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India seeks to oust China firms from sub-$150 phone market 08 Aug 2022 - 01:44 pm

India seeks to restrict Chinese smartphone makers from selling devices cheaper than 12,000 rupees ($150) to kickstart its faltering domestic industry, dealing a...

Musk says Twitter deal could move ahead with 'bot' info 06 Aug 2022 - 07:05 pm

Elon Musk said Saturday his planned $44 billion takeover of Twitter should move forward if the company can confirm some details about how...

Musk says Twitter deal should go ahead if it provides proof of real accounts 06 Aug 2022 - 11:49 am

Elon Musk said that if Twitter Inc. could provide its method of sampling 100 accounts and how it confirmed that the accounts are...

India sells $19 billion of airwaves with reliance as top buyer 01 Aug 2022 - 04:21 pm

India sold airwaves worth $19 billion in an auction, where billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. emerged the top buyer spending more...

Twitter doesn’t oppose Oct. 17 trial in Musk buyout case 31 Jul 2022 - 04:15 pm

Twitter Inc. snapped back at billionaire Elon Musk over accusations it’s being intransigent on setting a specific trial date and isn’t agreeing to...

Meta repeats why it may be forced to pull Facebook from EU 29 Jul 2022 - 04:14 pm

Meta Platforms Inc reiterated its warning that it may have no choice but to pull its popular Facebook and Instagram services from the...

India blocks BGMI game under law it has used to ban China apps: Report 29 Jul 2022 - 10:45 am

NEW DELHI: India blocked a popular battle-royale format game from Krafton Inc, a South Korean company backed by China's Tencent, using a law...

Russia fines WhatsApp, Snap and others for storing user data abroad 28 Jul 2022 - 07:40 pm

MOSCOW: A Russian court on Thursday fined Meta Platforms Inc's WhatsApp messenger, Snapchat owner Snap Inc and other foreign firms for their alleged...

Apple prepares rare iPhone discount for China buyers 25 Jul 2022 - 04:58 pm

Apple Inc. announced a rare retail promotion in China on Monday, offering four days of discounts on its top-tier iPhones and related accessories...

Intel to produce Taiwanese company MediaTek's chips 25 Jul 2022 - 01:53 pm

OAKLAND, Calif: U.S. chipmaker Intel Corp(INTC.O)said on Monday it will produce chips for Taiwan’s MediaTek Inc(2454.TW), one of the world's largest chip design...

Facebook changes users’ feeds to look more like TikTok 21 Jul 2022 - 06:43 pm

Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. is changing the way it shows users posts and videos on its flagship social network, part of an...

Apple outlines health technology strategy in new report 20 Jul 2022 - 03:13 pm

Apple Inc on Wednesday released a report outlining a two-pronged strategy in digital health markets, courting consumers with health and fitness features on...

Twitter, Musk head to October trial over $44 billion deal 19 Jul 2022 - 08:07 pm

Twitter Inc's lawsuit seeking to hold Elon Musk to his $44 billion takeover will go to trial in October, a Delaware judge ruled...

Facebook users will be able to have up to five profiles 14 Jul 2022 - 09:50 pm

Meta Platforms Inc. will start letting more users create multiple profiles with their Facebook accounts, the company’s latest attempt to encourage posting and...

Twitter now back up in Qatar after short global outage 14 Jul 2022 - 03:53 pm

Doha: Twitter is now back up and running in Qatar after many users around the world reported outage on its website and application....

Twitter is down in Qatar due to widespread global outage 14 Jul 2022 - 03:18 pm

Doha: Many users reported that Twitter app and website are down in Qatar and also in many parts of the world. According to...

Netflix names Microsoft as partner for ad-supported subscription plan 13 Jul 2022 - 10:02 pm

Netflix Inc said on Wednesday it has selected Microsoft Corp as technology and sales partner for its planned ad-supported subscription offering, as the...