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Meta, formerly Facebook Inc, first unveiled plans for Diem, known as Libra earlier, in June 2019.

Facebook’s cryptocurrency venture to wind down and sell tech assets

Meta first unveiled plans for Diem, known as Libra earlier, in June 2019, as part of an effort to expand beyond social networking into e-commerce and global payments.

China conditionally approves AMD's $35 billion deal for Xilinx

Apple teases metaverse AR plans

Reuters The company has 14,000 AR apps on its App Store, and Cook suggested this number will rise with further investment.

Facebook has rebranded itself as Meta

Facebook wins conditional EU antitrust nod for Kustomer deal

Reuters Kustomer, which sells CRM software to businesses so they can communicate with consumers, would help Facebook scale up its instant messaging app WhatsApp

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Google is testing a replacement for third-party cookies

Ishan Patra The replacement will be browser-based approach that will show relevant content and ads while preserving a user’s privacy.

WhatsApp feature allowing users to transfer their chat history from iOS to Android devices.

WhatsApp may soon allow chat history migration from Android to iOS

Ishan Patra The feature, which is said to be under development, was spotted in WhatsApp’s new beta build for iOS and could be made available to users in a future update.

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OneWeb and Hughes to provide satellite broadband connections across India

Abhishek Chatterjee The company has planned to connect towns, villages, local and regional municipalities in the hardest-to-reach areas outside the reach of fibre connectivity.

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HoloLens 2 used to connect with remote colleagues in real-time and work together on a holographic canvas overlayed in a user's physical environment.

Microsoft launches HoloLens 2 mixed reality headset in India

Ishan Patra The device is said to augment the jobs of employees in sectors like manufacturing, automotive, healthcare, and education.

Inside of a mask with FaceBit device.

A clip-on sensor to turn face mask into smart monitoring device

Ishan Patra The smart sensor platform can sense a user’s real-time respiration rate, heart rate and mask wear time. It uses a tiny magnet to attach to any N95, cloth or surgical face mask.

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Google is testing a replacement for third-party cookies

China conditionally approves AMD's $35 billion deal for Xilinx

Toyota heading to moon with cruiser, robotic arms, dreams

Facebook’s cryptocurrency venture to wind down and sell tech assets

Facebook wins conditional EU antitrust nod for Kustomer deal

WhatsApp has until end of Feb to clarify privacy policy change, EU says

Apple teases metaverse AR plans

The company has 14,000 AR apps on its App Store, and Cook suggested this number will rise with further investment.

Musk's bets on Tesla: no human drivers this year, robots next

The audacious promises by the best-known billionaire in the electric car industry face major challenges, from technology to regulation.

Google Maps to help users to save, share their location's plus codes

Plus codes are free, open-sourced, digital addresses that provide accurate addresses for locations, including for places that don't have accurate formal addresses.

Microsoft pledges transparency in Xbox subscriptions in Britain

The firm has also agreed to contact inactive customers to remind them how to stop payments and provide clearer notifications about future price hikes.

Clubhouse chatrooms of hate and misogyny

Are social intermediaries responsible for the content posted on their platforms?

Nvidia preparing to walk away from Arm acquisition

European Commission filing showed that EU antitrust regulators have resumed their investigation of the deal and set a new deadline of May 25 for their decision.

Intel scores major win as court scraps $1.2 billion EU antitrust fine

The European Commission penalised Intel in 2009 for trying to block rival AMD by giving rebates to computer makers Dell, HP, NEC and Lenovo for buying most of their chips from Intel.

EU proposes digital rights, principles in global first

The EU executive said the digital rights and principles, which are based on European values, aim to provide a guide for policymakers and companies when dealing with new technologies.

Microsoft cloud growth forecast bodes well for tech rivals, too

The numbers for the quarter ended in December played on tech investors’ fears that growth in the cloud business – among the strongest in tech industry segments – was decelerating.

‘Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection’ remaster review: Nathan Drake and Chloe Frazer thrive in a next-gen world

Rightfully given a next-gen boost, the ‘Uncharted Legacy of Thieves Collection’ reignites a gamer’s love for the franchise’s treasure hunts, engaging puzzles and satisfying action

Krsna’s single ‘Odathey Oliyathey’ to premiere at Chennai couple’s metaverse wedding

The music video of Chennai musician Krsna’s single will premiere at a metaverse wedding

India smartphone market grew 12% in 2021, report says

Xiaomi, Samsung and Vivo continued to be the top three players, however, their individual market shares dipped slightly.

Three U.S. states, D.C. sue Google over location-tracking

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton alleged Google misled consumers by continuing to track their location even when users sought to prevent it.

China targets celebrities, fan groups in new month-long clean up campaign

CAC made the announcement on its official WeChat account on Tuesday, saying that it would closely look at content platforms and advertisements as part of the campaign over the Spring Festival period.

Dutch watchdog fines Apple 5 mln euros for failure to comply on app store

Apple on Jan. 15 said it had complied with the December order from the Authority for Consumers and Markets - but the regulator said on Monday Apple had not.

Panasonic to invest $700 million to produce Tesla EV battery

The powerpack could help make electric vehicles more attractive to motorists by extending cruising range by about a fifth.

Facebook parent Meta creates powerful AI supercomputer

It believes the computer will be the fastest in the world once it is fully built around the middle of the year.

Google Cloud to open new office in Pune; begins hiring

Technology giant Google Cloud on Monday said it plans to open a new office in Pune, Maharashtra, in the second half of 2022, and the first ‘Googlers’

WhatsApp may soon allow chat history migration from Android to iOS

The feature, which is said to be under development, was spotted in WhatsApp’s new beta build for iOS and could be made available to users in a future update.

OneWeb and Hughes to provide satellite broadband connections across India

The company has planned to connect towns, villages, local and regional municipalities in the hardest-to-reach areas outside the reach of fibre connectivity.

Reining in the power of tech giants

What is the American Innovation and Choice Online Act? How does it aim to break the e-market monopoly?

iPhone maker Foxconn seals EV partnership with Indonesia

Foxconn aims to provide components or services to 10% of the world's EVs by 2025 to 2027.

Twitter says two security team leaders leaving company

The shakeup comes after Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey stepped down as chief executive in November, handing the reins to top deputy Parag Agrawal.

U.S. House bill on China competitiveness, chip investment, coming soon: Pelosi

President Joe Biden's administration is pushing to persuade Congress to approve funding to help boost chip production in the United States.

Google asks judge to dismiss most of Texas antitrust lawsuit

Google asked for four of the six counts to be dismissed with prejudice, which means that it could not be brought back to the same court.

Explained | Why is 5G rollout a problem near U.S. airports?

What are the differences in the way the technology is deployed in other countries and in America?

Intel plans $20 bln chip manufacturing site in Ohio

Chipmakers are scrambling to boost output after manufacturers around the world, from autos to consumer electronics, faced shortages of chips.

World faces shortage of lithium for electric vehicle batteries

Lithium is currently produced from hard rock or brine mines. Australia is the world's biggest supplier, with production from hard rock mines. Argentina, Chile and China is mainly producing it from salt lakes.

Twitter brings NFT profile picture feature

The feature is initially available to Twitter Blue subscribers using the iOS app.

Google launches fresh appeal to overturn $2.8 billion fine at top EU court

EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager fined the world’s most popular internet search engine in 2017 over the use of its own price comparison shopping service to gain an unfair advantage over smaller European rivals.

Russia proposes ban on use and mining of cryptocurrencies

Russia has argued for years against cryptocurrencies, saying they could be used in money laundering or to finance terrorism.

EU Parliament agrees on proposal to take on U.S. tech giants

The European Parliament adopted the proposal with 530 votes in favour, 78 against and 80 abstentions.

U.S. bill targeting Big Tech approved by Senate panel despite hefty lobbying

The biggest technology companies, including Meta Platforms Inc’s Facebook and Apple Inc, have been under pressure in Congress because of allegations they abused their outsized market power.

Google calls for a new EU-US data transfer set-up to secure data flow

The ability to share information underpins global economies and powers a range of services like high-value manufacturing, media, and information services that contribute hundreds of billions to the economy.

Instagram introduces subscription-based model for creators

Starting today, Instagram will test subscriptions with some creators who will be able to set a monthly price of their choice, unlock a “subscribe” button on their profile and offer the benefits like subcriber lives, subscriber stories and subscriber badges.

Microsoft launches HoloLens 2 mixed reality headset in India

The device is said to augment the jobs of employees in sectors like manufacturing, automotive, healthcare, and education.

Muhurtam in the metaverse? This Chennai couple’s wedding reception is moving into the future

Despite the futuristic world of a metaverse, this Chennai couple’s upcoming wedding reception has an old-fashioned focus on family

The Apple Quiz

On January 19 in 1983, Apple announced the launch of the path-breaking Lisa, its first computer to have a graphical user interface and a computer mouse. A quiz on the innovative company and its products. Compiled by: V.V. Ramanan

Microsoft strides into the gaming metaverse

Why is the tech giant buying Activision Blizzard? How is it planning to capitalise on the metaverse idea?

Chinese regulator denies issuing guidelines on internet giants’ investments, fundraisings

Such rules would intensify the oversight from China’s increasingly assertive regulators, who have over the past year reined in formerly freewheeling internet giants in areas from dealmaking to their handling of user data.

Facebook critics call for release of India human rights review

The social media company, which is now called Meta, faces increasing scrutiny over its handling of abuses on its services, particularly after whistleblower Frances Haugen leaked internal documents.

Google aims to improve spotty enforcement of children’s ads policy

Google advertising rivals such as Facebook and Microsoft either ban many categories of age-sensitive ads altogether or have put the onus on advertisers to target their ads in ways that limit exposure to minors.

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