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The Digital Personal Data Protection bill, passed by Parliament this week, has received President’s assent, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday.  Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) law aims to protect the privacy of Indian citizens while proposing a penalty of up to Rs. 250 crore on entities for misusing or failing to protect digital

X — Elon Musk-led microblogging website formerly known as Twitter — is in a big transition phase. Its blue bird logo has been replaced with an X logo in July. Now recently, a user pointed out that URLs generated from the share sheet of the X app on iOS now begin with X.com instead of

Wonder Woman 3 is reportedly not in development, despite actor Gal Gadot’s comments from earlier this week. As per Variety’s sources, new DC Studios co-heads James Gunn and Peter Safran don’t have any plans for a Wonder Woman project, besides the Paradise Lost prequel series that was announced for Max (previously HBO Max), as part

Instagram may have some new features up its sleeves for its users within the coming days. The social media platform is testing a feature that will let users tag a group of people on Instagram Stories via just a single mention. With the creator economy booming on Instagram at an international level, the platform keeps

Microsoft and blockchain developer Aptos Labs have come together to use their expertise in bridging the gap between Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the blockchain technology. The buzz around combining Web3 and AI seems to be expanding all over the global tech industry. Nascent in existence, Web3 firms are looking to rely on comparatively more developed

Reserve Bank of India on Thursday announced to increase the transaction payment limit from Rs. 200 to Rs. 500 for UPI Lite in offline mode. UPI Lite was first introduced in September 2022, allowing users to make transactions for a small amount limit in offline mode. Since then, the feature has been adopted by PhonePe,

The government is expecting to implement the Digital Personal Data Protection law within 10 months, Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday.  The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2023 with a voice vote amid a walkout by opposition members over the Manipur issue. The Bill, which comes after

The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2023 with a voice vote following a walkout by the opposition members over the Manipur issue. The Lok Sabha had passed the bill on Monday. The bill which comes after six years of the Supreme Court declaring “Right to Privacy” as a fundamental

A hydra-headed breach centered on a single American software maker has compromised data at about 600 organizations worldwide, according to cyber analyst tallies corroborated by Reuters. But more than two months after the breach was first disclosed by Massachusetts-based Progress Software, the parade of victims has scarcely slowed. The tallies show that nearly 40 million

Apple and Samsung Electronics will invest in SoftBank Group-owned chip designer Arm at its initial public offering (IPO), expected in September, Japan’s Nikkei newspaper reported on Tuesday. Reuters reported in June that Arm was in talks with some ten companies – including Apple, Samsung, and Intel – with the aim of bringing on one or

Adobe‘s $20 billion (nearly Rs. 1,65,550 crore) bid for cloud-based designer platform Figma could reduce competition in global markets for interactive product design tools and also shut out rivals, EU antitrust regulators said on Monday. The European Commission said it opened a full-scale investigation into the deal after a preliminary review triggered concerns, confirming a

Amazon Great Freedom Festival 2023 sale is scheduled to conclude on Tuesday, which means it is time to make your purchases before the end of the ongoing sale. These include discounts and offers on a range of products including truly wireless stereo (TWS) earphones from a range of brands such as Noise, Crossbeats, Ptron, Zebronics,

Apple Watch Series 8 (GPS, 41mm) Apple Watch Series 8 (GPS, 41mm) is down to Rs. 36,899 (MRP Rs. 45,900) on Amazon right now. You can exchange an old smartphone and get another instant discount worth up to Rs. 32,100 on the Apple Watch Series 8. SBI credit card users can avail an additional 10

Elon Musk said in a social media post that his proposed cage fight with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg would be live-streamed on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. The social media moguls have been egging each other into a mixed martial arts cage match in Las Vegas since June. “Zuck v Musk fight

Amazon started its Great Freedom Festival Sale 2023 in India on Thursday, August 3. The sale will end on August 8. The annual sale offers include a 10 percent instant discount on SBI credit cards. There’s up to 40 percent off on smartphones. There are no-cost EMI options, coupon-based offers and additional exchange offers. Xiaomi’s

Google-parent Alphabet said on Friday it had slashed its stake in Robinhood Markets by nearly 90 percent, days after the trading app said it had turned a profit for the first time as a public company. Robinhood has been struggling to regain its footing after emerging as the breakout financial technology app during the pandemic,

Infinix GT 10 Pro was launched in India on Thursday as a mid-range smartphone aimed at gamers in the country. The newest handset from the Transsion Group subsidiary is powered by a Dimensity 8050 chipset from MediaTek and is equipped with a 108-megapixel primary camera. Last week, pre-bookings for Samsung’s latest foldable phones opened after pricing

Amazon Great Freedom Festival 2023 Sale is finally live for all shoppers in India. Millions of products by sellers across different categories such as tablets, smartphones, laptops, wearables, audio devices, consumer electronics, kitchen appliances, fashion and more are listed with discounts in the ongoing sale. The e-commerce marketplace is providing up to 50 percent discount on