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CES 2022 to Now End a Day Earlier Than Planned as Omicron Cases Surge CES 2022 will now end a day earlier than planned, the organiser of the event said, after companies including Amazon and GM dropped out of attending in person due to Omicron concerns.

Apple Faces CCI Antitrust Probe Over Alleged Abuse of App Market The Competition Commission of India (CCI) ordered a detailed probe against Apple for alleged unfair business practices with respect to its App Store.

Harry Potter: Return to Hogwarts Date, Time, Where to Watch, Cast, Trailer, and More Harry Potter: Return to Hogwarts releases New Year’s Day, January 1, 2022 worldwide. You can watch it online on Amazon Prime Video in India, HBO Max in USA, Spain and Nordic, NOW TV, Sky Max and Sky Showcase in UK, Binge, Foxtel Now and Foxtel iQ in Australia, Crave in Canada, HBO Go in Portugal and Central Europe, NOW and Sky Uno in Italy, and Amediateka in Russia.

Facebook Took Action on 16.2 Million Content Pieces in November in India: Meta Meta said over 16.2 million content pieces were "actioned" on Facebook across 13 violation categories proactively in India during the month of November.

Best Games of 2021: Gadgets 360’s Favourite PC, PS4, PS5, and Xbox Games Gadgets 360’s favourite video games of 2021 include the likes of Deathloop, Forza Horizon 5, Fortnite, Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut, Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, It Takes Two, and Halo Infinite. These are the games that we couldn't stop playing in 2021.

Telegram Update Adds In-App Translation, Spoiler Text, Message Reaction Support Telegram Messenger has added support for in-app translation, allowing users to read messages in their preferred language. The messaging service has also added support for spoiler text formatting on its apps, and added support for themed QR codes for users and groups with a public username. Telegram users will also be able to react to messages using emoji, similar to i...

New Year’s Eve 2021 Celebrated by Google With Animated Doodle, Virtual Confetti Celebrations New Year’s Eve 2021 is being celebrated by Google with an animated doodle which features a festive popper and fairy lights. Additionally, Google is showing virtual confetti celebrations on its site to mark its farewell to the year 2021.

Food Ordering via Swiggy, Zomato May Become Costlier Due to New GST Norms Taking Effect on Jan 1 Food ordering from platforms including Swiggy and Zomato may become costlier soon as a new tax rule is coming into force starting January 1. Under the rule, food aggregators will be required to collect a five percent Goods and Services Tax (GST) from restaurants for their food items.

Return to Hogwarts, Euphoria, Gehraiyaan, and More: January Guide to Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar, Prime Video Harry Potter Return to Hogwarts, Euphoria season 2, Gehraiyaan, Ozark season 4, This Is Us season 6, Human Hotstar, Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein, Kaun Banegi Shikharwati, Peacemaker, Titane, The Tender Bar, The Tragedy of Macbeth, The Gilded Age, The Afterparty — the biggest movies and TV series in January 2022 on Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+, ...

Instagram Head Outlines Goals for 2022, Aims to Double Down on Videos, Give More Control to Users Instagram head Adam Mosseri said that the photo and video-sharing platform will be working on videos, messaging, transparency, and creators as key areas in 2022. The Meta-owned platform is planning to double down focus on videos and consolidate all the video formats around Reels.

Amazon Alexa ‘Challenges’ 10-Year-Old Girl to Touch Penny to Exposed Prongs of Live Plug Amazon's Alexa voice assistant in a bizarre and dangerous 'challenge' suggested a 10-year-old girl should touch exposed prongs of a plugged-in charger with a penny. Amazon later apologised for the incident and said the "error" was fixed.

Apple Said to Be Giving Bonuses of Up to $180,000 to Prevent Defections to Meta Apple has issued significant stock bonuses to some engineers in an effort to retain talent with an aim to fend off Facebook-owner Meta Platforms’ poaching tactics.

US Lawsuit Claiming Microsoft-Owned LinkedIn Overcharged Advertisers Dismissed A case against LinkedIn accusing the Microsoft-owned company of overcharging advertisers was dismissed by a US court on Monday.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai Can be Questioned in Privacy Lawsuit Over Chrome’s ‘Incognito’ Mode, US Court Judge Rules Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai can be questioned for up to two hours by plaintiffs that have accused the company of tracking their Internet activity while in Chrome browser’s ‘Incognito’ mode, a US court ruled on Monday.

CES 2022: AMD, P&G Join Google and Others in Opting Out of Event Over Omicron Fears AMD, Procter & Gamble, and Micro-Star International are among the latest companies to pull out of the CES event —taking place in-person in Las Vegas in January 2022 — over Omicron fears.

Amazon, Flipkart’s Operational Permission Must Be Withdrawn, CBI Probe Needed: Swadeshi Jagran Manch Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has demanded that the government should immediately withdraw permissions given to e-commerce companies Amazon and Flipkart-Walmart to operate in India as they are "blatantly contravening rules."

Zoom Acquires Broadcast Tools for Professional, Large-Scale Virtual Events Zoom has acquired broadcast tools created by the startup Liminal, along with two of the company's co-founders.

Riot Games Agrees to Pay $100 Million to Settle Gender Discrimination Lawsuit Tencent's Riot Games said it has agreed to pay $100 million (roughly Rs. 750 crore) to settle a 2018 gender-based discrimination class-action lawsuit with California state agencies and current and former women employees.

Baidu Tests Metaverse Waters With New VR App XiRang, Will Allow 100,000 Users to Participate at the Same Time Baidu took its first steps into the metaverse industry with the launch of a virtual reality app, looking to test the waters in what is considered by many to be the next phase in the Internet's evolution.

Alibaba Pushed by China to Design Its Own Chips to Promote Self-Reliance, Fuelling Global Unease To help make China a self-reliant “technology superpower,” the ruling Communist Party is pushing the world's biggest e-commerce company to take on the tricky, expensive business of designing its own processor chips — a business unlike anything Alibaba has done before.

OneWeb Launches 36 Satellites Into Orbit to Deliver Global High-Speed Internet Access OneWeb launched 36 communications satellites into space from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, live broadcasts showed.

PS5 India December 28 Restock: How to Pre-Order PlayStation 5 on Amazon, Flipkart, Croma, More PS5 India December 28 restock — for the Rs. 49,990 Blu-ray PlayStation 5 — available at Amazon, Croma, Flipkart, GameLoot, Games The Shop, Reliance Digital, Sony Center ShopAtSC, and Vijay Sales.

The Book of Boba Fett Release Date and Time, Trailer, Cast, Episodes, Review, and More The Book of Boba Fett release date and time is December 29 at 1:30pm IST. Temuera Morrison and Ming-Na Wen lead The Book of Boba Fett cast. The Book of Boba Fett will have seven episodes that will drop every Wednesday until February 9.

Google Play Probe: Karnataka High Court Approached by Tech Giant Seeking More Time to Respond to CCI Google has filed a writ in Karnataka High Court, seeking more time to reply to Competition Commission's queries pertaining to a probe into Play Store rules.

Elon Musk Slammed Online by Chinese Citizens After Starlink Satellite-Space Station Near-Misses Chinese citizens lashed out online against Elon Musk's space ambitions after China complained that its space station was forced to take evasive action to avoid collision with satellites launched by Musk's Starlink programme.

Spider-Man: No Way Home Box Office Crosses $1 Billion, Third-Fastest Ever Behind Endgame and Infinity War Spider-Man: No Way Home box office shoots to $1.05 billion (about Rs. 7,882 crore) worldwide in 12 days. Third fastest ever behind Avengers: Endgame and Infinity War. Spider-Man: No Way Home India box office is roughly Rs. 223 crore ($29.7 million).

Microsoft Joins Google, Amazon, Others in Cancelling In-Person Presence at CES 2022 Microsoft said it will not participate in person at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2022 in Las Vegas, joining a list of companies opting not to have a physical presence at next month's event on concerns over the rapid spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant.

How to Use Hide My Email on iPhone, iPad to Keep Your Personal Email Address Private In this article, we are giving a step-by-step guide on how you can use Hide My Email on your Apple device.

Russia Blocks Website of Prominent Human Rights Monitor OVD-Info The website of a prominent human rights monitor OVD-Info has been blocked by Russia, the group said on Saturday, as authorities press ahead with a crackdown on dissent.

Telegram Testing Emoji Reactions for iOS; Could Work Similar to iMessage, Instagram Telegram has been spotted working on a message reactions feature. As per a post on Reddit, Telegram has a default selection of 11 reaction emoji now. Telegram group admins can disable the emoji feature in groups. They can also allow a limited selection of reaction emoji.

Government Issues Advisory Against Ed-Tech Companies in India, Urges Citizens to Use Caution The Indian government has issued an advisory to citizens urging the use of caution against ed-tech companies. The advisory comes months after reports suggesting lucrative behaviour of ed-tech companies including Byju’s surfaced online.

China Targets Online Platforms in Quest to 'Clean Up' Internet China will scrutinise online platforms such as social media networks and video-sharing sites to clamp down on fake accounts and information as part of its drive to "clean up" the Internet, the country's cyber regulator said.

Forget Dating Apps: People Moving to Twitter, TikTok to Find the Perfect Match, MIT Report States A number of people are now looking for love on apps such as Tinder and Bumble, and a majority of them are usually ending up being fatigued or having a burnout instead. So, some of the newest matchmakers have decided to take the matter into their hands.

Facebook Parent Meta Appeals UK Ruling That It Must Sell Giphy Facebook-owner Meta is appealing Britain's ruling that it must sell animated images platform Giphy, saying the evidence does not support the finding that the deal is a threat to its rivals or could impact competition in display advertising.

CES 2022: Google, Waymo, GM Cancel In-Person Attendance Over Rising COVID-19 Cases Google, Waymo, General Motors joined the companies no longer attending the CES 2022 event in person early next month due to rising COVID-19 infections.

Minnal Murali Review: Tovino Thomas’ Superhero Movie Is Super Mediocre Minnal Murali movie review: Tovino Thomas-led Malayalam-language superhero movie is overambitious to a fault, packing in too much and unable to deliver on most counts. Download Minnal Murali from December 24 at 1:30pm IST on Netflix.

Verified Facebook Page Impersonating Elon Musk Surfaces, Lures 70,000 Followers Before Being Pulled A Facebook verified page that was posing as Elon Musk has been pulled from the social networking site. It emerged just over a month after a similar Facebook page impersonating the Tesla chief was found online.

Twitter Fined RUB 3 Million for Not Deleting Banned Content, Russia Court Says A Moscow court said it had fined Twitter RUB 3 million (roughly Rs. 30 lakh) for failing to delete content Russia deems illegal.

The Best Internet Memes of 2021 We take a look at some of the most hilarious memes the Internet delivered in 2021. The pandemic-filled year had its share of classic Internet memes, some of which will go down in history as some of the finest TV, real-life, and Internet moments of the decade.

WhatsApp Working on Animated Heart Emojis for Android, iOS: Report WhatsApp is reportedly working on adding a beating animation to all the heart emojis for Android and iOS users. The feature is available on WhatsApp Web for desktop users. It could be linked to the message reaction feature.

Tencent to Give $16.4-Billion JD.com Stake to Shareholders as Dividend Tencent will hand a $16.4-billion (roughly Rs. 1,23,570 crore) JD.com stake as a dividend to its shareholders, weakening its ties to the e-commerce firm and raising questions about its plans for other holdings.

DuckDuckGo Plans to Bring Its Privacy-Focussed Browser to Desktop DuckDuckGo has announced that it is working to bring its privacy-focussed browser to Desktops. The Web browser is reportedly in closed beta on macOS.

Hawkeye Episode 6 Recap: MCU’s Most Pointless Series Bids Adieu Hawkeye episode 6 review and recap: Clint Barton (Jeremy Renner) and Kate Bishop (Hailee Steinfeld) have to handle Kingpin (Vincent D’Onofrio) and Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh) in an explosive Christmas party. Hawkeye finale episode 6 now streaming on Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar.

Microsoft's $16-Billion Bid for Nuance Gets EU Antitrust Approval The European Commission granted Microsoft unconditional antitrust approval for its $16-billion (roughly Rs. 1,20,525 crore) bid for artificial intelligence and speech technology company Nuance.

Starting January 1, New RBI Rules on Online Card Transactions Go Into Effect: 10 Points Under RBI guidelines, e-commerce platforms such as Amazon or Flipkart won’t be able to save customers’ card details any longer. Customers will have to enter their card details every time they carry out an online transaction. However, to avoid the hassle, customers can choose to tokenise their cards. Here are 10 key takeaways on the change.

Twitter Amplifies Politically Right-Leaning Tweets More, Study Says Twitter uses an algorithm which amplifies the reach of politically right-leaning sources more than that of politically left-leaning sources, suggested a study.

Blackberry Rides Strong Cybersecurity, IoT Demand to Beat Q3 Revenue Estimates BlackBerry beat Wall Street estimates for third-quarter revenue, helped by sustained demand for its cybersecurity and IoT products.

Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Believes Bitcoin Will Replace US Dollar Jack Dorsey caused a stir on Twitter after he shared his thoughts on crypto and Web3, during which he stated that he sees Bitcoin replace the US Dollar in due time and also took a dig at investors for their faith in Web3.

WhatsApp Indicators for End-to-End Encryption on Calls, Status Spotted to Be in the Works WhatsApp is working on indicators to inform users that their calls and Status are protected by end-to-end encryption. The company already protects messages and attachments, as well as calls and Status on the app, after turning on the feature for all users back in 2016. The indicators are currently not visible to users, as they are under development, but should appear ...

Harry Potter: Return to Hogwarts Coming to Amazon Prime Video in India on January 1, 2022 Harry Potter: Return to Hogwarts out January 1, 2022 on Amazon Prime Video in India.

Snapdeal Files for IPO, Targets to Raise Rs. 1,250 Crore Through Fresh Issue of Shares Snapdeal filed papers with Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for an IPO through which it plans to raise Rs. 1,250 crore.

Snapdeal Co-Founder Kunal Bahl Reveals How the E-Commerce Platform Got Its First Angel Investor Snapdeal co-founder Kunal Bahl said he met his first angel investor during a guest lecture at a US college. But it took him a few years to get the person to invest in his startup and he still continues to be an investor at Snapdeal.

Winter Season Celebrated by Google With Animated Doodle in India and Around the World Google is celebrating the beginning of winter season with an animated doodle on its website. In the Northern Hemisphere, Tuesday, December 21 is also known as the Winter Solstice.

Hacking Helped Russian Businessmen, Others Make Millions in Insider Trading: US Authorities Five Russians including a Kremlin-linked businessman now in US custody carried out a vast insider trading scheme which allowed them to profit from corporate information stolen through hacking, US authorities said.

Metaverse, Web3, NFT, DAO: A Guide to 2021's Tech Buzzwords In 2021, tech CEOs drew inspiration from a 1990s sci-fi novel, Reddit investors' lexicon seeped into the mainstream as "diamond hands" and "apes" shook Wall Street, and something called a DAO tried to buy a rare copy of the US Constitution.

Harry Potter: Return to Hogwarts Trailer Is a Rush of Memories and Nostalgia Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts trailer finds Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe, and Rupert Grint reminiscing. Harry Potter: Return to Hogwarts streaming New Year’s Day December 1 on HBO Max.

Foxconn Food Poisoning: Dozens Released After Protest at Apple Supplier’s Plant in India Police have released dozens of those detained for blocking a key highway in a protest against food poisoning at a Foxconn unit, India’s second instance of unrest at an Apple Inc supplier factory in a year.

The Matrix Resurrections Leaked on Torrent Sites, Piracy Networks Ahead of Release in Cinemas, on HBO Max The Matrix Resurrections full movie leaked on torrents and available for download via piracy networks. The Matrix Resurrections release date is December 22 in India, the US, and on HBO Max.

SpaceX Launches 52 Starlink Satellites From California Base A SpaceX rocket carried 52 Starlink Internet satellites into orbit from California, US.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk Says He Will Pay Over $11 Billion in Taxes This Year Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted that he will pay more than $11 billion (roughly Rs. 83,690 crore) in taxes this year.

Google Said to Be Probed by California Civil Rights Regulator Over Treatment of Black Female Workers California's civil rights regulator is investigating Google's treatment of Black female workers following alleged incidents of harassment and discrimination.

Facebook Pays RUB 17 Million in Fines to Russia Over Banned Content Facebook has paid RUB 17 million (roughly Rs. 1.7 crore) in fines owed in Russia for failing to delete content Moscow deems illegal.

How to Use WhatsApp Voice Message Preview We are here providing a step-by-step guide to let you use WhatsApp voice message preview on your device.

Rise Conference Calls Off 2022 Event Citing COVID-19 Fears Rise, a major tech conference scheduled to take place in Hong Kong in March, has been cancelled and will return in 2023, organisers said in a fresh blow to an international business hub that has embraced China's "zero-Covid" strategy.

WhatsApp Details Features, Services It Offered in India in 2021, From COVID-19 Resources to a QR Camera WhatsApp on Thursday released a year-end review of 2021, providing a look back at the key highlights of its new feature launches and services offered in India throughout the year. The instant messaging app, which has over 400 million users in the country, worked with several governments to provide COVID-19 related information and resources. It also introduced features...

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Instagram May Soon Allow Longer Videos of Up to 60 Seconds to Be Posted as Stories Instagram has begun testing an update to its Stories platform. Users may now be able to post videos as long as 60 seconds as Stories. The social media app had recently brought updates to its newly introduced Link Sticker features. The social media company also started rolling out Instagram Badges last month.

Zoom Joins Meta, Microsoft as the Newest Member of Tech Industry Counterterrorism Group GIFCT Zoom has joined a counterterrorism organisation formed by major US tech companies including Meta and Microsoft the group said.

ShareChat Raises $266 Million in Fresh Funding for Valuation of $3.7 Billion ShareChat said it had raised $266 million (roughly Rs. 2,030 crore) in fresh funding from US-based Alkeon and some existing investors, pushing its valuation to $3.7 billion (roughly Rs. 28,210 crore).

Grindr Faces NOK 65-Million Fine in Norway Over Privacy Breach Norway’s data privacy watchdog fined dating app Grindr NOK 65 million (roughly Rs. 55 crore) for sending sensitive personal data to hundreds of potential advertising partners without users' consent — a breach of strict European Union privacy rules.

Reddit Confidentially Files for a Proposed IPO, Looking for Valuation Over $15 Billion Reddit said it had confidentially filed for a proposed initial public offering (IPO) with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

India Approves Rs. 1,300-Crore Plan to Promote RuPay Debit Cards, Rivalling Visa, Mastercard India approved a Rs. 1,300 crore plan to promote domestic RuPay debit cards and low-value digital transactions to boost their use in marginalised populations, in a move which could challenge the clout of rivals like Visa and Mastercard.

Spider-Man: No Way Home Leaked on Torrent Sites, Piracy Networks as Marvel Movie Releases in Cinemas Spider-Man: No Way Home full movie leaked on torrents and available for download via piracy networks. Spider-Man: No Way Home released December 16 in India, and December 17 in the US.

RBI Asking Companies to Not Save Customers Card Details Said to Hit E-Commerce, Food Delivery RBI’s guidelines that prohibit companies from saving card details of customers and that are soon to come into effect will hit e-commerce and food delivery firms, industry sources and bankers say.

Instagram Gets New Feature That Lets You Embed Your Profile on Websites Instagram is rolling out the Profile Embed feature for users in the US. This feature works the same as embedding Instagram posts. The social media company has also added a Playback feature for Instagram Stories and Reels Visual Replies this week.

Hawkeye Episode 6 Trailer Teases Kingpin, Sets Up the End of Marvel Series Hawkeye episode 6 release date and time is December 22, 1:30pm IST on Disney+ Hotstar. Hawkeye episode 6 trailer teases Kingpin/ Wilson Fisk (Vincent D’Onofrio).

Microsoft's Bing Suspends Auto Suggest Function in China at Government's Behest Bing, the only major foreign search engine available in China, said it has been required by a "relevant government agency" to suspend its auto suggest function in China for 30 days.

Cisco, IBM, More Major Tech Companies Struggle to Plug Hole in Logging Software Vulnerability Some of the world’s largest technology companies are still struggling to make their products safe from a gaping vulnerability in common logging software a week after hackers began trying to exploit it.

Meta, Twitter, TikTok Fined by Russia Over Failing to Remove Banned Content Russia fined Twitter, Meta, and TikTok for failing to delete content the government deems illegal, a Moscow court said, the latest in a string of penalties against foreign technology firms.

Meta Targets 'Cyber Mercenaries' Using Facebook to Spy on Activists, Journalists Globally Facebook parent Meta banned a series of "cyber mercenary" groups, and began alerting some 50,000 people likely targeted by the firms accused of spying on activists, dissidents, and journalists worldwide.

The Witcher Season 2 Review: Better, but Henry Cavill’s Netflix Series Has Still Some Ways to Go The Witcher season 2 review: the Henry Cavill-led Netflix fantasy series corrects some of its season 1 mistakes, and does some interesting things — but it still has a lot to learn to be the best. All eight The Witcher season 2 episodes release December 17 at 1:30pm IST on Netflix.

Zoom Joins Meta, Microsoft as the Newest Member of Tech Industry Counterterrorism Group GIFCT Zoom has joined a counterterrorism organisation formed by major US tech companies including Meta and Microsoft the group said.

ShareChat Raises $266 Million in Fresh Funding for Valuation of $3.7 Billion ShareChat said it had raised $266 million (roughly Rs. 2,030 crore) in fresh funding from US-based Alkeon and some existing investors, pushing its valuation to $3.7 billion (roughly Rs. 28,210 crore).

Grindr Faces NOK 65-Million Fine in Norway Over Privacy Breach Norway’s data privacy watchdog fined dating app Grindr NOK 65 million (roughly Rs. 55 crore) for sending sensitive personal data to hundreds of potential advertising partners without users' consent — a breach of strict European Union privacy rules.

Reddit Confidentially Files for a Proposed IPO, Looking for Valuation Over $15 Billion Reddit said it had confidentially filed for a proposed initial public offering (IPO) with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

India Approves Rs. 1,300-Crore Plan to Promote RuPay Debit Cards, Rivalling Visa, Mastercard India approved a Rs. 1,300 crore plan to promote domestic RuPay debit cards and low-value digital transactions to boost their use in marginalised populations, in a move which could challenge the clout of rivals like Visa and Mastercard.

Spider-Man: No Way Home Leaked on Torrent Sites, Piracy Networks as Marvel Movie Releases in Cinemas Spider-Man: No Way Home full movie leaked on torrents and available for download via piracy networks. Spider-Man: No Way Home released December 16 in India, and December 17 in the US.

Snap Unveils Story Studio, a New Standalone Video Editing App for iPhone Users Snap launched a new app called Story Studio for iOS users. The latest standalone video editor allows creators to build TikTok-like short videos using various editing tools. The Story Studio app offers editing tools such as frame-precise trimming, placement of creative elements like captions, stickers, sounds and other media layers.

Netflix vs Amazon Prime Video vs Disney+ Hotstar vs Apple TV: Pricing, Plans Compared Amazon Prime Video and Netflix have both seen price revisions recently, with the streaming services increasing and slashing their subscription prices respectively. While Prime Video still costs less than a Netflix subscription per year, here’s what you need to know about the latest pricing of online video streaming services like Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, Apple TV...

The Witcher Season 2 Release Date and Time, Cast, Review, Episodes, Trailer, and More The Witcher season 2 release date and time is December 17 at 1:30pm IST. Henry Cavill, Freya Allan, and Anya Chalotra lead The Witcher season 2 cast. All eight The Witcher season 2 episodes drop Friday on Netflix.

Meta, CBSE Partner to Help 10 Million Students, 1 Million Educators Learn About AR, Online Safety Meta (formerly Facebook) has partnered with Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to have 10 million students in India get access to a curriculum on digital safety and online well-being and augmented reality (AR).

The Suicide Squad Releasing on Amazon Prime Video in India on December 24 The Suicide Squad is coming to Amazon Prime Video in December, the service announced on Wednesday. The hit 2021 film features Margot Robbie, Idris Elba, Viola Davis, John Cena, and Joel Kinnaman, and is a soft reboot of the 2016 film of the same name. The Suicide Squad will be available to watch on the streaming service on December 24.

WhatsApp Causing Random Crashes on iPhone, Users Complain on Twitter WhatsApp started causing random crashes on iPhone on early Wednesday, some users reported online. The issue restricted several users from sending new messages and reading their existing ones.

Cybersecurity Officials in US See Mainly Low-Impact Attacks From Logging Flaw, So Far The US agency charged with defending the country against hacking said the majority of attacks it has seen using a recently disclosed flaw in widely used open-source software were minor, with many of them seeking to hijack computing power to mine cryptocurrency.

Twitter Finally Rolls Out Automatic Captions for Videos on Mobile, Web Twitter is adding automatic captions for videos. The latest feature started rolling out on Wednesday and will be available globally on Android, iOS, and the Web in more than 30 languages. Twitter, Twitter Auto Captions, Twitter Update

Telegram Should Be Banned by Germany Unless It Tackles Extremist Content, Politician Says Germany should order Telegram removed from Apple's and Google's app stores if it continues to ignore requests to help track down extremist content, a senior German official said.

Google Says Employees Flouting Vaccination Rules Will Lose Pay, Eventually Be Fired: Report Google told its employees they would lose pay and eventually be fired if they do not follow its COVID-19 vaccination rules, CNBC reported, citing internal documents.

YouTube Says Services Fixed After Disruption Affects Thousands YouTube said it has fixed an issue which caused thousands of users to lose access to its platform or face slow services.

Facebook, Google Should Be Held Accountable for Online Scam Advertisements, Cyberflashing: UK Lawmakers Google, Facebook, and other online services should be held legally accountable for advertisements on their platforms in order to prevent fraudsters scamming millions of consumers, a cross-party group of British lawmakers has said.

Facebook Owner Is Behind $60-Million Deal for Meta Name Rights Meta Platforms, the owner of social media network Facebook, is behind a $60-million (roughly Rs. 455 crore) deal to acquire the trademark assets of US regional bank Meta Financial Group, spokespeople for the companies said.

Grofers Renames Itself Blinkit as CEO Albinder Dhindsa Eyes Faster Deliveries Grofers rebranded itself Blinkit as its CEO promised to speed up deliveries of everything from groceries to electronics in a burgeoning market dominated by Flipkart and Amazon.

Apple Closes in on $3-Trillion Market Value Apple's market value hovered just shy of the $3-trillion (roughly Rs 2,27,72,250 crore) mark on Monday, following a stunning run over the past decade that has turned it into the world's most valuable company.

Netflix New India Plans Cut Prices, Now Start at Rs. 149 per Month Netflix's new India plans start at Rs. 149 per month (Mobile), with the others dropping down a tier. Netflix Basic now costs Rs. 199 per month, Netflix Standard at Rs. 499 per month, and Netflix Premium at Rs. 649 per month.

Elon Musk Named Time's 2021 'Person of the Year' as Tesla, SpaceX Soar to New Heights Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk was named Time magazine's "Person of the Year" for 2021, a year that saw Tesla become the most valuable carmaker in the world and SpaceX soar to the edge of space with an all-civilian crew.

YouTubers Hunt Closure — and Clicks — in US Cold Cases A scuba diver wiped away the algae on a submerged car's license plate and exclaimed: "It's them!" That discovery of two long-missing American teens' apparent remains was the latest tragic find for a subculture of YouTube sleuths.

Amazon Prime Membership to Get Costlier by Up to 50 Percent Starting December 14: All You Need to Know Amazon Prime membership price in India is becoming costlier by up to 50 percent starting tomorrow (Tuesday, December 14). The update will be applicable to the monthly, quarterly, and annual subscription plans of the Amazon Prime service. Amazon had confirmed the increase in the pricing of the Prime membership in October.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Twitter Handle Briefly Compromised, Bitcoin Adoption Tweet Put Out by Hackers Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Twitter handle was briefly hacked, and a tweet claiming that India has "officially adopted Bitcoin as legal tender" was put out from it.

CES 2022 Gets Back to In-Person: What Can You Expect from the Latest Edition of the Biggest Electronics Show? The 2022 edition of the massive Consumer Electronics Show is around the corner. This time, CES will return to an in-person show in Las Vegas after it shifted entirely online earlier this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 1,800 exhibitors are now scheduled to show off their gadgets, gizmos, and tech in the event. Brian Moon, who is part of the Consumer Techn...

Eat Kochi Eat: How a Kerala Foodie Community Got Funding From Facebook Eat Kochi Eat, is a community from Kerala which has been selected by Facebook in their global Community Accelerator Programme. It is the sole foodie community from India to get inducted into the programme.

Indian OTT Originals Reached Nearly 400 in 2021. Here Are All of Them Indian OTT platforms released nearly 400 originals in 2021. They came from Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar, Amazon Prime Video, SonyLIV, Zee5, MX Player, Voot Select, ALTBalaji, TVFPlay, Flipkart Video, Ullu, Hoichoi, ShemarooMe, Discovery+, Lionsgate Play, manoramaMAX, Hungama Play, and Watcho.

Brazil Health Ministry Website Hit by Hackers, COVID-19 Vaccination Data Targeted Brazil health ministry’s website was hit on Friday by a hacker attack that took several systems down, including one with information about the national immunisation program and another used to issue digital vaccination certificates.

Consumer Electronics Show 2022 Being Held In-Person Despite Omicron Fears Attracts 15,000 Sign-Ups CES 2022, which is being held as an in-person event in Las Vegas in January, has seen over 15,000 sign-ups so far.

'The Internet's on Fire': A Software Bug That Is Threatening Companies Around the World A critical computer vulnerability in a widely used software tool is rapidly emerging as a major threat to organisations around the world.

Eternals Disney+ Hotstar Release Date Set for January 12, 2022 Eternals OTT release date set for January 12, 2022 on Disney+ Hotstar and Disney+ Eternals available in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, and English on Disney+ Hotstar.

Better.com CEO Vishal Garg Said to Be Taking Time Off With Immediate Effect After Zoom Call Firing Fiasco Better.com CEO Vishal Garg is reportedly taking time off with immediate effect. This comes after he fired 900 employees over a Zoom call that ballooned into a major controversy.

Facebook Rolls Out ‘Year Together’ Card, Lets Users Recap Biggest Moments of 2021 Facebook has rolled out a Year Together card feature which allows users to share their favourite memories of 2021. The feature will be available until the end of the year, and suggests noteworthy places, images, and friends a person interacted with to create a shareable card. Users can mix and match the content for the Year Together card, based on their preference.

Amazon's AWS Outage Shows How Its Complex Cloud Makes Backup Plans Difficult Amazon said that an "an impairment of several network devices" in its AWS Virginia data centre region caused the prolonged outage earlier this week. The outage temporarily interrupted streaming platforms Netflix and Disney+, trading app Robinhood and even Amazon's own e-commerce site, which makes heavy use of AWS.

Instagram Launches Playback Feature to Recap Top 10 Stories of 2021, Announces Security Features Instagram has launched a new Playback feature that offers users the ability to share their top Stories of the year on the platform. The company also revealed information about steps it is taking to protect users on the platform, and help teens spend less time on the service.

Samsung CES 2022 Keynote on January 4, to Include New Product, Technology Announcements Samsung has announced that it will hold a keynote event during CES 2022. Samsung has said that it will introduce new products and technologies during the keynote. Jong-Hee (JH) Han, President of Visual Display Business at Samsung Electronics, will deliver the pre-show keynote speech.

Google Delays Implementing Play Store Billing System in India to October 2022 Google on Friday announced that it has delayed the implementation of Play store’s billing system in India to October 31, 2022, from the earlier March 31, 2022 deadline. Developers will now have seven additional months to integrate the billing system for their apps and in-app content.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk Says He Is 'Thinking Of' Quitting His Jobs and Become an Influencer Tesla CEO Elon Musk is "thinking of" leaving his jobs and becoming an influencer, the world's richest man tweeted.

Microsoft Nudges Pirates to Pay, Offers 50 Percent Discount on Microsoft 365 Subscriptions Microsoft is offering a 50 percent discount to users who have pirated Microsoft Office, in an attempt to convert them into paying customers. The company is also warning users about the dangers of installing pirated software on their computers. However, not all users are eligible to avail of the discount, which is valid only for the first year, according to Microsoft.

Microsoft OneDrive Getting New Sync App for Apple M1 Mac, Windows on ARM Microsoft has released the OneDrive sync app for Windows on Arm and Apple's M1 Mac. It is now available for public preview. There will be a waiting time to test out the OneDrive sync app as Microsoft says it will start rolling it out to the Insiders ring over the next few days.

Twitter's Highest-Profile Users Get VIP Treatment When Trolls Strike, Thanks to Project Guardian Twitter’s highest-profile users often receive a heightened level of protection from the social network’s content moderators under a secretive programme that seeks to limit their exposure to trolls and bullies.

Kalashnikov Accused of Stealing Shotgun Designs From This Video Game Kalashnikov, the well-known Russian arms manufacturer, has been accused of stealing weapon designs from a video game developer. According to Ward B, the developers of the upcoming first person shooter Oceanic, Kalashnikov took its blueprints and turned them into a commercially accessible shotgun without giving the game makers any credit.

Amazon to Shut Down Alexa.com Website Ranking Service in May 2022, After 25 Years of Operation Amazon has announced that it will sunset its Alexa.com website ranking tool and SEO analytics service in May 2022, and the company has stopped accepting paid subscriptions to the service. The company says subscribers will continue to have access until the shutdown. The company did not provide a reason for closing down the service, but a report suggests it might be due...

WhatsApp Announces Pilot Programme With Novi in US; Communities Feature Spotted Again WhatsApp has announced that it is linking with the US-based Novi digital wallet. The Meta-owned messaging service has rolled out a pilot programme with the fintech platform, also owned by Meta. It will allow users to send and receive money from within the messaging app, free of cost. Furthermore, WABetaInfo spotted yet another functionality for the Communities feature...

Better.com CEO Vishal Garg Apologises After Laying Off 900 Employees via Zoom Call Better.com CEO Vishal Garg apologised for his manner of handling layoffs at the mortgage company after a video of him firing 900 people last week via a Zoom call went viral on social media.