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Twitter may face a $250mn FTC fine for alleged misuse of user data

Twitter last month suffered its biggest data breach when three young individuals (including one juvenile) compromised the accounts of 130 high-profile celebrities, politicians and businesses

Microsoft Teams allows 20,000 participants in video meeting call: Know more

The Teams will get SIP phone calling features in the first of 2021 with support from Cisco, Yealink, Polycom, and others

PlayStation 4 peripheral accessories will not work with PS5, says Sony

A PS5 owner will need to buy additional controllers to play PS5 games, much like how PS3 controllers didn't work on the PS4

Apple's circuit board supplier AT&S reports 13.2% rise in Q1 core profit

The chipmaker forecasts profitability growth on strong demand from smartphone makers

Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2020: Event livestream, what to expect, and more

The Galaxy Unpacked 2020 is going to be a virtual event, which will livestream on company's digital properties and social media channels

Microsoft's takeover would be a win for TikTok and tech giants - not users

If successful, Microsoft will take over the app's operations in the US and potentially also in Canada, Australia and New Zealand

Google plans to bring Pixel 4a smartphone to Indian market in October

The company will not bring its new 5G-enabled Pixel 5 and Pixel 4a (5G) to India and Singapore markets

Google to buy stake in ADT, partner with it for home security products

Google is pairing its Nest smart home technology with ADT and buying a stake in the home security company

Lauk: Now, a 'purely made in India' video conferencing app for Indians

A video conferencing and web streaming platform and solution, Lauk claims to have been made purely in India for Indians

BS READS: How deep Huawei's roots run and why it's tough to keep it out

Keeping Huawei out is hard as its offerings are cheaper than European rivals, and it has ongoing maintenance contracts with telcos here. Two-thirds of 560,000 towers in India run on Huawei equipment

Talent acquisition: AI-based HR platform captures behavioural insights

AI-based HR platform, KeeperHR, aims to find the right talent fitment for a role by using a series of imagery-led questions to collect data-driven insights about people.

In a bid to integrate, Facebook unveils Messenger Rooms on WhatsApp for web

People can now access Messenger Rooms which allow group video calls of up to 50 people with no time limit via WhatsApp on the desktop

WhatsApp brings in new limit on animated stickers to curb irresponsible use

In a bid to curb irresponsible use of animated stickers, WhatsApp has introduced a new limit on sharing these stickers, according to WABetaInfo, a fan website that tracks WhatsApp beta.

Google integrates exposure notification tech into upcoming Android 11

Google is integrating its Exposure Notification System (ENS) into the upcoming Android 11 and people will be able to use Exposure Notification apps without turning on the device location setting.

Google working on tools to improve user privacy in digital advertising

Google said its vision is for a "thriving internet where people around the world can continue to access ad-supported content, while also feeling confident that their data is protected"

Samsung launches UV Sterilizer with wireless charging in India

Samsung has launched a new UV sterilizer with wireless charging that can be used to disinfect Galaxy smartphones, Galaxy Buds and smartwatches.

First-ever EU cyber sanctions hit Russian, Chinese, North Koreans

The European Union has imposed its first-ever sanctions over cyberattacks, slapping them on alleged Russian military agents, Chinese cyber spies and organisations including a North Korean firm

Convertibles, gaming laptops seeing strong demand in Indian market: Asus

Asus had previously said it is aiming to increase its market share to 23-25% by the end of the year

Google supercomputer, Nvidia GPUs break AI performance records

Google said it has built the worlds fastest machine learning (ML) training supercomputer that broke AI performance records in six out of eight industry-leading MLPerf benchmarks

Nasa's Perseverance Mars mission: Sherlock's probe, & an Indian connection

One of the boldest interplanetary missions, the Perseverance rover to Mars could pave the way for manned missions of the future