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Google adds ways to keep personal info private in searches 29 Apr 2022 - 05:19 pm

Google has expanded options for keeping personal information private from online searches. The company said Friday it will let people request that more...

Snap pushes into augmented reality shopping, unveils flying camera 28 Apr 2022 - 08:10 pm

Snap Inc will roll out new features to make it easier for brands to create augmented reality shopping experiences on its Snapchat app...

China's Weibo shows user locations to combat 'bad behaviour' 28 Apr 2022 - 05:19 pm

BEIJING: Weibo, China's equivalent of Twitter, told users on Thursday it would start to publish their IP locations on their account pages and...

Twitter adds more users than Wall Street expectations 28 Apr 2022 - 04:19 pm

Twitter Inc, which has agreed to a $44 billion sale to Elon Musk, said on Thursday it added more users than Wall Street...

YouTube is starting to run ads on Shorts, its TikTok clone 27 Apr 2022 - 09:32 pm

YouTube is testing advertisements on Shorts, its short-form video feature that competes with TikTok and Instagram, Google’s chief business officer told investors on...

Your phone number on Google? Search giant now takes removal demands 27 Apr 2022 - 08:10 pm

OAKLAND, Calif- Alphabet Inc's Google has begun entertaining people's requests to remove search results containing their home addresses, phone numbers and email accounts,...

Elon Musk taking Twitter private in $44 billion deal 25 Apr 2022 - 10:05 pm

NEW YORK- Elon Musk clinched a deal to buy Twitter Inc for $44 billion cash on Monday in a transaction that will shift...

Meta fights to overturn UK order to sell Giphy 25 Apr 2022 - 08:38 pm

LONDON- Facebook owner Meta started its appeal on Monday against Britain's ruling that it must sell Giphy, arguing the fact that rival Snap...

Facebook-owner Meta to open first physical store in metaverse bet 25 Apr 2022 - 06:17 pm

Meta Platforms Inc is set to open its first physical store where shoppers can try out and buy virtual reality headsets and other...

Twitter set to accept Musk's $43 bln offer: Sources 25 Apr 2022 - 03:31 pm

NEW YORK: Twitter Inc is poised to agree a sale to Elon Musk for around $43 billion in cash, the price the chief...

Foxconn’s key iPhone plant operating in locked-down China region 24 Apr 2022 - 01:26 pm

Foxconn technology Group’s plant in central China, its biggest assembler of iPhones for Apple Inc., continues to operate amid a government Covid lockdown...

Brazil Judge says Apple selling iPhone without power adapter is ‘abusive’ 21 Apr 2022 - 09:19 pm

A Brazilian judge ruled that U.S. tech giant Apple Inc. engaged in an "abusive and illegal” practice by selling new iPhones without power...

CNN's streaming service shutting down a month after launch 21 Apr 2022 - 08:02 pm

CNN's brand-new streaming service, CNN+, is shutting down only a month after launch. In a Thursday memo, incoming CNN chief executive Chris Licht...

Amazon plans to invest $1 billion in logistics and robotics companies 21 Apr 2022 - 05:45 pm

Amazon.com Inc. says it plans to invest $1 billion in companies developing technologies in logistics, supply chain management and safety, as the retailer...

Musk secures $46.5 bln financing commitment for Twitter, explores tender offer 21 Apr 2022 - 05:14 pm

Elon Musk has secured a funding commitment of $46.5 billion to buy Twitter Inc and is planning to start a tender offer for...

EU plan for common worldwide phone charger port takes step closer 20 Apr 2022 - 07:16 pm

BRUSSELS: The European Union's bid to adopt a common charging port for mobile phones, tablets and headphones took a step forward on Wednesday...

Apple App Tracking Transparency costs social media giants billions in revenue 20 Apr 2022 - 01:30 pm

Doha: Apple’s App Tracking Transparency feature is costing social media giants including Facebook billions in revenue. The crackdown by apple on tracking has...