After facing police raids, minister snarks, and weeks of drama, Twitter has finally complied with the new IT laws in India. The government of India today confirmed to the Delhi High Court that the social network has now fulfilled all requirements of the country’s content policing rules. The new rules mandated that significant social media intermediaries —
Read More{$inline_image} Have you ever been looking for a screwdriver, USB stick, or your keys, only to find them right where you left them in plain sight? We have. As many prolific geocachers know, hiding things out in the open is a great way to make sure that people overlook them. [Jacob Strieb] has been researching
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Read MoreSam Byford / The Verge: Samsung unveils the 5nm Exynos W920 for wearables, featuring two Cortex-A55 cores and a Mali-G68 GPU, and claims 20% better CPU and 10x better GPU performance — New hardware for new software — Samsung has announced the Exynos W920, a new processor designed for smartwatches and other wearables. Samsung unveils
Read MoreThe Indian government is considering tax cut from 60% to 40% for imported EVs. According to a report from Reuters, the authorities are considering these revised tax rates for EVs valued at less than $40,000 — inclusive of cost, insurance, and freight. The report noted that for EVs costing more than $40,000, the revised tax
Read MoreMary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: FreshBooks, a Toronto-based cloud accounting software company focused on SMBs, raises $80.75M Series E led by Accomplice at a $1B+ valuation — FreshBooks, a Toronto-based cloud accounting software company focused on SMBs, announced today it has secured $80.75 million in a Series E round of funding … FreshBooks, a Toronto-based
Read MoreTaylor Lorenz / New York Times: How text-heavy meme posts, often paired with nonsensical, low-quality images, have begun sweeping through Instagram, thanks largely to Gen-Z accounts — Fueled by Gen Z, text-heavy meme posts, often paired with nonsensically unrelated pictures, are turning the photo and video app into a destination for written expression. How text-heavy
Read MoreThere’s a lot of movies to get through on Disney Plus. Like, 80 years worth of movies. Disney Plus: All the best movies to watch this week – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by Dan Seifert / The Verge Samsung has announced the Exynos W920, a new processor designed for smartwatches and other wearables. The company says it’s the world’s first wearable-specific chip to be built on a 5nm process, helping improve performance and efficiency. The Exynos 920 has two Cortex-A55 cores and a Mali-G68 GPU. (For
Read MoreWindows 11 is coming to Macs, even those without Boot Camp. Parallels Desktop 17 will allow Mac users to experience Microsoft’s next version of Windows in a window on their Mac desktop. Parallels supports both Intel and M1 Macs (though there’s a catch for those running Arm-based machines), and can even be used to run
Read MoreKim Jaewon / Nikkei Asia: A brief look at key executives at Krafton, the maker of PUBG, including founder and chairman Chang Byung-gyu and Brendan Greene, aka “PlayerUnknown” — Korean duo created ‘freak’ company with help from Irish developer and Tencent — SEOUL — South Korean video game developer Krafton … A brief look at
Read MoreReuters: Shares of Krafton, the game studio behind PUBG, fell as much as 20% after the company raised $3.8B in its Seoul IPO at a valuation of ~$19B — Shares in Krafton Inc (259960.KS), the Tencent Holdings-backed (0700.HK) South Korean company behind blockbuster video game “PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds” … Shares of Krafton, the game studio behind
Read MoreI’ve been a Pixel fan since the original, but I can’t help but feel the phones have often been a bit of an afterthought for Google. The company has financial resources that few in the world can compare to, after all, yet its hardware has often paled in comparison to its Android siblings — let
Read MoreSuvashree Ghosh / Bloomberg: CoinDCX raises $90M Series C led by B Capital Group at a valuation of $1.1B, becoming the first Indian cryptocurrency exchange to reach unicorn status — – Facebook co-founder leads $90 million fundraising round — Existing partners invest; deal values CoinDCX at $1.1 billion CoinDCX raises M Series C led by
Read MoreIt’s all about dinosaurs this week on HBO Max. HBO Max: 10 best films to stream this week – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDon’t miss the finale of The White Lotus this week. HBO Max: 20 of the best TV shows to watch this week – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSeveral more than decent movies arrive on Hulu this week, including The Hate U Give. Hulu: The 10 best films to see this week – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreTo find out which cordless vacuum is the best for you we tested popular models from Tineco, Dyson, Moosoo, Shark, LG, Samsung and others. Best cordless vacuum of 2021: Tineco, Dyson, Moosoo, Shark, Samsung, LG and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreReservation Dogs hits Hulu this week. Hulu: 38 of the best TV series to binge-watch this week – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAncient flying reptile discovered in Australia is closest thing we’ve seen to “a real-life dragon.” 'Fearsome dragon' skull reveals beast that terrorized Australia’s skies – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreTwo anime streaming giants have become one. Funimation and Crunchyroll merger: What it means and what happens next? – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCatalin Cimpanu / The Record: Cybersecurity firm Proofpoint has dismissed its lawsuit against Facebook and has agreed to transfer a series of disputed phishing test domains to Facebook — Cyber-security firm Proofpoint has dismissed its lawsuit against Facebook and has agreed to transfer a series of disputed web domains … Cybersecurity firm Proofpoint has dismissed
Read MorePhoto by Joe Raedle/Getty Images Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey, a noted superfan of Bitcoin, claimed on Monday that the cryptocurrency will eventually unite the world. Yes, really. On Monday afternoon, an amendment to the Senate’s infrastructure package that would have expanded the government’s involvement in cryptocurrency was blocked. Shortly after that, Dorsey tweeted
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