Technology News
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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.
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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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WhatsApp launches new disappearing messages feature
When the feature is enabled, chats will be deleted after seven days.
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Trending
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With new OCI notification, India has ended its experiment with dual citizenship
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Real-life ‘Terminal’: How people manage to live at airports for months and years
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All your questions about the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine answered
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At long last, Australian television has begun reflecting some of the country’s ethnic diversity
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First Brexit made me feel an outsider in Britain. Now Covid-19 has made me feel unwanted in India
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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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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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Video
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Watch: Ex-Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat pulls autorickshaw with rope to protest against fuel prices
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Watch: Hit government officials with sticks if they don’t listen, says Union Minister Giriraj Singh
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Caught on Nandan Nilekani’s camera: Black panther and leopard on the verge of an encounter
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Watch: Mumbai woman celebrates 100th birthday after being vaccinated against Covid-19
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Watch: Big dog interrupts woman every time she wants to practise yoga
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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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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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The Reel
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‘Thunder Force’ trailer: Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer play unlikely superheroes
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Jean-Luc Godard: ‘Today’s cinema only thinks action and not silence’
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Sahir Ludhianvi at 100: Why the poet and film lyricist was the original ‘Angry Young Man’
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Five animated films that ‘Bombay Rose’ director Gitanjali Rao wants you to watch
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‘7 Kadam’ trailer: Ronit Roy and Amit Sadh play father and son in football-themed show
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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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Indian Army asks personnel to delete 89 apps including Facebook, Instagram: Reports
Some of these already feature in the Centre’s list of 59 banned apps.
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The Field
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Premier League: Liverpool slip to sixth straight defeat at Anfield as Fulham boost survival hopes
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Swiss Open Super 300 badminton: PV Sindhu outplayed by relentless Carolina Marin in final
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Football: Steven Gerrard guides Rangers to first Scottish League title in ten years
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Watch: Ravi Shastri on ICC’s WTC qualification criteria, trolls and importance of man-management
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PV Sindhu vs Carolina Marin, Swiss Open Super 300 final as it happened: Marin races to the title