Category: Internet

Amazon Prime Video will start to show ads to subscribers in India starting in 2025, according to the company. Advertisements on Prime Video were previously introduced in Australia, Canada, Mexico, the UK, the US, and a few European countries, and Amazon Prime members in India will soon see ads while watching content on the e-commerce […]

Alphabet Inc.’s Google redesigned its shopping website to better match consumers with merchant storefronts, seeking to distinguish the platform from e-commerce sites such as Amazon.com Inc. The updated shopping experience largely revolves around scrollable feeds akin to a social media app. A new home page will display a personalized feed of products, reviews and auto-playing […]

The government on Tuesday said it will allot spectrum for satellite broadband administratively and not via auction, hours after Elon Musk criticized the auction route being sought by rival billionaire Mukesh Ambani as “unprecedented”. In what is seen as a battle between billionaires, the methodology of awarding spectrum for satellite services in India – a […]

The New York Times has sent Perplexity a “cease and desist” notice demanding the company stop using the newspaper’s content for generative AI purposes, the startup said on Tuesday, marking the latest clash between the news publisher and an AI firm. The news publisher said in the letter, a copy of which it shared with […]

YouTube is being upgraded with several features that introduce new features on the video streaming platform, while improving existing capabilities. The Alphabet-owned company is rolling out “over two dozen” updates — including a new sleep timer, a resizable miniplayer, and the ability to fine-tune playback speed. Most of these features will be available on the web […]

India Mobile Congress — or IMC 2024 — was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, alongside the World Telecommunication Standardisation Assembly (WTSA) 2024. At the annual digital technology forum, several milestones in the areas of mobile network connectivity, broadband adoption, and optical fibre network expansion were highlighted by the Prime Minister. Over the course […]

Passkeys — the modern, phishing-resistant secure alternative to passwords — could soon become easier to use across various platforms. According to new draft specifications published by the FIDO (Fast Identity Online) Alliance, companies like Google, Apple and Microsoft as well as password management apps like Dashlane, 1Password, and Bitwarden could allow users to export and […]

Google has asked a California federal judge to pause his sweeping court order requiring it to open up its app store Play to greater competition. In a court filing on Friday night, Google said US District Judge James Donato’s injunction order, which goes into effect on November 1, would harm the company and introduce “serious safety, […]

Star Health, India’s biggest health insurer, on Saturday said it had received a ransom demand of $68,000 from a cyberhacker in connection with a leak of customer data and medical records. Star, which has a roughly $4 billion market cap, is battling a reputational and business crisis since Reuters reported on Sept. 20 that a […]

Amazon Great Indian Festival 2024 Sale is now in its third week, and the e-commerce platform’s biggest sale event of the year is in full swing with discounts on several products, including consumer electronics. Whether you’re looking to purchase a smartphone or other electronics products, the ongoing sale is one of the best times to maximise […]

India’s Star Health is investigating accusations that its chief information security officer played a role in a data leak by a self-styled hacker who used Telegram chatbots and websites to disseminate customers’ medical records and personal data. The country’s biggest health insurer, Star told Reuters that the official, Amarjeet Khanuja, was co-operating in its investigation […]

The U.S. National Labor Relations board accused Apple of interfering with workers’ rights to collectively advocate for better working conditions by restricting their use of social media and workplace messaging app Slack, the agency said on Friday. The NLRB complaint, issued on Thursday, accuses the iPhone maker of maintaining unlawful work rules around the acceptable […]

Amazon Great Indian Festival 2024 sale has been going on for a few weeks now. The special discount sale kicked off on September 27 for all shoppers after providing 24 hours of early access to Prime members. The sale is focused towards the Indian festive season and offers lucrative discounts on a wide range of […]

Imagine watching a water bottle falling and your immediate thought is that your best friend would trip on it, hurt themselves or die in a freak incident. Or when your hands brush past someone you fancy, instead of feeling the thrill of attraction, you withdraw in horror — scared, panicked, teary-eyed. While these might not be […]

Amazon, in its quest for greater efficiency, has developed new systems to shave seconds off each package delivery and to help customers make faster buying choices, even for new product types that they may know little about.  The company announced Wednesday it has created spotlights within its trucks to guide delivery people to packages for […]

Star Health, one of the biggest health insurance companies in India, has reportedly confirmed that it was the target of a malicious cyberattack that led to bad actors getting access to “certain data” illegally. The incident was first reported last month, but the insurer refused to make any comments before an internal investigation. The company […]

This week, SonyLiv is treating us with two heartwarming dramas. In Zindaginama, we follow six stories about mental health. In Raat Jawaan Hai, we meet three friends who embark on an adventurous journey of raising kids. Another heartwarming release on homefront comes from Hotstar’s Vaazhai, where we see a young boy trying to break free […]

The US Justice Department is considering asking a federal judge to force Google to sell off parts of its business in what would be a historic breakup of one of the world’s biggest tech companies.  Antitrust enforcers are weighing a breakup to mitigate the Alphabet Inc. business’s dominance in search, the agency said in a […]

Adobe Content Authenticity, a free web app that allows users to easily add content credentials as well as artificial intelligence (AI) labels, was introduced on Tuesday. The platform is aimed at helping creators with their attribution needs. It works on images, videos, and audio files and is integrated with all of the Adobe Creative Cloud […]

Amazon Great Indian Festival 2024 kicked off in India on September 27, offering exciting deals to all users. Shoppers can find a wide range of electronics, from personal gadgets to home entertainment systems and large appliances, at attractive discounted prices. Additionally, many products can be purchased at even lower effective prices thanks to extra savings […]

Amazon Great Indian Festival Sale 2024 has entered its second week in India. The festival special sale started on September 27 for all shoppers after providing 24 hours of early access to Prime members. A wide range of products across categories such as smartphones, wearables, tablets, home appliances and apparel are available at slashed rates […]

Flipkart Big Shopping Utsav 2024 sale will start in India soon. An official microsite has confirmed the dates of the sale, where a wide range of products like personal gadgets, home entertainment items, and large appliances will be offered with lucrative discounts. With additional benefits like exchange offers or coupon discounts over the already discounted […]

Google has announced a new feature for its Docs users. Those who edit their files using the web editor, will now see a new Document Tabs feature. The feature builds on the existing Document Outline feature which mainly deals with headlines. The new feature allows users to add tabs to their Google Docs documents making […]

Amazon Great Indian Festival 2024 Sale is in full swing, with some of the best deals and discounts on home appliances and other consumer electronics. If you’re looking to buy an air conditioner or replace your existing model, the ongoing Great Indian Festival Sale can help you maximise your savings on a home appliance that can […]

Alphabet’s Google is testing showing check marks next to certain companies on its search results, a company spokesperson said on Friday, in a move aimed at helping users identify verified sources and steer clear of fake websites. Fraudulent websites impersonating official businesses or services could creep up in online search results, leading users to view […]

Google said on Friday it will stop linking to New Zealand news articles and ditch the agreements it has with local news organisations, if the country’s government goes ahead with a law to force tech giants to pay a fair price for content that appears on their feeds. The New Zealand government in July confirmed […]

Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B, the latest entrant in the Gemini family of artificial intelligence (AI) models, is now generally available for production use. On Thursday, Google announced the general availability of the model, highlighting that it was a smaller and faster version of the Gemini 1.5 Flash which was introduced at Google I/O. Due to being […]

WhatsApp has introduced a new set of features for status updates. The Meta-owned instant messaging platform is rolling out new status likes and private mentions features for Android and iOS users. Likes on Status is a new way to acknowledge a contact’s status update by tapping the heart emoji. With private mentions, users can now […]

Microsoft gives its Edge Web browser an unfair advantage and EU antitrust regulators should subject it to tough EU tech rules, three rival browsers and a group of Web developers said in a letter to the European Commission. The move by Vivaldi, Waterfox, Wavebox, and the Open Web Advocacy could boost Norwegian browser company Opera which in […]

ChatGPT is getting a new capability that will make it easier for humans and artificial intelligence (AI) to collaborate together on a project. Just days after hosting its annual DevDay conference in San Francisco, OpenAI announced the new Canvas interface for the chatbot. The feature opens a separate window within the platform and allows users […]