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An Austrian firm which Microsoft said created malicious software that was detected on the computer systems of some of its clients in at least three countries has said its spying tool “Subzero” was for official use in EU states only. On Wednesday, Microsoft said the firm, DSIRF, had deployed the spying software, or spyware capable of

Brazilian prosecutors on Friday called on messaging platform WhatsApp to delay the launch in Brazil of its new feature called Communities until January to avoid the spread of fake news during and immediately after the country’s election in October. The federal prosecutors said the expanded reach of the new tool comes “at a time when

Sony’s profit edged up 3 percent in the last quarter, weathering production setbacks from COVID-19 lockdowns in Shanghai and a trend away from video gaming as pandemic restrictions eased elsewhere. Tokyo-based Sony’s April-June profit totaled JPY 218 billion (roughly Rs. 12,96,000 crore), up from 212 billion yen a year earlier, the Japanese electronics and entertainment

On-demand convenience platform Swiggy on Friday said it will allow permanent work-from-anywhere for a majority of its employees. Going forward, corporate, central business functions and technology teams will continue to work remotely, the company said in a statement. They will converge once in every quarter at their base location for a week to promote in-person

Children in state-run schools will soon have high speed internet connectivity, thanks to a Kerala government initiative. The Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE) and BSNL have joined hands for providing 100 Mbps broadband internet connectivity in high schools, higher secondary schools and vocational higher secondary schools in the southern state. The present 8

Paytm was the poster boy for India’s tech startups, only to lose two-thirds of its value since its IPO and become a symbol of the industry’s crash. Now its founder promises a sharpened focus on financial performance to convince investors of the money-losing company’s prospects. The digital-payments provider is set to become India’s first Internet

Good Luck Jerry — led by Janhvi Kapoor and out Friday on Disney+ Hotstar — marks filmmaker Siddharth Sen’s foray into movies, following his stint in the ad production industry. As a debut feature, Sen has chosen to remake the 2018 Tamil film Kolamaavu Kokila, which recounts the tale of an innocent girl pulled into

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a Rs. 1.64 lakh crore package for the revival of state-owned telecom firm BSNL, Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said. The package has three elements – to improve services, de-stress balance sheet, and expansion of fibre network. Briefing reporters on the decision taken by the Union Cabinet, he said the

YouTube Music has announced the list of selected artists for the Foundry Class of 2022. Two Indian independent artists, Noor Chahal and Kayan, are among 30 artists selected from across genres and continents. Foundry is YouTube’s incubator for independent artists. It was created back in 2015, and has since helped several artists at all stages

Russia’s competition watchdog fined Alphabet’s Google RUB 2 billion (roughly Rs. 260 crore) on Tuesday for abusing its dominant position in the video hosting market, the regulator said in a statement. The decision is the latest multi-million dollar fine as part of Moscow’s increasingly assertive campaign against foreign tech companies. The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) said

What if…?, Marvel Studios Animation’s Emmy-nominated series, has been renewed for Season 3. The announcement was made during a San Diego Comic-Con panel — ahead of the Season 2 premiere, which is on track to release exclusively on Disney+ Hotstar in early 2023. The studio also confirmed a sequel to Spider-Man: Freshman Year and the

Tech Mahindra on Monday reported a 16.4 percent slide in its consolidated net profit at Rs 1,132 crore for the June 2022 quarter.The Mahindra group company, which is the fifth biggest IT exporter in the country, had posted a net profit of Rs. 1,353 crore in the year-ago period. For the reporting quarter, its revenue

With cash usage continuing to remain high despite a jump in online payments, a top NPCI official on Friday said currency in circulation will reduce only when a third of the population starts using digital payment alternatives. National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Dilip Asbe said that right now,

Democratic representatives are widening their scrutiny into the role of tech companies in collecting the personal data of people who may be seeking an abortion, as lawmakers, regulators and the Biden administration grapple with the aftermath of the Supreme Court ruling last month ending the constitutional protections for abortion. In a new volley of congressional

Amazon Prime Day 2022 sale event is now live in India. The two-day sale includes discounts and bundled offers on a large selection of mobile phones, Amazon devices, and other electronics. We’ve scanned through hundreds of Prime Day deals to bring you the best offers you can grab on the first sale of the sale.

Alphabet’s Google said on Friday it has dismissed a senior software engineer who claimed the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot LaMDA was a self-aware person. Google, which placed software engineer Blake Lemoine on leave last month, said he had violated company policies and that it found his claims on LaMDA to be “wholly unfounded.” “It’s

Jay Carney, the top policy and communications executive at Amazon and one-time White House spokesman, has been named the head of policy at Airbnb, marking another high-profile departure for Amazon as it faces a shifting consumer landscape and heightened regulatory scrutiny. Carney, who served as the press secretary for President Barack Obama, will join Airbnb‘s

Russian-backed separatists in a breakaway region of eastern Ukraine have blocked access to the search engine Google, their leader said on Friday, citing what he calls “disinformation”. In a message posted on his Telegram channel, Denis Pushilin, head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), accused Google of promoting “violence against all Russians” and said