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Facebook-Parent Meta to Block Access to Russia’s RT, Sputnik in EU Amid Ukraine Crisis Facebook-parent Meta will restrict access to Russian state media outlets RT and Sputnik on its platforms across the European Union, the company's head of global affairs said.

Bridgerton Season 2, Jalsa, Moon Knight, and More: March Guide to Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar, Prime Video Bridgerton season 2, Jalsa movie, Moon Knight, The Adam Project, Rudra: The Edge of Darkness, Sutliyan, Undekhi season 2, Jugaadistan, Eternally Confused and Eager for Love, Formula 1: Drive to Survive season 4, Halo TV series, Deep Water, WeCrashed, Star Trek: Picard season 2, The Dropout, Upload season 2, Pachinko — the biggest OTT movies, web series and TV shows ...

TikTok Asked by Russia to Not Recommend Military Content to Minors Russia's communications regulator demanded TikTok stop including military-related content in recommended posts for minors, in an announcement shared in its official Telegram channel.

TikTok Allowing Users to Upload Longer Videos in Challenge to YouTube TikTok began letting users upload videos as long as 10 minutes, ramping up the platform's challenge to YouTube.

South Korea’s National Metaverse Project Bags KRW 223.7 Billion in Government Funding The government of South Korea is accelerating efforts to expand its metaverse sector. The ministry of science and ICT has pledged KRW 223.7 billion (roughly Rs. 1,400 crore) towards the development of this project. Details on the timeline on when this project should be completed remains unclear.

Facebook-Parent Meta Says Ukraine's Military, Politicians Targeted in Hacking Campaign Meta said a hacking group used Facebook to target a handful of public figures in Ukraine, including prominent military officials, politicians, and a journalist, amid Russia's ongoing invasion of the country.

Google, YouTube Should Ban War Propaganda Accounts, EU Industry Chief Demands Alphabet and its YouTube unit should ban users pushing war propaganda as part of measures to stop disinformation after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, EU industry chief Thierry Breton told the chief executives of the companies.

TSMC, Other Taiwanese Chip Companies Complying With Russia Export Controls Amid Ukraine Attack Taiwan's semiconductor companies are complying with government export controls to Russia, put in place as part of sanctions on Moscow for invading Ukraine, the Economy Ministry said.

Ukraine-Russia Crisis: Moscow Battles Big Tech to Control the Narrative Russia ramped up efforts to control the narrative playing out in news media and on tech platforms, while big tech companies such as Meta and Google put restrictions on Russia's state-controlled media outlets in Ukraine and around the world.

Google Maps Live Traffic Data Temporarily Disabled in Ukraine Amid Russia Invasion Alphabet's Google confirmed on Sunday it has temporarily disabled for Ukraine some Google Maps tools which provide live information about traffic conditions and how busy different places are.

Ukraine Crisis: Official Kremlin Website Down Amid Russian Invasion The official website of the Kremlin, the office of Russian President Vladimir Putin, kremlin.ru, was down on Saturday.

Meta to Bar Russian State Media From Running Ads, Monetising on Platform Amid Ukraine Crisis Facebook restricted Russian state media's ability to earn money on the social media platform as Moscow's invasion of neighbouring Ukraine reached the streets of Kyiv.

Elon Musk Says Starlink Service Activated in Ukraine as Russian Invasion Disrupts Internet Connectivity Elon Musk said on Saturday that SpaceX' Starlink satellite broadband service is available in Ukraine and SpaceX is sending more terminals to the country whose Internet has been disrupted due to the Russian invasion.

Google Blocks RT, Other Russian Channels From Earning Ad Dollars on YouTube, Apps, Websites Google barred on Saturday Russia's state-owned media outlet RT and other channels from receiving money for ads on their websites, apps, and YouTube videos, similar to a move by Facebook after the invasion of Ukraine.

Twitter Says Its Site Is Being Restricted in Russia Amid Ukraine Crisis Twitter is being restricted for some users in Russia, the social media company said in a tweet on Saturday, February 26.

Netflix March 2022 Releases: Bridgerton Season 2, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, Outlander Season 6, and More Bridgerton season 2, Venom: Let There Be Carnage / Venom 2, Outlander season 6, Ryan Reynolds’ The Adam Project, Eternally Confused and Eager for Love, Formula 1: Drive to Survive season 4, Taarak Mehta Kka Chhota Chashmah season 2, Lily Collins in Windfall — the biggest movies and TV series on Netflix in March 2022.

Ukraine Is Facing Internet Disruptions as Russian Troops Advance Ukraine is facing trouble connecting to the Internet, particularly in the southern and eastern parts of the country where fighting has been heaviest, as Russian troops continue to advance in the country.

Reliance Said to Be Taking Control of Future Retail Stores and Offer Jobs to Employees Despite Amazon Dispute Reliance is said to be taking control of Future Retail operations and offering jobs to its employees despite the ongoing dispute with Amazon.

WhatsApp, PayPal, Grammarly, Snapchat: Ukraine’s Influence on the World of Tech Ukraine-Russia crisis has brought under focus how Ukraine is influencing the technology world and carries the roots of many known companies and platforms including WhatsApp, PayPal, Grammarly, and Snapchat.

Poland Sees More Cyberattacks on Government Servers, Official Says The computer servers of the Polish government and the national system for payment clearing have experienced more cyberattacks in recent days, a government official in charge of cybersecurity said.

Alibaba Reports Slowest Revenue Growth Since Going Public as Competition Bites Alibaba reported its slowest quarterly revenue growth since going public in 2014, hit by a drop in sales at its core business segment and intensifying competition.

The Fame Game Review: Madhuri Dixit’s Netflix Series Is Superficial Dharma at Its Best The Fame Game review: Madhuri Dixit’s Netflix web series — produced by Karan Johar — is too glossy, evokes nostalgia, and does little more than put the Bollywood veteran in gorgeous flowing costumes. The Fame Game released February 25 at 1:30pm IST on Netflix. Sanjay Kapoor, Manav Kaul also part of The Fame Game cast.

Ukraine Invasion: Propaganda, Fake Videos of Russia Attack Bombard Social Media Users The messages, videos, and photos flying across Twitter, Facebook, and Telegram far outnumber the airstrikes raining down on Ukraine.

Reddit Launches Discover Feature for Photos, Videos on App Reddit said it is launching a new Discover tab that will feature photos and videos from across the site to make its mobile app more visually appealing.

Google Ditching Chrome Lite Data Saver Mode on Android Google is removing a feature of Chrome for Android that for years helped people cut down on their mobile data usage.

Ukraine-Russia Crisis: Facebook, Twitter Highlight Security Steps for Users, Including How to Lock Accounts Meta has set up a special operations centre to monitor the conflict in Ukraine, and it launched a feature so users in the country can lock their social media profiles for security, a company official said.

Twitter Mistakenly Pulled Accounts Monitoring Russian Troops Amid Ukraine Crisis Twitter acknowledged it suspended in error some accounts relaying information about Russian military movements as the threat builds for an attack on Ukraine.

Ukraine Government and Banking Websites Hit by More Cyberattacks, Destructive Malware Ukraine’s parliament and other government and banking websites were hit with another punishing wave of distributed-denial-of-service attacks Wednesday, and cybersecurity researchers said unidentified attackers had also infected hundreds of computers with destructive malware.

Facebook-Parent Meta Lays Out Moves Being Made to Build the Metaverse Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg talked up his company's efforts to build the metaverse, an immersive virtual world he has billed as the Facebook parent's future.

Regulations That Will Put Onus of Reporting Cybercrimes on Companies Coming Soon: MoS IT Regulations that will put the onus of reporting incidents of cybercrimes on organisations that are hit are coming soon, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Wednesday.

EU to Send Activate Cyber Response Team to Help Ukraine Deal With Cyber Threats A team of cyber experts from six European Union nations will help Ukraine deal with cyber threats from Russia, Lithuania's deputy defence minister said on Tuesday.

Tonga's Internet Restored With Help From SpaceX After Big Volcanic Eruption Tonga's main Internet connection to the rest of the world has finally been restored more than five weeks with the help of SpaceX. A huge volcanic eruption and tsunami had severed a crucial undersea cable.

Elden Ring Release Date, Review, System Requirements, Price, Gameplay, and More Elden Ring is set to launch on February 25, following the company’s popular Souls series. The game is set in the mythical region of the Lands Between, and was created in collaboration with Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin. From price to release date and more, here’s everything you need to know about Elden Ring that arrives on Friday.

Amazon Continues to Interfere With Union Election at Alabama Warehouse, Say Workers Amazon Alabama workers who are prepping for a second round of voting in their bid to unionise have alleged that the e-commerce giant continues to interfere with the election process.

RBI Cautions Public Against Prepaid Payment Instruments Issued by Unauthorised Entities The RBI said Gurugram-registered sRide Tech Private Limited is operating a pre-paid instrument (wallet) through its car-pooling app sRide without obtaining the required permissions, as it cautioned the public against using applications issued by unauthorised entities.

India Data Accessibility and Use Policy: IT Ministry Proposes Framework for Government-to-Government Data Sharing The IT ministry has come out with a draft policy that proposes a framework for government-to-government data sharing and moots that all data for every government department or its organisation shall be open and sharable by default, with certain riders.

Amazon Grand Gaming Days Sale Kicks Off With Big Discounts on Gaming Laptops, Monitors, Accessories Amazon's Grand Gaming Days sale brings heavy discounts on a range of gaming laptops, monitors, headphones, and more in India. The sale kicked off on February 22 and will conclude on February 24. Amazon is offering EMI options and additional discounts on select credit card purchases during the sale.

Apple Faces EUR 5-Million Fine From Dutch Consumer Watchdog in App Store Dispute The Dutch antitrust watchdog fined Apple EUR 5 million (roughly Rs. 4.2 crore), the fifth such penalty in successive weeks in a row over access to non-Apple payment methods for subscriptions to dating apps.

Pegasus: Israeli Probe Finds No Sign of Police Abuse in Spyware Case An Israeli investigation found “no indication” that police illegally hacked the mobile phones of dozens of public figures.

Ukraine Warns of Cyberattacks on Banks, State Agencies, Defence Sector Ukrainian authorities said they had seen online warnings that hackers were preparing to launch major attacks on government agencies, banks, and the defence sector.

Donald Trump's Truth Social Tops Downloads on Apple App Store, Many Waitlisted Donald Trump's new social media venture, Truth Social, launched late on Sunday in Apple's App Store, potentially marking the former president's return to social media after he was banned from several platforms last year.

PS5 India February 22 Restock: How to Pre-Order PlayStation 5 and PS5 Digital Edition PS5 India February 22 restock — for Rs. 49,990 Blu-ray PlayStation 5, and Rs. 39,990 PS5 Digital Edition — is available at Amazon, Croma, Flipkart, Game Loot, Games The Shop, Reliance Digital, Sony Center ShopAtSC, and Vijay Sales.

Donald Trump's Truth Social App Launches on Apple App Store Donald Trump's new social media venture, Truth Social, has launched in Apple's App Store, potentially marking the former US president's return to social media after he was banned from several platforms last year.

Jio's Multi-Terabit India-Asia-Xpress Undersea Cable System to Land in Maldives Jio will land the multi-terabit India-Asia-Xpress (IAX) undersea cable system in Hulhumale, Maldives, according to a statement.

Apple Store Workers in the US Working to Unionise: Report Employees at many Apple stores in the United States are reportedly working to unionise.

Thar: Netflix Unveils First Look at New Anil Kapoor, Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor Movie Coming Summer 2022 Anil Kapoor and Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor lead Netflix’s Western and noir-inspired revenge thriller movie Thar that is set in ‘80s Rajasthan. Fatima Sana Shaikh, Satish Kaushik also part of Thar movie cast. Raj Singh Chaudhary is the writer and director on Thar, releasing summer 2022 on Netflix.

Beijing 2022 Olympics: Cybersecurity Worries Linger in Background Warnings to use disposable “burner” phones and laptops. Privacy-protecting software. Concerns about a security flaw in an official Games smartphone app. Such precautions fuelled unease about data privacy for competitors and attendees at the Winter Olympics in Beijing. Not everyone heeded them.

Truth Social: Donald Trump's New Social Media App Plans Slow Rollout Starting This Week Donald Trump's new social media platform Truth Social is planning a gradual rollout this week and should be "fully operational" by late March, potentially raising the former president's profile more than a year after he was banned by major social media.

Russia Behind DDoS Cyberattacks That Took Down Ukraine Banks: US, UK The US and UK have said that Russia was behind the DDoS cyberattacks that took down the websites of Ukraine’s top banks.

Discord Outage Hits Thousands, Company Says 'Rolled Back Problem' Discord announced that it had “rolled back problem” shortly after the service, popular with gamers, went down on Tuesday. Over 44,000 users reported the outage on downdetector.com, a website that tracks outages by collating status reports from several sources including user-submitted reports.

Sansad TV YouTube Account Restored, Channel Says Was Compromised Due to Unauthorised Activities by 'Scamsters' Sansad TV’s YouTube channel was restored on Tuesday after being blocked briefly “for violating YouTube's community guidelines”. The channel later said its YouTube account was compromised due to unauthorised activities by “some scamsters”.

Ukraine Defence Ministry, Largest State Bank Websites Knocked Out With Cyberattacks as Russia Invasion Threat Looms Ukraine authorities said on Tuesday that its defence ministry website along with those of its two largest state banks were under cyberattacks, as tensions persisted over the threat of a possible Russian invasion.

Can Cyberattacks Lead to a Real War? Depends On What Nations Consider Crossing a Digital Red Line As tensions flare among Western powers over the deepening Russia-Ukraine crisis, fears of increased cyberattacks have floated a difficult question: can cyberattacks lead to real wars?

WhatsApp Testing Document Preview Feature for Images, Videos on Android: Report WhatsApp is testing a ‘Document Preview’ feature that will show the full preview of images and videos shared as documents on the Android version of the app. Users share images and videos as documents to retain their original quality.

Snapchat Finally Allows Users to Change Their Username: Here's How Snapchat users will soon be able to change their usernames on the app. The latest Snapchat update is scheduled to arrive globally on February 23, and will allow all Snapchatters across iOS and Android apps to change their username without any impact on their friends list, Snap code, Snap score, and memories.

Tencent, Alibaba Added to 'Notorious Markets' List by US Tencent and Alibaba have joined other Chinese-based online marketplaces in the list of ‘notorious markets’ as identified by the US. The list identifies 42 online markets and 35 physical markets that are reported to engage in or facilitate substantial trademark counterfeiting or copyright piracy.

WazirX Co-Founder Siddharth Menon, SuperGaming Launch Web3 Game Ecosystem Marketplace 'Tegro' WazirX Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer Siddharth Menon and Indian game developer SuperGaming on Tuesday launched Tegro as their end-to-end Web3 game ecosystem marketplace. The marketplace will create standalone markets for gamers, traders, and institutional investors where they can trade, hold, and play with their game assets, the two entities said in a joint a...

Meta Sued by Texas State in US Over Facebook’s Facial-Recognition Practices US’ Texas state is suing Meta Platforms over Facebook’s alleged practice of collecting facial-recognition data of its users.

Apple Gets Fourth Fine in App Store Dispute in Netherlands Apple has been levied yet another fine, fourth in a row, over its dispute with the Dutch authorities for failing to allow app makers in the Netherlands to use non-Apple payment methods for dating apps on the App Store.

Loki Season 2: Owen Wilson to Return, Filming Begins ‘Pretty Soon’ Loki season 2 is going to bring back fan-favourite Owen Wilson as the jet-ski loving TVA agent Mobius, Wilson has revealed. Loki season 2 begins filming summer 2022 and could release in 2023 on Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar.

YouTube Pulls Sansad TV Account That Livestreamed Parliamentary Proceedings to 'Fix Security Threats' Sansad TV’s official account on YouTube has been terminated and pulled from the platform on a temporary basis due to a security incident. The account has been used for livestreaming Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha proceedings.

Spider-Man: No Way Home Out March 23 in India on Apple TV, BookMyShow Stream, YouTube Movies Watch Spider-Man: No Way Home online in India starting March 23 on Apple TV, BookMyShow Stream, Google Play Movies and YouTube Movies for Rs. 749. Available for digital rentals from April 13. Pre-orders are already open.

Redmi Router AX5400 With Wi-Fi 6 Support, Hybrid Mesh Support Launched Redmi Router AX5400 was launched in China on Wednesday, alongside Redmi K50 Gaming Edition. The gaming router has a flagship-level 2.5G ethernet port along with Wi-Fi 6 support. Furthermore, the router also gets RBG lighting with 16 million colours. It is also a hybrid mesh network compatible with all Xiaomi Wi-Fi 6 routers.

Kremlin Denies Russia Behind Ukraine Cyberattack Russia has denied any involvement in a massive cyberattack that knocked out Ukraine’s defence ministry website and two major state banks on Tuesday.

Facebook Parent Meta Agrees to Pay $90 Million to Settle Privacy Lawsuit Over User Tracking Facebook parent Meta will pay $90 million (roughly Rs. 675 crore) to settle a decade-old lawsuit concerning accusations of unlawful user tracking via the use of cookies.

WhatsApp Spotted Working on Facebook-Like Cover Photos for Business Profiles WhatsApp Business is working on a feature to allow WhatsApp Business accounts to set a cover image on their profiles. Spotted recently by a feature tracker, the feature that is currently being developed resembles the profile photo feature on Facebook. However, WhatsApp is yet to reveal any details of such a feature, and it is unknown whether the feature will come to r...

Chrome for Windows, macOS, Linux Get a Security Fix for Zero-Day Exploit Chrome has received a new update for Windows, macOS, and Linux users that fixes a total of 11 security issues, including a patch for a high-severity zero-day bug that has been exploited by attackers.

Twitter Widens Testing of Safety Mode Feature to More Users Twitter is widening the access to its Safety Mode. The feature launched to a small feedback group in September last year temporarily auto-blocks accounts that respond to your Tweets with potentially harmful language. With the latest move, nearly 50 percent of people in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the UK, and the US are reportedly getting access to the bet...

Can Cyberattacks Lead to a Real War? Depends On What Nations Consider Crossing a Digital Red Line As tensions flare among Western powers over the deepening Russia-Ukraine crisis, fears of increased cyberattacks have floated a difficult question: can cyberattacks lead to real wars?

Snapchat, like Instagram to Put Ads Within Stories; Share Money With Creators Snapchat is testing rolling in ads within Stories in the US, which is likely to be applicable to more users soon. The strategy to up revenue while also compensating creators for their content is similar to Instagram’s.

Venom: Let There Be Carnage OTT Release Date Set for March 1 on Netflix in India Venom: Let There Be Carnage is coming to Netflix India on March 1, according to a listing for the sequel to the 2018 movie featuring the popular anti-hero. Venom: Let There Be Carnage features Tom Brady, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Williams, Naomie Harris, and Reid Scott, and was released in India in cinemas on October 14.

Warren Buffet's Berkshire Bought Activision Shares Nearly Worth $1 Billion Right Before Microsoft Took Over Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway had acquired Activision shares nearly worth $1 billion (roughly Rs. 7,540 crore) right before Microsoft announced the acquisition of the Call of Duty maker.

WazirX Co-Founder Siddharth Menon, SuperGaming Launch Web3 Game Ecosystem Marketplace 'Tegro' WazirX Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer Siddharth Menon and Indian game developer SuperGaming on Tuesday launched Tegro as their end-to-end Web3 game ecosystem marketplace. The marketplace will create standalone markets for gamers, traders, and institutional investors where they can trade, hold, and play with their game assets, the two entities said in a joint a...

Meta Sued by Texas State in US Over Facebook’s Facial-Recognition Practices US’ Texas state is suing Meta Platforms over Facebook’s alleged practice of collecting facial-recognition data of its users.

YouTube Pulls Sansad TV Account That Livestreamed Parliamentary Proceedings to 'Fix Security Threats' Sansad TV’s official account on YouTube has been terminated and pulled from the platform on a temporary basis due to a security incident. The account has been used for livestreaming Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha proceedings.

Spider-Man: No Way Home Out March 23 in India on Apple TV, BookMyShow Stream, YouTube Movies Watch Spider-Man: No Way Home online in India starting March 23 on Apple TV, BookMyShow Stream, Google Play Movies and YouTube Movies for Rs. 749. Available for digital rentals from April 13. Pre-orders are already open.

Uncharted Movie Leaked on Torrent Sites, Piracy Networks Ahead of Release in India, US Uncharted full movie leaked on torrents and available for download via piracy networks. Uncharted movie release date is February 18 in India and the US. Uncharted movie available in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu in India. Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg star in what is an adaptation of the eponymous PlayStation video game series.

Amazon, MSME Will Work Together to Enhance Production in India: Narayan Rane MSME minister Narayan Rane said that his ministry along with e-commerce firm Amazon will work together to enhance production in the country and take quality goods to the people at an affordable price.

Zoom Update Fixes macOS Bug That Keeps Microphone on After Meetings As electric vehicle (EV) sales rise, the big question for power grid operators, charging companies and governments is how to run tens of millions of vehicles without crashing local networks or spending billions on grid upgrades.

Rudra The Edge of Darkness Trailer: Ajay Devgn’s Luther Remake Out March 4 on Disney+ Hotstar Rudra: The Edge of Darkness trailer is here. Rudra: The Edge of Darkness release date is March 4 on Disney+ Hotstar in India, and Hulu in the US. Ajay Devgn, Raashii Khanna lead Rudra: The Edge of Darkness cast. Rudra: The Edge of Darkness is the Indian remake of Idris Elba-led Luther.

Twitter Agreement on Restoration of Services in Nigeria Asked to Be Published by Rights Group A Nigerian rights group has asked the High Court to force the government to publish an agreement with Twitter that led to the restoration of the social media company's services last month following a six-month ban.

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Trailer Seemingly Brings Back Patrick Stewart’s Charles Xavier Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness trailer — unveiled during 2022 Super Bowl — features the voice of what sounds a lot like Patrick Stewart’s Charles Xavier from the erstwhile X-Men universe. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness trailer released in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada. New Marvel movie out May 6 in six languages ...

5G Spectrum Auction Expected to Take Place in India in May: TRAI Official The long-awaited 5G spectrum auction is expected to be held in May this year if the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) submits by March its recommendations on the rules regarding the sale process, according to a senior official of the telecom department.

Valentine’s Day 2022 Celebrated by Google With an Interactive 3D Doodle Valentine’s Day 2022 is celebrated by Google with an interactive 3D Doodle featuring two smitten hamsters that have been separated and reached different corners.

Pegasus Spyware: Lawyers in Benjamin Netanyahu Trial Say No Illegal Phone Surveillance Found Prosecutors in the high-profile corruption case against former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that police have found no unlawful use of phone surveillance technology against witnesses in the trial.

San Francisco 49ers Hit by Ransomware Attack, Team's Financial Data Said to Be Stolen The San Francisco 49ers have been hit by a ransomware attack, with cybercriminals claiming they stole some of the football team's financial data.

Jio to Provide Satellite-Based Broadband Services in India in Partnership With SES Jio announced a joint venture with Luxembourg-based SES to provide satellite-based broadband services in India, a joint statement said.

Twitter Back Online After Software Glitch Disrupts Services Twitter was not accessible for thousands of users around the world on Friday. The issue was acknowledged by the social network and fixed shortly after.

Chip Shortage Feeds Frustration, Inflation in US The US economy is still bogged down by a persistent shortage of the computer chips essential to the technology that connects, transports and entertains us.

Wordle: Missing Score Helps End US Hostage Ordeal When Denyse Holt failed to text her daily Wordle score, her daughter knew something must be wrong. Hours later a police SWAT team rescued the 80-year-old Chicago woman from a naked home intruder who had been holding her hostage with a pair of scissors.

Google's Advertising Tech Targeted in European Publishers' Complaint Google became the target of an antitrust complaint by the European Publishers Council over its digital advertising business, which could potentially strengthen EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager's investigation into the issue.

Google Analytics May Provide Access to US Intelligence Access to French Users' Data: CNIL Google Analytics risks giving US intelligence services access to French website users' data, France's watchdog CNIL said.

#AirtelDown: Airtel Faces Brief Outage Due to ‘Technical Glitch’, Users Complain on Social Media Airtel users across India faced a brief outage on Friday. The telecom operator confirmed to Gadgets 360 that the issue was due to a technical glitch.

Binance Crypto Exchange to Invest $200 Million in Forbes Binance will make a $200-million (roughly Rs. 1,510 crore) investment in Forbes, the media company said, as it prepares to go public via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC).

Gehraiyaan Movie Review: Nuanced Character Exploration Dooms Itself With Odd Choices Gehraiyaan movie review: Shakun Batra’s new film — with Deepika Padukone, Ananya Panday, and Siddhant Chaturvedi — sets itself up as one thing before transforming into something unexpected and disappointing. Gehraiyaan released February 11 midnight IST on Amazon Prime Video.

OnlyFans to Now Allow Users to Put Up NFT Profile Pictures OnlyFans, an online subscription platform known for adult content, has launched a feature for users to display verified NFTs as profile pictures, it said.

MX TakaTak to Merge With ShareChat's Moj Short Video Platform MX TakaTak will merge with ShareChat's Moj platform to create a community of 100 million content creators with access to 300 million monthly active users, a joint statement said.

Twitter Turnaround Plan Yet to Pick Up Steam as Company Misses Advertising Revenue, User Growth Estimates Twitter reported weaker-than-expected quarterly advertising revenue and user growth and forecast revenue short of Wall Street targets, indicating that its turnaround plan has yet to bear fruit.

Obi-Wan Kenobi Release Date Set for May 25 on Disney+, Disney+ Hotstar Obi-Wan Kenobi release date has been set for May 25 by Lucasfilm and Disney. The series is set to premiere in India on May 25 on Disney+ Hotstar. Viewers will be able to stream the episodes in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam in India. The series stars Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen who will reprise their original roles of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Vad...

Taiwan, Home to TSMC, Sees 'Enormous' Room for Chip Cooperation With EU Taiwan's government believes there is "enormous" room for cooperation with the European Union on semiconductors, responding to plans from the bloc to boost its chip industry and cut its dependence on US and Asian supplies.

Spanish Retiree Fights Digital Bank Divide, Seeks Human Help A Spanish retiree campaigning to keep in-person customer services at banks because he felt “left out” by the shift to online banking is handing government officials a petition with more than 610,000 signatures, amid a wave of national support for his cause.

The Book of Boba Fett Post-Credits Scene Explained The Book of Boba Fett just aired its season finale episode and fans who saw the apparent demise of a popular character on the show are in for a surprise. Here’s what you need to know about the post-credits scene in the Book of Boba Fett.

Instagram Rolls Out Bulk Delete Options, Multiple New Account Controls Instagram has unveiled a host of new features, making it easier to remove content and review other user activity on the platform. These features were rolled out as a part of the Safer Internet Day initiatives by the Meta-owned photo-sharing app. The features can be accessed from a new section called Your Activity in the users’ profile.

Oscars Nominations 2022: The Full List, From Best Actor to Best Picture Oscars nominations 2022: The Power of the Dog leads the way with 12 nominations, followed by Dune at 11, and Belfast and West Side Story with seven apiece. Check out the full list of 2022 Oscars nominations here.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Urged by Religious Leaders to Scrap Instagram Kids Plans Reverends, rabbis, and other religious leaders urged Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to permanently stop the company's plan for an Instagram version aimed at young users.

TikTok Tests Age-Rated Content Restrictions to Prevent Adult Content From Reaching Teenage Users TikTok is working on ways to rate and restrict content by age in order to prevent adult content from reaching teenage users.

EU's Margrethe Vestager Says Analysing Metaverse Ahead of Possible Regulatory Action European Union authorities need to better understand the futuristic digital world known as the 'metaverse' before they can decide how to regulate it, the bloc's antitrust chief said.

Amazon, Flipkart, Uber, Others Could Be Persuaded to Go Electric Faster, Maharashtra Hopes Maharashtra will offer companies like Amazon and Uber new incentives to electrify their delivery fleets ahead of a 2025 target for cleaner air, its environment minister told Reuters.

Amazon Notches Up Sunny Sales Despite Client Shift to Multiple Cloud Vendors Amazon has racked up four straight quarters of cloud computing sales growth, a streak analysts are calling impressive and easing concerns that a customer shift toward multiple cloud vendors would hurt its leading market share.

Amazon Workers Try New Tactics in Second Attempt to Unionise in Alabama Amazon workers in Alabama are trying new tactics to gather support in favour of unionising in a do-over election after Amazon was determined to have unfairly influenced the first election last year.

Meta Adds 'Personal Boundary' Feature to Horizon After Reports of Virtual World Sexual Harassment Meta introduced a new ‘personal boundary’ on Friday after reports of sexual harassment in the Horizon Worlds metaverse raised questions about the VR experience.

Amazon Records Greatest Single-Day Surge in Value With $190 Billion Gain Amazon gained a whopping $190 Billion on Friday, recording the company’s biggest single-day gain of 13.5 percent, following a blockbuster quarterly earnings report.

Wall Street Journal Owner News Corp Says It Has Suffered a Major Hack That Stole Data From Journalists Wall Street Journal and New York Post owner News Corp said on Friday that it has been the victim of a major hack attack that targeted journalists and stole their data including draft articles.

Government’s Move to Form Animation, Gaming Promotion Squad Seen as Impetus to Strong Growth Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharam in his Budget speech this week announced the plans to set up an Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, and Comics (AVGC) promotion task force. The industry that involves game development studios, esports organisers, and institutes are seeing the move positively.

BharatPe Says Questioning Integrity of Board Members Painful After Co-Founder Ashneer Grover’s Offensive BharatPe in a statement on Friday said that questions about the integrity of the board members and misrepresentation of facts were painful after the company’s co-founder and managing director Ashneer Grover launched an offensive against investors.

Toshiba Says Considering Two-Way Split Instead of Three, Sale of Air Conditioner Business Toshiba is considering a plan to split the conglomerate into two instead of the three-way split it proposed last year in an attempt to convince shareholders to back its revival plan.

Apple, Broadcom Win New Trial in $1.1 Billion Caltech Patent Case A fine of $1.1 billion that Apple and Broadcom were ordered to pay after a jury verdict has been quashed by a US appeals court that has asked for a new trial on damages.

Facebook-Owner Meta Says It Will Pay $2 Million in New UK Fine Facebook parent company Meta has agreed to pay a fine of 1.5 million pounds ($2 million) levied on it by UK’s competition regulator over fresh issues regarding its purchase of Giphy.

Pegasus Row: Supreme Court-Appointed Committee Extends Timeline for Affected People to Come Forward The Supreme Court-appointed technical committee looking into the Pegasus issue has extended the timeline for affected persons to turn up before it.

Twitter Widens Testing of Downvote Replies to a Global Audience; Android Support Coming Soon Twitter on Friday announced the expansion of its downvote replies option that it initially introduced last year for some users on iOS. Downvotes marked by a user will not be visible publicly but will be used by Twitter to help provide more relevant replies in a conversation.

Instagram Rolls Out 'Take a Break' Feature to All Countries Including India, Will Nudge Young Users to Enable Feature Instagram has announced the rollout of its Take a Break feature for users on the app. The feature was previously available in six countries but has now been rolled out globally, including India. Users can choose to receive reminders to take a break from scrolling, and young users will be shown a notification asking them to enable the feature, according to the company.

The Great Indian Murder Review: Possibly the Worst Thing Disney+ Hotstar Has Made The Great Indian Murder review: Ajay Devgn-produced Hotstar Specials, directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia and starring Richa Chadha and Pratik Gandhi, is a whodunnit that is forever stuck in (poorly) introducing its vast array of characters. The Great Indian Murder released February 4 on Disney+ Hotstar.

Rocket Boys Review: India Comes of Age in SonyLIV’s Terrific New Series Rocket Boys review: SonyLIV web series about Homi Bhabha (Jim Sarbh) and Vikram Sarabhai (Ishwak Singh) is an exacting portrait of their friendship, privilege, and ambitions in pre- and post-Independence India from the 1940s to 1960s. Writer-director Abhay Pannu delivers in spades. Rocket Boys released February 4 at 12am IST on SonyLIV.

Apple, Google Asked to Offer Improved Compliance Plans on App Store Law by South Korean Regulator South Korea's telecommunications regulator wants better compliance plans from Apple and Alphabet's Google before finalising rules for a law banning app store operators from forcing software developers to use their payments systems.

Spyware Used by Israeli Police on Key Figure in Benjamin Netanyahu Trial: Reports Reports that police may have used spyware on a key witness in the trial of former premier Benjamin Netanyahu dominated Israeli headlines amid global scrutiny of Israeli-made surveillance technology.

Airtel Xstream Premium Pack With Access to Multiple OTT Platforms Revised, Now Starts at Rs. 149 per Month Airtel Xstream Premium pack that brings access to content from different over-the-top (OTT) platforms including Eros Now, SonyLIV, and Epic On, among others has been revised and is now starting at Rs. 149 a month or Rs. 1,499 a year.

Spotify COVID-19 Misinformation Row: Roxane Gay Removes Her Podcast From the Platform Roxane Gay, the host of The Roxane Gay Agenda podcast, has removed her show from Spotify amid a growing number of celebrity departures from the audio streaming platform recently.

Twitter Articles Feature Reportedly in the Works, Could Offer Support for Longer Posts Twitter is reportedly working on a feature called Twitter Articles, which could allow users to post long-form articles on the microblogging platform. Currently, users can use threads to post longer messages to the service. Twitter is yet to officially announce details of the Twitter Articles feature, including which users will be able to access the feature on the plat...