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Google's 3D maps to improve location tracking for Android users

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Data | Progress on child nutrition derailed as wasting and stunting increases in several States

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COVID-19 vaccine pricing to help governments to ensure little to no out-of-pocket costs for people: Pfizer

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Data | Google search trends: What Indians searched for in 2020

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ISRO launches country's 42nd communications satellite

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Google’s gaming service is now available on iOS devices

Google strengthens language capabilities to drive internet adoption in India

Google is now adding support for four additional Indian languages - Tamil, Telugu, Bengali and Marathi - leveraging which users will be able to toggle their search results between English and these languages.

Apple's anti-app tracking policy is all about profit, not privacy, Facebook says

Apple has to pivot to their services business as their hardware sales are slowing and with these changes, Apple will make more profit from the App Store, Facebook said.

Coronavirus | Cipla partners with Premier Medical Corporation to launch rapid antigen test kits in India

The company said it will commence supply of rapid point-of-care nasopharyngeal swab tests from this week.

Tough EU tech rules: here's the what, why and what comes next

Here is what European Union regulators hope to achieve, and the factors that will affect the final legislation expected to be adopted in the coming months, or possibly longer.

Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony’s shared guidelines for safer online gaming

The companies have come up with a multidisciplinary approach “that combines the benefits of advanced technology, a supportive community, and skilled human oversight.”

Coalition of U.S. states likely to file new antitrust lawsuit against Google: Politico

The DOJ had accused Google of illegally using its market muscle to hobble rivals, and was joined by 11 other states when the lawsuit was filed.

Mobile ad frauds rise as smartphone usage surges during the pandemic

Click injections and click spam were the two most common methods used to cheat users in entertainment apps.

To avoid EU privacy rules, Facebook to move UK users to California terms

There will be no change to the privacy controls or the services Facebook offers to people in the UK, the companys UK arm said.

Several U.S. tech firms launch coalition to promote key internet law

The coalition aims to ensure that policymakers understand “the potential unintended consequences of blunt changes to the law”, including limiting effective content moderation efforts.

Instagram tests ‘Lite’ version of its app in India

India has been a testing ground previously to many of Instagram’s new features including Reels, Reels Tab and Live Rooms.

Indian-American Raja Chari among 3 astronauts selected by NASA for SpaceX Crew-3 mission

Raja Chari, Indian American astronaut, NASA astronaut, Nasa moon mission, US Air Force Academy, Artemis mission, US space programme, lunar misson, Kennedy Space Centre, Tom Marshburn , Matthias Maurer , SpaceX, SpaceX Crew-3 mission , ISS,

Google Photos to add 3D effect to your pictures

The new type of image, ‘cinematic photos’, will appear as part of Photos’ memories feature.

U.S. says monarch butterflies deserve protection, but must wait in line

Species with higher priority for review include the Illinois chorus frog, Plains spotted skunk and Golden-winged warbler.

20 new species discovered in pristine Bolivian Andes

Co-led by biologist Trond Larsen, the expedition was part of Conservation International’s Rapid Assessment Program

Watch | The top Google searches in India this year

A video describing what Indians searched for the most on Google this year.

EU moves to rein in U.S. tech giants with threat of fines, break-up

Gatekeepers will also be required to report merger bids to the authorities, a move aimed at preventing acquisitions to kill off rivals.

Australia sues Facebook over user data, echoing U.S. antitrust case

The lawsuit echoes a landmark U.S. Federal Trade Commission action accusing the social media giant of inappropriately maintaining market dominance by using customer data to decide on takeover targets including messaging app Whatsapp and image-sharing app Instagram.

China prepares for return of lunar probe with moon samples

Recovery of the return vehicle will be complicated by its small size, darkness and heavy snow.

China to crank up anti-trust heat on Big Tech after unprecedented fines

Regulators globally, including in the United States, Europe and India, have already been carrying out tougher anti-trust reviews of tech giants such as Alphabet Inc's Google and Facebook Inc.

Amazon urges judge to set aside $10 bln cloud contract award to Microsoft

Microsoft said in a statement Tuesday “career procurement officials at the DoD decided that given the superior technical advantages and overall value, we continued to offer the best solution.”

Meet Antara and Prisha, winners of the World Robot Olympiad 2020

The girls devised a system called Aqua Clay Atmosphere Cooler or ACsquare, which uses a natural filtering screen made using clay cones arranged in an aluminium frame.

Mission to study impact of giant floating iceberg

Two underwater robotic gliders will be deployed from the ship and spend several months collecting data to help investigate the impact of freshwater from the melting ice on the region

Facebook takes down fake accounts for coordinated influence campaigns

Facebook and Twitter previously uncovered an IRA network that ran a fake news in the U.S.

RSIV disease reported again in cage farming in Kundapur

The outbreak of Red Sea Bream Iridovirous (RSIV) disease in cage farming resulting in the death of fish has been reported again from Kundapur in Udupi

Twitter's diversity report shows nearly 29% Asians in its U.S. workforce

Last year, total representation of women, Black and Latinx increased, Twitter stated in its earlier report. About 47% of new hires were women, the company noted.

Rare temple turtles released in Assam wetland

The Forest Department, NGO Turtle Survival Alliance and Nagshankar temple authorities collaborated for the conservation of black softshell turtles, considered extinct in the wild

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