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Elon Musk’s Big X Sign Removed From Twitter Roof After Residents' Complaints Elon Musk's big bright “X” sign has been removed from the roof of X's headquarters in San Francisco. The city building department logged 24 complaints after a weekend of the big X, which on Friday was erected on the roof of the company's downtown San Francisco headquarters, on Market Street, to the chagrin of neighbours who complained about intrusive lights.

Google Ads Introduces Auto-Generated Advertisement Tool Using Generative AI Advertisers and businesses will now be able to auto-generate advertisements on Google Ads platform, said Dan Taylor, vice president of global ads at Google.

Sony Delays Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, Kraven the Hunter, and More Due to Ongoing Writers’ and Actors’ Strike in Hollywood Sony is delaying a bunch of its upcoming major films due to the ongoing writers’ and actors’ strikes, which has halted production entirely in Hollywood. Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, which was originally slated for a March 2024 release, has been taken off the calendar since its actors cannot perform any voice acting. Meanwhile, Kraven the Hunter has been de...

One Piece, Ahsoka, Choona, and More: August Web Series on Netflix, Hotstar, Apple TV+, Amazon Prime Video, Sony Liv Netflix’s One Piece live-action adaptation, Rosario Dawson-led Ahsoka, Choona starring Jimmy Sheirgill, The Jengaburu Curse, Physical season 3 with Rose Byrne, Heartstopper season 2, Only Murders in the Building season 3, and more — the nine biggest TV shows and web series in July 2023 on Netflix, Hotstar, Apple TV+, Amazon Prime Video, and Sony Liv.

Elon Musk Draws Heat From San Francisco Over Giant X Office Logo After Removal of Twitter Sign A giant, glowing X marks the San Francisco spot where Elon Musk says he plans to keep his company, the messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter. But city officials and some residents are unhappy with the display.

Walmart Buys Out Tiger Global’s Stake in Flipkart for $1.4 Billion: Report Walmart has paid $1.4 billion to buy out hedge fund Tiger Global's investment in e-commerce firm Flipkart, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing a letter by the hedge-fund to its investors.

Twitter Now 'X' on Both Android and iOS Platforms; Tweets Relabeled as 'Posts' Twitter was recently rebranded as X by owner Elon Musk. On Friday, Musk claimed that the social media platform reached "new heights" with more than 540 million monthly users. Between talks of the patent rights of the letter X, the mobile application icon for Twitter on both Android and iOS platforms has changed to 'X' with an update and the content shared by users, pr...

NASA Introduces Beta Site; On-Demand Streaming Service, App Update Coming Soon NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) has introduce an on-demand streaming platform, name NASA+. The website will be ad-free, no-cost, family-friendly service. Moreover, the US space agency is also revamping its science websites. For now, it is a beta website that can be accessed the preview of the beta website. NASA has invited public to explore the we...

US President Said to to Sign New Order to Limit US Tech Investments in China by Mid-August US President Joe Biden is planning to sign an executive order to limit critical US technology investments in China by mid-August. The order focuses on semiconductors, artificial intelligence and quantum computing. It won't affect any existing investments and will only prohibit certain transactions.

ITR Filing Deadline Is Here: How to File Income Tax Return Online in Simple Steps ITR (Income Tax Return) filing deadline for the assessment year 2023-24 is July 31. With the last date just around the corner, a lot of taxpayers are rushing to file their returns. The Income Tax department has not announced any extension on the last date for filing the ITR, hence leaving taxpayers with less than five days to complete the process.

Google Rolls Out Apple AirTag Detection With Unwanted Tracking Alerts on Android Devices Google has started rolling out a feature to detect unwanted trackers for smartphones running recent versions on Android. Users will be alerted when they are being tracked by an unknown Bluetooth-based tracker, but only AirTags are currently supported, according to the company. Meanwhile, the company also said it is pausing the rollout of its Find My Device network.

Semiconductor Firms to Get 50 Percent Financial Assistance for Setting Up Manufacturing Unit in India: PM Modi Technology firms will be given 50 percent financial assistance for setting up semiconductor manufacturing facility the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday, as he announced that his government has rolled out the red carpet for semiconductor industries.

Parliamentary Panel Suggests Setting Up Framework to Deal With Cyber Crimes A parliamentary panel on Thursday expressed concern over mushrooming of cyber crimes and increasing data vulnerability, and suggested that the government should come out with a framework to deal with such risks. The Standing Committee on Finance recommended setting up of Cyber Protection Authority (CPA) and advocated that the CPA engage ethical hackers to test ecosys...

PlayStation Plus August 2023 Free Games: PGA Tour 2K23, Death’s Door, and More PlayStation Plus monthly free games for August have been revealed. Starting August 1, PS Plus Essential, Extra, Premium, and Deluxe subscribers can add PGA Tour 2K23, Death’s Door, and Dreams to their game library. Access ends on September 4, after which players will need to hold onto their subscriptions to keep playing. Later, on August 29, the indie RPG Sea of Sta...

EU Antitrust Body to Investigate Microsoft Over Teams' Inclusion in Office Bundle EU antitrust regulators opened an investigation into Microsoft's tying of its chat and video app Teams with its Office product, saying that this could be anti-competitive. The move by the European Commission followed a complaint by Salesforce-owned Slack in 2020 and after the US tech giant's offer of remedies failed to address the EU competition enforcer's concerns.

After Barbie, Mattel Is Launching Its Own Cinematic Universe With 14 Movies: Report Following Barbie’s box office success, Mattel is reportedly looking to expand its cinematic universe with 14 movies. According to Variety, the list includes Daniel Kaluuya-led ‘surrealistic’ Barney film, J.J. Abrams’ Hot Wheels movie, Lena Dunham’s Polly Pocket adaptation, a Vin Diesel-led Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots film, and more. The company is also keen...

Netflix Cuts Ad Prices, Restructures Partnership With Microsoft: Report Netflix is reportedly restructuring its advertising partnership with Microsoft for its lower-priced ad-supported subscription plan and is also cutting ad prices. The streaming company launched the $7(roughly Rs. 560)-per-month plan with commercials last year in 12 markets.

The Queen’s Gambit Chess Is Now Available on Android and iOS via Netflix Games The Queen’s Gambit Chess is now live on Android and iOS via Netflix Games. The chess game inspired by the Anya Taylor-Joy-led miniseries is available to all Netflix members, regardless of their subscription plan. In it, you visit iconic locations from Beth Harmon’s journey in the show to learn and perfect skills, while running into familiar characters who would te...

US SEC Set to Adopt New Cyber Rule, Unveils Brokerage AI Proposal Wall Street's top regulator on Wednesday was poised to adopt new rules requiring publicly traded companies to disclose hacking incidents, a measure officials said was being taken to help the investing public contend with the mounting cost and frequency of cyber attacks.

Gadar 2, Blue Beetle, Gran Turismo, and More: Movie Guide to Cinemas and Streaming in August 2023 Gadar 2 starring Sunny Deol, DC Comics’s Blue Beetle, Jason Statham-led Meg 2: The Trench, OMG 2 with Akshay Kumar and Pankaj Tripathi, PlayStation’s Gran Turismo movie, Heart of Stone starring Gal Gadot and Alia Bhatt, and more — a list of the biggest movies out in August 2023 in cinemas and Netflix.

India's Digital Infrastructure Centred Around Public Interest: Meta Executive Nick Clegg India's digital public infrastructure plays on key aspects of scale and technology being centred around public interest, and is a "marvellous model" for what others can do as citizenship becomes a digitalised phenomenon globally, Nick Clegg, President Global Affairs of Meta.

Foxconn, Micron, AMD Executives to Attend Conference in Gujarat as Centre Seeks Investment in Chip Industry Top executives from Foxconn and semiconductor firms Micron and AMD will this week attend a conference in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state of Gujarat, as the government tries to lure investments into India's nascent chip industry.

Alphabet Rides Cloud Demand, Ad Sales to Record $74.6 Billion Quarterly Revenue, CFO to Take New Role Alphabet's second-quarter profit exceeded Wall Street expectations on Tuesday and the Google parent announced that its long-time CFO, Ruth Porat, would assume a new role while the company sought a new finance chief.

French Antitrust Watchdog Issues Statement of Objection Over Alleged iPhone User Data Tracking by Apple France's antitrust watchdog said on Tuesday it had issued a statement of objection against Apple, citing concerns the US technology company could have breached regulations linked to the use of iPhone user data for advertising purposes.

Spotify Active Monthly Users Grows to 551 Million, Premium Subscriptions Rise 17 Percent in Second Quarter Spotify Technology on Tuesday reported second-quarter results that comfortably beat expectations for both monthly active users and subscribers, and forecast the number of listeners each month would reach 572 million next quarter.

TikTok Announces Text-Only Posts to Rival Twitter After Elon Musk Rebrands Platform to X TikTok announced Monday that it will offer text-only posts, becoming the latest tech giant to offer an alternative to embattled Twitter. The text posts on TikTok will most closely resemble similar offerings on Instagram, which earlier this month also launched a challenge to Twitter called Threads.

Choona Trailer: Jimmy Shergill Is an Aspiring CM in Netflix Heist Series Featuring an Astrological Twist Netflix India has dropped the trailer for its upcoming heist comedy series Choona, which features Jimmy Shergill as a corrupt and highly-superstitious politician, Shukla. Set for an August 3 debut, the series pits six average Joes who have been wronged by Shukla, on a revenge path to steal Rs. 600 crore from his party office. Choona also stars Aashim Gulati, Monika Pa...

Elon Musk May Land in Trouble With Twitter Rebrand; Meta, Microsoft Have Intellectual Property Rights of ‘X’ Billionaire Elon Musk's decision to rebrand Twitter as X could be complicated legally: companies including Meta and Microsoft already have intellectual property rights to the same letter. X is so widely used and cited in trademarks that it is a candidate for legal challenges, and the company formerly known as Twitter could face its own issues defending its X brand in ...

Netflix Launches Personalised ‘My Netflix’ Hub Tab for Downloads, Reminders, More Netflix has introduced a new personalised tab called ‘My Netflix’ to help mobile users quickly find and stream titles they previously interacted with. The shortcut acts as a dedicated space composed of your downloads, TV series or films that you've given a thumbs up to, things saved to My List, and more. The feature does not rely on the streamer’s algorithmicall...

Adobe, Figma $20 Billion Deal to Face Full-Scale EU Antitrust Probe After Preliminary Review Adobe's $20 billion (roughly Rs. 1,63,400 crore) bid for cloud-based designer platform Figma will reportedly face a full-scale EU antitrust investigation following EU regulators' preliminary review. The move underscores antitrust watchdogs' wariness of tech deals where bigger companies may acquire rival start-ups to shut them down.

Cyber Fraud Cases Reports Crossed Over 14,000 in 2021, MoS Informs Parliament As many as 14,007 cyber fraud cases were registered in 2021, Parliament was informed on Monday. Quoting National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data, Minister of State for Finance Bhagwat Karad said "total number of cyber fraud cases which includes...frauds committed through online apps is 14,007 in 2021 (latest published data pertains to the year 2021)."

Threads Could Lure Advertisers From Elon Musk’s Twitter but It’s Early Days, Analysts Say Threads could generate $8 billion in annual revenue by 2025

Byju’s Downsizes Bengaluru Office Space in Bid to Cut Costs Amid Legal Troubles Troubled Indian startup Byju's has cut down on its office spaces in Bengaluru, two sources told Reuters on Monday, as the company tries to cut costs and ramp-up liquidity.

PS5 to Receive Rs. 7,500 Discount From July 25 in India: All Details Sony is running a two-week-long promotional offer on the PS5 (disc version) console, offering a discount of Rs. 7,500. The sale goes live tomorrow, July 25, and runs until August 7, bringing the price below its original at-launch base price of Rs. 49,990 — Rs. 47,490. The sale will be live across Amazon India, Croma, Flipkart, Reliance Digital, Shopatsc, Vijay Sales...

Vodafone Reports Quarterly Revenue Boost Driven by Strong Demand in the UK, Appoints New CFO Vodafone reported an acceleration in first-quarter top line growth on Monday, driven by strong demand in Britain and improvements in Germany, Italy and Spain, marking a positive start for new chief executive Margherita Della Valle.

Oppenheimer Outsells Barbie in Tickets Sales in India, Selling 1.4 Million Tickets During Opening Weekend Oppenheimer has outsold Barbie in ticket sales in India, as per the ticketing website BookMyShow. As of July 23, the Christopher Nolan-directed biopic started strong, with a 74 percent contribution to the overall box office revenue from India, selling 1.4 million tickets. Meanwhile, the Margot Robbie-led Barbie wasn’t trailing that far behind, selling over 500,000 t...

Elon Musk Says He Intends to Rebrand Twitter, Blue Bird Logo to Be Replaced by an X Twitter owner Elon Musk on Sunday signalled he would do more to take the social media company in a new direction with a rebranding that will replace its well-known blue bird logo with an X after acknowledging advertisers have been slow to return.

AI-Generated Characters Could Steal Roles in Future, Fear Actors: Here's Why Actors have been protesting since June against the use of AI-generated actors in movies and TV. SAG-AFTRA’s chief negotiator, Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, said AI poses an “existential crisis” for actors who worry their past, present and future work will be used to generate “synthetic performers who can take their place.”

Microsoft-Activision Blizzard Deal Approval Again in Hands of UK's CMA Microsoft-Activision Blizzard deal is back in the hands of Britain's antitrust regulator after an appeals court granted an adjournment, and the grounds for why the UK should reconsider its block on the US software giant's takeover were published.

ONDC Launches Academy to Educate Sellers and Network Participants Government's initiative Open Network for Digital Commerce has collaborated with a subsidiary of the National Stock Exchange to launch an academy to provide information to sellers and network participants about simple ways to conduct e-commerce business. In the current phase, the ONDC Academy will provide learning content in text and video formats to sellers about man...

TRAI Imposed Rs. 35 Crore Fine on Telcos for Failing to Curb Pesky Calls, SMS: Telecom Minister Telecom regulator TRAI has imposed a penalty of Rs 34.99 crore on service providers for failing to curb pesky calls and SMS on their network, Parliament was informed on Friday.

Twitter to Get LinkedIn Twist, May Soon Let Verified Firms Publish Hiring Posts Twitter could soon let verified companies post job openings on their profiles. The platform has not officially announced the feature, but tech tipsters have managed to catch a glimpse of the feature.

OpenAI's Head of Trust and Safety Resigns Amid Growing Job Pressure Over Family Life OpenAI's head of trust and safety Dave Willner is leaving the company, he said in a LinkedIn post on Friday, citing the pressures of the job on his family life and saying he would be available for advisory work. OpenAI did not immediately respond to questions about Willner's exit. Willner took over his role at OpenAI in February last year, after working at Airbnb and ...

Tiger Global, Other Investors Ask Indian Government to Reconsider Online Gaming Tax, Cite Investment Risk Tiger Global, Peak XV and Steadview Capital are among 30 foreign and domestic investors asking Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to review a 28 percent gaming tax, saying the levy would adversely impact $4 billion (roughly Rs. 32,800 crore) in prospective investments, a letter showed.

PVR Inox Is Looking to Add Two More Superplexes This Year, One in Pune and Bengaluru Each PVR INOX on Thursday claimed that it’s looking to add two more superplexes this year as part of plans to expand its large format offering. The company opened its new 12-screen superplex in Bengaluru, having multiple cinema formats, taking its total to 158 screens in 25 cinemas in the city. This year, the company is launching two more, one each in Bengaluru and Pune.

Diablo IV Gets Hefty Pre-Season Patch, Upsetting the Community; Blizzard to Address Concerns in Live Stream Diablo IV’s much-awaited season 1 update is almost upon us and ahead of that, Blizzard has rolled out a new patch. The hefty 8GB patch 1.1.0a brings a range of balance changes, fixes some bugs, and adds unique items, albeit the community seems dissatisfied due to the numerous nerfs that have made the gameplay feel like a ‘slog’. Dubbed ‘Season of the Malignant...

AI Will Define Trend for Global Computing Industry, Says AMD Chief AI will be the "defining mega-trend" for the global computing industry, the head of chip giant AMD said Thursday in Taiwan, where the majority of the world's semiconductors powering the technology is produced. California-based Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is one of the world's largest chip suppliers — rivalling giants Intel and Nvidia — and their processors are u...

PlayStation Summer Sale 2023: The Last of Us Part I, Cyberpunk 2077, Hogwarts Legacy, and More PlayStation Summer Sale 2023 brings discounts up to 75 percent off on select PS4 and PS5 titles. The promotion will be live for a limited time, ending on Wednesday, August 16, albeit some unspecified games will be removed from sale on August 2. Despite being a PS sale, there are not a lot of exclusives available at discounts — rather, this promotion is largely focus...

Oppenheimer Expected to Perform Better Than Barbie at Indian Box Office, Say Analysts Oppenheimer and Barbie will continue the momentum built by Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One at the Indian box office, say trade experts, predicting that the two Hollywood movies releasing Friday will collectively amass around Rs. 45 crore in the opening weekend. In the duel between two major Hollywood titles, Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer is expected ...

Google Tests AI Tools for Journalists That Can Write News Articles, in Talks With Publishers Google is exploring using artificial intelligence tools to write news articles and is in talks with news organisations to use the tools to assist journalists, a company spokesperson said late on Wednesday. Google has reportedly held discussions with the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal-owner News Corp and even the New York Times, among others.

US Antitrust Regulators Plan Tougher Big Tech Merger Guidelines New draft guidelines released by U.S. antitrust enforcers on Wednesday lay the groundwork for tougher scrutiny of planned mergers by Big Tech companies like Amazon and Alphabet's Google. The Biden administration has taken a tougher stance on mergers, filing some aggressive challenges. It had two court losses just last week.

Twitter Sued Again Over Severance Pay, Lawsuit Claims Company Owes at Least $500 Million to Ex-Workers Twitter on Tuesday was hit with the second lawsuit this month to claim that it owes at least $500 million in severance pay to ex-workers, the latest in a series of cases arising from Elon Musk's acquisition of the social media company.

Google Says Court Order to Lower Disney+ Hotstar Fee for In-App Purchases in India Is Temporary Google said on Wednesday an Indian court's directive ordering the company to charge a lower 4 percent in-app payment on Disney's streaming service in the country was a temporary measure until the court proceedings play out.

TikTok to Voluntarily Perform ‘Stress Test’ Ahead of EU Digital Services Act Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok has voluntarily agreed to a "stress test" to prepare for the European Union's Digital Services Act (DSA), EU industry chief Thierry Breton said on Tuesday.

EA Sports FC 24 Gameplay Trailer Revealed: Player-Specific PlayStyles, HyperMotionV, More EA Sports FC 24 has dropped a gameplay trailer, detailing all the new changes and improvements coming to the game. EA Sports has gone in-depth about the new HyperMotionV technology, which adds more realism to player movement and interactions, and how new animations would be ready to be input into the game within days. New player-specific PlayStyles have also been incl...

White House Partners With Amazon, Google and Best Buy for Cybersecurity Labeling Initiative for Smart Devices The White House on Tuesday along with companies such as Amazon, Alphabet's Google and Best Buy will announce an initiative that allows Americans to identify devices that are less vulnerable to cyberattacks.

Microsoft's Appeal Against UK Block on Activision Deal Paused for Two Months by London Tribunal Microsoft has been granted a two-month pause on its appeal against the UK's decision to block its takeover of Activision Blizzard. Both the Xbox maker and the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) had asked a London tribunal to grant a two-month stay as the two parties discussed a modified deal proposed by Microsoft.

Handheld Gaming Consoles Said to Be Required to Have Replaceable Batteries by 2027 Under New EU Regulation Upcoming handheld gaming consoles could be required to have replaceable batteries by 2027, as per a new European Union law. Existing devices like the Steam Deck, the Nintendo Switch, and ASUS Rog Ally won’t be affected, but any new versions of the same releasing past the said year may have to be redesigned so users will be able to remove and replace portable batteri...

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Disney+ Hotstar Release Date Set for August 2 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will release on Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar on August 2. The film comes to streaming 89 days after its theatrical release in May, serving as director James Gunn’s final MCU movie for the foreseeable future. In India, the film will be available to stream in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam on Disney+ Hotstar.

Infosys Inks AI Deal With Estimated $2 Billion Target Spend Over Five Years: Details Infosys has inked a five-year deal with an existing client with a target spend of $2 billion (roughly Rs. 16,400 crore) for artificial intelligence and automation services, the IT services firm said in an exchange filing. According to Infosys, the agreement includes AI and automation development, modernization, and maintenance.

Government Orders Probe on Edtech Firm Byju's Over Financial Issues The corporate affairs ministry has ordered an inspection of the books of Byju's, a senior government official said on Monday amid the edtech major facing multiple headwinds, including delay in submitting financial statements and concerns over corporate governance issues. The inspection of Bengaluru-based Think & Learn, which operates under the brand Byju's, will be ca...

‘It Could Evolve Into Jarvis’: Race Towards 'Autonomous' AI Agents and Copilots Grips Silicon Valley Around a decade after virtual assistants like Siri and Alexa burst onto the scene, a new wave of AI helpers with greater autonomy is raising the stakes, powered by the latest version of the technology behind ChatGPT and its rivals.

Microsoft Says Chinese Hackers Used Flaw in Company’s Code to Steal Emails From US Agencies Microsoft said on Friday that Chinese hackers misappropriated one of its digital keys and used a flaw in the company's code to steal emails from US government agencies and other clients.

Apple Supplier Foxconn Proposes to Set Up Rs 8,800 Crore Manufacturing Plant in Karnataka Foxconn, a major iPhone assembler for Apple, has proposed to set up a Rs 8,800 crore supplementary plant to that of the unit at Devanahalli Information Technology Investment Region (ITIR) in Karnataka, the state's Large and Medium Industries Minister M B Patil said on Monday.

Meta to Be Fined $100,000 per Day Over Privacy Breaches Unless Firm Takes Remedial Action: Norway Regulator Facebook and Instagram owner Meta Platforms will be fined $100,000 (roughly Rs. 82 lakh) per day over privacy breaches unless it takes remedial action, Norway's data protection authority said on Monday, in a move that could have wider European implications.

Amazon Prime Day 2023: Best Deals on Smartphones Under Rs. 20,000 to Grab During This Sale Amazon Prime Day Sale 2023 is now available to all Prime members in India. The sale started on July 15 and will last till July 16. Following are some of the best deals available during this sale on smartphones under Rs. 20,000.

Amazon Prime Day Sale 2023: Here Are the Best Deals on Bluetooth Speakers Prime Day Sale 2023 is here and it brings several discounts and deals on Bluetooth speakers. On July 15 and July 16, the Amazon Prime Day 2023 sale is open for Prime members only. With up to 60 percent off on Bluetooth speakers, the Prime Day 2023 Sale offers the perfect price cuts you might be looking for.

Amazon Prime Day 2023: Top Deals on DSLR, Mirrorless and Action Cameras Amazon Prime Day sale 2023 is here with discounts on DSLR and mirrorless cameras from Canon and Sony, as well as action cameras from GoPro and Insta360. We've hackpicked some of the best offers on cameras from these brands for the ongoing Amazon Prime Day 2023 sale.

Amazon Prime Day Sale 2023: Top Deals on Alexa Compatible Devices for a Smart Home Amazon Prime Day 2023 sale has begun, and you can now upgrade your house to a smart home with these Alexa-compatible smart devices, at discounted prices.

Amazon Prime Day Sale 2023: Top Deals and Discounts on 50-Inch and 55-Inch Smart TVs Amazon Prime Day 2023 Sale is live now. The two-day-long sale brings smart TVs and monitors among others at discounted prices. Amazon is offering up to 60 percent discount on smart TVs from popular brands like Samsung, Redmi, Sony, LG, and more.

Amazon Prime Day Sale 2023 Day 1: Best Deals on Apple Products, From iPhone 14 to MacBook Air Amazon Prime Day Sale 2023 is currently live for all Prime members and is accessible to users through the Amazon website and the mobile application. The sale will last two days — July 15 and July 16. The e-commerce giant is offering several big discounts and deals on a host of different items. Here are some of the best deals on Apple products for you to grab.

Amazon Prime Day Sale 2023: Best Discounts on ACs, Washing Machines, Other Large Appliances Amazon Prime Day Sale 2023, scheduled for July 15 and July 16, is now live on the e-commerce website. The ongoing sale event is only available to Amazon Prime members. Users can avail huge discounts on a variety of electronic devices during the sale. Prime members can get up to 65 percent off on large appliances like refrigerators, washing machines and ACs.

Amazon Prime Day Sale 2023 Goes Live: Here's How to Avail Best Deals and Discounts Amazon Prime Day Sale 2023 is now live for all Prime members. The ongoing Prime Day Sale 2023 from Amazon will go on for two days — July 15 and July 16, and is exclusive for Prime members. The e-commerce giant is offering huge discounts on a number of electronic products, including smartphones, laptops, TVs, home appliances as well as smart devices.

EA Sports FC 24 Revealed: Release Date, Women’s Football in Ultimate Team, More EA Sports FC 24 — set to release on September 29 on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X, and the Nintendo Switch — has revealed its first gameplay trailer. The latest addition to the annual footballing franchise will introduce women’s football to the Ultimate Team segment and marks the first in the football simulation franchise to not feature the ‘FIFA’ ...

Amazon Prime Day Early Deals: Best Discounts and Offers on Budget Smartwatches Amazon Prime Day 2023 starts at midnight on July 15 but you can already start to avail discounts and deals on a several consumer electronics and devices, including smartwatches and other wearables as part of Amazon Prime Day Early Deals on the platform. Here are some of the best smartwatch deals on Amazon today.

Oppenheimer Cast Walk Out of London Premiere in Solidarity With the Actors’ Strike Oppenheimer’s cast walked out of its London film premiere in support of SAG-AFTRA, the actors’ union that was unable to reach an equitable deal with movie studios for fair payments. The possibility of a strike looming had caused the crew to move up the premiere by an hour, so they could be present for the inauguration. This is the first time since 1960 that the en...

China Says Its New Measures to Regulate Generative AI Will Apply Only to Products for the Public China published measures on Thursday to manage its booming generative artificial intelligence (AI) industry, softening its tone from an earlier draft, and said regulators would seek to support development of the technology.

US FTC Opens Investigation Into ChatGPT Maker OpenAI, Claims Firm Broke Consumer Protection Laws: Report The US Federal Trade Commission has opened an investigation into OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, on claims it has run afoul of consumer protection laws by putting personal reputations and data at risk, the Washington Post reported on Thursday.

Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan, Shahid Kapoor-Led Farzi Lead IMDb’s Most Popular Indian Movies and Web Series Rankings IMDb has unveiled a list of the 10 most popular Indian movies and TV series of the year so far, led by two of the biggest stars in Bollywood. Shah Rukh Khan-led Pathaan leads the pack on the movies end, while Shahid Kapoor’s series debut Farzi comes out on top in the web series category.

Twitter Sues Texas Entities Over Data Scraping as Elon Musk Reaffirms Reason for Tweet Read Limits: Report Twitter has filed a lawsuit against four unnamed entities in Texas for data scraping, a local TV station said on Wednesday, explaining why the Elon Musk-owned social network had recently placed daily limits on the number of tweets a user could read.

Google Rolls Out Its AI Chatbot, Bard, in Europe and Brazil to Take on Microsoft-Backed ChatGPT Alphabet said it is rolling out its artificial- intelligence chatbot, Bard, in Europe and Brazil on Thursday, the product's biggest expansion since its February launch and pitting it against Microsoft-backed rival ChatGPT.

Microsoft-Activision Blizzard Restructured Deal Could Face Fresh Probe in UK Britain's competition regulator said on Wednesday a restructured deal between Microsoft and Activision Blizzard could satisfy its concerns, subject to a new investigation, a climbdown in its opposition to the biggest gaming deal in history. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) became the first regulator to block the $69 billion (nearly Rs. 5,65,750 crore) deal...

The Last of Us Series Co-Creator Craig Mazin Silently Pulls His Name From the Borderlands Movie Script The Last of Us series writer has silently removed his name from the credits for the Borderlands movie. As per World of Reel and the Writer’s Guild of America website, the film lists Eli Roth and Joe Crombie as the co-writers, with the latter being Mazin’s pseudonym, indicating that he wants to distance himself from the project. The film is currently in post-produc...

Instagram, Messenger Users Can Now Use Meta Avatars in Video Calls: How It Works Meta has announced new real-time Avatar feature for video calls on Instagram and Messenger. The company has announced the feature via its blog post, sharing that users can now use their Avatars during video calls on Instagram and Messenger. Meta Avatars on these social media apps' video calls look somewhat similar to Apple’s Memoji avatars.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Fast X, and More: The Biggest Releases of 2023 Available on Streaming, VOD Right Now, and Where to Watch 2023 has been a great year at the movies so far, stacked with multiple surprise hits. Here’s a list of some of the biggest releases, which are now available on VOD and/ or streaming, ranging from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Fast X, John Wick: Chapter 4, and more.

Wipro Commits $1 Billion Investment Into AI, Plans to Train 2.5 Lakh Employees on AI Wipro said on Wednesday it planned to invest $1 billion (roughly Rs. 8,231 crore) into artificial intelligence (AI) over the next three years. The India-based IT company aims to train its entire 2.5 lakh employees in artificial intelligence and integrate the technology into its product offerings.

Application of AI in Finance Causes Imbalance if "Unleashed Unfettered", Warns UK Financial Watchdog Applying artificial intelligence (AI) to financial services must go hand-in-hand with better fraud prevention and resilience to hacking and outages, Britain's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) was expected to say on Wednesday. Nikhil Rathi, chief executive of the FCA, said in remarks made available to the media in advance of a speech, that he was already seeing AI-bas...

Tom Cruise’s Next Film After Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Will Shoot Scenes in Outer Space: Report Tom Cruise is ‘working diligently’ on his next movie — after Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning — which will be shot in outer space. For it, the actor will be reunited with his Edge of Tomorrow director Doug Liman, with Universal Pictures backing it on an estimated budget of $200 million (about Rs. 1,647 crore). Back in 2020, NASA confirmed that Cruise wou...

Black Panther Game Confirmed to Be in Development at EA From New Studio Cliffhanger Games EA formally confirmed previous reports that it is developing a Black Panther single-player game. Seattle-based Cliffhanger Games is leading development on it, with Kevin Stephens, former studio head at Monolith Productions, leading the charge. The game is still in early development, with older leaks suggesting that players would have to partake in challenges to become...

'AI Revolution' to Sweep Job Markets in World’s Wealthiest Nations: OECD The world's wealthiest nations must urgently prepare for the impact of an imminent "AI revolution" that will change jobs, create new ones and make others disappear, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said on Tuesday.

US Justice Department Plans to Block Judge Ruling Limiting Government Contact With Social Media Firms The US Justice Department on Monday sought to block a judge's order that barred some federal agencies and officials from communicating with social media firms about moderating content on their platforms in a decision stemming from a Republican-backed lawsuit against President Joe Biden's administration.

WhatsApp's Phone Number Privacy Feature for Communities Reportedly Rolling Out to Android, iOS Beta Testers WhatsApp's “phone number privacy” feature for communities is reportedly available to all Android and iOS beta testers now. The functionality, which allows users to hide their phone numbers while joining a community, has been in development for quite some time now.

Ahead of Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, Here Are Our Favourite Tom Cruise Movies Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One’s tickets are now up for sale, ahead of its July 12 theatrical release. Ahead of that, we figured it’d be best to list our favourite Tom Cruise movies, ranging from his sleazy roles in Magnolia and Eyes Wide Shut, to more action-oriented films such as Top Gun: Maverick and Minority Report.

Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Whatsapp Reportedly Restored After Global Outage Meta's social media apps Instagram and Facebook, messaging app WhatsApp and Twitter-rival Threads were all back up after an hour-long outage affecting thousands of users on Monday, according to Downdetector.com.

Twitter Rival Threads Surpasses ChatGPT to Become Fastest-Growing Online App to Hit 100 Million Meta Platforms' Twitter rival Threads crossed 100 million sign-ups within five days of launch, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Monday, dethroning ChatGPT as the fastest-growing online platform to hit the milestone. Threads has been setting records for user growth since its launch on Wednesday, with celebrities, politicians and other newsmakers joining the platform.

A Guide to Watching Mission: Impossible Movies in Chronological Order – Where to Stream Online in India Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One’s tickets are now up for sale, ahead of its July 12 theatrical release. And ahead of that, we thought it’d be best to catch up on the films leading up to the event, all of which are now streaming on Amazon Prime Video in India.

Meta’s Threads Is Surging, but Mass Migration From Twitter Is Likely to Remain an Uphill Battle Regardless of how many people ultimately decide to leave Twitter, and even how many people do so around the same time, creating a community on another platform is an uphill battle. These migrations are in large part driven by network effects, meaning that the value of a new platform depends on who else is there.

Threads App Set to Gain 100 Million Users in Under a Week, Elon Musk's Twitter Reportedly Sees Traffic Drop Threads is set to cross 100 million registered users in under a week, according to a website tracking the number of users that have signed up for the new microblogging service. Closely linked to a user's Instagram account, Threads was rolled out globally (except in the EU) last week. Meanwhile, Elon Musk tweeted a derogatory comment about Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, sig...

Australian Watchdog Asks for Stakeholders’ Views on Data Brokers Like Oracle in Attempt to Regulate Sector Australia's competition watchdog on Monday asked consumers, businesses and other relevant stakeholders to provide their views about the business practices of data brokers in an attempt to regulate the country's digital platform services sector.

Suspended Twitter Account ‘ElonJet’ Tracking Elon Musk's Private Jet Moves to Rival Meta's Threads Jack Sweeney, the creator of an account tracking Elon Musk's private jet in real time, has moved to Mark Zuckerberg's Twitter-rival Threads after being suspended from Twitter last year.

ChatGPT Creator OpenAI and Meta Face Lawsuits From Sarah Silverman, Authors Over Alleged Copyright Infringement Comedian Sarah Silverman and two authors have filed copyright infringement lawsuits against Meta Platforms and OpenAI for allegedly using their content without permission to train artificial intelligence language models. The proposed class action lawsuits filed by Silverman, Richard Kadrey and Christopher Golden in San Francisco federal court Friday allege Facebook pa...

Microsoft India President Anant Maheshwari Resigns, Irina Ghose Becomes MD Microsoft India President Anant Maheshwari has resigned from his role after a stint of almost seven years at the software company. The exit led to a shuffle among the top executives of the multinational software giant. Microsoft has elevated company's chief operating officer Irina Ghose to the role of Managing Director for India.

SC to Hear Pleas From Google, CCI Over NCLAT Verdict in Android Case on July 14 The Supreme Court on Friday said it will hear on July 14 the cross-pleas of Google and the Competition Commission of India (CCI) challenging the verdict of an appellate tribunal in a case related to Google's alleged anti-competitive practices in the android mobile device case.

MasterChef India Auditions Are Now Open for the Next Season, Register Through the Sony Liv App Auditions for MasterChef India season 8 are now open. Home chefs around the country, looking to showcase their culinary talent can now register for the auditions through the Sony Liv app. The studio has also released a new Instagram filter that overlays a cartoonish MC-branded apron onto your picture.

Diablo IV Season 1 Release Date Set for July 20: Malignant Quest Line, Broken Builds, More Diablo IV’s season 1 update releases July 20, bringing a brand-new quest line and a battle pass. Titled ‘Season of the Malignant,’ the chapter is set after the events of the main campaign and introduces a new character named Cormand, who tasks us with ridding Sanctuary of a festering curse that turns all living beings into bloodthirsty fiends. In their seven-cha...

Flipkart to Distribute Axis Bank Personal Loans of Up to Rs. 5 Lakh Amid RBI Concerns on Unsecured Lending Walmart-owned Flipkart on Friday announced that it will be distributing Axis Bank's personal loans on the e-commerce platform. The platform, which has 450 million customers, will be distributing loans of up to Rs 5 lakh which can be repaid in up to three years, it said in a statement.

Punjab National Bank Launches its Virtual Branch in the Metaverse: Details State-owned Punjab National Bank (PNB) on Thursday announced the launch of a virtual branch, PNB Metaverse. It is a virtual branch of the bank, which will deliver a unique experience of banking to existing and new customers, who can now explore the bank’s products and services.

Threads App Sees Over 50 Million Users Sign Up Within a Day as Instagram's Competition With Twitter Heats Up Threads now has 50 million users just over 24 hours since the app was rolled out on Thursday. Meta's "Twitter Killer" competitor works closely with its Instagram service, and its meteoric rise has caused rival Twitter to feel the heat and threaten to sue the Facebook parent firm a day after it was launched.

Twitter vs Threads: How Mark Zuckerberg's Latest App Measures Against Elon Musk's Microblogging Site Meta announced the Threads app on July 5. The app is built by the team at Instagram and allows users to share text updates and join public conversations. Given its user interface and features, it is easy to deduce that the app aims to compete against Twitter — the Elon Musk-owned microblogging site which has rustled up the social media community recently, which has ...

EA Sports FC 24 Will Reportedly Release on September 29: Editions, Beta Size, More EA Sports FC 24 — previously, FIFA — is reportedly launching on September 29. As per data miner billbil-kun, EA’s annual (but rebranded) football simulation game will be available in Standard and Ultimate versions, with the latter granting a week-long early access period. If true, the timespan is much longer than last year’s FIFA 23, which only gave three days...

Exoprimal, Remnant II, Pikmin 4 and more: New Games on PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X in July What are the biggest games releasing in July 2023 for PC, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X, Android, and iOS? Capcom’s Exoprimal, soulslike shooter Remnant II, Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart PC port, Oxenfree II: Lost Signals, The Expanse: A Telltale Series, and Pikmin 4 are among the standout titles this month.

Made in Heaven Season 2 Poster Unveiled by Zoya Akhtar, Ahead of Amazon Prime Video Debut Zoya Akhtar unveiled the first poster of the upcoming second season of Made in Heaven. Co-created by Akhtar and Reema Kagti, the official release date of the second season is still awaited, but it will premiere on Amazon Prime Video. Made In Heaven is a story of two wedding planners in Delhi, where tradition jostles with modern aspirations against the backdrop of big ...

TikTok's Livestreamed Marketplace Emerges as Threat to Amazon, Expected to Hit $20 Billion in Value TikTok Shop is a livestreamed marketplace within TikTok, and a gold rush for entrepreneurs seeking fortunes on the world’s most popular short-video app. For the company, best known for viral dance challenges and owned by China’s ByteDance, TikTok Shop is its fastest-growing feature with a burgeoning fan base in Southeast Asia.

Italy Begins Audit of Meta in Tax Case That Could Cost Facebook Parent $925 Million Italy expects to take until the end of the year for an initial assessment of Facebook parent Meta in a tax case that could land the US company with a bill of around EUR 870 million ($925 million or roughly Rs. 7,611 crore) and prove a test case for the tech sector.

Daniel Radcliffe Says He’s ‘Definitely Not Seeking’ a Cameo in Max’s Harry Potter TV Series: Report Daniel Radcliffe seems content with not returning in a cameo role in Max’s upcoming TV series adaptation of Harry Potter. In an interview, the British actor, known for playing the titular wizard in the eight-film-long franchise, confirmed that he’s not actively seeking a role in the show and that he’s quite “excited to have that torch passed.” Warner Bros. D...

Valve Is Not Discouraging the Use of AI, but Will Reject Games That Use Copyright-Infringing AI Assets: Report Valve isn’t discouraging the use of AI-generated assets in game development, but won’t approve games that contain AI-generated art that infringes copyright laws. Reports from last month claimed that the PC gaming giant was denying games with AI-generated assets, sparking the assumption that the company was against it. Valve has now come forward clarifying that it ...

London Court Dismisses Apple's Appeal in Dispute With Optis, Says iPhone and iPad Models Infringed 4G Patents Apple infringed two telecommunications patents used in devices including iPhones and iPads, London's Court of Appeal ruled on Tuesday, dismissing the tech giant's appeal in a long-running dispute with a US patent holder.

Airtel Payments Bank, Park+ Partner For FASTag-Based Smart Parking at Varanasi Airport Airtel Payments Bank has collaborated with Park+ to enable FASTag-based smart parking solutions at Varanasi's Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport. The FASTag-based smart parking solution enables automatic cashless payments at airport parking, making vehicle movement in the parking zone frictionless and time efficient.

Meta Loses Antitrust Case in Top EU Court Over 2019 German Privacy Breach Checks Antitrust authorities overseeing firms such as Facebook owner Meta Platforms are entitled to also assess privacy breaches, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled on Tuesday, potentially handing them more leeway in Big Tech probes.

Twitter Restricted Tweet Viewing for Users: Impact, Challenges, Alternatives Explained Elon Musk's Twitter has put a temporary limit on the number of tweets that users can see each day, a move that has sparked some backlash and could undermine the social network's efforts to attract advertisers. The limit is imposed to "address extreme levels of data scraping and system manipulation."

Amazon, Google, Apple, Meta, Microsoft Tell European Commission They Meet New EU Tech Gatekeeper Status Alphabet's Google, Amazon, Apple, Meta Platforms and Microsoft have notified the European Commission that they qualify as gatekeepers under the new Digital Markets Act (DMA) which came into force last November.

Google Set to Hire Apple, Microsoft Alumnus Sreenivasa Reddy as India Policy Head Sreenivasa Reddy, currently a senior engineering executive at Microsoft, will reportedly join Google toward the end of this year. He previously worked in senior positions at Apple’s India regulatory team and headed government relations at the local unit of Swedish telecom-gear maker Ericsson AB, helping to drive domestic manufacturing at both companies.

UN to Hold ‘AI for Good Global Summit’, Will Bring Experts From Microsoft, Amazon to Discuss AI Framework The "AI for Good Global Summit", being held in Geneva on Thursday and Friday, will bring together around 3,000 experts from companies like Microsoft and Amazon as well as from universities and international organisations to try to sculpt frameworks for handling AI.

EU Antitrust Body to Announce Decision on Adobe, Figma $20 Billion Deal on August 7 EU antitrust regulators will decide by August 7 whether to clear Adobe's $20 billion (roughly Rs. 1,63,900 crore) bid for cloud-based designer platform Figma after a preliminary review, according to a European Commission filing on Monday.

Twitter Alternative Mastodon Sees Surge in Activity After Elon Musk Imposes Tweet Read Limits Turmoil at Twitter following new limits to the amount of posts users can see appears to be driving a surge in activity at Mastodon, a German rival that prides itself on its decentralised, user-driven structure.

WhatsApp Begins Testing Sending HD Quality Videos on iOS and Android, Material-You Design for Pop-Up Alerts WhatsApp beta has introduced a new feature that allows users to send HD videos on WhatsApp for iOS and Android. It is also working on Material You-themed alerts on Android and displays profile pictures in a better manner on iOS group chats with the latest beta update.

Japan Said to Be Leaning Towards Softer Rules for AI Regulation Than EU Japan is leaning towards softer rules governing the use of artificial intelligence (AI) than the European Union, said an official close to deliberations, as it looks to the technology to boost economic growth and make it a leader in advanced chips.

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Digs Into Disappointing $130 Million Opening at the Global Box Office Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny has opened to a disappointing $130 million (about Rs. 1,064 crore) debut at the global box office. The film marks Harrison Ford’s final outing as the whip-wielding adventurer, and has earned $70 million (about Rs. 573 crore) from markets outside the US and Canada. The star power wasn’t enough to make up for its reported $300 m...