Technology News
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Scams, blackmail to even kidnapping: Gangs thrive as Brazil adopts instant payment app
Brazilians have quickly embraced Pix but so have the ‘Pix Gangs’.
David Feliba, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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SC issues notices to Google, Facebook, WhatsApp, Amazon on plea seeking data protection on UPI apps
The technology companies failed to respond to a similar notice issued by the court in October last year.
Scroll Staff
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Data breach: Details of 2 crore users of BigBasket leaked, company files complaint in Bengaluru
According to cybersecurity intelligence firm Cyble, a hacker has allegedly put the data on sale for around Rs 30 lakh.
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Trending
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Why the Congress defeat in Chhattisgarh is far worse than the loss in Rajasthan
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‘Change’ over ethnic identity politics: Why MNF lost Mizoram
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Is Congress leadership of INDIA shaky after Hindi belt poll defeats?
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Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena chief Sukhdev Singh Gogamedi shot dead in Jaipur
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Detective fiction: An intense exploration of the squalor and vice that fester in shadowy city lanes
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WhatsApp launches new disappearing messages feature
When the feature is enabled, chats will be deleted after seven days.
Scroll Staff
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SC issues notices to Centre, Google, Amazon and FB on plea seeking data protection on UPI platforms
CPI MP Binoy Viswam urged the court to direct Reserve Bank of India to frame necessary regulations for the same.
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Paytm alleges Google ‘arm-twisted’ the company to withdraw UPI cashback scheme
The company said Google Pay itself ran a similar promotion scheme.
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Video
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Watch: Palestinian child under rubble asks rescuers to help her siblings, parents first
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Watch: Young fan recreates Sylvester Stallone’s iconic ‘Rocky’ monologue in the actor’s presence
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Cyclone Michaung: Sea turns turbulent, heavy rains batter Andhra Pradesh as landfall begins
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Watch: Pet dogs and their humans get family photographs with Santa Claus
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‘This is the worst nightmare for Narayan Murthy’: Comedian’s riff on several long weekends in 2024
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US judge blocks order asking Apple, Google to remove Chinese-owned WeChat from app stores
The users of the app, who filed the lawsuit, had argued that the ban would curb free speech.
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US delays TikTok ban by a week after proposed agreement with Oracle, Walmart
President Donald Trump said the ‘fantastic’ deal ‘has my blessings’.
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Paytm app back on Google Play store, hours after being removed for policy violation
The brand is one of the major players in India’s digital payments markets.
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The Reel
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Watch: A full-length ‘Dunki’ trailer is out
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‘Kabuliwala’ trailer: Mithun Chakraborty stars in latest adaptation of the Rabindranath Tagore story
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‘Mast Mein Rehne Ka’ trailer: Jackie Shroff, Neena Gupta star in slice-of-life comedy
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Start the week with a film: Russian literature and Kangra painting meet in ‘Kasba’
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Vir Das: ‘Humanity without laughter wouldn’t survive very long’
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Twitter account of PM Modi’s personal website hacked, company says taking steps to secure it
A series of tweets solicited bitcoin transfer to Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund.
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Donald Trump says US will ban Chinese social media app TikTok
American authorities have raised concerns that the platform may be used by Chinese intelligence to the detriment of the United States.
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Twitter accounts of Barack Obama, Joe Biden, other prominent figures hacked in bitcoin scam
Twitter said it was aware of ‘a security incident’ and ‘taking steps to fix it’, but provided no more information.
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The Field
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Boxing, Junior World C’ships: Payal, Nisha, Akansha win a gold each as India finish with 17 medals
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AFC Champions League: Mumbai City FC finish campaign with six losses
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Pro Kabaddi League: Puneri Platan stun Jaipur Pink Panthers; Bengal Warriors beat Bengaluru Bulls
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Cleiton, Nandhakumar help East Bengal thump NorthEast United
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FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup: Meet Vishnukanth Singh – India’s midfield metronome