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Twitter acquires newsletter service Revue

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 12:14:16 GMT

The social media major has acquired Revue for an undisclosed sum to help writers and long-form content curators to reach out to and grow their audience

YouTube shorts are now receiving 3.5 billion daily views, says YouTube CEO

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 12:13:52 GMT

YouTube began beta testing YouTube Shorts in India last year. The TikTok rival ‘Shorts’ lets creators create short-form videos directly on the platform

ByteDance says reducing India workforce in light of app ban

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 12:13:19 GMT

Unsure of making a comeback

Microsoft’s gaming revenue grew 51% in Q2 2021

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 12:10:21 GMT

The growth in gaming was driven by multiple factors including the launch of its latest generation gaming consoles Xbox Series X and Series S

Thanks to pandemic, IT cos register record high 'employee utilisation rate'

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 10:02:10 GMT

In Q3, both Infosys and Wipro reported utilisation of 86.3 per cent

Singapore faces talent crunch as tech giants scale up

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 07:12:22 GMT

Institutes ramp up tech courses, government reskills workers; tech workers can command pay increases of up to 30%, sasy recruiters

Now, see ‘out of office’ info while mentioning other users in comments on Google Docs

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 06:24:43 GMT

Feature available to Google Workspace Essentials, Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Standard, and Enterprise Plus, as well as G Suite Basic, Business, Education, Enterprise for Education, and Nonprofits customers

Google revives Australia news platform launch amid content payment fight

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 05:44:18 GMT

News Showcase to be launched as early as next month, aims to tackle Australia’s planned law to make Google pay local news providers for content that appears in its search engine

Apple fixes security issues ‘actively exploited’ by hackers with its latest update

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 04:41:55 GMT

Updates available for iPhone 6s and later, iPad Air 2 and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation)

Twitter tests ‘Birdwatch’ to fight misleading information on the platform

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 10:34:25 GMT

Allows users to add notes to provide context on misleading tweets

FAU-G gaming app available for download on Android in India

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 10:29:40 GMT

FAU-G has been developed by Bangalore-based nCore Games founded by Vishal Gondal

Microsoft makes it easier to share files from Outlook to Teams

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 10:27:45 GMT

Working on enabling Teams users that are using the free version of the app to use the calendar to schedule meetings

Google employees from across globe form global alliance

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 08:10:39 GMT

Google workers across the globe have formed an international union called the Alpha Global.The new union named, named after Google’s parent company A

Facebook to give researchers access to targeting data for ads that ran during US elections

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 06:35:57 GMT

Beginning February 1, researchers will have access to targeting data on social issue, electoral and political ads

Google Chrome will now automatically hide content of web notification while screen-sharing

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 06:04:13 GMT

The tech giant already mutes notifications when sharing a tab in Google Meet

Cybersecurity investment expected to increase 10% in 2021

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 14:00:56 GMT

As businesses are on their way to digital transformation, the focus will be high on security

India IT spending expected to reach $88.8 billion in 2021: Gartner

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 11:25:53 GMT

India IT spending is expected to reach $88.8 billion in 2021, an increase of 6.8 per cent from 2020, according to the latest forecast by Gartner Inc.

Newgen Software bullish on growth prospects

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 10:43:20 GMT

Eyes EBIDTA levels of 22-23 per cent.

Google Duo may stop working on uncertified Android devices: Report

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 09:44:56 GMT

No mention of a specific date when the app will stop working on affected devices

Apple explains how iPhone 12 and Magsafe chargers may impact medical devices

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 09:44:21 GMT

Implanted pacemakers and defibrillators might contain sensors that respond to magnets and radios when in close contact