Welcome to the world of facts and news: May 2021

NASA's Curiosity Rover Captures Stunning Image of Martian Clouds at Twilight

Some Twitter users wondered what the presence of clouds on Mars mean? Do they suggest the presence of water or just dust particles?

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Samsung Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+, Galaxy S20 Ultra Getting June 2021 Security Patch Update: Report

Samsung Galaxy S20 series smartphones have started receiving the June 2021 Android security patch. All the three Samsung phones — Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+, and Galaxy S20 Ultra — are getting the update in the UK and Luxembourg with firmware version G98xxXXS8DUE4. There is no information on the update rollout in other markets.

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How to Order Alcohol Delivery Online in Delhi Through Apps, Online Portals

The Delhi government has permitted home delivery of liquor for orders placed through mobile apps and via online portals. Last year, states including Kolkata, Maharashtra, Odisha, Siliguri, and West Bengal allowed online delivery of liquor through platforms such as Amazon, BigBasket, Swiggy, and Zomato.

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Ethereum Extends Gains to Rise 8 Percent; Bitcoin Firms

Ethereum extended gains to rise more than 8 percent on Monday to $2,587 (roughly Rs. 1.88 lakhs) but remained 40 percent below a record high of above $4,300 (roughly Rs. 3.12 lakhs) hit earlier this month.

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Jio Partners With SEGA to Bring Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Streets of Rage 3 for JioFiber Users

Jio Games Store will list these two titles for Indian users to download and play. SEGA will customise Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Streets of Rage 3 for Jio platforms and even offer it in local languages. These will be the first games to be available in Hindi and Tamil on set-top-boxes. For those unaware, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is part of the SEGA Mega Drive series featuri...

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Cyberattack Hits JBS Meat Works in Australia, North America

Australian and North American units of the world's largest meat works were hit over the weekend by an organised cyberattack on its information systems, Brazil's JBS SA said in a statement.

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Vodafone 5G Deal With China’s Huawei Said to Get Conditional Approval in Italy

Vodafone's Italian unit has secured conditional approval from Rome to use equipment made by China's Huawei in its 5G radio access network, two sources close to the matter said.

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IT Rules for Digital Media: Twitter Strives to Comply With Applicable Laws in India, Spokesperson Says

As Twitter faces allegations of not complying with the IT rules in the country, the Twitter spokesperson on Monday informed that the microblogging company "strives to comply" with applicable laws in India.

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AMD Radeon Graphics Coming to New Samsung Flagship Exynos SoC, Next-Gen Tesla Cars: Computex 2021

AMD has licensed its Radeon RDNA 2 graphics IP to Samsung, and the next flagship Exynos SoC for mobile devices will be the first to benefit from this. Tesla has also adopted RDNA 2 for console-quality gaming in its upcoming Model S and Model X refresh

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Cryptocurrency Trading: RBI Asks Banks Not to Refer to Is 2018 Circular on Digital Coins

RBI on Monday asked banks, NBFCs, and payment system providers not to refer to its earlier virtual currencies-related circular, that was issued in April 2018 and later aside by the Supreme Court, in their communications to customers.

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KKR, CD&R said to near deal to buy out Cloudera and take it private

KKR & Co. and Clayton & Rice LLC (CD&R) are likely to finalise a deal today to acquire Cloudera at $16 a share, or about a 24% premium to its previous close, according to a Bloomberg report.

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View: Can we have more Zerodhas, please?

The old-style method of doing business with bootstrapped funds, building a great product, letting word of mouth grow the business and focussing on customer value creation still works.

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Crypto clarity or more subterfuge?

In today's ETtech Morning Dispatch newsletter, RBI sets aside its 2018 circular on cryptocurrency transactions at banks; PhonePe's legal intensifies over Indus OS acquisition; WazirX has launched its NFT (non-fungible token) market.

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AMD Ryzen 5000 Desktop APUs, Radeon RX 6000M Mobile GPUs, FidelityFX Upscaling Tech Announced at Computex 2021

AMD has unveiled a raft of new products including desktop Ryzen 5000 series APUs with integrated graphics, Radeon RX6000M GPUs for high-end mobile gaming, the new vendor-agnostic FidelityFX upscaling tech, and an AMD Advantage laptop design initiative.

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Harsha Moily's $200 million fund to focus on climate tech companies

To fund ventures working on sustainable agriculture, alternative energy

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Twitter Must Comply With New IT Rules for Digital Media, Says Delhi High Court

Twitter was told by the Delhi High Court on Monday that it has to comply with the new Information Technology Rules for digital media if they have not been stayed. While Twitter claimed before the court that it has complied with the rules and appointed a resident grievance officer, the central government disputed the claim.

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Xiaomi Introduces 200W HyperCharge Wired, 120W Wireless Fast Charging Technologies

Xiaomi has introduced a new fast charging technology called HyperCharge.The 200W HyperCharge Wired charger is claimed to fully charge a 4000mAh battery in under 8 min. The company also demoed 120W wireless fast charging technology that takes 15 minutes to fully charge a device with the same battery capacity. For testing both the technologies, the company uses a Mi 11 ...

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Elon Musk Found a 'Great Idea' for Dogecoin, Joining in on Social Media's Ribbing of His Favourite Cryptocurrency

Dogecoin's origins as a joke are hard to shake even as it has matured into a real asset that is being held by many investors. People still make endless memes about the currency, and Tesla CEO Elon Musk jumped into the fray with a joke about how it could be used.

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Twitter has to comply with new IT rules for digital media, says Delhi HC

While Twitter claimed before the Delhi High Court that it has complied with the rules and appointed a resident grievance officer, the central government disputed the claim.

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Disney+ Hotsar June 2021: Loki, Luca, MasterChef Australia, and More

Loki Marvel TV series, Pixar’s Luca, MasterChef Australia season 13, Raya and the Last Dragon, Queen of the South season 5, Pose season 3, Grey’s Anatomy season 17, Wolfgang, Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted, Star Wars: The Bad Batch — the biggest movies and TV shows on Disney+ Hotstar in June 2021.

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OnePlus 9 Pro, OnePlus 9 Getting OxygenOS 11.2.6.6 Update With Camera, Network, and System Improvements

OnePlus 9 Pro and OnePlus 9 are receiving the OxygenOS 11.2.6.6 update in India. It will soon be rolled out in Europe and North America. OnePlus has included camera, network, and system improvements with the update. There is no information regarding the bundled Android security patch or the size of the update. The update will be rolled out in an incremental manner.

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Tiger Global leads funding in health insurance startup Plum

Plum Benefits, a health insurer for startups including Groww, Urban Ladder and Unacademy, will use the funding from investors Tiger Global and others to scale its engineering, business development and operations teams.

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Jai Kisan raises $30 million in funding from Mirae Asset, others

Jai Kisan, a rural fintech startup, aims to use the funding to add talent, enhance engineering and data science capabilities, expand into new geographies and start building an on-book portfolio.

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Redmi Note 10 Pro 5G Could Launch in India as Poco X3 GT

Redmi Note 10 Pro 5G may launch as the Poco X3 GT in India, as well as in a few other countries, multiple tweets by a tipster have hinted. The smartphone, which was launched alongside the vanilla Redmi Note 10 5G in China earlier this month, comes with a MediaTek Dimensity 1100 SoC and 67W fast charging.

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Amazon Prime Subscription Available at 50 Percent Off for Those Aged Between 18 and 24: All Details

This Youth Offer can only be availed by youngsters aged between 18-24 years. Further, this offer can only be redeemed through the Android app and mobile browser version for any other OS. This means that while the offer is not applicable via the iOS app, it can be redeemed by logging into the Amazon app via the mobile browser.

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Burrp Founder Anand Jain Launched a Pigeon Fighting Startup Because he Found Them Annoying

The Burrp founder noticed how omnipresent pigeons were in Mumbai soon after returning to the country from America. And so while he was launching Burrp, he decided to launch a parallel company called BirdGuard.

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Realme X7 Max 5G, Smart TV 4K Launch in India Today: How to Watch Livestream, Expected Price, Specifications

Realme X7 Max 5G and Realme Smart TV 4K are set to launch in India today (May 31). The launch event will be livestreamed through Realme India’s Facebook and YouTube channels.

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Intel reiterates global chip shortage could last several years

The work- and study-from-home trend during the Covid-19 pandemic had led to "cycle of explosive growth in semiconductors" that has placed huge strain on global supply chains", Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger says.

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Realme GT 5G Teased to Launch in India Soon: Expected Price, Specifications

Realme has published a dedicated page on its India site for the global 5G summit. The summit is slated to be held on June 3 and on the same page, Realme has teased the arrival of the Realme GT 5G here. This phone was launched in China in March.

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Loki, The Family Man, Jagame Thandhiram, and More: June 2021 Guide to Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar, and Prime Video

The Family Man season 2, Loki TV series, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, Mortal Kombat, Jagame Thandhiram, Elite season 4, Lupin season 2, Pixar’s Luca, In the Heights, Bosch season 7, Ray on Netflix — the biggest movies and TV shows in June 2021 on Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar, Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max and Apple TV+.

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Zerodha Founder Nikhil Kamath Clarifies 100 Crore Salary News on Twitter, Calls it 'Unwanted Noise'

After reports emerged that some of the Zerodha board has approved Rs. 100 crore salaries for three members of the  top leadership, including CEO Nithin Kamath, they were slammed for paying themselves huge salaries

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Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger Reiterates at Computex Global Chip Supply Shortages Could Last Several Years

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger told a virtual session of the Computex trade show in Taipei on Monday that it could take several years for a global shortage of semiconductors to be resolved, a problem that has shuttered some auto production lines and is also being felt in other areas, including consumer electronics.

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Fitbit to Introduce Snoring Detection to its Smartwatch, Fitness Band Models

Fitbit could introduce a new feature on its smartwatch and fitness band models that have a microphone, which would allow them to detect snoring and ambient sound. The feature is said to be a major drain on the device's battery.

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Intel 5G Solution 5000, New Faster 'Tiger Lake' Laptop CPUs Announced at Computex 2021

The Intel 5G Solution 5000 will enable laptop OEMs to bring 5G-enabled laptops to market this year, and new faster Tiger Lake 11th Gen CPUs will help users get a bit more performance.

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Paytm IPO before Nov, Delhivery funding, crypto curbs

In today's ETtech Morning Dispatch newsletter, Paytm IPO is likely "before November" this year; Delhivery raises more than Rs 2,000 crore ahead of its IPO next year; and Zerodha's profit more than doubled in FY21.

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Wipro Aerospace submits $31 million bid to acquire bankrupt US supplier of Boeing Inc

The bid, if successful, will help Wipro Aerospace bag more orders to supply systems and components for the Boeing 737 aircraft programme

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Govt trying to make inroads into the fundamental right of privacy, says BN Srikrishna

Srikrishna described the face-off between the central government and global social media platforms over the new IT rules as well as other attempts to gag voices speaking against the government as an 'undeclared emergency'

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How the 'Runaway Aurora' filter became wildly popular on social amid these sombre times

Runaway Aurora is that rare filter that not only got wildly popular on Indian social media -- at a time when most online platforms are filled with Covid-related SOS messages -- it also led to an unusual breakthrough for many creators

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Paytm board clears IPO plan

Valuation may depend on revenue growth, regulatory clearances

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Wipro sells its entire stake in IT services provider Ensono for $76.24 million

In March 2018, Wipro had made a strategic investment of $55 million for 10.2% stake in Ensono Holdings

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Fidelity, GIC invest in Delhivery's $277 million fundraise, valuation jumps to $3 billion

Scotland's Ballie Gifford and Abu-Dhabi investor also join new round ahead of IPO

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Twitter: How to Clean, Customise Your Feed

Twitter is one of the most microblogging and social networking platform globally. Twitter's feed also includes suggested tweets so in case you want to clean up your Twitter feed and stop seeing tweets that you don't like, here’s what you can do.

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Zerodha's profit more than doubled to Rs 1,000 crore in FY21, says Nithin Kamath

The company has recently been in the news after its board approved an enabling resolution to allow promoters of the bootstrapped startup to draw a salary of Rs 100 crore

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Google, Facebook updating website to reflect new grievance officer appointed under IT rules

The new rules require significant social media intermediaries - those with other 50 lakh users - to appoint a grievance officer, nodal officer and a chief compliance officer

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How to Maintain 100 Percent iPhone Battery Health, According to Apple

To maintain iPhone battery health, some of the general practices that Apple recommends include updating to the latest software, and avoiding high ambient temperature.

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How to Check Your iPhone Battery Health: Follow These Steps

Here’s how you can check your iPhone battery health directly by going to the Settings menu.

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iPhone Battery Charge Cycles: How to Check Your Battery Log File in Settings

Just like all batteries, iPhone batteries are also consumable components that deplete in capacity over time. If the battery becomes too weak, users may notice reduced battery life and slow performance of the iPhone. According to Apple, a normal battery is designed to retain up to 80 percent of its original capacity at 500 complete charge cycles when operating under no...

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Bugatti Ceramique Edition One Pur Sport, Le Noire, Divo Smartwatch Models With 90 Sports Modes Launched

Bugatti Ceramique Edition One Pur Sport, Bugatti Ceramique Edition One Le Noire, and Bugatti Ceramique Edition One Divo smartwatch models have been announced. Bugatti has teamed up with VIITA to develop these three models that are named after its hypercars Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport, Bugatti La Voiture Noire, and Bugatti Divo.

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AI Mechanism Claims to Detect Disinformation With 96 Percent Accuracy, Even Trace Its Source

A team at the MIT Lincoln Laboratory's Artificial Intelligence Software Architectures and Algorithms Group attempted to better understand disinformation campaigns and also aimed to create a mechanism to detect them.

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Fabric of Our Galaxy: NASA Releases Stunning Image of Milky Way's Galactic Centre

NASA shared a stunning panoramic view of the Milky Way's galactic centre on Instagram. Explaining the photo, the space agency said threads of superheated gas and magnetic fields weave a tapestry of energy at the centre of the Milky Way galaxy. NASA captioned the post, “The fabric of our galaxy.”

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, Galaxy Tab S8+, Galaxy Tab S8 Specifications, Pricing Surface Online

Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, Galaxy Tab S8+, and Galaxy Tab S8 are said to be the upcoming tablet flagship models from the company. Ahead of their official announcement, their pricing and specifications have been allegedly leaked.

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International Space Station Shares Spectacular Night-Time Shots of Earth

International Space Station (ISS) has shared some spectacular photos of the Earth, captured by the astronauts stationed on it. In a new Instagram post, the ISS shared four different photos of “the Earth's colours” — capturing our home planet “from the city lights to the hues of an orbital sunrise.”

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Best Free Video Editing Apps on Android: Edit Your Instagram Reels Now With Ease

The best free video editing Android apps for June 2021 include five different apps that can help you edit vertical 30-second videos which can be published on Instagram Reels or MX TakaTak.

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Facebook purged 150 covert influence operations in last four years

The covert influence operations originated from 2017 through mid-2021 and targeted both foreign and domestic public debate.

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Amazon Adds ‘Featured Articles’ Section on App, Website With Content on Sports, Auto, Entertainment, More

Amazon has silently added a ‘Featured Articles’ section on the website and mobile app. Here, viewers can read a selection of articles for free, ranging from exclusive articles on topics such as entertainment, politics and governance, sports, health, auto, and more.

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Kellogg's Bowl Bot: US College Campuses Get Robots to Dispense Cereal Mixes Into Their Bowls

Two US college campuses are getting a cereal-mixing robot that prepares a breakfast-ready bowl. These breakfast-dispensing robots, created as a joint pilot between Kellogg's and Chowbotics, have been rolled out at Florida State University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. On the Kellogg's Bowl Bot, operated through a touchscreen interface or the Chowbotics app ...

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OnePlus Nord CE 5G Specifications Tipped, Could Come With Snapdragon 750G SoC; Pre-Orders From June 11

OnePlus Nord CE 5G may come with the Snapdragon 750G SoC and a 64-megapixel primary rear camera sensor. It may feature a 6.43-inch AMOLED display with 90Hz refresh rate.

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Microsoft President Brad Smith Says George Orwell's '1984' Could Become a Reality by 2024

Microsoft President Brad Smith says that the dystopian world depicted by George Orwell in his novel "1984" — where totalitarian surveillance was a part of life — could soon become a reality, What's more, it may be as early as 2024, if artificial intelligence (AI) is not regulated better, he suggests.

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UK Police Goes in for Drug Bust at Industrial Estate, Finds Illegal Cryptocurrency Operation Instead

Drugs police in central England spotted the tell-tale signs of a cannabis farm: visitors at all hours, extensive wiring, ventilation ducts and unusual amounts of heat being generated. But on closer inspection, they exposed another operation reliant on massive power usage: a cryptocurrency mine.

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Apple Podcast Subscription Service Launch to Be Delayed Until June

Apple is delaying the launch of a podcast subscription service until June after some podcast creators had issues with delays in their shows appearing after uploading them, according to an email seen by Reuters.

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TikTok Given a Month to Respond to Claims of EU Consumer Rights Breaches

TikTok has been given a month to respond to multiple complaints from EU consumer groups that it allegedly violated the bloc's consumer laws and allegedly fail to protect children from hidden advertising and inappropriate content.

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India Biodiversity Portal Is Documenting Every Species in the Country and Everyone Can Take Part

The India Biodiversity Portal has evolved over the years to enable citizen scientists around the country to identify and preserve details of the country's rich biodiversity. Everyone can take part, and more than 58,000 species have been documented so far.

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Google, Facebook, WhatsApp Said to Have Shared Compliance Details With IT Ministry; Twitter Still Hasn’t

Google, Facebook, and WhatsApp have shared details with the IT Ministry as per requirement of the new digital rules, but Twitter is still not following the norms, government sources said.

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Our digital pasts weren’t supposed to be weaponized like this

As more and more people documented their lives online so that our whole selves, past and present, were visible, society was predicted to become more empathetic and forgiving. Instead the opposite has happened.

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Amazon-backed electric-vehicle firm Rivian could seek $70 billion valuation in IPO: Report

Rivian had a valuation of $27.6 billion, after a $2.65-billion investment round led by T. Rowe Price.

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Amazon pressed for racial equity review after strong vote tally

The call for the racial equity audit received the highest level of support among 11 shareholder proposals at Amazon's annual meeting on Wednesday.

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Apple to delay launch of podcast subscription service until June

Apple in April said it was introducing a service that would let podcast creators charge for their shows.

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World War Social

We revisit the grandfather of social media controversies, and two more recent clashes between governments and big tech.

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IAMAI forms self-regulatory body for OTT players

ET first reported on Wednesday that IAMAI had notified the ministry of information and broadcasting (MIB) that they were in the process of forming a self-regulatory body and had 10 OTT players signed up already.

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B Capital, Tiger Global eye PharmEasy stake

The total size of the transaction could be about $40 million and may value the company at about $1.8 billion, up from the current $1.5 billion valuation.

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Facebook Extends Ban on Donations to Lawmakers Who Voted Against Biden Win

Facebook said it will resume making donations to US lawmakers through its political action committee but will not support 147 lawmakers who voted against US President Joe Biden's electoral certification in January.

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Acer ConceptD Series, Predator Series, TravelMate Series, Swift X Updated With Latest Intel, AMD CPUs

Acer has launched new laptop models and updated its current lineup with the latest 11th-Gen Intel Core H-series processors and the latest Nvidia GeForce RTX 30 series GPUs. The ConceptD Creator notebook series has been updated to now include a 16-inch display with a 16:10 aspect ratio.

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iQoo Z3 India Launch Teased to Take Place Soon: All You Need to Know

iQoo Z3 is being teased via the company’s India Twitter handle. The phone was launched in China in March this year and it is now set to arrive in India. An exact launch date is not known, but iQoo teases the phone to arrive soon.

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SD Shibulal buys Rs 100-crore Infosys shares from wife for a third time this month

So far in May, SD Shibulal has purchased Infosys shares worth Rs 100 crore on May 12, Rs 100 crore on May 19, and Rs 100 crore on May 24 through open market deals. The shares were offloaded by Kumari Shibulal on all the occasions.

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Tech Bill Taking Aim at China Advanced by US Senate, Approves $190 Billion to Strengthen US Technology

The US Senate advanced a sweeping package of legislation intended to boost the country's ability to compete with Chinese technology, as Congress increasingly seeks to take a tough line against Beijing.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite With 8.7-Inch Display Launched, Galaxy Tab S7 FE Officially Announced

Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite has been launched as the company’s latest affordable Android tablet. Samsung has also officially announced the launch of the Galaxy Tab S7 FE that appeared in markets including Germany earlier this week.

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Horizon Forbidden West PS5 Gameplay Shows New Robots, New Enemies, and Aloy’s New Powers

Horizon Forbidden West gameplay is here. PlayStation Studios and Guerrilla Games have unveiled 13 minutes of gameplay footage — it shows post-post-apocalyptic San Francisco, the new enemies Aloy will face who can control the giant robots, and Aloy’s new powers: freeclimbing, a grappling hook, and a glider.

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China Bitcoin Crackdown: Sichuan to Probe Cryptocurrency Mining

Energy regulators in China's Sichuan province will soon meet local power companies to gather information on cryptocurrency mining, an official said, potentially leading to a clampdown in the country's second-biggest Bitcoin production hub.

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Facebook No Longer Banning Posts Calling COVID-19 'Man-Made'

Facebook is no longer removing posts that claim the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 was man-made amid renewed debate over its origins.

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PlayStation 5 Delivery Has Actor Boman Irani Excited About Showing Youngsters Who the Boss Is, But Stock Shortages Worrying Other Customers

Actor Boman Irani is one of the lucky few to get his hands on a PlayStation 5. The 61 year old star just posted a photo of his new console, and said he can't wait to show the youngsters at home who's the boss.

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Facebook won't remove posts claiming Covid-19 is human-made

There is rising pressure worldwide to investigate the origins of the pandemic, including the possibility that the Covid-19 virus—the SARS-CoV-​2—came from a lab in Wuhan, China.

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JFrog Releases the Industry’s First Private Distribution Network for Software Updates to Accelerate Large-Scale Application Delivery



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Microsoft says SolarWinds hackers now targeting US agencies, NGOs

Nobelium, the Russian entity responsible for the SolarWinds hack last year, broke into an email marketing account used by the USAID and from there launched phishing attacks on many other organisations, Microsoft says.

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US Senate advances sweeping technology bill taking aim at China

The senators voted 68-30 to end debate on the $250 billion US Innovation and Competition Act of 2021, or USICA, and move nearer to a final vote on the legislation.

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Google Executives' Appraisals Sought in US Antitrust Case

Lawyers for the Justice Department and Google tangled over whether the company should hand over performance reviews of executives whom the government is considering calling as witnesses.

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Oppo Enco Free 2 TWS Earbuds With Up to 30 Hours of Playback Launched

Oppo Enco Free 2 TWS earbuds have launched alongside the Oppo Reno 6 Pro+, Oppo Reno 6 Pro, and Oppo Reno 6 smartphones. The earbuds come with up to 42dB noise reduction, three microphones for better call quality, noise cancellation, and many more features.

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Dell, HP Say Chip Shortages Will Hit PC Supplies This Year

Dell and HP reported quarterly revenue that beat Wall Street estimates as customers continued to shop for PCs, even as pandemic-led restrictions eased in many parts of the world.

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Loki Trailer Gives Tom Hiddleston New Superpowers and a Slap in the Face

New Loki trailer teases new superpowers for the God of Mischief (Tom Hiddleston), a power of sorts for TVA agent Mobius (Owen Wilson), and Hunter B-15 (Wunmi Mosaku) slapping Loki in the face. Loki premieres June 9 on Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar.

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Microsoft Says Group Behind SolarWinds Hack Now Targeting Government Agencies, NGOs

SolarWinds cyberattack group, identified late last year, is now targeting government agencies, think tanks, consultants, and non-governmental organisations, Microsoft said late on Thursday.

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Launch Postponed for Soyuz Rocket With OneWeb Telecom Satellites

The launch of a Soyuz rocket carrying 36 UK telecommunication and Internet satellites has been postponed, the Russian space agency Roscosmos said.

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Cruella Disney+ Hotstar Release Date Set for August 27

Cruella will release August 27 on Disney+ Hotstar, Gadgets 360 has learnt. The Disney movie is out May 28 in cinemas and on Disney+ with Premier Access in select markets.

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Govt-Twitter faceoff escalates over India IT rules

In today's ETtech Morning Dispatch, Twitter and Google break silence on India's IT rules after WhatsApp sues government; the board of BigBasket has cleared the takeover by Tata Group; and Dream Sports' diversification plans.

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Dream Sports takes the investing route to become a sports-tech firm

Dream Sports Investments, the investment arm of Dream11’s parent set up last year, has put $50 million in its in-house sports content and commerce platform FanCode.

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Itel A23 Pro With Unisoc SC9832e SoC, Dual-SIM 4G Support Launched in India: Price, Specifications

Itel A23 Pro affordable 4G smartphone has been launched in India at a discounted price of Rs. 3,899 when purchased via MyJio Stores, Reliance Digital Stores, and Reliance Digital website. The phone has a single rear camera and a VGA selfie shooter.

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USB Type-C 2.1 to Upgrade Power Delivery From 100W to 240W

USB Type-C version 2.1 is in the works, with support for up to 240W power delivery. Specifications of the USB Type-C 2.1 have been released by the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF).

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Infinix Hot 10S Goes on First Sale in India Today: Price, Specifications

Infinix Hot 10S goes on sale in India for the first time today. It will be available to purchase via Flipkart today starting 12 pm (noon). The smartphone is priced at Rs. 9,999 for the 4GB + 64GB storage variant and Rs. 10,999 for the 6GB + 64GB storage variant. The company announced that it is offering Rs. 500 discount during the sale today. Additionally, Flipkart ha...

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Twitch Adds 'Transgender' Tag as Big Tech Vies to Be Inclusive

Twitch said that players will be able to add a transgender label to their videos — a move the company said would aid inclusion among its 30 million daily gamers.

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Chrome 91 Rolling Out With Frozen Tab Groups, Enhanced PWAs, Redesigned UI, More

Chrome 91 is rolling out for mobile and desktop browsers. Chrome for Android will get Frozen tab groups, automatically starting PWAs, refreshed UI, updated table renders on webpages, and more. Chrome on Linux, macOS, and Windows is getting 32 bug fixes and improvements.

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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to Hand Over Reins to Successor Andy Jassy on July 5

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said that he will hand over operational control to his successor on July 5, leaving as the e-commerce giant flexes its muscles in television and cloud.

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OnePlus Nord 2 and Nord CE 5G Could Debut Soon in India as Company Teases Launch of ‘Something New’

OnePlus took to the India Twitter account to share a cryptic tweet with the words ‘you figure it out’. It seems like the company has used sign language and the image attached to the tweet decodes to, ‘Something new is coming’. If our interpretation is correct, the company is gearing up to launch new products in June.

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The Tomorrow War Trailer Pulls Chris Pratt Into the Future to Fight Aliens

The Tomorrow War trailer is filled with action but also very dour. Chris Pratt-led sci-fi action movie that cost Amazon $200 million (roughly Rs. 1,486 crores) is out July 2 on Prime Video worldwide.

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Is Apple Getting Into Bitcoin? New Job Posting Looks for Cryptocurrency Experience: Report

A job listing shows that Apple wants to hire someone to lead its alternative payments program. It is looking for people with experience in finance and alternative payment methods like cryptocurrency.

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TikTok owner ByteDance launches share buyback after shelving IPO plans

In an email sent to current and former employees this week, ByteDance said eligible shareholders can apply to sell their holdings by June 20 at $126 per share for current employees and $100.80 per share for former employees.

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Amazon-MGM deal: Why is an e-commerce firm in entertainment?

The divergence between the stated goals of Prime Video and the perhaps more pedestrian reality highlights a dichotomy of Amazon and other technology superpowers.

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OnePlus TV U1S Series, External TV Camera Tipped to Launch in India Soon

OnePlus TV U1S series is launching in India soon, according to tipster Ishan Agarwal. The company is also said to launch an external TV camera in the country.

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PayPal to Allow Users to Withdraw Cryptocurrency to Third Party Wallets

PayPal said it plans to allow users to withdraw cryptocurrency to third party wallets. The San Jose, California-based company, that opened its platform to digital currencies last October, at present does not let users move cryptocurrency holdings off its platform.

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Facebook to Take Action Against Users Repeatedly Sharing Misinformation

Facebook said it would take "stronger" action against people who repeatedly share misinformation on the platform.

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WhatsApp Says Government Exceeded Powers With Encryption-Breaking Rule

India's government exceeded its legal powers by enacting rules that companies such as WhatsApp say will force them to break end-to-end message encryption, the messaging app owned by Facebook argued in a court filing.

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Digital Rules: IT Ministry Asks Social Media Platforms for Compliance Status, Contact Details of Officers

The government asked large social media platforms to immediately report their status of compliance with the new digital rules. In a note to “significant social media intermediaries,” the IT Ministry said the additional due diligence required from such large digital platforms has come into effect.

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Friends: The Reunion Date, Time, How to Watch, Trailer, and More

Friends: The Reunion releases Thursday, May 27 worldwide. You can watch it online on Zee5 in India, HBO Max in USA, NOW TV / Sky One in UK, Binge in Australia, Crave in Canada, and HBO Go in Southeast Asia.

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PS5 India Restock: How to Pre-Order PlayStation 5 on Flipkart, Amazon, Croma, More

PS5 is back in stock on Amazon, Croma, Flipkart, Games The Shop, Prepaid Gamer Card, Reliance Digital, Sony Center, and Vijay Sales. Here's how to pre-order PlayStation 5 restocks in India.

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Google to comply with India's IT rules, CEO Sundar Pichai says

Google CEO Sundar Pichai's comment came hours after Government of India sent a missive to social media platforms asking them to update on whether they have complied with the new digital rules.

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Tata's Curefit play, Govt's WhatsApp reply

In today's ETtech Morning Dispatch: Tata Digital is eyeing a stake in Curefit for its SuperApp play and Government of India seeks response from Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter on compliance with new internet rules.

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Smartphone brands take shine to hybrid model to beat lockdowns

Xiaomi and Oppo, for example, have integrated their shopping catalogue with their WhatsApp Business accounts, allowing customers to order a product from their nearest store and contact for repairs

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GIC in talks to lead Locus' $60 million Series C at $300 million valuation

The capital will help Locus strengthen its technology, and scale up operations in the United States, its biggest market outside of India, sources said

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Tata eyes Curefit buy to build digital muscle

Mukesh Bansal may take up larger role within Tata digital business

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Amazon Accused of Unfair Pricing Strategies in New US Suit

Amazon faces a new lawsuit that alleges the online retailer broke antitrust law by requiring that third-party sellers not offer better deals for their products elsewhere.

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Oracle Launches Arm-Based Cloud Computing Service Using Ampere Chips

Oracle launched a cloud computing service powered by data centre chips from Ampere Computing based on technology from Arm, the second major cloud company to offer an Arm-based service after Amazon Web Services.

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Google Assures Compliance With India’s New Digital Rules, Says Will Keep Policies as Transparent as Possible

Google assured compliance with new IT rules and said that that it will continue to build on its existing approaches and keep the policies as transparent as possible.

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IIMA, BITS Pilani grads launch $1 million fund to support student startups

​​gradCapital, a venture of IIMA grad Abhishek Sethi and BITS Pilani's Prateek Behera, plans to invest $25,000 in each of the 20 startups they select over the next one year.

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Instagram starts rolling out Insights for Live videos, Reels

The Instagram Insights feature for Live videos and Reels will allow creators to better understand their performance online.

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Game of Thrones Spin-Off 10,000 Ships Taps Amanda Segel as Writer: Report

Game of Thrones spin-off 10,000 Ships has reportedly tapped Amanda Segel as creator and head writer. 10,000 Ships is the story of Dorne’s legendary Princess Nymeria, set a thousand years prior to Game of Thrones.

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Domino’s India Data Breach: Company Claims No Financial Details Compromised, Customers Have Been Informed

Domino’s India brand owner Jubilant Foodworks has informed its customers about the data breach incident that happened on March 24. The information provided by the company comes just days after hackers created a search engine on the dark Web to let anyone look at the customer details of Domino’s India by using their phone numbers or email addresses.

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Aarogya Setu Will Now Show Blue Ticks, Blue Shield for Vaccinated Individuals

Aarogya Setu will now show Blue Ticks and Blue Shield for users who have both shots administered. The contact tracing app will show the new feature on its home screen under the Your Status tab. Users, after having both doses administered, can download their vaccination certificates from Aarogya Setu or CoWIN app.

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PS5 India Restock: PlayStation 5 Pre-Orders Start at 12 Noon on May 27 via Vijay Sales, Croma, More

PlayStation 5 will be up for pre-orders from May 27 at 12pm (noon) via Vijay Sales, Croma, Prepaid Game Card, and Sony Center official website (ShopatSC). It costs Rs. 49,990 and only the standard edition of the console will go up for pre-orders.

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PlayStation Days of Play Sale: FIFA 21, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, and More

FIFA 21, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Demon’s Souls, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Red Dead Redemption 2, The Last of Us 2, Ghost of Tsushima, FFXIV Online, Sackboy: A Big Adventure, CoD Black Ops Cold War — the best PS4 and PS4 deals in PlayStation’s Days of Play sale.

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Tesla Doubles Down on Camera-Based Pure Vision Autopilot Amid Growing Scrutiny

Tesla said it will drop a radar sensor in favour of a camera-focused Autopilot system for its Model 3 and Model Y vehicles in North America starting this month.

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Tesla Sets Up China Site to Store Car Data Locally Amid Scrutiny Over Security Concerns

Tesla said it had established a site in China to store car data locally, as automakers come under growing scrutiny over how they handle information collected by vehicle cameras and sensors.

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WhatsApp sues Govt of India over chat 'traceability', says new IT rules will kill privacy



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Polygon crypto gets funding from billionaire investor Mark Cuban

Polygon has been added to Mark Cuban's portfolio of companies with a description that read, "Polygon is the first well-structured, easy-to-use platform for Ethereum scaling and infrastructure development."

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Google, Facebook Fined in Russia for Failing to Delete Banned Content

A Russian court said it has fined US technology giants Google and Facebook over a failure to delete content that Moscow deems illegal, the latest development in an escalating standoff between Russia and Big Tech.

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Lunar Eclipse 2021: Blood Moon and Total Eclipse Year Will Appear Today

Blood Moon 2021, which is commonly known as total lunar eclipse or purna chandra grahan, is appearing today. It will be the first and the last total lunar eclipse of the year.

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Okinawa Scooters on Its Plans of Producing 10 Lakh Electric Scooters Annually in India

With startup culture thriving in India and the need for ‘going local’ becoming increasingly popular, we take a look at all the hottest tech startups grabbing headlines in the country. Gadgets 360 talks to Okinawa Scooters co-founder Jeetender Sharma to know of the company’s history, growth, and future plans. We also talk to experts to understand what this startu...

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WhatsApp sues India govt, says new IT rules mean end to privacy

Facebook-owned WhatsApp has filed a case in the Delhi High Court against the Indian government, seeking to block the new IT rules that come into effect today.

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WhatsApp Said to Sue India Government, Claims New Media Rules Mean End to Privacy

WhatsApp has filed a legal complaint in Delhi against the Indian government seeking to block regulations coming into force that experts say would compel the Facebook unit to break privacy protections, as per sources.

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5 Reasons to Buy the Samsung Crystal 4K Series Now

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Social media stalemate

In today's ETtech Morning Dispatch: Govt appears to be at an impasse with Facebook, WhatsApp, Google and Twitter over new India IT rules; Twitter Tip Jar feature coming soon to India; Koo app raises $30 million at over $100 million valuation.

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Amid Twitter India turmoil, Koo app raises $30 million at six times valuation

Tiger Global is leading Koo app’s new funding round, while there are two new investors—IIFL’s venture capital fund and South Korea's Mirae Asset Management, co-founder Aprameya Radhakrishna says.

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Google, Facebook say ready to comply with revised IT rules

Govt yet to take a call on whether to give few weeks extension to large social media platforms

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Huawei HarmonyOS Launch Date Set for June 2 Amid US Sanctions

Huawei said it will launch its new HarmonyOS for smartphones on June 2, its biggest move yet aimed at recovering from the damage done by US sanctions to its mobile phone business.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE 5G With Snapdragon 750G SoC Launched: Price, Specifications

Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE 5G is priced in Germany at EUR 649 (roughly Rs. 57,800) for the 4GB + 64GB storage option. It is up for grabs on the Samsung online site and comes in Mystic Black and Mystic Silver colour options.

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Facebook, Twitter May Face Criminal Action in India as Deadline to Comply to Intermediary Rules Ends Today

Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube may face criminal action in India as they are yet to comply with the special provisions under the new Intermediary Rules that were passed in February.

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Motorola One Action Getting Stable Android 11 Update

Motorola One Action is receiving a stable Android 11 update in Brazil. However, not much is known about the update as of now. It is expected that a broader rollout shall be conducted shortly.

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Rick and Morty Season 5 Trailer Teases More Wacky Adventures, All 10 Episode Titles Revealed

Rick and Morty season 5 trailer trades on Scarface, Voltron, superheroes, and Breaking Bad? Rick and Morty season 5 release date is June 20 on Adult Swim. No word from Netflix yet.

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Bank of England's Andrew Bailey calls cryptocurrencies 'dangerous'

People should only invest in cryptocurrencies if they are prepared to lose all their money, Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has previously said, because assets such as bitcoin do not fulfil the key functions of a standard means of payment.

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Huawei Founder Ren Zhengfei Urges Shift to Software to Counter US Sanctions

Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei has called on the company's staff to "dare to lead the world" in software as the company seeks growth beyond the hardware operations that US sanctions have crippled.

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Google's Starline Shows Promise and Perils of 3D Chats: An In-Depth Look

Google's Project Starline 3D videoconferencing system, unveiled last week, is well-timed for a post-pandemic world but still has a long way to go in seamlessly marrying the in-person and the virtual, three people who have used the system say.

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UK Space Agency, Rolls Royce Tie Up To Test Nuclear Technology To Power Spacecraft

Using nuclear powered engines, astronauts could make the trip to Mars in half the time, and also reduce radiation exposure. Rolls Royce has previously provided the nuclear propulsion technology for the Royal Navy's submarines.

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Charlie Bit My Finger Sells As NFT for $760,999, Winner to Re-Enact Video With Lead Characters

Charlie Bit My Finger has been auctioned as an NFT, and now will be permanently deleted from YouTube. The NFT sold for over $760,000, or more than Rs. 5 crore.

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OnePlus Watch Cyberpunk 2077 Limited Edition With Johnny Silverhand Charging Stand Launched

OnePlus Watch Cyberpunk 2077 Limited Edition has been launched in China. It is the third version of the smartwatch available in the country after the standard and the Cobalt Limited Edition.

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Apple-Epic Trial: Judge Probes Implications of Upending App Store During Closing Arguments

Federal Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers held unconventional closing arguments in the antitrust trial between Epic Games and Apple, peppering both sides' attorneys for three hours about how far she could — and should — go to change Apple's App Store business.

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WWDC 2021 Begins June 7: How to Watch Live, What to Expect

WWDC 2021 will begin on June 7 and will be held entirely online. The keynote will begin at 10am PDT (10.30pm IST) on June 7 wherein Apple will reveal next-gen software for Apple products and speculatively a new MacBook Pro as well. The entire event will be live streamed on Apple.com, YouTube, and the Apple TV app for Apple TV users.

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Bitcoin Not for Us, No Plans to Launch Cryptocurrency Trading Desk: HSBC CEO Noel Quinn

HSBC has no plans to launch a cryptocurrency trading desk or offer the digital coins as an investment to customers, because they are too volatile and lack transparency, CEO Noel Quinn said.

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Huawei plans to launch Harmony OS for its mobile phones next month

The new Huawei Harmony OS will only go some way to mitigating the impact of the 2019 US sanctions that barred Google from providing its Android OS on new Huawei phones.

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Money Heist Season 5 Premieres September 3, to Wrap Up December 3

Money Heist season 5 release date has been announced. The five-episode Volume 1 drops September 3, with another five-episode Volume 2 set for December 3. Netflix has split fifth and final Money Heist season into two halves.

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Cryptocurrency Prices Bounce Back From Sell-Off, Bitcoin Still Down 30 Percent in May

Bitcoin jumped more than 10 percent during a surge in cryptocurrencies Monday, regaining some ground lost during a weekend sell-off that was sparked by renewed signs of a Chinese crackdown on the emerging sector.

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Twitter India Office Gets a Police Visit to Serve Notice About 'Manipulated Media' Inquiry

Delhi police said they visited a Twitter office to serve notice to its country managing director about an investigation into the social media giant's tagging of a post by a ruling party spokesman as "manipulated media."

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WhatsApp Tells Indian Government User Privacy Is 'Highest Priority'

WhatsApp said that it had told the Indian government that the privacy of users was its highest priority after the country's technology ministry raised questions about the instant messaging app's new privacy policy.

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Apple-Epic trial: Judge probes implications of upending App Store

Federal Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers held unconventional closing arguments in the Apple-Epic trial, peppering both sides' attorneys for three hours about how far she could—and should—go to change the App Store business.

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Yellow.ai deploys 30% of global generative AI bots domestically

While markets like the US are mostly using GenAI for customer support in a bid to cut costs, India Inc. is using them as an opportunity to g...