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Indian government speaks to United Nations about the new IT rules for social media companies
20 Jun

Indian government speaks to United Nations about the new IT rules for social media companies

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The Indian government addressed the United Nations Human Rights Council about the new IT rules for social media companies. The government told the Council that the formulation of the new rules was necessitated by the concerns over increased instances of abuse of new media platforms including inducement for recruitment of terrorists, obscene content, financial frauds and incitement of violence. The Permanent Mission of India to the UN in Geneva referred to communication by UN Special Rapporteurs in which concerns were raised over the new IT rules for social and digital media, in a letter to the secretariat of the council.…
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OnePlus Nord CE 5G starts receiving its first software update
18 Jun

OnePlus Nord CE 5G starts receiving its first software update

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OnePlus recently launched the Nord CE 5G  and it has already started receiving its first update addressing some issues and bumping up Google's security patch to May 2021. The update improves the colour accuracy of the display, ironing of some stability issues and tuning for the selfie portrait mode. The software version is OxygenOS 11.0.2.2. Interesting part is that it's still not being widely distributed but with only a limited number of early buyers confirms they got it, GSMArena reported. Since there's not even a post in OnePlus' community forum about the update so users might have to wait before…
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China launches Shenzhou-12 shuttle carrying three astronauts, first crew to new space station
17 Jun

China launches Shenzhou-12 shuttle carrying three astronauts, first crew to new space station

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China launched aspacecraft on Thursday, June 17, 2021, carrying three astronauts to part of a space station still under construction for the longest stay in low Earth orbit by any Chinese national. A Long March 2F rocket transporting the Shenzhou-12, or Divine Vessel, bound for the space station module Tianhe blasted off at 9:22 a.m. Beijing time (0122 GMT) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern Gansu province. The launch time saw bright blue skies with near perfect visibility at the launch center on the edge of the Gobi Desert. Among the astronauts in China's space mission, Nie Haisheng…
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Facebook cites Trump’s actions as “a severe violation” of their rules
05 Jun

Facebook cites Trump’s actions as “a severe violation” of their rules

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Former US President Donald Trump was barred indefinitely from Facebook and Instagram in January in the wake of posts he made on the US Capitol riots. Facebook said Mr Trump's actions were "a severe violation of our rules". Mr Trump said the move was "an insult" to the millions who voted for him in last year's presidential election. Facebook's move comes as the social media giant is also ending a policy shielding politicians from some content moderation rules. It said that it would no longer give politicians immunity for deceptive or abusive content based on their comments being newsworthy. Mr…
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Google issues apology after insensitive search results for Kannada language
04 Jun

Google issues apology after insensitive search results for Kannada language

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After Google search with the keywords of "ugliest language in India" showed Kannada as the top result, India's Karnataka state says it plans to send a legal notice to Google. On Thursday, Google released a statement apologising for "the misunderstanding and hurting any sentiments". Many, including leaders from the southern Indian state, expressed their outrage at the search result on Thursday. It has fixed the search results following a massive outrage. Karnataka minister Aravind Limbavali demanded an apology from the tech company saying that this was an attempt by Google to insult the pride of Kannadigas [Kannada speakers]. "The Kannada…
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WhatsApp sues Government of India, says new IT rules mean end to privacy
26 May

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

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WhatsApp has filed a lawsuit in the Delhi High Court against the government's new digital rules that take effect today, saying these would compel it to break privacy protections to users.The Facebook-owned messaging service filed its petition on Tuesday against the rules that will require it to "trace" the origin of messages sent on the service, which is says is a violation of privacy. "Requiring messaging apps to 'trace' chats is the equivalent of asking us to keep a fingerprint of every single message sent on WhatsApp, which would break end-to-end encryption and fundamentally undermines people's right to privacy," WhatsApp,…
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Microsoft dumps Internet Explorer in Windows 10 21H2 preview build
22 May

Microsoft dumps Internet Explorer in Windows 10 21H2 preview build

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Microsoft is bidding goodbye to Internet Explorer after 26 long years. For a web browser that was once market leader and then one of the holy trinity along with Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox, it might seem like the end of an era. But the fact is that Internet Explorer’s time had come long ago. Microsoft recently opened up a little about the transition to Internet Explorer-free Windows 10 experience and revealed that Chromium Edge is the future of Internet Explorer on the operating system. After the announcement, changes have already begun to appear in the preview builds of Windows…
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11 May

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has announced a new space mission ‘Doge-1’

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SpaceX will launch the “Doge-1 Mission to the moon” in the first quarter of nest year, with Elon Musk’s commercial rocket company. The Tesla chief is actually sending Dogecoin to the moon, though on April 1 Elon Mask had tweeted- SpaceX is going to put a literal Dogecoin on the literal moon but no one would have expected the same. Mask tweeted that the company’s new satellite will be called Doge-1 not just this, in an unprecedented move, the entire mission will be paid for in Dogecoin. This will make Doge the the first crypto in space. Geometric Energy Corporation…
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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 gets a lowered price
05 Apr

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 gets a lowered price

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The ex-factory price for the Galaxy Z Fold2 5G, which was launched last September, has been set at $1,675 in South Korea, down from $2,125, according to people in the mobile industry. In order to become more competitive, Samsung has lowered the price of its foldable flagship smartphone, the Galaxy Z Fold 2.With this, the company aims to popularise the foldable smartphone category. The ex-factory price, or list price, refers to the selling cost of goods from the manufacturer's plant before distributors sell products to their customers. Last month, Samsung lowered the list price of the Galaxy Z Flip 5G, a…
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Samsung Galaxy A52 Review: Brings colours to your lif
03 Apr

Samsung Galaxy A52 Review: Brings colours to your lif

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Samsung Galaxy A52 is the latest addition to the company’s popular A-series. With the tagline ‘Awesome for Everyone’, the company is trying to target the new A family to all age groups. The youngsters get a high refresh rate display and a decent processor, whereas the more mature audience gets a bigger battery and good cameras. At a starting price of Rs. 26,499, does the Samsung Galaxy A52 offer enough? Let’s find out in this review: Samsung Galaxy A52 Review: Specifications Samsung Galaxy A52 sports a 6.5-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED display. The smartphone is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon…
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