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To help creators earn money from Facebook Reels, the company said it is expanding tests of overlay ads, starting with banner and sticker ads.
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All crypto/NFT ads must carry the following disclaimer, "Crypto products and NFTs are unregulated and can be highly risky. There may be no regulatory recourse for any loss from such transactions."
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According to data from web analytics service StatCounter, Microsoft Edge is now used on 9.54 per cent of desktops worldwide, a mere 0.3 per cent behind Apple's Safari, which stands at 9.84 per cent.
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According to a report by TheElec, Apple has partnered with a South Korean outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) company to develop its car's autopilot technology.
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The lawsuits aim to shut down two major fake review brokers, AppSally and Rebatest, which helped mislead shoppers by having their members try to post fake reviews in stores such as Amazon, eBay, Walmart, and Etsy, the announcement said on Tuesday.
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New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp on Tuesday launched a dedicated ‘Safety in India’ resource hub highlighting a host of safety measures to help people stay safe online. The launch of the resource hub comes after WhatsApp’s week-long campaign, #TakeCharge to promote the safe use of the Internet. “Safety of our users is at the core of […]
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New Delhi: Meta-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram on Tuesday said that it has changed its ‘daily time limit’ option to avoid sending people multiple notifications at the same time. The update comes after media reported that the photo-sharing platform has quietly removed the ability for mobile users to set a lower daily time limit reminder than […]
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Mumbai: heyy, India’s leading mental healthcare app, today announced it has raised US$555,000 in a pre-seed round of funding. This is the first external fundraise for the company, and has been entirely led by Wavemaker Partners, one of the most active early-stage institutional investors in Southeast Asia. Founded in 2021, heyy, operates in the preventative […]
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Hyderabad: In a major boost to India’s 5G capabilities, IIT Hyderabad (IITH) and WiSig Networks have developed 5G wireless broadband technologies indigenously for the first time. IITH and WiSig Networks have jointly announced a maiden 5G data call using indigenously developed 5G ORAN technology. The call was made using Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) capable base station […]
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Berlin: Electric vehicle company Tesla’s automated lane changing system, known as Autopilot, is being probed by German regulators, newspaper Bild am Sonntag reported. The Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (Federal Motor Transport Authority) is reportedly assessing whether the technology, which Tesla offers as an upgrade, is safe to use on German roads. According to CNBC, the regulator is also […]
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San Francisco: Micro-blogging site Twitter is reportedly testing a new way to untag for users who do not wish to be part of a thread. A writer and researcher Machun Wong in a new Tweet revealed insight into how this feature will be helpful. The feature would untag username from a Twitter conversation, preventing people […]
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San Francisco: Apple has filed for a patent that shows how its AirPods models will be able to keep track of users’ physical activity. “Wireless Ear Bud System With Pose Detection”, is a newly-revealed patent application that proposes determining details of your movement via AirPods, reports AppleInsider. The patent proposes that AirPods may have sensors […]
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London: The Dutch anti-trust regulator has fined Apple another 5 million euros ($5.6 million) for failing to comply with its order on dating-app providers. The Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) in the Netherlands has so far fined Apple a total of 25 million euros or $28.2 million (5 million euros every week). The total […]
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By Anil Rachamalla The first thing that most of us do when we lose a mobile phone is to go to the nearest police station and complain or reach a designated cybercrime police station. Very few know that we have a national cybercrime reporting portal at https://cybercerime.gov.in and the related call centre number is 155260 […]
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New Delhi: Losses owing to digital advertising fraud are set to reach a whopping $68 billion globally this year, rising from $59 billion in 2021, a new report showed on Monday. Top five countries most impacted by advertising fraud — the US, Japan, China, South Korea and the UK — together account for 60 per […]
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San Francisco: Apple is reportedly planning to launch several new Macs with an M2 chip later this year. In “Power On” newsletter, Mark Gurman claimed that company to debut a 13-inch MacBook Pro, Mac Mini, 24-inch iMac, and a redesigned MacBook Air, all outfitted with the rumoured M2 chip, reports The Verge. The M2 is […]
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New Delhi: Samsung on Monday launched all three of its variants of the Galaxy Tab S8 — Tab S8 Ultra, Tab S8+ and Tab S8 — at a starting price of Rs 58,999 in the Indian market. Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra is available in 12GB+256GB storage and is priced at Rs 1,08,999 for the Wi-Fi […]
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New Delhi: The buzz around Metaverse has somewhat revived the dull augmented/virtual reality (AR/VR) market and in 2022, the AR/VR device shipments is likely to reach 14.19 million units, compared to 9.86 million in 2021 which is a year-over-year increase of 36 per cent, a new report has shown. The year 2023 is forecast to […]
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New Delhi: World’s largest NFT (non-fungible token) marketplace, OpenSea on Sunday confirmed that it has been hit by a phishing attack and at least 32 users had lost their valuable NFTs worth $1.7 million. OpenSea Co-Founder and CEO, Devin Finzer acknowledged the phishing attack, confirming that 32 users have lost NFTs so far. He said […]
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San Francisco: Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced that the company’s supercharging station will accept cryptocurrency Dogecoin as payment. Santa Monica Supercharger will officially accept Dogecoin as payment, making it the first Supercharger in Tesla’s network to accept the crypto as a payment method. “Of course, you can pay in Doge (sic),” said Musk in […]
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New Delhi: The global revenues for the artificial intelligence (AI) market, including software, hardware, and services, is forecast to grow 19.6 per cent (on-year) in 2022 to $432.8 billion, according to a new report. The market is expected to break the $500 billion mark in 2023, reports International Data Corporation (IDC). AI solutions are currently […]
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San Francisco: Fortnite game developer Epic Games is hiring US-based temporary workers full-time with employee benefits. The Verge reported that Epic is extending the offer to quality assurance (QA) testers, as well as other “eligible” contract-based employees. In an internal memo, the game developer said it will “offer full-time at-will employment to eligible US-based contingent […]
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San Francisco: Apple’s OLED display panel supplier BOE is reportedly struggling with its production issues due to the global chip shortage. According to The Elec, the shortage will impact production “this month and next month”. BOE gets its display driver ICs for Apple’s iPhone display panels from LX Semicon. LX Semicon is apparently supplying display […]
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San Francisco: Garena Free Fire from Garena emerged as the most downloaded mobile game worldwide for January 2022 with 24 million installs, which represented a 51.6 per cent increase from January 2021. The countries with the most installs of the app during this period were India at approximately 25.5 per cent of its total downloads […]
