOS App, Said to Support 13 Languages Clubhouse is making its app more accessible with an important update to its iOS app. The latest update enables live captions for audio rooms. The feature is already available in Twitter Spaces.

Brazil, Elon Musk Discuss Using SpaceX Satellites to Monitor Amazon Rainforest, Connectivity Projects Brazil has initiated discussions with billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk to have SpaceX satellites monitor wildfires and deforestation of the Amazon rainforest.

Facebook Tests New Controls to Allow Users to Customise Content in News Feeds Facebook parent Meta has introduced multiple new controls that will allow users and businesses to tailor their Facebook News Feed experience. With this, users can manage the content they see from the friends, family, Groups, and Pages they’re connected to and the topics they care about in their News Feed Preferences.

Instagram Under Probe by US State Attorney Generals Over Its Effect on Children Instagram will be probed by a group of US state attorneys generals over its effects on children and young adults.

Xbox Chief Says Evaluating Relationship With Activision After Reports of Sexual Harassment, Gender Inequality Xbox CEO Phil Spencer on Thursday said that the Microsoft-owned game console maker is evaluating its relationship with Activision Blizzard amid allegations of sexual misconduct and equal pay violations against the video-game publisher.

Nike Makes Metaverse Debut With Nikeland on Robolox Nike on Thursday revealed that it’s making its debut in the metaverse with Nikeland— a virtual world modelled after its headquarters.

Google Meet Introduces New Immersive Backgrounds for Video Calls on Web Google Meet on the Web is getting five new immersive backgrounds that users can add before joining or during a video call. Cafe and condo interiors come with various iterations, including sunny, snowy, or rainy weather that helps users represent their current time zone and climate.

Pokemon Go Enters Metaverse With In-Game Performance by Ed Sheeran, Squirtle Wearing Sunglasses Returns Pokemon Go will host a special performance between November 23 and December 2. During the event, players can check out an in-game performance by Ed Sheeran. Pokemon Go has also announced that Totodile, Mudkip, Piplup, and Oshawott will appear frequently in the wild during the show.

Instagram Introduces 'Rage Shake' to Report App Issues, Adds Carousel Deletion Feature Instagram has added two new features to the image sharing service, allowing users to ‘Rage Shake’ their devices to report technical issues with the app. This feature is only available to users in the US for now, using either Android or iOS devices. The company has also introduced a ‘Carousel Deletion’ feature that allows users to delete individual images from ...

How Paytm CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma Went From Making Rs. 10,000 a Month to Becoming a Billionaire At 27, Paytm CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma was making Rs. 10,000 a month, a modest salary that did not help his marriage prospects. Now, after a blockbuster IPO, Sharma has led his fintech firm to become the toast of a new India.

Google for India 2021 Announcements: COVID-19 Vaccine Booking Flow, Google Pay Hinglish Support, and More Google at the Google for India 2021 event on Thursday unveiled an end-to-end COVID-19 vaccine booking flow via Google Assistant in eight Indian languages. Google also announced updates to its search engine and Hinglish support for Google Pay. Additionally, the search giant partnered with Coursera to launch online certification courses in the country.

Meta Antitrust Lawsuit Should Be Allowed by Court to Proceed, US FTC Says The US Federal Trade Commission said that a federal court should allow an antitrust lawsuit it filed against Meta, formerly known as Facebook, to go forward as the company has "interfered with the competitive process by targeting nascent threats through exclusionary conduct."

Xbox Cloud Gaming Support Rolling Out to Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X Microsoft has begun rolling out support for Xbox Cloud Gaming to Xbox One and Xbox Series S/X owners in select regions, allowing them to stream games without downloading them. Gamers on older Xbox One consoles will also be able to play next-gen titles via Xbox Cloud Gaming, according to the company. The service will work in 25 countries to begin with and requires a Ga...

Google Signs 5-Year Deal to Pay for News From AFP Google will begin paying AFP for its news content as part of broad five-year partnership which marks one of the biggest licensing deals struck by a tech giant under a new French law.

Amazon to Stop Accepting Visa Credit Cards in UK Over Payments Dispute, May Also Drop Visa as Partner in US Amazon is considering dropping Visa as partner on its US co-branded credit card after earlier confirming it would stop accepting Visa credit cards in the United Kingdom as a dispute over payments intensified.

Netflix Launches Top 10 Website to Rank Shows, Movies by Hours Viewed Netflix has launched a new website called Top 10 on Netflix, which will showcase the streaming service’s most popular TV shows and movies every week. The service will now measure the popularity of a TV series or movie based on the hours viewed in a week and publish rankings on its website in both English and Spanish, with more languages set to arrive in 2022. Netfli...

Instagram Badges Launched to Help Creators Earn Money From Followers Instagram is rolling out the Badges feature in Instagram Live available to all eligible users in the US. Starting November 17, users over the age of 18 can use the new feature. Once purchased, the host of the Live video with Badges can see a list of supporters and Badges purchased during the Live for up to 90 days.

Google Search Dark Mode: How to Enable the Night Mode Feature Google Search is one of the mostly widely used daily tools in our lives, but the white background can be quite jarring in a dark room. The solution, is of course Google Search Dark Mode, and here's how you can do it on the desktop. You have three options to change the appearance of Google's search engine: Device default, Dark, or Light.

Meta Showcases Prototype Haptic Glove, Will Let Users Feel Objects in VR Meta to fuel its shift towards augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR), has unveiled a prototype wearable. The haptic gloves announced by the company allow people to feel and interact with virtual objects in the digital space.

Google Meet for Premium Workspace Users Upgraded With Support for 500 Participants Google Meet has been updated with support for up to 500 participants for Workspace customers on select premium plans, the company has announced via a blog post. The upgraded limit for the company’s video meeting tool, which grew in popularity during the pandemic, is now rolling out to all eligible users.

Octi Metaverse-Inspired Video-Sharing App Launched, Will Reward Creators With Digital Currency Octi seeks to capitalise on burgeoning consumer interest in augmented reality, a technology that superimposes computer images over the real world.

Twitter Rolls Out Redesigned Misinformation Warning Labels Twitter users will soon see new warning labels on false and misleading tweets, redesigned to make them more effective and less confusing.

Snapchat, Spotify, Google Cloud Back Up After Brief Outage Multiple apps such as Snapchat, Spotify, and Google Cloud appeared to be coming back online after a brief global outage on Tuesday.

Fortnite Row: Epic CEO Tim Sweeney Blasts Apple, Google; Calls for Single App Store Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney renewed his attack on Apple and Google as the world’s dominant mobile duopoly before calling for a universal app store that works across all operating systems as the solution.

WhatsApp Spotted Developing UWP App for Windows Users, Apple Catalyst-Based macOS Update WhatsApp has been spotted developing new apps for Windows and macOS users to deliver an improved experience. While the new Windows app is said to be based on Universal Windows Platform (UWP), the macOS version is rumoured to use the Catalyst project to provide a unified experience to Apple device users. WhatsApp is also separately found to have rolled out its ‘My Co...

YouTube Co-Founder Changes Description of First-Ever Video on Site to Oppose Hiding Dislike Count Jawed Karim, the co-founder of YouTube, the video-sharing platform now owned by Google, has updated the description of the first-ever video shared on the platform to express his disapproval of the company doing away with showing dislike counts of videos.

Windows 11 Blocks EdgeDeflector App as Microsoft Forces Users to Open URLs on Edge Microsoft has blocked the EdgeDeflector app which allowed users to open microsoft-edge protocol links in browsers such as Chrome and Firefox, forcing users to use Microsoft Edge instead.

Halo TV Series Teaser Trailer Shows Pablo Schreiber as Master Chief, Coming to Voot Select in 2022 Halo TV series teaser trailer shows Master Chief (Pablo Schreiber) suiting up and Cortana (Jen Taylor) saying hello. Halo TV series release date to be in 2022 on Voot Select and Paramount+.

Google Commits AUD 1 Billion to Australia Months After Threatening Pull-Out Google will spend AUD 1 billion (roughly Rs. 5,480 crore) in Australia over five years, the tech giant said just months after it threatened to pull its services from the country in response to tougher government regulation.

Google Accused of Breaking Antitrust Laws, Using Coercive Tactics in Ads Business in Update US Complaint A group of US states led by Texas have filed an amended complaint against Google, accusing the tech giant of using coercive tactics and breaking antitrust laws in its efforts to boost its already dominant advertising business.

Twitter Finally Rolls Out Update to Stop Tweets From Disappearing as You Read Them on the Web Twitter users have complained of disappearing tweets many times. Following this, Twitter on Tuesday announced that it has started rolling out a new update for Web to resolve the tweets disappearing issue on the platform.

Spider-Man: No Way Home Trailer Release Date Set for November 17 Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer 2 release date and time in India is November 17 at 7am IST. New Spider-Man trailer dropping Tuesday, November 16 at 5:30pm PT / 8:30pm ET in the US. Spider-Man: No Way Home release date is December 17 around the world.

Twitter Expands Free Data Access for App Developers as It Aims to Decentralise Company Twitter said it will expand free access to the social networking site's data to help software developers create tools and products that could promote safer online conversations or curate content.

Amazon Executives to Be Questioned by India Police in Probe Over Alleged Marijuana Smuggling Amazon’s local executives have been summoned by the Madhya Pradesh police as it investigates a case where the e-commerce platform was allegedly used for smuggling marijuana, a police official said.

Traders' Body Demands NCB Action Against Amazon for Alleged Sale of Marijuana on E-Commerce Site Traders’ body Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) on Monday demanded the Central Government and the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) to take strict action against Amazon for the alleged sale of marijuana via its e-commerce site.

Telenor Partners With Google Cloud to Digitalise Its Global Operations Telecom services provider Telenor has partnered with Google Cloud with a goal of digitalising its global IT and network operations and provide its customers with new digital tools.

Instagram Reportedly Testing Adding Moderator to Live Videos; Stories May Soon Get Like Button Instagram is reportedly working on two new features. The first will allow users to add a moderator to a live video, while the second one will let users to ‘like’ a Story. There is no clarity on when these features will be publicly available but Instagram is said to be working on it.

No Time to Die Box Office Crosses $700 Million, Set to Become Hollywood’s Biggest Movie During COVID-19 No Time to Die box office now stands at $708.6 million (about Rs. 5,271 crore). Bond film set to dethrone F9, aka Fast & Furious 9, as Hollywood’s biggest movie of the pandemic era. Eternals box office now up to $281.4 million (about Rs. 2,093 crore), as the Marvel movie rules weekend box office again.

Cowboy Bebop Review: Netflix’s Live-Action Remake Is Good Pulp Fiction, Middling Drama Cowboy Bebop review: Netflix’s live-action adaptation of the famous anime excels in bounty-hunting adventures, but less so in the emotional department. All 10 episodes of Cowboy Bebop release November 19 on Netflix. John Cho, Mustafa Shakir lead Cowboy Bebop cast.

IBM Says Its Quantum Computing Chip Could Beat Standard Chips in 2 Years IBM said on Monday that its new quantum computing chip will let quantum systems start to outperform classical computers at some tasks within the next two years.

Elon Musk Offers to Sell More Tesla Stock in Sparring Session With Bernie Sanders Over Taxes Elon Musk in a recent spat with Bernie Sanders on Twitter over paying taxes offered to sell more Tesla shares. Tesla stock price went down last week after Musk offloaded a part of this holdings.

How to Limit Ad Tracking From Apps and Services on iPhone: Steps to Follow In this article, we are detailing how you can limit ad tracking from apps and services on your iPhone.

New Zealand vs Australia T20 World Cup Final Match Today: Time, How to Watch Live New Zealand and Australia are facing off today in a Twenty20 World Cup cricket final match in Dubai. Here’s how you can watch the NZ vs Aus T20 World Cup final match live on your mobile devices or TV.

Singles’ Day: Chinese Shoppers Spend $139 Billion During Festivities, Breaking Last Year’s Record Chinese shoppers spent $139.1 billion (roughly Rs. 10,34,140 crore) during this year's annual Singles' Day shopping extravaganza, breaking last year's record even though spending slowed during the coronavirus pandemic.

Cyberattack Turns Off the Taps at Barcelona's Damm Brewery Spain's second biggest beer maker Damm halted output at its main brewery outside Barcelona after a cyberattack hit its computer systems earlier this week, a spokesperson said.

Paytm's $2.5-Billion IPO Mints New Millionaires in India Indian electronics engineer Siddharth Pandey will become a millionaire after the country's biggest ever public issue, but he says he had to overcome his father's opposition to join fintech firm Paytm when it was a fledgling startup nine years ago.

Tesla’s Elon Musk Offloads More Shares Following Stock Sale Worth $5 Billion Tesla CEO Elon Musk has offloaded more shares of the company from his personal holdings after a $5 billion stock sale equalling 3 percent of his total holdings.

Tesla Stock Price Slides After Elon Musk Sells $5 Billion Worth of Shares Tesla stock price was marginally down after CEO Elon Musk sold $5 billion (roughly Rs. 37,223 crore) worth of shares following a Twitter poll.

Apple Supplier Foxconn Expects 15 Percent Slump in Q4 Revenue After Strong Q3 Profit Apple supplier Foxconn has posted better-than-expected Q3, 2021 results but says it expects a 15 percent slump in revenue in the last quarter of the year.

Paytm Shares Priced at Rs. 2,150, at Top of Range, in Rs. 18,300-Crore IPO Paytm has priced its shares at Rs. 2,150 rupees each, the top of its price range, in its Rs. 18,300-Crore initial public offering (IPO), a prospectus showed.

SMIC Says Vice-Chairman Chiang Shang-Yi Has Resigned Months After Chairman’s Exit Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) said its vice-chairman has resigned in a leadership reshuffle less than a year after he took the role.

Huawei, ZTE to Face Tightened Restrictions as US President Joe Biden Signs Legislation US President Joe Biden signed legislation to prevent companies like Huawei or ZTE that are deemed security threats from receiving new equipment licenses from US regulators.

Peter Jackson Sells Oscar-Winning Special Effects Firm Weta Digital in $1.6-Billion 'Metaverse' Deal Peter Jackson announced the sale of his Oscar-winning Weta Digital special effects business to a US software firm intent on using it to develop the virtual-reality "metaverse."

Prince Harry Says He Warned Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey of US Capitol Riots Prince Harry said he warned the chief executive of Twitter ahead of the January 6 Capitol riots that the social media site was being used to stage political unrest in the US capital.

Tencent, Pushed by China’s Gaming Crackdown, Posts Slowest Profit Growth in Two Years Tencent posted its slowest quarterly profit growth in two years, hurt by a gaming crackdown, and said the outlook for the advertising sector would remain weak into next year.

Google Loses Court Challenge Against EU Antitrust Ruling, Faces Fine of EUR 2.42 Billion Google suffered a setback after Europe's second-highest court dismissed its challenge to an EU antitrust ruling and EUR 2.42 billion (roughly Rs. 20,830 crore) fine in a major win for EU competition chief Margrethe Vestager.

Europe vs GAFAM: How the Battle Against Big Tech Unfolded So Far US tech giants Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, and Microsoft — collectively dubbed GAFAM — have been accused of not paying enough taxes, stifling competition, stealing media content and threatening democracy by spreading fake news.

Google Maps Gets Dark Mode for iOS Users: How to Enable Google started rolling out a Dark Mode for Google Maps on iOS. The latest feature will allow users to save battery life and the greyscale interface reduce eye strain by keeping a minimum contrast ratio required on the app. To check for the update head to Settings on Google Maps iOS app and tap on Dark Mode.

Nykaa Surges to Near Rs. 1 Lakh Crore Valuation in Blockbuster Debut Nykaa shares made a blockbuster opening on Wednesday, valuing the Indian company at near $13 billion (roughly Rs. 96,686 crore), in the latest startup listing after Zomato's stellar debut in July.

Facebook, Google, Other Social Media Users Could Disable Content Algorithms in New US Proposal A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the US House of Representatives has introduced a bill that would require Internet platforms like Meta's Facebook and Alphabet's Google to allow users to see content not chosen by algorithms.