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In August, seemingly every major Hollywood franchise has a new TV series on offer. Marvel Studios unveils a new green monster in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, debuting August 17 on Disney+ Hotstar. DC Comics, meanwhile, has the John Cena-led Peacemaker — it arrives August 14 on Amazon Prime Video in India, over half a year

Google Maps is getting a bunch of new features. In order to provide a real-life look at the places, Google has added aerial and immersive views of around 100 of the world’s most popular landmarks. With the latest update, Google Maps will also display detailed cycling routes for cyclists indicating the presence of stairs or

Elon Musk’s recent highly public back and forth with Twitter has given the market whiplash.Twitter, while initially resisting the tycoon, went on to sign an agreement with him worth $44 billion (roughly Rs. 3,51,550 crore) in April 2022. The deal placed a 38 percent premium on Twitter’s then-share price. While the market would expect value to be

Russia’s competition watchdog fined Alphabet’s Google RUB 2 billion (roughly Rs. 260 crore) on Tuesday for abusing its dominant position in the video hosting market, the regulator said in a statement. The decision is the latest multi-million dollar fine as part of Moscow’s increasingly assertive campaign against foreign tech companies. The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) said

French and British satellite operators Eutelsat and OneWeb on Tuesday announced plans to merge and create a “global champion” in the fast-growing broadband internet market, rivalling US giants such as Elon Musk’s Starlink. Eutelsat and OneWeb said in a joint statement they had signed a memorandum of understanding to join forces to become “a leading

What if…?, Marvel Studios Animation’s Emmy-nominated series, has been renewed for Season 3. The announcement was made during a San Diego Comic-Con panel — ahead of the Season 2 premiere, which is on track to release exclusively on Disney+ Hotstar in early 2023. The studio also confirmed a sequel to Spider-Man: Freshman Year and the

Flipkart Big Saving Days 2022 sale brings discounts and bundled offers on a large selection of popular smartphones and electronics. The Walmart-owned online marketplace is offering 10 percent instant discount to Axis Bank, Citibank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, and RBL Bank cardholders. Flipkart Big Saving Days 2022 sale also includes no-cost EMI payment options, exchange offers

A Thai minister on Friday sought to walk back remarks before parliament that authorities had used spyware to monitor individuals, taking a U-turn on his admission just days earlier that surveillance software was actively being used. Under questioning on Tuesday from opposition lawmakers alleging use of Israeli-made Pegasus spyware, Digital Economy and Society Minister Chaiwut

With cash usage continuing to remain high despite a jump in online payments, a top NPCI official on Friday said currency in circulation will reduce only when a third of the population starts using digital payment alternatives. National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Dilip Asbe said that right now,

Amazon Prime Day 2022 sale event is now live in India. The two-day sale includes discounts and bundled offers on a large selection of mobile phones, Amazon devices, and other electronics. We’ve scanned through hundreds of Prime Day deals to bring you the best offers you can grab on the first sale of the sale.

Alphabet’s Google said on Friday it has dismissed a senior software engineer who claimed the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot LaMDA was a self-aware person. Google, which placed software engineer Blake Lemoine on leave last month, said he had violated company policies and that it found his claims on LaMDA to be “wholly unfounded.” “It’s

Jay Carney, the top policy and communications executive at Amazon and one-time White House spokesman, has been named the head of policy at Airbnb, marking another high-profile departure for Amazon as it faces a shifting consumer landscape and heightened regulatory scrutiny. Carney, who served as the press secretary for President Barack Obama, will join Airbnb‘s

CBSE Class 10 and 12 board exam results 2022 are expected to be declared soon. The results will made available live via CBSE and government websites. Students can also check their results via the DIgiLocker platform and save their results as PDF files. Checking results online is a more convenient, hassle-free, and a safer process,

Google is re-introducing the app permissions list on the Play Store. The search giant had earlier removed the app permissions list from the Play Store in place of Data Safety labels that rolled out this year. However, the permission list’s return timeline on the platform is not specified by the company yet. Google only mentions

Amazon Prime Day 2022 sale will begin in India on July 23. The two-day offer sale is exclusive to Prime members and promises exciting deals and offers on hundreds of products with new product launches, and more. There will be up to 40 percent off on smartphones and accessories and the e-commerce website is offering

Walmart group digital payments firm PhonePe is planning to shift its headquarters from Singapore to India, according to a source privy to the development. Flipkart, the largest shareholder of the firm, will continue to remain headquartered in Singapore and there is no decision to shift its base. When contacted, a PhonePe spokesperson confirmed the development.

Microsoft on Tuesday launched a public cloud for government customers, offering greater control over their data, and has signed up Italian defence group Leonardo and Belgian telecoms firm Proximus as partners. The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked a digital transformation in many public sector organisations, and Microsoft expects to use its “Cloud for Sovereignty” to better

Citing an increase in cyber frauds through misuse of the MTNL’s name and logo, the Delhi Police on Tuesday alerted mobile customers against WhatsApp messages received on the pretext of updating KYC details. Taking to Twitter, the Delhi Police said that the state-run telecom service provider does not carry out KYC verification over WhatsApp and

Apple was sued on Monday in a proposed class action by payment card issuers accusing the iPhone maker of abusing its market power in mobile devices to thwart competition for its Apple Pay mobile wallet. According to a complaint filed in San Francisco federal court, Apple “coerces” consumers who use its smartphones, smart watches and

A Moscow court has fined Google RUB 21 billion (nearly Rs. 2,900 crore) for failing to remove content concerning Russia’s military intervention in Ukraine, the nation’s telecommunications regulator said Monday. Roskomnadzor said the Google-owned video platform YouTube had failed to block “false information” on the offensive in Ukraine, “extremist and terrorist propaganda” and content “calling