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Obi-Wan Kenobi Release Date Moved to May 27, Two-Episode Premiere Set Obi-Wan Kenobi release date delayed by two days to Friday, May 27. The Star Wars series will have a two-episode premiere. One episode a week thereafter on Wednesdays until June 22.

Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, MLB The Show 22, More: April 2022 Games to Play on PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X April 2022 will see a bunch of games launching on the PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X, Nintendo Switch, and PC. Gamers can enjoy titles such as MotoGP 22, Nintendo Switch Sports, tERRORbane, Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, MLB Show 22, and more. Find out when exactly these games will be released.

Ukraine Crisis: US Said to Warn Firms About Russia’s Kaspersky Day After Invasion The US government began privately warning some American companies the day after Russia invaded Ukraine that Moscow could manipulate software designed by Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky to cause harm, according to a senior US official and two people familiar with the matter.

Apple, Meta Gave User Data to Hackers Who Used Forged Legal Requests: Report Meta gave user information to hackers who pretended to be law enforcement officials last year, a company source said, highlighting the risks of a measure used in urgent cases.

Airtel, Tech Mahindra Team Up for Digital Solutions Across 5G, Private Networks, Cloud Airtel and Tech Mahindra announced a strategic partnership to jointly develop and market enterprise-grade digital solutions across 5G, private networks, and cloud.

Russia Draws Up 2 Cases Against Google for Not Removing Banned Content From YouTube Russia's communications regulator on Tuesday said it had drawn up two administrative cases against Google for failing to remove banned information from its YouTube video-sharing platform.

UGC Drafts Handbook on 'Digital Hygiene', Details Redefined Protocols for Virtual Classrooms University Grants Commission (UGC) has released a draft handbook on "Digital Hygiene", which includes recommendations for virtual classrooms including secure internet browsing, closing webcam and computer audio when not in use, and not downloading content while using public Wi-Fi.

How China's TikTok, Facebook Influencers Push Propaganda As China continues to assert its economic might, it is using the global social media ecosystem to expand its already formidable influence.

Chinese Drone Maker DJI Refutes Accusations of Leaking Ukrainian Military Positions to Russia Chinese drone maker DJI says "utterly false" accusations that it is leaking data on Ukrainian military positions to Russia, after a German retailer cited it as a reason for taking its products off shelves.

Don’t Intend to Make Verification of Social Media Users Mandatory: MoS IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar in Lok Sabha Government does not intend to make social media users' verification mandatory in view of the privacy issue, Minister of State for Electronic and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar told Lok Sabha on Wednesday.

Elon Musk Invokes Eminem in Opposing SEC Decree That Requires Him to Take Preapproval for His Tweets Elon Musk on Tuesday invoked rapper Eminem while seeking to throw out his 2018 agreement with the top US securities regulator requiring the Tesla CEO to obtain preapproval for his tweets.

Facebook Messenger Adds Support for Shortcuts, Allowing Users to Send Silent Messages, GIFs, More Facebook Messenger has introduced Shortcuts, a new set of features that allow users to issue one-word commands to quickly perform tasks on Messenger. Users can quickly notify all users in a group or message a friend or group silently without notifying them. Messenger users on iOS will soon be able to send GIFs using commands, along with shrug and tableflip ASCII emoti...

Moon Knight Review: Oscar Isaac’s Marvel Series Is a Snooze Fest Moon Knight review: Marvel’s new series about a former mercenary (Oscar Isaac) who does the bidding of an Egyptian moon god is all plot and no spark. Moon Knight out March 30 at 12:30pm IST on Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar. Isaac, Ethan Hawke, and May Calamawy lead the Moon Knight cast.

Twitter Testing Cricket Tab for Indian Users on Android Amid IPL 2022 Twitter on Tuesday announced that it has started testing a dedicated Cricket tab that will appear on the Explore page in India. The new announcement comes amid the IPL 2022 season.

Pegasus Scandal: NSO Says Israeli Police Was Sold 'Weaker' Variant of Phone Hacking Tool Than Export Version Israeli spyware firm NSO Group that created and sold Pegasus phone hacking tool said on Tuesday it had sold the country's police a variant that can access local cellphones but described it as being "weaker" than the export version.

Google Hangouts Removed From Google Play Store, App Store Amid Transition to Google Chat Google Chat is being removed from the Google Play store and Apple’s App Store amid the ongoing transition to the company’s more capable Google Chat service. Google Hangouts appears to be working on devices where the app is installed, and users who have downloaded the app from the Google Play store in the past can still access the app, while new users on both Andro...

Cairo to Kyiv: Social Media's Rocky Ride Through Conflict Zones Ukrainian people and their government have been making full use of social media platforms including Twitter, TikTok, Facebook, and Telegram to apprise the world of the effects of the Russian invasion as well as to collect donations to fight back.

YouTube Timed Reactions Feature Announced, Lets Users React to Specific Moments of a Video With Emojis YouTube is testing a new timed reactions feature as part of a new experiment, the company announced on Monday. The video-sharing platform will allow users to react to certain videos at specific timestamps with emojis. YouTube is yet to reveal which channels or videos will be part of the experiment. The platform previously tested out SoundCloud-like timed comments, whi...

Internet Disrupted in Ukraine After ‘Powerful’ Cyberattack on State-Run Telecom Company Internet was disrupted in Ukraine on Monday after the state-owned telecommunications company Ukrtelecom was the target of a "powerful" cyberattack, according to Ukrainian government officials and company representatives.

Yatra Online Files for IPO to Raise Rs. 750 Crore Online travel service provider Yatra on Monday said it has filed a draft prospectus with markets regulator Sebi for its initial public offering that includes a fresh issue of shares aggregating up to Rs. 750 crore.

Moon Knight Release Date and Time, Cast, Episodes, Poster, Trailer, Review, and More Moon Knight release date and time in India is March 28 at 12:30pm IST. Oscar Isaac, Ethan Hawke lead Moon Knight cast. Moon Knight has six episodes. Discover Moon Knight powers, watch Moon Knight trailer, and know about Moon Knight season 2 within. Here’s all you need to know about Marvel’s next series out Wednesday on Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar.

Huawei Reports Record Profit as CFO Meng Wanzhou Makes Public Return Huawei has reported record profit for 2021 defying US sanctions as the company’s CFO Meng Wanzhou made her first public appearance since returning to China from Canadian custody.

Amazon Is Flighting Union Drive on Two Fronts Amazon is facing its toughest labour fight yet, with two separate union elections coming to a head as soon as next week.

Instagram Spotted Working on Feature to Let Users Reply to Stories With Voice Messages, Images Instagram is reportedly working on the ability to reply to a user’s stories with voice messages and images, according to details shared by a known app developer. Users can currently respond to stories with a one of eight ‘Quick Reactions’ emojis, a text message, or a GIF reply. There is no word on when the feature could roll out to users, as it is currently in d...

Apple Maps’ 3D City View Debuts in Canada’s Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal Apple has launched its more detailed, 3D city maps feature in Canada that was first introduced with iOS 15 in the US.

After Conquering Twitter, Elon Musk Is Thinking About Launching His Own Social Media Platform Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says he’s contemplating coming up with his own social media platform.

Oscars Winners 2022: The Full List, From Best Actor to Best Picture Oscars winners 2022: Disney and HBO Max win the most Oscars with six, but Apple TV+ won Best Picture for CODA. Will Smith won for Best Actor, while Jessica Chastain won Best Actress.

Oscars 2022: Date, Time, and How to Watch in India The 2022 Oscars — or the 94th Academy Awards — are slated to take place Sunday, March 27 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. For Indian viewers, the ceremony will happen live on Monday, March 28, at 5am IST. Excited viewers in India can watch the Oscars live on Disney+ Hotstar.

Russia's Kaspersky, China Telecom Firms Added by US FCC to National Security Threat List The US FCC added Russia's Kaspersky, China Telecom (Americas) and China Mobile International USA to its list of communications equipment and service providers deemed threats to US national security.

Amazon Labour Union Vote Gets Underway in New York Under hazy skies and in the calm of morning, workers waited patiently in line outside the JFK8 warehouse for a say on whether to establish Amazon's first US labour union.

Apple Closes Russian Mir Card Loophole for Apple Pay: Sberbank US tech giant Apple has suspended its Apple Pay service for Russia's Mir card payment system, Russia's largest lender and payments system said, closing a loophole that had allowed Russians to keep using the service.

Spotify to Suspend Service in Russia Following New Media Law Spotify said it will suspend its streaming service in Russia in response to the country's new media law.

How to Watch IPL 2022 Matches Online in India, US, and Around the World Looking for IPL 2022 live stream? Find out how to watch IPL 2022 matches online.

Seagate SkyHawk AI 20TB Hard Disk Drive Launched in India: Details Seagate has launched a new SkyHawk AI 20TB hard disk drive (HDD). The HDD is designed to adapt to the scale of the users’ artificial intelligence environment. SkyHawk AI 20 TB HDD will be available in India at an MRP of Rs. 54,999, available through Seagate’s distributor, Prama India.

EU, US Reach Preliminary Deal to Avoid Disruption in Data Flows The European Union and the US reached a preliminary agreement to avoid major disruption in transatlantic data flows that had been jeopardised by a ruling of the EU top court, the EU Commission head and the US President said.

Facebook, Instagram to Feature 3D Advertisements as Meta Takes Another Step Towards Metaverse Meta make it easier for brands to run three-dimensional advertisements on Facebook and Instagram through a new partnership with an e-commerce technology firm.

Apple Urges US Court to Reject Epic's Appeal in App Store Antitrust Case Apple told appellate judges that Epic Games had failed to show any legal error that would justify them overturning a lower-court ruling that found key App Store policies do not break US antitrust law.

Byju’s Named as Official Sponsor of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Byju’s said it has been named as an official sponsor of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.

Google Search to Let You Find and Book Doctor’s Appointment; Fitbit Testing AFib Detection, Alerts Google Search is getting the ability to let you find and book appointment availability of doctors, the search giant announced at The Check Up event on Thursday. Fitbit is separately testing to introduce AFib detection and alert support.

Zoom Gets Avatars Feature for Virtual Meetings: Here's How to Use It Zoom has announced a new Avatars feature that replaces your head with a 3D character during virtual calls. The avatar will mimic the head movements and facial expressions of the user. Avatars feature is included in the Zoom 5.10.0 update and initially offer animal avatars. Different avatar options are said to be added in the future.

Google Updates Search Criteria to Feature Helpful Product Reviews Google has updated its search optimisation to offer helpful product reviews. The new update is currently live only for the English language.

Toshiba Shareholders Reject Spin-Off Plan in Key Vote Toshiba shareholders voted against a proposal to split the Japanese conglomerate into two, dealing a fresh blow to management that will likely spell further turmoil for the embattled company.

YouTube Rolls Out New Health Features in India to Highlight, Identify Videos From Verified Sources YouTube is bringing two new features to provide more context on the health content on the platform. The company has unveiled health source information panels and content shelves in India to assist users in finding videos from authoritative sources.

Instagram Brings Back the Chronological News Feed With 'Following’ and ‘Favourites’: How It Works Instagram has announced it is bringing back the ability to view posts in a chronological timeline with two new feeds called Following and Favourites. Users who select following will see posts from the accounts they follow in chronological order, while users who select Favourites can add up to 50 accounts to see their posts in the order in which they were posted. Meanw...

Tencent Posts Slowest-Ever Sale Rise in Q4, Regulation Impact Set to Ease Tencent revenue grew just 8 percent in the fourth quarter, the slowest pace since it went public in 2004, reflecting regulatory scrutiny that has hurt both its gaming business and advertising sales.

Apex Legends Leak Allegedly Reveals Unannounced Heroes, Maps, Weapons, and More From Next 9 Seasons A massive leak on Reddit has allegedly revealed future content from the next nine seasons of Apex Legends. It includes new heroes, weapons, maps, emotes, and more.

India Has So Far Blocked 320 Mobile Apps to Ensure Safe Internet for Users: Union Minister Som Prakash The India government has so far blocked 320 mobile applications under a provision of the Information Technology (IT) Act to ensure a safe, trustworthy, and accountable internet for all its users, Parliament was informed.

WhatsApp Multi-Device Support Starts Rolling Out to All Users: How to Link WhatsApp started rolling out multi-device support for all users. The latest feature will allow users to access their WhatsApp account on up to four devices such as laptops, or PCs simultaneously. Users can send or receive messages on their WhatsApp account on a secondary device even when their phone is not connected to the Internet.

Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Still Looking for Next Big Thing Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has remained immersed in technology while also pursuing divergent interests since his 1985 departure from the revolutionary company he started with the late Steve Jobs.

David Beckham Hands Over Instagram Account to Ukrainian Doctor: Here’s Why David Beckham recently handed over his Instagram account, and other social media handles to a Ukrainian doctor to highlight the "amazing" work that health workers are doing in the nation.

Ukraine Crisis: YouTube at Risk of Russia Ban After Facebook Is Deemed Illegal Google, one of the few US corporate giants still operating in Russia, is poised to lose one of its biggest footholds in the country as tensions with the Kremlin continue to escalate.

Zomato Instant: CEO Deepinder Goyal Clarifies 10-Minute Delivery Plan, Will Be for Specific Nearby Locations Zomato founder Deepinder Goyal clarified the 10-minute food delivery plan stating that the service "will be for specific nearby locations, popular, and standardised items only."

Google Asked to Be Sanctioned by US Justice Department in Pretrial Document Fight The US Justice Department, which has accused Google of breaking antitrust law in its search business, asked a judge to find that the company abused an attorney-client privilege designation to avoid turning over documents.

Facebook, Instagram Banned by Russia on ‘Extremism’ Charges Amid Ukraine Crisis A Moscow court banned Facebook and Instagram for what it deemed extremist activity in a case against their parent company, Meta.

Apple Services Outage Reported: Apple Music, Apple TV+, App Store, More Down For Users Apple's web-based services including Apple Music, Apple TV+, the App Store, Podcasts, Contacts, and Apple Arcade appear to be experiencing an outage in some parts of the world.

China’s Social Media Platforms Take Down NFT Platforms Fearing Government Crackdown Chinese social media giants are withholding the operations of NFT platforms in the country. The development is the result of China’s continuous clampdown on crypto-related activities, without having specified if NFT activities are permitted or not. NFT players like Xihu No.1, Dongyiyuandian, and WhaleTalk are reportedly facing consequences.

Apple Ex-Employee Charged for Defrauding the Company of $10 Million An Apple ex-employee has been charged with defrauding the tech giant of over $10 million (roughly Rs. 75 crore) by taking kickbacks, stealing equipment, and laundering money, according to federal prosecutors.

Microsoft Bing Search Engine Asked to Suspend Auto-Suggest Feature in China Microsoft Bing search engine has been asked to disable its auto-suggest feature for a period of seven days by the Chinese authorities.

Australia to Make Big Tech Hand Over Misinformation Data to Regulator Australia's media regulator will be able to force Internet companies to provide internal data about how they have handled misinformation and disinformation.

83 Movie Now Streaming on Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar in India 83 is now available to watch online on Netflix and Disney+ Hotstar. Released Monday, March 21 midnight, 83 is available to view in Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, and Telegu. Over the weekend, 83 made its TV debut by airing on Star Gold on Sunday, March 20. 83 shows the saga of the 1983 Cricket World Cup winning team of India.

Telegram Ban Lifted by Brazil Supreme Court After Platform Complies With Order to Remove Some Accounts Telegram ban in Brazil was lifted on Sunday after the social media platform removed the accounts as instructed by the country’s top court.

Ukraine Crisis: Qualcomm Stops Selling Products to Russian Companies Qualcomm said it has stopped selling its products to Russian companies in compliance with US-imposed sanctions after Moscow invaded Ukraine.

Russian Antivirus Software Usage to Be Curbed by Italy in Public Sector Over Hacking Fear Italy's government is poised to curb the use of Russian antivirus software in the public sector in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, fearing Moscow could hijack the programs to hack key websites, officials said.

UPI Lite to Debut in India to Enable Small-Value Transactions in Offline Mode UPI Lite is set to debut as an on-device wallet by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to enable users on the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) to make small-value transactions in offline mode.

Tech Leaders Face Threat of Prison Under New UK Online Bill Tech bosses face criminal prosecution if they fail to comply with proposed British rules aimed at ensuring people are safe online, the UK government said as it unveiled the draft legislation in Parliament.

PayPal Expands Payment Services to Help Ukrainian Citizens, Refugees PayPal expanded its services to allow Ukrainian citizens and refugees to receive payments from overseas, a move a senior Ukrainian official called a huge help as Russian forces continued to attack the country.

Elon Musk’s ‘Combat Challenge’ to Vladimir Putin Prompts Mockery in Russia The Kremlin may have ignored billionaire Elon Musk challenging President Vladimir Putin to a fight over Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but several Russian officials have stepped in to defend their leader by mocking Musk online.

Instagram Suspends Kanye West’s Account for 24 Hours Over Racial Slur Against Trevor Noah Kanye West won't be able to post anything on Instagram for 24 hours.

Crypto Exchange Coinbase Adds New Feature to Let Users Fund Crypto Wallets From Chrome Browser Extension Crypto exchange Coinbase is eliminating the hassle of switching between apps, copy pasting information, and manually facilitating transactions via crypto wallets. It has launched Coinbase Pay — a feature to allow people fill up their crypto wallets from the Chrome Web browser.

Alibaba and Tencent Said to Be Readying Big Job Cuts Amid China Crackdown Alibaba and Tencent, two of China’s biggest conglomerates, are preparing to cut tens of thousands of jobs combined this year in one of their biggest layoff rounds as the Internet firms try to cope with China's sweeping regulatory crackdown, sources said.

Facebook Takes Down Deepfake Video Showing Ukranian President Capitulating A poorly edited video purporting to show Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy publicly capitulating to Russian demands drew widespread ridicule on Wednesday.

Russian Government Sites Said to Be Facing Unprecedented Cyber Attacks Russian government is facing unprecedented cyberattacks and technical efforts are being made to filter foreign web traffic, the TASS news agency cited the digital ministry as saying on Thursday.

Google I/O 2022 to Be Held on May 11–12, Registrations Free, Open for Virtual Watching Google I/O 2022 is set to be held between May 11–12 as an online event with free registrations. The conference will take place at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in California.

Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi Criticises Facebook, Calls it 'Meta-Worse for Democracy' Congress lead Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday attacked social media giant Facebook (now Meta), calling it "meta-worse for democracy".

Russia's Top Lender Sberbank Launches Smart TVs to Offset Heavy Blow of Western Sanctions Russia's top lender Sberbank on Tuesday unveiled a range of smart TVs, the latest addition to its technology arsenal, after its international operations are heavily compromised by Western sanctions against Moscow over Ukraine invasion.

Ukraine Memes Proliferate Despite Grim Realities of War Apart from the minute tweets about on-ground updates of the Ukraine-Russia war, Ukraine has been flooding social media with memes in the hopes of getting public attention and win popular support.

Rosa Bonheur Gets a Google Doodle Celebrating the French Painter on Her 200th Birthday Google marked the 200th birthday of French painter Rosa Bonheur with a Google doodle dedicated to her. Bonheur was born on this day in 1822 in Bordeaux, France. Bonheur's reputation as an animal painter and sculptor grew into the 1840s. Bonheur garnered international acclaim with her painting ‘The Horse Fair’, which depicted the horse market held in Paris.

Meta Fined EUR 17 million for Data Breach by Irish Watchdog Facebook parent company Meta has been fined in Ireland to the tune of EUR 17 million INR HERE for breaching EU data privacy laws.

Spotify, Barcelona Sponsorship Deal to Reportedly Fetch EUR 300 Million for the Football Club FC Barcelona on Tuesday announced that Spotify will become its main sponsor from next season, with the club's stadium to be rebranded as Spotify Camp Nou from July.

Zomato Blinkit Said to Have Reached Merger Agreement in an All-Stock Deal Zomato has reached an all-stock merger with Blinkit (formerly Grofers) that values the instant-delivery service between (roughly Rs. 5,350 crore) and $750 million (roughly Rs. 5,732 crore).

Julian Assange Denied Permission to Appeal Extradition to US by UK's Top Court WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange permission to appeal against a decision to extradite him to the U.S. to face spying charges has been denied by UK’s top court.

Germany Warns Against Russia's Kaspersky Anti-Virus Software Amid Ukraine War German has urged consumers not to use anti-virus software made by Russia's Kaspersky, saying that the firm could be used for hacking assaults amid Russia's war in Ukraine.

SoftBank Executives Said to Exit Paytm, Policybazaar Boards SoftBank representatives will reportedly step down from the boards of digital payments firm Paytm and the parent of online insurance aggregator Policybazaar.

Twitter Reverses Twin-Tab Layout Decision, Makes It Easier to View Latest Tweets First Twitter has rolled back on its decision to use a twin-tab layout on the microblogging site and has switched back to the original layout which shows the latest tweets first. The layout was designed such that the Home tab showing the algorithmic feed was set to be on the default option. This decision caused a backlash as several users shared their criticism of the chang...

VPN Demand in Russia Skyrockets After Facebook, Instagram Block VPN demand has skyrocketed in Russia shortly after Moscow decided to cut access to Instagram and Facebook in the country. Meta had restricted access to Russian state media on its platforms and allowed users to post messages such as "Death to the Russian invaders".

Instagram Adds New Moderator Option for Live Video Streams Instagram has introduced a new feature for creators on the platform. With Live Moderator on Instagram Live, streamers can add a moderator to a live video. An Instagram Live Moderator will be able to report comments and remove viewers from live. They can also turn off comments for a viewer.

Ukraine Ethical Hackers Bewildered as HackerOne Bug Bounty Platform Said to Halt Their Payouts Ethical hackers in Ukraine are feeling lost amid the ongoing disruption from Russia as bug bounty platform HackerOne has withheld their payouts. Some of them have taken the issue to social media.

Russia-Ukraine War: Meta Says Won’t Allow Calls to Assassinate Head of State in Updated Guidelines Meta has updated its user guidelines that won’t allow posts calling for the assassination of a head of a state. Meta was earlier allowing some posts on Facebook and Instagram calling for the death of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Elon Musk Says Tesla, SpaceX See Significant Inflation Risks as Ukraine-Russia War Raises Commodity Costs Elon Musk indicated in a recent tweet that the raging Ukraine-Russia war is putting his companies Tesla and SpaceX at significant inflation risks.

Ukraine Begins Using Clearview AI's Facial Recognition to Spot Invading Russians, Identify Their Dead Ukraine said on Saturday that it was using Clearview AI’s facial recognition technology after the US startup offered to uncover Russian assailants, combat misinformation and identify the dead.

Instagram Banned in Russia After Meta Allows Posts Calling for Violence Against Russian Invaders Instagram users in Russia are being asked to migrate their photos and videos from the platform as it gets banned.

Facebook-Parent Meta Defends Policy on Calls for Violence That Angered Russia Facebook-owner Meta said that a temporary change in its content policy, only for Ukraine, was needed to let users voice opposition to Russia's attack, as Russia opened a criminal case after the company said it would allow posts such as "death to the Russian invaders."

Ukraine Crisis: Sony Pictures Halts All Business Operations in Russia In a move similar to that of Disney, Sony Pictures Entertainment has also announced that it will suspend all of its business operations in Russia, following the country's military operation in Ukraine.

YouTube Expands Block of Russian State Media to Apply Globally YouTube broadened its blocking of Russian state-linked media channels to apply internationally after initially barring them only in Europe following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

Instagram Blocked in Russia as Moscow Says Its Being Used to Call for Violence Against Its Soldiers Russian regulators said Friday that the country's Internet users will be blocked from accessing Instagram, saying it's being used to call for violence against Russian soldiers.

Twitter Rolling Out an Update to Make It Harder for Users to Switch to Reserve-Chronological Feed Twitter is rolling out an update where users can get two distinct tabs — Home and Latest Tweets — to switch between the algorithmic and reverse-chronological feeds. The change is essentially meant to push users more prominently towards its algorithmically-served timeline.

Facebook, Instagram Won’t Remove Posts Calling for Violence Against Russian Invaders Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta is planning to allow posts that call for violence against Russians in response to the invasion of Ukraine, media reports said on Friday.

Russia-Ukraine War: Twitter to Label and Limit Belarus State Media Posts to Curb Misinformation Twitter said on Thursday that it will place labels on and limit the spread of posts from Belarus state media in a move aimed to curb misinformation from Russia's ally in its invasion of Ukraine.

WhatsApp Introduces Browser Extension to Make Sure You’re Using Its Authenticated Web Version WhatsApp on Friday introduced a Web browser extension called Code Verify to let users confirm whether the WhatsApp Web version they are using on their system is authenticated. The messaging app has developed the extension in partnership with Cloudflare.

EU to Probe 'Political' Use of Pegasus Spyware in Member Countries European Union lawmakers have voted in an overwhelming majority in favour of probing the use of Pegasus surveillance software by member countries, especially Hungry and Poland.

Can Russia Be Sanctioned on the Internet? Experts Say It’s Not That Hard Nearly 40 signatories including security researchers, online civil libertarians, former White House officials, have written an open letter suggesting ways to impose internet sanctions on Russia for invading Ukraine.

Google Play Store, YouTube Suspend Payment-Based Services in Russia Google Play store and YouTube have suspended paid services including subscriptions in Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.

Google Launches Harassment Manager to Filter Unwanted Comments From Twitter, Other Social Media Platforms Google has launched an open-source anti-harassment tool called Harassment Manager to help journalists, activists, and public figures.

Dune OTT Release Date Set for March 25 on Amazon Prime Video in India Dune, the epic science fiction film starring Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Jason Momoa, Oscar Isaac, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, and Javier Bardem, is coming to Amazon Prime Video on March 25. Viewers who did not have a chance to watch the movie back in 2021, will be able to stream Dune in English, Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu.

Ukraine Crisis: US Senator Elizabeth Warren Working to Curb Scope of Sanction Evasions via Crypto for Russians US Senator Elizabeth Warren will soon be releasing a bill instructing crypto exchanges in the US on how to lawfully handle Russian users against exploiting cryptocurrencies. Warren is among US lawmakers who are concerned that these decentralised financial assets could be used by Russians to evade sanctions imposed by the US in the backdrop of Russia’s war on Ukraine...

Twitter Claims NFT Chatter Is on the Rise in India, but Women Only Participate in 15 Percent of Them A study by Twitter reveals that 15 percent of the conversations around non-fungible tokens (NFTs) come from Indian women and in order to alter the gender skew towards conversation around the crypto asset, the microblogging platform is launching a female-led NFT Community.

Google, Facebook, Twitter, More Big Tech to Be Forced by Britain to Combat Online Scams Britain said it would force Google, Facebook, Twitter, and other online platforms to prevent paid-for fraudulent adverts after calls from regulators and consumer groups for a stronger crackdown on scams.

Google to Buy Cybersecurity Firm Mandiant for $5.4 Billion Google is buying cybersecurity firm Mandiant for $5.4 billion (roughly Rs. 41,570 crore), adding heft as rivals Microsoft and Amazon also look to beef up security for their fast-growing cloud units.

Amazon's Battle With Reliance for India Retail Supremacy: All You Need to Know For more than a year, Amazon and India's Future Group have been locked in a complex legal stand-off that has stalled Future's $3.4 billion sale of assets to rival Reliance Industries, the country's biggest conglomerate.

Google Said to Be in Talks to Buy Cybersecurity Firm Mandiant Google is in talks to buy cybersecurity firm Mandiant, as per a report citing a person with knowledge of the discussion.

Russian, Belarusian Hackers Target Ukraine in Phishing, Google Says Google said it has seen Russian hackers well-known to law enforcement, including FancyBear, engaging in espionage, phishing campaigns, and other attacks targeting Ukraine and its European allies in recent weeks.

TikTok War: How Russia's Invasion of Ukraine Played to Social Media's Youngest Audience When Russia invaded Ukraine last week, some of social media's youngest users experienced the conflict from the front lines on TikTok.

IBM Suspends All Business in Russia Amid Ukraine Crisis IBM has suspended all its business in Russia due to the conflict in Ukraine, CEO Arvind Krishna said.

Airtel Launches Credit Card in Partnership With Axis Bank Airtel and Axis Bank announced a collaboration for offering financial services, starting with a co-branded credit card for subscribers of the telecom services company.

Turning Red Review: Pixar’s Puberty Movie Signals the Studio’s Next-Gen Growing Pains Turning Red movie review: Oscar-winning director Domee Shi struggles to make the jump from short films to feature films for Pixar, with this story of 13-year-old Chinese-Canadian girl who turns into a giant red panda when she gets too excited. Turning Red release date is March 11; watch online and download on Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar.

Samsung Confirms Data Breach by Hackers, Involving Source Code of Galaxy Smartphones Samsung on Monday confirmed that it had been affected by a cybersecurity breach that affected the company’s data, in a statement to Bloomberg News. Last week, the Lapsus$ hacking team that claimed responsibility for Nvidia cybersecurity breach reportedly published a torrent file of the company’s source code for Samsung Galaxy smartphones online. Samsung stated tha...

The Power of Tech Giants Has Made Them as Influential as Nations. Here’s How They’re Sanctioning Russia Google (now Alphabet), Apple, Facebook (now Meta), Amazon and Microsoft have taken steps to impose significant and (mainly) voluntary sanctions on Russia, in response to its invasion of Ukraine.

Even Google Agrees There’s No Going Back to the Old Office Life Google, Apple, and almost all other major tech firms are experimenting with the idea of hybrid workplaces as the COVID-19 restrictions forcing its employees to work from home are beginning to ease.

Microsoft to Build Its Fourth Indian Data Centre in Hyderabad Microsoft unveiled its fourth data centre in India on Monday, betting on rising digital consumption in one of its fastest-growing markets.

WhatsApp Group Polls Feature Spotted in Development on Latest iOS Beta WhatsApp has been spotted working on a new group polls feature that could let users create polls and vote on them in a group. The feature is available in messaging services like Facebook Messenger, Threema, and Telegram. Like messages, attachments, and calls, group polls are also likely to be protected by end-to-end encryption. It is currently not clear when WhatsApp ...

Ukrainian Websites Under 'Non-Stop' Attack From Russian Hackers Since Invasion, Says Cyber Watchdog Russian hackers have been attacking Ukraine websites non-stop since the invasion, Ukraine’s cyber watchdog agency has said.

Cyberattack Knocks Thousands Offline in Europe Amid Ukraine-Russia Crisis: Report Thousands of Internet users across Europe have been thrown offline after what sources said was a likely cyberattack at the beginning of Russia's offensive in Ukraine.

Ukraine Crisis: Microsoft 'Suspends' New Sales of Products, Services in Russia Microsoft is halting new sales of its products and services in Russia, the tech giant announced.

Facebook Access Blocked in Russia for Restricting State-Backed Channels Russia is blocking Meta's Facebook, the country's communications regulator said, in response to what it said were restrictions of access to Russian media on the platform.

Apple Maps, Weather Apps Start Showing Crimea as Part of Ukraine Following Russian Invasion Apple Maps and Weather apps on iPhone and other Apple devices are now showing Crimea as a part of Ukraine when viewing from outside Russia.

Facebook, Multiple Media Sites Partially Down in Russia: Reports Facebook and multiple media websites were partially inaccessible in Russia, as authorities crack down on critical voices and fighting rages in Ukraine.

BBC, Voice of America, Deutsche Welle, More Media Outlets Restricted by Russia: Report Russia's state communications watchdog said it had blocked the BBC, Voice of America, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Deutsche Welle, and other media outlets for spreading "fake" information, the RIA news agency reported.

Airbnb Suspends All Operations in Russia and Belarus Amid Ukraine Crisis: CEO Brian Chesky Airbnb is suspending all operations in Russia and Belarus, Chief Executive Officer Brian Chesky said in a tweet.