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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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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What Is Going on With Olivia Rodrigo and Courtney Love?

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Modern Love Podcast: When Two Open Marriages Collide

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Behind Wayne’s Story

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Brandon Blackwood Blows Up

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Google Chrome to Soon Get 'HTTPS-Only Mode' for Secure Browsing: Report

Google Chrome is reportedly getting a new 'HTTPS-only mode' to ensure safer browsing on the internet. The new feature is currently under testing and is reportedly hidden under chrome://flags for now. It is expected to release when Chrome 93 or 94 rolls out. The new feature will automatically switch users to HTTPS protocol from HTTP protocol.

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GitHub Copilot That Helps You Code Better With Suggestions for Whole Lines or Entire Functions Launched

GitHub Copilot has been introduced to make coding on the platform easier. It is an “AI pair programmer” that suggests whole lines of code or entire functions based on how you code and what you are working on.

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Gmail, Google Chat Getting Custom Activity Status Option

Gmail and Google Chat users now getting the ability to set a custom status. Users can also set the emoji to go with it, and the duration they want the status to display for. So far, users have only had the option to select from three options - Active, Do not disturb, and Away - but now can select from four preset options - Be right back, Commuting, Off sick, and On ho...

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Loki Episode 4 Post-Credits Scene, Explained

Loki episode 4 post-credits scene finds Loki (Tom Hiddleston) in pruning purgatory, where we meet three more Loki variants: Classic Loki (Richard E. Grant), Kid Loki (Jack Veal), and Boastful Loki (DeObia Oparei).

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Loki Episode 4 Recap: Chaos at the Time Variance Authority

Loki episode 4 review: Loki (Tom Hiddleston) and Mobius (Owen Wilson) are pruned as Sylvie’s (Sophia Di Martino) reveal causes havoc at the Time Variance Authority. Spoilers inside.

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Tamil Nadu’s PDS Data Allegedly Breached, Aadhaar Number of Nearly 50 Lakh People Leaked Online: Cyber-Security Firm TechniSanct

Tamil Nadu’s Public Distribution System (PDS) was allegedly breached and data that included personal information of close to 50 lakh users was uploaded on a hacker forum, according to Bengaluru-based cyber-security startup TechniSanct.

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Google Plans to Clamp Down on Online Financial Scams on Its Platform in Britain

Google on Wednesday announced that all financial services will need to be verified by the regulator before they can advertise on its platform in an effort to check on online financial scams.

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Anatomy of a Mascot

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When the Truth, and My Groom-to-Be, Stood Naked Before Me

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After Grounding Alibaba's Jack Ma, Chinese Scrutiny Shifts to Rivals at Tencent, ByteDance, JD.com

Jack Ma, China's most famous businessman, has all but dropped from public view ever since he pushed back against Beijing.

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Zoom Kites Acquisition Buyout Live Transcription Real Time Machine Translation Company

Zoom has announced acquisition of real-time machine translation company Karlsruhe Information Technology Solutions – Kites. The company was established in 2015 by co-founders Dr. Alex Waibel and Dr. Sebastian Stüker. Dr. Stüker and the rest of the Kites team will remain based in Karlsruhe, Germany. Zoom plans to invest and grow the team there and will even explore...

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Short Video Platform Firework Enters Live Commerce, Introduces Shopping via Videos and Livestreams

Short video platform Firework has entered the live commerce space and is allowing businesses and brands to sell their products through shoppable videos and livestreams.

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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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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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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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Tiny Love Stories: ‘She Adored Having a Gay Son’

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What Won’t the Nelk Boys Do?

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Amazon Day Is a New Delivery Option for Prime Members to Get Weekly Deliveries on a Designated Day

Amazon Day delivery option for Prime members has been introduced allowing them to choose a weekly delivery day for all their orders in that week. This option will be available for free to Prime members alongside Amazon’s regular free delivery service.

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Yarn Helps You Find Short Clips of Movies/ TV Shows from Their Dialogues

A new website called Yarn helps you search for movies/ TV shows from the dialogues said in them. The search terms throw up short video clips from all possible movies that contain the words you search for.

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Marc Jacobs Has the First Major Live Fashion Show in New York

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Amazon Pay Later Reaches 2 Million Customer Sign-Ups Since Launch in India

Amazon Pay Later has reached the milestone of two million customers who signed up for the service in a little over a year since its launch, Amazon announced on Monday.

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Post-Lockdown Paris? Think Youth and Sex.

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India’s Offensive Cyber Capability Pakistan-Focussed and Not Tuned Towards China, Study Claims

India has made only modest progress in building its policy and beliefs for cyberspace security, with its offensive cyber capability focussed on Pakistan, according to a study conducted by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS).

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MWC 2021: Verizon Shows Off 5G-Connected Robots at Barcelona Conference

Verizon showcased two robots on the stage of MWC 2021, saying that bots use 5G connectivity and mobile edge computing to communicate with each other.

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Fired by Bot at Amazon: ‘It’s You Against the Machine’

Amazon became the world’s largest online retailer in part by outsourcing its sprawling operations to algorithms—sets of computer instructions designed to solve specific problems.

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Spending in Mobile Apps Surges to New High, Nearly Touching $65 Billion: Sensor Tower

App revenue from mobile phone users around the world climbed to new heights in the first half of this year, nearly reaching $65 billion (roughly Rs. 4,82,550 crores), market tracker Sensor Tower said.

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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk Set to Tout Starlink Progress at MWC 2021 as Cost, Demand Hurdles Linger

Elon Musk is expected to discuss Starlink's progress in a speech at MWC 2021. If the service is successful, it could vastly expand the reach of broadband Internet around the world, connect Tesla vehicles, and even provide a new platform for traders and others with exotic Internet needs, people familiar with the Starlink plan said.

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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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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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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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Skims Is the Official Underwear of the U.S. Olympic Team

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The BET Awards Gave Us a Lot to Process

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WhatsApp Confirms Appointment of Manesh Mahatme to Lead India Payments Business

WhatsApp said it was appointing former Amazon executive Manesh Mahatme as the head of payments in India as it looks to scale the service in its biggest market by users.

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Qualcomm to Work With More Than 30 Companies on Faster 5G Variant

Qualcomm said it expects to work with more than 30 carriers and telecommunications gear providers who have committed to using the faster variant of 5G networking technology.

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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk Tweets Starlink Users Crossed 'Strategically Important Threshold' Mark of 69,420

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Saturday said that the active number of the company's Starlink satellite Internet service users crossed the “strategically important threshold” of 69,420 on Friday night.

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Battlegrounds Mobile India Maker Krafton’s $5-Billion IPO Said to Be Delayed by Up to a Fortnight

Krafton said it will resubmit an application for a $5-billion (roughly Rs. 37,100 crores) domestic listing after the financial regulator raised some questions on the application, that sources said would delay its listing.

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World Wide Web Creator Tim Berners-Lee Auctions Source Code as NFT: Bids Soar to $2.8 Million

Bids for a NFT of the original source code for the World Wide Web written by inventor Tim Berners-Lee have soared to $2.8 million (roughly Rs. 20 crores) from an opening price of $1,000 (roughly Rs. 74,000).

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WhatsApp Testing Waveforms for Voice Messages, Removing Online Status for Business Accounts: Report

WhatsApp is seemingly testing waveforms for voice messages and making some changes to WhatsApp Business accounts. According to a report, WhatsApp beta for Android received waveforms for voice messages with build 2.21.13.17, but due to some user complaints, it was removed temporarily.

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Facebook, Google Hearing on Safeguarding Users’ Rights to Be Held on June 29 by Parliament Committee on IT

Parliament Standing Committee on Information Technology is scheduled to hold a meeting on June 29 to hear the views of Facebook India and Google India on safeguarding citizens'' rights and prevention of misuse of social online news media platforms.

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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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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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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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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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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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The Cryonics Industry Would Like to Give You the Past Year, and Many More, Back

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They Came to Slay: L.G.B.T.Q. Trailblazers

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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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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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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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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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What Can I Wear So I Don’t Freeze in Air-Conditioned Places?

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Love Letter: Embracing Your Sensual Side at Any Age

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Farewell, Sweet Walktail

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Are Black Creators Really on ‘Strike’ From TikTok?

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Twitter Briefly Denies Access to IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad's Account Over Violation of US Copyright Act

Twitter temporarily blocked IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad's account for alleged violation of the US Copyright Act, a move that the minister slammed as being arbitrary and gross violation of IT rules.

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A Labor of Love Side by Side

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The Lesbian Avengers Will Not Be Commodified

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Christian Slater Is a Still-Life Artist

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Opposites, and ‘One and the Same’

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All’s Fair in Love and (Civil) War

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Loki Tamil, Telugu Dubs Premiere June 30 on Disney+ Hotstar VIP

Loki episode 1 Tamil, Telugu release date is June 30 on Disney+ Hotstar VIP. Loki episode 4 out June 30 in English and Hindi on Disney+ Hotstar. Loki will always stay three weeks behind in Tamil and Telugu.

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Facebook Rejects Talks With Australia Publisher, Testing World's Toughest Online Law

Australia's competition watchdog is looking into a claim that Facebook refused a publisher's request to negotiate a licensing deal, the regulator said, setting the stage for the first test of the world's toughest online content law.

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AI Arms Race Is Here: US Military Kicks Off Initiative to Accelerate AI Integration to Boost Warfighting

The US Department of Defense said it has launched a new programme to better curate AI data for boosting warfighting capabilities, as the Chinese army is closing the gap with the US militarily and may soon surpass it.

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Amazon, Google Faces Formal Probe Over Fake Reviews From UK Regulator

Britain's competition regulator opened a formal investigation into Amazon and Google over concerns the tech giants have not done enough to combat fake reviews on their sites.

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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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WD My Book Live Users Losing Data Stored, Western Digital Advises to Unplug Devices From the Internet

WD My Book Live users around the world are facing unexpected data loss on their network-attached storage (NAS) drive. Western Digital has acknowledged the issue and is recommending users to disconnect their My Book Live devices from the Internet to prevent sudden wiping of their data.

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US FTC Chief Lina Khan Names Top Staffers, Including Competition Chief

Tech critic and the new chair of the Federal Trade Commission Lina Khan has named three top staffers in a signal that the agency could become more aggressive in how it enforces antitrust law and laws against deceptive advertising.

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Big Tech Antitrust: US Panel Votes Yes on 'Break 'Em Up' Bill

The US House of Representatives Judiciary Committee voted to require Big Tech platforms to choose between running a platform and competing on it, wrapping up two days of votes that saw the approval of four measures directly aimed at reining in the power of some of the country's most successful companies.

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Google Chrome Delays Blocking of Tracking Cookies to Late 2023

Google's Chrome Web browser will not fully block tracking cookies until late 2023, the company said, delaying by nearly two years a move that has drawn antitrust concerns from competitors and regulators.

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Why Won’t Anyone Help Me in This Sex Shop?

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William White is TikTok’s ’80s Heartthrob

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Do You Have a Love Story About Being Separated by National Borders?

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How Does It Feel to Be Dating Again?

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How Can I Tell My Mother-in-Law to Buzz Off?

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Jio, Google Join Hands in Cloud Partnership in Boost to 5G Plans

Reliance Jio and Google is forging a cloud partnership, helping India’s biggest wireless carrier with tech solutions for its enterprise and consumer offerings as it plans to launch 5G services.

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India’s New E-Commerce Rules Considered ‘Cause for Concern’ by US Lobby Group, Email Shows

A top lobby group that is part of the US Chamber of Commerce believes India's proposed new e-commerce rules are a cause for concern and will lead to a stringent operating environment for companies, according to an email.

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Man Flying on Hoverboard Over New York’s Times Square Reminds People of Famous Spider-Man Villain

New Yorkers were pleasantly surprised when they spotted a man flying though the air on a hoverboard through Times Square on June 21. While a flying man may still not be the most usual sight, such hoverboards are fast becoming popular, especially among the younger generation.

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Instagram Tests Mixing Suggested Posts With Regular Posts on Your Feed: Report

Instagram is reportedly testing a new feature that will mix suggested posts with the posts from accounts that a user follows. Additionally, users will also be able to choose what posts from their topics of interest or disable the posts for up to 30 days. There seems to be no way to permanently disable this feature as of yet. However, Instagram is only testing this fea...

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Hackers Shouldn’t Be Paid Ransoms, FBI Director Christopher Wray Pleads With Public Companies

FBI Director Christopher Wray pleaded with public companies and other hacking victims to avoid paying ransom, saying he fears it will only embolden cyber criminals to ramp up future attacks.

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The Abandoned Houses of Instagram

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Elon Musk Says Starlink to Go Public Once Cash Flow Is More Predictable

Elon Musk will list SpaceX's space Internet venture, Starlink, when its cash flow is reasonably predictable, the billionaire entrepreneur said.

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Urban InVEST Is a Free, Open-Source Software That Can Help Design Sustainable Cities: All the Details

Urban InVEST, a new software developed by Stanford Natural Capital Project, could help city planners and developers visualise the areas where investment in nature — including parks and marshlands — is needed. Urban InVEST aids in designing cities, helping nature and the people by protecting them from calamities such as floods and improving their overall health.

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Amazon Restores Services After Multiple Users Face Outage

Multiple users experienced a brief outage at Amazon's platforms including Alexa and Prime Video late Wednesday before services were restored, according to outage monitoring website Downdetector.

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Ant Group Highlights Distinction Between NFTs and Cryptocurrencies

Ant Group sought to draw a distinction between non-fungible tokens (NFTs) available on its platforms and cryptocurrencies currently subject to a crackdown by Beijing, after users expressed confusion.

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Big Tech Regulation: US Lawmakers in Marathon Debate Over Bills, Reform of Antitrust Laws

US lawmakers debated into the night Wednesday over details of legislation aimed at curbing the power of Big Tech firms with a sweeping reform of antitrust laws.

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McAfee Creator Found Dead in Spanish Prison Following Approval of Extradition to US to Face Tax Charges

John McAfee, the creator of McAfee antivirus software, was found dead in his jail cell near Barcelona, Spain, in an apparent suicide Wednesday, hours after a Spanish court approved his extradition to the United States to face tax charges punishable by decades in prison, authorities said.

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The Britney Spears Testimony, as Heard From Outside the Courtroom

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Modern Love Podcast: The Right to Fail at Marriage

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Tinder Users Can Now Add Videos to Their Dating Profiles, Find Matches Based on Shared Interests

Tinder has announced three new features for its app. The dating platform will let users upload videos to their dating profiles in addition to photos. Users will also be able to chat with other people before matching with them using the Hot Takes feature. In the coming weeks, users will also be able to discover new people based on their shared interests and passions.

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Microsoft Becomes Second US Public Company After Apple to Join $2 Trillion Club

Microsoft took its place in the history books as just the second US public company to reach a $2-trillion (roughly Rs. 1,48,50,100 crores) market value, buoyed by bets its dominance in cloud computing and enterprise software will expand further in a post-coronavirus world.

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Google Meet to Get YouTube Livestreams, Live Translated Captions, Multiple Hosts Support in Coming Months

Google Meet is getting a bunch of new features in the coming months, and the most notable ones include public live streaming to YouTube, hand-raising improvements and live translated captions. There will be more controls for moderators and admins for better classroom experience and support for multiple hosts is also teased.

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Black Widow Teaser Trailer Tells Us Red Guardian Smells Really Bad

New Black Widow teaser trailer reminds us that Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson) is more than a spy — she’s an Avenger! — and that Red Guardian (David Harbour) smells really bad. Black Widow release date is July 7 in the UK and July 9 in the US. Also available on Disney+ with Premier Access.

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Loki Episode 3 Recap: Marvel Goes Mandalorian on Lamentis-1

Loki episode 3 review: Loki (Tom Hiddleston) and Sylvie (Sophia Di Martino) try to survive on Lamentis-1 as they dig into each other’s past. Loki episode 3 now streaming on Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar.

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Moths Have Been Partying in Your Dark Closet. What Now?

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Meet the Hindu Priest Officiating L.G.B.T.Q. Weddings

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WhatsApp Request to Stay Notice from India’s Competition Authority Denied by Delhi High Court

WhatsApp’s request to stay a notice from Competition Commission of India (CCI) asking the instant messaging app to respond to certain queries was rejected by the Delhi High Court on Wednesday, June 23. WhatsApp and Facebook had challenged the CCI notice in the court earlier this week.

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Twitter for iOS Now Allows Users to Share Their Favourite Tweets on Instagram Stories

Twitter for iOS has received the ability to let you share your tweets directly on Instagram Stories. The latest experience came as a pilot last year.

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Zoom Rolls Out Pronouns Feature to Help Users Express Their Gender Better: How to Use

Zoom’s Pronouns feature has been introduced after gaining feedback from educators, social organisations, diversity leaders, and various Zoom customers. After you update to the latest version, a new Pronoun tab should appear in your profile page. Check out all the details here.

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Ethical AI Design May Be Broadly Adopted Within Next Decade, Experts Express Concern

A majority of experts are not sure whether AI should be so widely adopted without proper and adequate safeguards. They have expressed their concerns while talking to Pew Research.

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PS5, PS5 Digital Edition India Pre-Orders Restock Sold Out in Minutes, Again

The June 23 India pre-order restocks for PS5 and PS5 Digital Edition disappeared within minutes on Amazon, Croma, Flipkart, Games The Shop, Prepaid Gamer Card, Reliance Digital, Sony Center, and Vijay Sales.

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US Blocks Websites Linked to Iranian Disinformation, Violent Organisations

The US Justice Department said it seized 36 Iranian-linked websites, many of them associated with either disinformation activities or violent organisations, taking them offline for violating US sanctions.

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The Suicide Squad Final Trailer Teases the Tentacled Monster Villain Starro

The Suicide Squad final trailer reveals the mission: destroy Project Starfish. Turns out it’s the giant tentacled monster alien Starro. The Suicide Squad release date is July 30 in the UK, and August 6 on HBO Max and US cinemas, as well as in India (tentatively).

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Amazon, Flipkart, Local Rivals Said to Face Raised Costs Under New Indian E-Commerce Rules

New Indian e-commerce rules will raise costs for all online retailers but particularly Amazon and Flipkart as they may have to review their business structures, senior industry sources said.

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Facebook Shops Expanded to WhatsApp, Marketplace in Commerce Push

Facebook is expanding its Shops feature to its messaging app WhatsApp in several countries and to Facebook Marketplace in the US, the company said as it announced changes to its commerce tools.

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Twitter Opens Applications to Test Super Follows Content Subscription, Ticketed Spaces Features

Twitter said it will seek applications from users who want to be the first to test new content subscription and ticketing features, as the social platform works to build more ways for users to earn money.

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PS5 India Restock: How to Pre-Order PlayStation 5, PS5 Digital Edition

PlayStation 5 and PS5 Digital Edition restocks go up for sale on July 23 at 12pm noon in India on Amazon, Flipkart, Games The Shop, Prepaid Gamer Card, Reliance Digital, Sony Center, and Vijay Sales.

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A Los Angeles Tech Flex

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Tiny Love Stories: ‘Brave Enough to Unearth What’s Buried’

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Billie Eilish Apologizes for Lip-Syncing Anti-Asian Slur

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Google Drops Engineering Residency After Protests Over 'Systemic Pay Inequities'

Google plans to shut down a long-running programme aimed at entry-level engineers from underrepresented backgrounds after participants said it enforced "systemic pay inequities," according to internal correspondence

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Google in EU Crosshairs Again With Advertising Antitrust Inquiry

Google was in the EU antitrust spotlight again as regulators opened an investigation into whether its digital advertising business gives the Alphabet unit an unfair advantage over rivals and advertisers.

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Amazon UK Warehouses Found to Destroy Unsold Items, Worker Struggles for Housing in US

Amazon destroys millions of unsold items, including premium electronics, books, and now even face masks, every year, a new investigation has revealed. Footage gathered by Britain's ITV from just one of the 24 Fulfilment Centers that Amazon has in the UK shows unsold items packed in boxes marked “destroy”.

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YouTube Wins User Copyright Fight in Top EU Court Ruling

YouTube has scored a win in its latest copyright-infringement challenge after Europe's top court said online platforms are not liable for users uploading unauthorised works unless the platforms failed to take quick action to remove or block access to the content.

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SpaceX's Starlink Expects It Can Provide Global Coverage Around September

Starlink, the satellite Internet unit of Elon Musk's SpaceX, expects to be able to provide continuous global coverage by around September but will then need to seek regulatory approvals, its president Gwynne Shotwel said.

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Twitter Said to Withhold 50 Tweets Related to Alleged Assault of Muslim Man in Ghaziabad

Twitter has "withheld" 50 tweets related to a communally sensitive video clip of an elderly Muslim man in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, on the microblogging platform, according to sources.

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Want to Adopt a Pet? Prepare for a Full Background Check.

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Bitcoin Reaches Yet Another Milestone at Sotheby's Diamond Auction

A rare pear-shaped diamond that is expected to fetch up to $15 million (roughly Rs. 111.17 crores) can be bought at auction next month using cryptocurrencies, Sotheby's announced. Sotheby's said it would be first time a diamond of such size has been offered for public purchase with cryptocurrency.

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Workers in India Will Monitor Convenience Stores in US, Thanks to the Internet

A US-based CCTV company is planning to hire people to monitor stores from remote locations in India. The company — Washington-based Live Eye Surveillance — will use surveillance cameras to constantly watch over stores. Check out all the details.

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TikTok, WeChat Rescinded From Prohibited Transactions List by US Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department said Monday it was rescinding a list of prohibited transactions with TikTok and WeChat that were issued in September as the Trump administration sought to block new US downloads of both Chinese-owned apps.

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Stranger Things Season 4 to Set Up ‘Definite’ Ending, David Harbour Says

Stranger Things season 4 will set up Netflix series for a “clear, clean, specific and definite ending”, David Harbour said. Harbour teased a rebirth for Hopper, à la Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings. Stranger Things 4 filming wraps up in August; release expected in 2022 on Netflix.

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SolarWinds Clients Said to Face Probe From US SEC Over Cyber Breach Disclosures

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has opened a probe into last year's SolarWinds cyber breach, focussing on whether some companies failed to disclose that they had been affected by the unprecedented hack, two persons familiar with the investigation said.

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The Boys Season 3 Episode 1 to Feature ‘Craziest Thing We’ve Ever Done’, Eric Kripke Claims

The Boys season 3 episode 1 will feature “the craziest thing we’ve ever done”, creator and showrunner Eric Kripke has said. Kripke also said The Boys season 3 will explore “how politics are turning us on each other” via new character Soldier Boy (Jensen Ackles).

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Flash Sales Proposed to Be Banned on E-Commerce Websites as Government Plans to Tighten Rules

India proposed banning flash sales on e-commerce websites and said their affiliate entities should not be listed as sellers on their platforms, in a proposed tightening of rules that could hit Amazon and Walmart's Flipkart.

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Do You Have a Love Story About Being Separated by National Borders?

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Why Did We Fall for the Angels?

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