EU industry chief Thierry Breton will meet Tesla boss Elon Musk in Texas on Monday to discuss global supply chain issues and the bloc’s newly agreed rules requiring tech giants to do more to police online content, Breton’s spokesperson said. The meeting comes weeks after the world’s richest man clinched a deal to buy social
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India should stop its “regulatory assault” on Chinese companies, state-backed Chinese newspaper Global Times said, after smartphone maker Xiaomi alleged threats of “physical violence” in Indian investigations. Reuters reported on Saturday that Xiaomi had told a court that its top executives faced threats and coercion during questioning by the Enforcement Directorate investigating illegal remittances. The
Quanta Shanghai Manufacturing City would seem like an ideal site to implement China’s “closed-loop” management system to prevent the spread of COVID that requires staff to live and work on-site in a secure bubble. Sprawled over land the size of 20 football fields, the campus houses factories, living quarters for 40,000 workers, some living 12
The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday rejected as “baseless” the allegations that the statements of Xiaomi India officials, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Chinese mobile manufacturing company Xiaomi, were recorded “under coercion”, saying the charges were an afterthought. The federal agency was responding to certain news reports that said Xiaomi alleged in a recent filing before the
Microsoft may launch an Xbox streaming device in the next 12 months, as per a report. The streaming device is said to enable users to access movies, TV services along with a library of games through Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. The report also says that Microsoft is also working with Samsung to develop an Xbox
A whistleblower group is accusing Facebook of deliberately blocking websites for Australian hospitals and emergency services as part of a negotiating tactic last year. The social network owned by Silicon Valley tech giant Meta was lobbying to weaken a proposed law requiring it to pay news providers in Australia when it blocked all such content
Amazon Summer Sale 2022 is currently underway, and you can find great deals, offers, and discounts on a wide range of electronics. Amazon is currently offering up to 70 percent discount on laptops and tablets along with other great offers. Furthermore, ICICI, Kotak Mahindra, or RBL Bank users can save up to 10 percent on
Mozilla Firefox 100 was released for desktop and Android on Tuesday, May 3. With this update, Mozilla has introduced several new features, fixes, and changes. The Firefox Web browser now supports subtitles/ captions in the picture-in-picture (PiP) mode on YouTube, Prime Video, and Netflix. Subtitles will now automatically appear in PiP mode if you already
Apple has stopped accepting card payments for subscriptions and app purchases using Apple ID in India. This means that you are no longer able to use your Indian credit or debit card to buy apps from the App Store, get Apple subscriptions such as iCloud+ and Apple Music, or purchase any media content from Apple.
Amazon is running the Summer Sale 2022 this week to offer discounts and deals on a range of products. Among other items, ongoing Amazon sale has some of the eye-catching deals and offers to look for on phones — ranging from various budget and mid-range Android models to some of the latest iPhone versions. The
Flipkart Big Saving Days sale has entered its third day, offering deals, discounts and offers on smartphones, and consumer electronics on the e-commerce platform. As part of the ongoing sale that ends on May 8, customers can avail of discounts on handsets from Xiaomi, Vivo, Poco, Apple, Realme, Infinix, Motorola and several others. Customers can
Apple, Google, and Microsoft have announced that they will be implementing new capabilities of the common passwordless sign-in standard created by the FIDO Alliance and the World Wide Web Consortium on their devices as well as platforms. The standard was created in order to make the Web more secure by allowing consumers to log in
Fortnite is back on iPhone — thanks to Microsoft. Xbox Cloud Gaming users will now be able to play Fortnite for free on Android, iOS, and Windows devices thanks to a partnership between Microsoft and Epic Games, the companies said on Thursday. The hit battle royale video game has been out of the reach of
WhatsApp has started rolling out emoji reactions to all its users — a move to counter the likes of Telegram, Apple’s iMessage, and Slack, and similar to WhatsApp’s sister platform Instagram. The ability to react to both individual and group chats on the app using emojis was announced last month and has been in testing
A paper published by the world’s main central bank umbrella group, the BIS, has called for individuals and firms to be given more control over the data collected on them by social media and other Big Tech firms and banks. The boom in internet-enabled mobile phones, apps and other high-tech gadgets in recent decades has
Facebook’s Nearby Friends feature that lets people share their current location with other Facebook users, will no longer be available starting May 31 this year. As per user reports on social media platforms, the Meta owned company has started informing users about the discontinuation of Nearby Friends and other location-based features. The functionality allows users
India’s smartwatch market grew 173 percent YoY in Q1 2022, according to the most recent Counterpoint data. Smartwatch maker Noise led the market in the first quarter with a market share of 23 percent. Fire-Boltt came second for the first time with a 21 percent market share. Boat was placed in third spot with a
Samsung’s Galaxy S22 series’ premium smartphone has turned out to be one of the best-selling phones for the company. One of the smartest features that sets apart the Samsung Galaxy S22 from other models is the introduction of Smart Widgets that the users can swipe through. Now, the South Korean smartphone maker appears to be