Google Enables Support to Display COVID-19 Vaccine, Test Certificates Natively on Android Devices

Google has enabled Android users to store and access a digital copy of their COVID-19 vaccination and test certificates through a dedicated card called COVID Card. The new change comes from an update to Android’s inbuilt passes system that is a part of Google Pay.

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YouTuber Sends Dogecoin to Space on Weather Balloon as Tribute to Elon Musk

While many people are waiting for Elon Musk — who has repeatedly put his weight behind Dogecoin on social media — to send the meme currency to the Moon, a US-based YouTuber has actually tried to do something of that sort. On the tech billionaire's 50th birthday on June 28, Reid Williamson sent an actual Dogecoin to space with a weather balloon.

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Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 Classic Moniker Spotted; Alleged Renders Show Design, Colour Options, Rotating Bezel

Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 Classic is likely to be one of the two smartwatch models the South Korea tech giant will be launching later this year. Alleged renders of the Classic variant have surfaced, hinting at the design and the return of the rotating bezel.

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Samsung Galaxy F22 With 90Hz Display, 6,000mAh Battery Launching in India on July 6

Samsung Galaxy F22 will be launched in India on July 6, and it will retail on Flipkart. The handset has been teased via a listing on the ecommerce platform which also reveals that the phone will have a 6.4-inch HD+ display with 90Hz refresh rate, 48-megapixel primary sensor, and a 6,000mAh battery.

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TikTok Removes Nearly 62 Million Videos in Q1 2021 for Guideline Violations

TikTok said it had removed nearly 62 million videos from its platform during the first three months of the year for violating its guidelines, as it seeks to address security- and privacy-related concerns.

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iPhone 12 Series Crosses 100 Million Sales Mark in Seven Months, iPhone 12 Pro Max Has 29 Percent Share: Counterpoint

Counterpoint Research’s latest report states that iPhone 12 series cumulative global sales crossed the 100 million units mark in April 2021, seven months after launch. This feat was achieved by Apple two months sooner than for the iPhone 11 series. iPhone 12 series success was attributed to 5G support and OLED displays.

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Israeli linked to India's BellTroX in hacker-for-hire scheme seeks plea deal in US

Israeli private detective Aviram Azari is being charged in relation to BellTroX InfoTech Services, which was behind a hacking campaign that targeted lawyers, government officials, businessmen, investors and activists around the world.

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Tim Bernes-Lee's World Wide Web NFT sells for $5.4 million at Sotheby's

The World Wide Web NFT is considered valuable by some because blockchain authenticates that it is one-of-a-kind and has been officially created, or 'minted', by Tim Berners-Lee himself.

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PS Plus July 2021 Free Games Announced — Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, WWE 2K Battlegrounds, A Plague Tale: Innocence

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, WWE 2K Battlegrounds, and A Plague Tale: Innocence are the three new free PS4 and PS5 games on PlayStation Plus’ July 2021 line-up. Available from July 6 to August 2. Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown continues for a second month.

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US Social Media Giants Must Obey Indian Laws: IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

Technology minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Wednesday that US social media giants must obey the laws of his country, where they are doing brisk business.

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Twitter Website Down for Some Users, Company Says Working on a Fix

Result of a Reuters analysis of data from a model that calculates the lifetime emissions of vehicles deals with a hotly debated issue that's taking centre stage as governments around the world push for greener transport to meet climate targets.

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Why PharmEasy bought Thyrocare

In today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch: The rationale for the Pharmacy-Thyrocare deal, according to their promoters; Mobile Premier League (MPL) is set to begin its US innings; and Swiggy’s COO Vivek Sunder is leaving the company.

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Mobile Premier League is all set to start its US innings

Mobile Premier League (MPL), a Sequoia India-backed online gaming startup seeks to stand out in the US market by becoming a ‘super app’—a unified gaming platform with multiple offerings.

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ION Energy gets $3.6 million in pre-Series A funding round

ION Energy will use the fresh funding to grow its team and expand operations in North America and Europe, as well as for product development.

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Early-stage VC Inflexor Ventures raises Rs 600-crore fund

SBICap, SIDBI come in as institutional limited partners in Inflexor Technology Fund, which also has a green shoe option of Rs 100 crore.

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Entry of big firms in healthcare space will benefit users: PharmEasy's Siddharth Shah

API Holdings' Siddharth Shah on what’s next for Thyrocare after the PharmEasy deal, API’s existing online drug delivery business, and what he makes of deep-pocketed rivals Reliance and Tata Group. Excerpts from the interview:

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Swiggy COO Vivek Sunder to step down, CEO Sriharsha Majety takes over role

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Didi Global valued at $80 billion in mega US IPO as shares soar

SoftBank-backed Didi Global's stock opened at $16.65, compared with the IPO price of $14 per share. Its listing in New York is the biggest US share sale by a Chinese company since Alibaba Group Holding raised $25 billion in 2014.

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Jupiter Capital to launch $150 million Asian private equity fund

The J Capital Asia Fund I will invest in 30-40 tech and disruptive consumer brand companies, Jupiter Capital CIO David Abikzir says.

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LinkedIn denies data breach that reportedly affected 700 million users

LinkedIn data breach: Earlier this week, RestorePrivacy had reported that a hacker was in possession of 700 million LinkedIn records and had posted a sample of one million on a hacking forum.

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CredR raises $6.5 million in funding round led by Yamaha Motor India

CredR, an online and offline marketplace for used two-wheelers, plans to use the funding from investors Yamaha, Omidyar Network and Eight Roads to consolidate its market position, strengthen its technology and expand customer operations.

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Britain's NatWest Group Puts Daily Cap on Funds Transferred to Cryptocurrency Exchanges Over Fraud Risk

NatWest Group on Tuesday capped the daily amount customers can send to cryptocurrency exchanges, including major platforms like Binance, over concerns of investment scams and fraud.

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Germany Tells Its Ministries to Stop Using Facebook Pages Over Privacy Concerns

Germany's data protection commissioner has asked government organisations in the country to shut down their Facebook pages adding that the social network had failed to change its practices to comply with German and European privacy laws

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HP Pavilion Aero 13 Thin and Light Laptop With AMD Ryzen 5000 Series CPU Launched, New Full-HD Monitors Unveiled

HP Pavilion Aero 13 has launched in the US as the company’s lightest consumer laptop till date. It is powered by the latest AMD Ryzen 5000 series CPUs and AMD Radeon graphics. Additionally, HP also unveiled two new monitors — HP M24fwa FHD monitor and the HP M27fwa FHD monitor with built-in audio and Eyesafe certification.

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Apple Watch International Collection Sport Loop Bands, Stripes Faces Launched

Apple has launched International Collection Sport Loop bands and downloadable watch faces. Each band is priced at $49 (roughly Rs. 3,600), and these represent 22 countries in the world. Users of Apple Watch Series 4, Apple Watch SE, and later can also download watch faces that match the bands.

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China's First New Energy Skywalk Train Rolls Off Production Line: Video

A new skytrain project running on renewable energy was launched in China. It has glass on three sides, to give tourists on board a 270-degree view of the city, and will cover around 11.5km with four stations connecting tourist spots, the developer said.

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Sam Altman’s Worldcoin Wants to Scan Your Eyeballs in Exchange for Cryptocurrency

Sam Altman, the former head of the Silicon Valley business incubator Y Combinator, has launched a new startup that intends to give a special type of cryptocurrency to every person on earth, but only after it has scanned everyone’s eyeballs. Among the many parts of its plan, Worldcoin has designed an orb-shaped device that would scan a person’s iris to construct a ...

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Gujarat Enforces ‘No-Selfie’ Zones In Saputara Hill Station, Other Tourist Spots In Dang District

Taking selfies in unsafe ways is a major problem in India and the district of Dang in Gujarat is taking action with a one-month jail term and a Rs. 200 fine, according to reports.

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Honor X20 SE With 64-Megapixel Triple Rear Camera Setup Launched: Price, Specifications

Honor X20 SE has launched in the Chinese market. The phone features a Dimensity 700 SoC and a 4,000mAh batter. It has a triple rear camera setup at the back with a 64-megapixel main sensor. There is a hole-punch display up front.

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Edtech startup Nalanda Learning Systems raises Rs 40 crore from Aavishkaar Capital

Nalanda Learning Systems, an edtech startup that operates 'Little Laureates' pre-schools across eastern India, plans to use the funds received from Aavishkaar Capital to expand operations nationally, CEO Tamal Mukherjee says.

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Facebook launches newsletter product Bulletin, its Substack rival

CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the platform, which is live at Bulletin.com, and introduced some of the writers that the company has recruited in a live audio room on Facebook.

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Facebook Launches Newsletter Platform Bulletin, Its Substack Rival

Facebook Bulletin, a standalone platform for free and paid articles and podcasts, has been launched by the social media giant as it aims to rival Substack.

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Amazon Echo Show 10 (3rd Gen) Launched in India: Price, Specifications, Features

Amazon has launched its latest Echo Show 10 (3rd Gen) smart display and speaker in India, priced at Rs. 24,999. The device has a unique rotating screen which turns to face the user and follow their gaze, along with the familiar Alexa smart capabilities.

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Twitter Faces More Heat as New Police Case Registered Over Child Pornography Material on Platform in India

Twitter has come under heavy fire from all corners in India as a new FIR has been filed against it over the availability of child pornography on the platform. This comes a day after Twitter’s India Managing Director Manish Maheshwari was named in an FIR filed by Ghaziabad Police for showing a wrong map of India on the microblogging site.

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Google rolls out MUM to simplify, refine Search for Covid-19 vaccines

Google has started implementing Multitask Unified Model (MUM), an AI-based search technology, to surface high-quality information about Covid-19 vaccines across the world.

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Black Widow, Haseen Dillruba, Toofaan, and More: July Guide to Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar, and Prime Video

Black Widow, Never Have I Ever season 2, Haseen Dillruba, Toofaan, The Tomorrow War, Feels Like Ishq, Collar Bomb, Ted Lasso season 2, Jungle Cruise — the biggest movies and TV shows in July 2021 on Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar, Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, Apple TV+, and Disney+.

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Realme Narzo 30 5G, Realme Buds Q2 to Go on Sale for the First Time in India Today: Price, Sale Offers

Realme Narzo 30 5G and Realme Buds Q2 TWS earphones will go on first sale in India tomorrow. Both will be available in Realme.com as well as on e-commerce websites Flipkart (smartphone) and Amazon (earphones).

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Detect Technologies gets $12 million funding from Accel, others

Industrial AI startup Detect Technologies’ funding round comes at a time when it’s looking to grow its presence overseas to tap the rising demand for automation amid a pandemic.

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Sequoia startup accelerator picks 13 Indian firms for fifth batch

Sequoia's Surge startup accelerator has made early-stage investment space very competitive for Indian funds such as Blume Ventures, India Quotient and Orios Venture Partners.

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Tiger Global leads Quizizz’s $31.5 million Series B funding round

Bengaluru-based Quizizz, a student engagement platform, will use the funding from Tiger Global to expand its team in India and the US and invest in key partnerships to accelerate overseas expansion.

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Grofers, Zomato and the big online grocery battle

In today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch: Grofers set to become a unicorn with Zomato and Tiger Global funding, Restaurants are looking beyond Swiggy and Zomato to acquire customers, and Sequoia picks 13 Indian startups to accelerate.

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Windows 11 Insider Preview Now Available for Download, October Release Date Suggested

Windows 11 Insider Preview has been released for download. The first preview carries all the key changes that Microsoft showcased at the Windows event last week. The Redmond, Washington-based company is also found to have suggested an October release date for Windows 11.

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Language-learning app Duolingo files for US IPO, reveals revenue surge

Duolingo recorded revenue of $55.4 million for the three months ended March 31. Net losses in the same period widened to $13.5 million from $2.2 million a year ago.

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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3, Galaxy Z Flip 3 Display Sizes Appear in New Leak

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3 display sizes have been tipped. The former is expected to sport a 7.55-inch (4:3:2 aspect ratio) primary display along with a 6.23-inch (5:4 aspect ratio) secondary display. The latter is expected to feature a 6.7-inch (25:9 aspect ratio) primary display accompanied by a 1.9-inch secondary display. Recently, the designs of b...

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Cryptocurrencies Are Not Money, Mexico Warns of Risks

Mexican financial authorities on Monday said that cryptocurrency assets are not legal tender in Mexico and are not considered currencies under current laws, warning that financial institutions that operate with them are subject to sanctions.

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Tecno Spark Go 2021 India Launch Date Set for July 1, Amazon Page Reveals Key Specifications

Tecno Spark Go 2021 will be launched in India on July 1 at 12pm IST, and it will be available via Amazon. The smartphone will be priced below Rs. 8,000, and will sport a 6.52-inch HD+ display, 5,000mAh battery and dual rear camera setup.

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Mexican Billionaire Ricardo Salinas Supports Bitcoin, Says His Bank Is Working To Embrace The Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin recovered some momentum after the third richest man in Mexico, Richard Salinas, spoke in support of it, saying every investor should hold some in their portfolio, and said that his bank, Banco Azteca wants to figure out how to bring the cryptocurrency to its clients.

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Microsoft’s Xbox Cloud Gaming Service Now Available on iOS Devices, Windows 10 PCs

Microsoft’s Xbox Cloud Gaming service (formerly called xCloud) is now available on iOS devices and Windows 10 PCs to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers. Back in April, the company announced an invite-only beta for Xbox Cloud Gaming on iOS devices and PC and now, it is rolling out to 22 countries.

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White House Order Said to Push Antitrust Enforcement Throughout US Economy

The White House is working on an antitrust executive order that aims to push government agencies to consider how their decisions will impact competition in an industry, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

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Twitter India Head Manish Maheshwari Named in Police Complaint Over Distorted Map Issue

A Hindu group has filed a complaint with police against Twitter's India head for showing regions outside a map of India on its website, kickstarting an investigation in a fresh headache for the US tech firm.

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Samsung Unveils One UI Watch Interface Based on Google’s Wear OS for Upcoming Galaxy Smartwatch

Samsung has unveiled One UI Watch based on Wear OS at MWC 2021. The new software brings a more seamless interface, easy syncing of apps across smartphone and a smartwatch, and access to a host of third-party apps.

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Bitcoin Billionaire Mircea Popescu Dies At 41, Leaves Behind Controversial Legacy

Mircea Popescu, a Romanian Bitcoin pioneer who started the MPex exchange in 2012, was found dead in Costa Rica. He was a controversial figure in the cryptocurrency community, seen as both a visionary, and a racist, sexist, bigot.

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Google services suffer outage in North America, Downdetector says

Google, YouTube and Gmail were down Monday evening, with users complaining of difficulty in logging in and accessing the websites in parts of North America, according to Downdetector.

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New headache for Twitter as Bajrang Dal leader files FIR over distorted India map

The police complaint filed by Praveen Bhati, a leader of the Bajrang Dal in Uttar Pradesh, accuses Twitter India boss Manish Maheshwari of breaching the country's IT rules as well as laws designed to prevent enmity and hatred between classes.

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Ether Sees Record Outflows in Last Week of June Due to Negative Crypto Sentiment, CoinShares Data Shows

Ether investment products and funds posted record outflows in the last week of June, bearing the brunt of negative sentiment on cryptocurrencies, according to data from digital asset manager CoinShares.

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Uber Said to Let Office Staff Work Up to Half Their Time From Anywhere

Uber will let employees work half their hours from wherever they want as part of its revamped return-to-office strategy, the transport app company plans to announce on Tuesday, according to a person familiar with the matter.

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Facebook Hits $1 Trillion Value After US Judge Rejects Antitrust Complaints

A US judge dismissed federal and state antitrust complaints against Facebook that sought to force the social media company to sell Instagram and WhatsApp, saying the federal complaint was "legally insufficient."

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Facebook hits $1 trillion market cap after judge rejects antitrust cases

Facebook shares rose more than 4% after a US judge dismissed a case that sought to force the company to sell Instagram and WhatsApp. The share price surge pushed Facebook's market capitalisation to over $1 trillion for the first time.

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What’s behind the insurtech boom?

In today's ETtech Morning Dispatch: Acko raises $200 million to become India's latest startup unicorn, Govt-Twitter spat set up escalate over distorted India map, Shuttl likely to shut down, and Quadria plans to invest $400-500 million in India.

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Twitter Removes Distorted Map Displaying Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh Outside India

After drawing flak over displaying a distorted map of India that showed Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh as separate country, Twitter has now removed the wrong map. The glaring distortion, that appeared on the career section of Twitter website under the header Tweep Life, had triggered a heavy backlash from netizens as they demanded strict action against the microblogging...

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Exotel, Ameyo join forces to address cloud-based contact centre services

The undisclosed Exotel-Ameyo merger deal will see investors representing 80% of shareholding in Ameyo exiting in cash, while CEO Sachin Bhatia and other ESOP holders in the company will get a stake in Exotel.

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Airblack raises $5.2 million from Info Edge Ventures, Elevation Capital

Airblack, an online makeup and beauty learning platform, will use the funding to accelerate the expansion of ‘Beauty Club’, launching new ‘clubs’ and investing in products, engineering and brand, founder Videt Jaiswal said.

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What’s behind the insurtech boom?

In today's ETtech Morning Dispatch: Acko raises $200 million to become India's latest startup unicorn, Govt-Twitter spat set up escalate over distorted India map, Shuttl likely to shut down, and Quadria plans to invest $400-500 million in India.

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Pandemic puts brakes on Shuttl’s bus ops, firm explores M&A

Shuttl is said to be shutting down as demand for transportation services continues to be depressed more than a year after Covid-19 forced millions to avoid non-essential travel and work from home.

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IBM Broadens 5G Deals With Verizon, Telefonica With Cloud and AI

IBM will offer telecom operators Verizon and Telefonica new services ranging from running 5G over a cloud platform to using artificial intelligence, the US technology company said.

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Redmi Note 10T With MediaTek Dimensity 700 SoC Launched: Price, Specifications

Redmi Note 10T has been launched in Russia with MediaTek Dimensity 700 SoC, and a 5,000mAh battery. The smartphone features a triple rear camera setup with a 48-megapixel primary sensor. The phone is a rebranded version of the Redmi Note 10 5G that was launched in Europe, and debuted as Poco M3 Pro 5G in India.

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Samsung Galaxy M32 to Go on First Sale Today: Price, Sale Offers, Specifications

Samsung Galaxy M32 was launched in India last week and will go on sale today at 12pm (noon). The phone comes with a massive 6,000mAh battery and a full-HD+ 90Hz display that has 800 nits peak brightness.

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Tesla to 'Recall' Over 285,000 Cars in China Due to Faulty Software

Tesla will "recall" over 285,000 cars from the Chinese market after an investigation found issues with its assisted driving software that could cause road collisions, a government regulator announced.

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Vivo X60t Pro+ With Periscope Lens, Snapdragon 888 SoC Launched: Price, Specifications

Vivo X60t Pro+ has been launched in China. The phone comes with a 12-megapixel portrait lens at the back and all of the other specifications more or less match with the already launched Vivo X60 Pro+. The new Vivo X60t Pro+ is powered by the Snapdragon 888 SoC and it features a 32-megapixel selfie camera.

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Philippine fintech firm raises $167 million from KKR & Co, Tencent

Voyager Innovations has raised $167 million from parent PLDT Inc., and KKR & Co. and Tencent Holdings, for its expansion programme, including a venture into digital banking.

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Donald Trump Joins Video Platform Rumble After Facing Bans Following US Capitol Attack

Former US President Donald Trump joined video platform Rumble on Saturday, the same day he will take the stage at a campaign-style rally in Ohio, his first such event since the January 6 attack on the US Capitol.

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Binance UK Operations Banned in Britain’s Latest Cryptocurrency Crackdown

Binance, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, cannot conduct any regulated activity, Britain's financial regulator has said. It also issued a warning to consumers about the platform.

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Onida Was Trending on Twitter as People Got Nostalgic for Its TV Ads From the 90s

Onida was on trend this weekend but it was not because of a new product but instead, a wave of nostalgia for the brand's iconic ads featuring the Onida devil, that 90s kids grew up watching.

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US E-Commerce Giants Are ‘Arrogant’, Flouting Our Laws: Piyush Goyal

Indian Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal has ratcheted up the heat on US.ecommerce giants like Amazon and Walmart, accusing them of arrogance and of flouting local laws by indulging in predatory pricing practices.

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IBM broadens 5G deals with Verizon and Telefonica with Cloud and AI

IBM, using technology it obtained from buying software firm Red Hat, will offer Verizon and Telefonica cloud services to run their networks and assist them in selling products tailored to customers.

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Microsoft says new breach discovered during SolarWinds hack probe

Microsoft says it had found the compromise during its response to hacks by Nobelium, a team it identifies as responsible for earlier major breaches at SolarWinds and the Redmond, Washington-based company.

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Didi Global's $4-billion IPO order books to close on Monday

Didi Global Inc. will close the investors order book for its US IPO to raise up to $4 billion one day early on Monday, sources say.

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Twitter's Interim Resident Grievance Officer for India Said to Step Down Days After Appointment

Amid the ongoing tussle between the Centre and microblogging platform Twitter regarding the compliance of newly IT laws, the interim Resident Grievance Officer (RGO) for India of the company has stepped down from his post, said sources.

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Britain bans Binance Markets in latest cryptocurrency crackdown

Binance Markets "must not, without the prior written consent of the FCA, carry out any regulated activities...with immediate effect", the UK's Financial Conduct Authority says in a June 25 notice.

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PharmEasy’s $300M booster shot

In today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch: Ant Group may face India curbs after IPOs of Zomato and Paytm, Twitter’s troubles in India continue, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal calls US e-commerce firms arrogant.

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Mi 11 Lite First Sale in India Today at 12 Noon via Flipkart, Mi.com; Mi TV Webcam Available as Well

Mi 11 Lite sale in India is taking place today (Monday, June 28), and the smartphone will be available at a starting price of Rs. 19,999. Alongside Mi 11 Lite, Mi TV Webcam is set to be available for purchase today.

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L&T washes its hands of Cognizant India bribery case in US

L&T says it cannot be made a party in an ongoing case against two ex-Cognizant executives over an alleged $2 million bribe paid to Indian government officials to receive building permits for the IT services provider’s campus in Chennai.

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PUBG owner Krafton makes its first India investment in Loco

Game streaming platform Loco has raised $9 million in a seed round led by South Korean gaming firm Krafton and gaming and interactive media fund Lumikai.

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Logistics startup GoBolt raises $20 million from Paragon Partners, others

GoBolt, an end-to-end logistics solutions provider, is looking to raise another $10 million as part of its extended Series B funding round and is in talks with other investors, CEO Parag Aggarwal says.

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Fintech startup Slice raises $20 million from Gunosy, Blume Ventures

Fintech startup Slice, which offers customers flexibility in paying credit card bills and reward points on transactions, will use the fresh funding, to diversify offerings and expand its team, CEO Rajan Bajaj says.

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IFPI says Twitter not licensed to play music shared by IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

The Federation of Phonographic Industry, on whose complaint Twitter briefly locked the account of Union IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad last week, said the company had not taken a “licence for music content” that users could post.

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PharmEasy gets $300 million booster shot for Thyrocare deal

PharmEasy has raised $300 million more, bringing the total funding received by the online pharmacy since April to $650 million, most of which will be used to fund its ongoing acquisition of diagnostics chain Thyrocare.

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IT rules saga: Twitter India's interim grievance officer quits

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Dharmendra Chatur, Twitter's interim grievance officer for India, quits

Twitter's website no longer displays Dharmendra Chatur's name as the interim grievance officer for India, as required under India's IT rules. Twitter now displays the company's name in the place with a US address and an email ID.

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ADIA picks up minority stake in Mobikwik at valuation of $700 million

Mobikwik is said to be working on a Rs 1,200-crore IPO, which is likely to hit the markets by September. The fintech startup was recently in the news for an alleged data breach, following which the RBI ordered a forensic audit.

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Foreign e-commerce companies violated Indian laws, Piyush Goyal says

Large e-commerce firms have come into India and are "very blatantly" violating Indian laws, in more ways than one, Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal says at an event.

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How to Check an AirTag’s Battery Life and Replace Existing Battery

In this article, we are providing a step-by-step guide that will help you check the battery life of your AirTag and replace its existing battery.

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How to Connect Apple AirPods to Android Phone

Apple AirPods can be used with Android devices. In this article, we are providing a step-by-step guide on how to connect Apple AirPods to your Android phone.

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How to Hide Your Photos in iPhone Without Using Third-Party App: Follow These Steps

Here’s how you can hide your photos (or videos) on your iPhone natively, without using a third-party app.

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India's plan to permit space startups to build rocket launchpads as good as any, says industry

The Draft National Space Transportation Policy, 2020, unveiled early this week allows local private space technology companies to build or lease launch pads for the purpose of launching their rockets into space

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Global Chip Shortage Could Affect Supply of Credit/ Debit Cards, Industry Body Warns

Global chip shortage is hitting the payment card industry next, a trade body has warned. The Smart Payment Association has said that it could lead to a shortage of credit/ debit card supplies and disrupt the online payment ecosystem.

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Mozilla's New Platform 'Rally' to Share Data With Scientists Not Advertisers. That Too With Your Consent

Mozilla has launched a new sharing platform called 'Rally' that aims to empower people to share their Web browsing data with researchers for the betterment of society instead of advertisers. It will give users the option to participate in studies and the control of what data to share.

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Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 Leaked Renders Suggest Specifications, Body Composition Monitoring Feature Tipped

Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 renders have been leaked online to suggest the design and specifications of the new Galaxy Watch. The smartwatch is also said to have a bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) sensor for monitoring body composition.

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Telegram Finally Gets Group Video Calls Support With New Update, New Animated Backgrounds and Emoji Feature

Telegram has updated its app with group video calling support. The update is meant for users across mobile devices, tablets, and desktops who can now convert their audio chats into group video calls. The latest Telegram update also includes a handful of interface-level changes, including animated backgrounds, new message sending animations, and new animated emoji. The...

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Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal Says Will Double Women Delivery Partners in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Pune in 2021

Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal said on Friday that the company plans to double the participation of women in its delivery fleet by the end of 2021.

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Realme C11 (2021) With 6.5-Inch HD+ Display, 5,000mAh Battery Launched in India: Price, Specifications

Realme C11 (2021) has been launched in India. The new Realme phone is available through the Realme.com site.

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Google Algorithm Turned This Zurich Engineer Into an Infamous Serial Killer 'The Sadist'

Google Search algorithm mistakingly identified a Zurich-based engineer Hristo Georgiev as a Bulgarian serial killer who was infamously known as 'The Sadist' in the '80s.

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Microsoft Tells Affected Users SolarWinds Hacker Had Gained Access to Its Customer Service Tools

Microsoft revealed on Friday that a group it identifies as Nobelium - also behind the SolarWinds attack - had accessed its customer service tools through one of its agents to launch hacking attempts against customers. Microsoft said it had warned the affected customers.

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Infinix Note 10 Pro First Impressions: Noteworthy?

Infinix Note 10 Pro features a massive 6.95-inch display and is powered by the MediaTek Helio G95 SoC. It has 8GB of RAM along with 256GB of storage and is priced just under Rs. 17,000. Here are my first impressions of this smartphone.

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YouTube Takes Down Xinjiang Videos Forcing Atajurt Kazakh Human Rights' Channel to Seek Alternative

YouTube has forced Atajurt Kazakh Human Rights' channel, which attracted millions of views on YouTube to testimonies from people who say their families have disappeared in China's Xinjiang region, to move its videos to a little-known service Odysee after some were taken down by the Google-owned streaming giant.

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NASA Mars Rover Perseverance's Historic Selfie With Ingenuity Composed of 62 Images

Nasa on Friday released a video to explain what went behind its Mars rover Perseverance's historic selfie with the Ingenuity helicopter.

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UFOs Remain Unidentified in US Intelligence's Final Report; Possibility of Alien Spacecrafts Not Ruled Out

A highly anticipated US Intelligence's report on UFO sightings reported by US military personnel said most could not be explained. The report did not rule out the possibility of alien technology.

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Amazon’s AWS Acquires Encrypted Messaging App Wickr in an Undisclosed Deal

Amazon announced on Friday that it was acquiring Wickr, the encrypted messaging app that offers secure communications for businesses, government agencies, and individuals. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Bitcoin Legalised: El Salvador Now Offers Starter Accounts Worth $30 to Promote Cryptocurrency's Use

Bitcoin enthusiasts in El Salvador are now being offered a $30 (roughly Rs. 2,200) Bitcoin starter account by the government that plans to allocate $120 million (roughly Rs. 890.70 crores) to promote the use of its recently legalised cryptocurrency.

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India's Digital Database for Farmers AgriStack Piloted by Microsoft Stirs Fears About Privacy, Exclusion

The government’s plan to build digital databases of farmers to boost their incomes has raised concerns about privacy and the exclusion of poor farmers and those without land titles. AgriStack will be piloted by Microsoft in 100 villages. Each farmer will have a unique digital identification that contains personal details, information about the land they farm, as wel...

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Unfolding the Secret Life of Endangered Bustard Using GPS Telemetry

Critically endangered Great Indian Bustards were hard to track, until environmentalists fitted them with telemetry devices that record the bird's location and communicate that data through mobile networks, all running on solar power that can keep the trackers working for years.

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Need to refresh Information Technology Act: Ajay Sawhney

Sawhney was speaking at a seminar organised by the Public Affairs Foundation of India.The world had changed considerably in the last few years, making it necessary to refresh the IT Act, he said. The Act was notified in 2000 and is the primary legislation on issues around electronic governance and cybersecurity.

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Who was John McAfee?

We take a closer look at the life of John McAfee, who was termed as the godfather of antivirus but was as far from the stereotype of a programmer as it's possible to be.

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Didi Global IPO to raise up to $4 billion fully covered in US

Didi Global IPO to raise up to $4 billion in the US has been covered on the first day of its bookbuild, sources say.

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UK regulator opens formal probe into Amazon, Google over fake reviews

UK's Competition and Markets Authority will now gather information to determine whether Amazon and Google may have broken consumer laws by taking insufficient action to protect shoppers from fake reviews.

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Tecno Phantom X With MediaTek Helio G95 SoC, Curved 90Hz Display, 33W Fast Charging Launched: Specifications

Tecno Phantom X has launched with a MediaTek Helio G95 SoC, a curved 90Hz display, 33W fast charging support, and a triple rear camera setup. The phone is a premium offering from the company’s Phantom brand.

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Instagram Now Allows Users to Publish Posts From Desktop: Here's How

Instagram finally allows users to create, edit, and publish posts from its desktop website. The process for this is the same as the one found on its mobile apps. This functionality was first tipped by a notable tipster in May 2021.

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Smart Glasses Are Great, But Have You Seen This Supercool Wilson the IoT Hat?

Wilson - the IoT Hat is a DIY wearable created by Olivier Zegeling. The maker has shared a YouTube video to show how it works and also published detailed steps on Instructables for DIY enthusiasts. The smart hat can display incoming text messages on the LED strip attached to it.

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China crypto mining ban triggers exodus, bitcoin rigs sell like scrap

The China crypto mining ban may see up to 90% of all mining in the country go offline, according to an estimate, paralysing an industry that accounts for half of global bitcoin production.

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