In this article DIDI DIDI Shares of Didi Chuxing popped more than 14% after the Chinese ride-sharing giant made its public debut Wednesday. The company’s stock began trading at $16.65 per share, up nearly 19% from the company’s offering price of $14 per share. The company’s market cap jumped to nearly $80 billion. Didi was
Adam Mosseri, Facebook Beck Diefenbach | Reuters Facebook’s head of Instagram on Wednesday announced the social network plans to start showing users full-screen, recommended videos in their feeds. “We’re also going to be experimenting with how do we embrace video more broadly — full screen, immersive, entertaining, mobile-first video,” Mosseri said in a video posted
The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, May 27, 2021. Stefani Reynolds | Bloomberg | Getty Images Washington D.C. and many tech industry gadflies live in a fantasy world when it comes to big technology companies. In this fantasy world, the tech industry is completely dominated by four massive companies: Alphabet (Google’s holding
In this article AMZN Amazon vans line up at a distribution center to pick up packages for delivery on Amazon Prime Day in Orlando, Florida. Paul Hennessy | NurPhoto | Getty Images Amazon‘s carbon emissions climbed 19% last year, even as the Covid-19 pandemic spurred a sharp drop in global emission levels. In its annual
In this article AAPL Apple CEO Tim Cook attends the opening of the new Apple Tower Theater retail store at Apple Tower Theatre on June 24, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. JC Olivera | Getty Images Apple released the public beta for iOS 15 on Wednesday, allowing iPhone owners to try out the new software
The New York Stock Exchange welcomes executives and guests of Clear Secure, Inc. (NYSE: YOU), on June 30, 2021, in celebration of its Initial Public Offering. NYSE On a day with more tech IPOs than available bell-ringing slots at U.S. exchanges, investors reaped billions of dollars in gains. But the winners extended far beyond Silicon
Firework, a short video platform, has entered the live commerce space and launched a solution to allow businesses and brands to sell their products through shoppable videos and livestreams. The new launch is aimed at letting brands build their e-commerce presence using live video streams on their websites and apps. Firework is making its shoppable
Zoom has acquired a real-time machine translation company named Karlsruhe Information Technology Solutions – Kites. The company looks to leverage Kites resources to improve meeting productivity and efficiency on Zoom by providing real-time multi-language translation capabilities for users. Zoom says that “Kites’ talented team of 12 research scientists will help its engineering team advance the
It’s been eight months since Jack Ma, the most famous business executive China has ever produced, all but dropped from public view. Eight months and, by conservative estimates, some $70 billion (roughly Rs. 5,21,000 crores). That’s the optimistic view on how much Ma’s Ant Group has plummeted in value since the outspoken billionaire openly pushed
Google will clamp down on financial fraud on its platform in Britain, saying on Wednesday that all financial services will need to be verified by the regulator before they can advertise. Britain’s financial watchdog issued 1,200 consumer warnings last year about scams advertised via social media platforms by fake companies, double the number in 2019.
Tamil Nadu’s Public Distribution System (PDS) was breached and data that included personal information of close to 50 lakh users was uploaded on a hacker forum, according to Bengaluru-based cyber-security firm TechniSanct. The leaked data apparently included Aadhaar numbers as well as sensitive details of the beneficiaries, including their family information and mobile numbers. Hackers
Loki episode 4 — out now on Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar — just turned the new Marvel series on its head. Keep reading for our recap, unless you’re worried about spoilers. Sylvie’s (Sophia Di Martino) reveal, from Loki episode 3, that those who work for the Time Variance Authority are time variants like Loki (Tom
Loki episode 4 has the new Marvel Cinematic Universe series’ first post-credits scene, with two episodes to go in the first season. As such, it would be completely understandable if you missed it given there has been not a single scene during the credits for the first three Loki episodes. It’s not a lengthy scene,
Google is adding the ability to set a custom status for Gmail and Google Chat. Users could earlier choose between three options — Active, Do not disturb, and Away — but can now add their custom message. The new status update capability for Gmail and Google Chat accompanies this month’s change in the name from
GitHub Copilot has been introduced to make coding on the platform easier. It is an “AI pair programmer” that suggests whole lines of code or entire functions based on how you code and what you are working on. GitHub Copilot is in a limited technical preview as of now, so the slots to enrol are
Google Chrome is reportedly getting an ‘HTTPS-only mode’ soon. The new feature for the Chrome Web browser, once switched on, will automatically “upgrade” any website with the HTTP protocol to the HTTPS protocol, if it is available. Chrome already defaults to using HTTPS protocol if a protocol isn’t specified. The ‘HTTPS-only mode’ is reportedly still
After a long wait, Philips has finally introduced the first ‘Designed for Xbox’ gaming monitor, the Momentum 559M1RYV, which comes packed with a Vertical Alignment (VA) 55-inch 4K HDR display for improved viewing angles and good colour reproduction. The Dutch multinational says its latest high-end product has sound by British sound experts Bowers & Wilkins
Mi TV Webcam was launched in India by Xiaomi on Thursday, June 24 to let people communicate virtually with their loved ones directly from their smart TVs. The new offering captures full-HD (1080p) videos at 25fps. The webcam also comes with 71-degree field of view and includes dual far-field microphones. It also has a USB
Realme Buds Q2 true wireless stereo (TWS) earphones and Realme Smart TV Full-HD 32 were launched in India on Thursday, June 24, priced at Rs. 2,499 and Rs 18,999, respectively. The Realme Buds Q2 are among the most affordable true wireless earphones in India with active noise cancellation, and also have other features typically seen on
Mi 11 Lite sale in India is taking place today (Monday, June 28) at 12pm. The Xiaomi phone was launched in the country last week as a watered-down variant of the Mi 11 flagship. The Mi 11 Lite is claimed to be the slimmest and lightest smartphone of the year, measuring under 7mm in thickness